Ski NY

[Smellytele]

Catskills are much closer to NYC, Long Island, NJ, PA, MD.

ADK is significantly further away.

So the ADK's being further away is better right?

 

[gmcunni]

Belleayre doesn't get those kinds of people... Its a small mountain, but the atmosphere is fantastic, IMHO... Hunter and Windham not so much..

been to belleayre a few times. laid back and fun, should be going there more in coming years.

 

[BenedictGomez]

I have aver to agree with him. One of the reasons, I ski Kton early and late. And only midweek in the dead of winter. Kinda the same reason I don't ski Loon.

You shouldn't.

As someone else said, not at Belleayre, and CERTAINLY not at Plattekill. Frankly, IMO, Windham gets a horrible rep because it's spendy, but the people there are wonderful in my experience. Hunter is admittendly a bit of a DB-magnet, but that's 1 of 4 Catskill areas.

And FWIW, I've seen equally DB'ish-behaviour at Whiteface from (a minority of) locals who seem to have an entitlement-mentality / anti-tourist mentality that rivals the worst of DB-behaviours at Hunter.

 

[Scruffy]

landed at JFK this morning and as i left the jetblue terminal there was an awesome ad on the wall for NY skiing. It was 30-40 feet wide full wall picture of a snowy chairlift. had i not been in a rush and had my hands full i would have snapped a picture.

i noticed in the corner of the ad a reference to the adirondacks.

I don't ski much in NY.. which is better, the Adirondacks or the Catskill mountains?

They're both good. Each ski area has it's unique charms and terrain. The more you ski the them, the more they reveal. Try them all.

And, a far as people and their "attitudes" that some are suggesting, there are good people and A-holes everywhere. The good people learn not to let the A-holes ruin the day.

 

[steamboat1]

I have aver to agree with him. One of the reasons, I ski Kton early and late. And only midweek in the dead of winter.

Unfortunately you'll still have to deal with me.

Fk'n Brooklyn boy

Just stay away.

We'll all be better off.

F'n Masshole

 

[BenedictGomez]

And, a far as people and their "attitudes" that some are suggesting, there are good people and A-holes everywhere.

Exactly.

 

[Scruffy]

As a residence of upstate NY I wouldn't consider skiing in the Catskills and not because of the terrain! It's due to the people of NYC who go there! Their f u attitude should be left in the Hampton's or any other snobatorium they come from!!! But I must say enjoy the new Legends bar I am building you city dwellers at Windham Mtn.!!!!

So, you have no problem sucking at the tit while pissing in her face. Your problem is right in front of you, in part of your login name. You need to grow up and grow a set of balls. And, no I'm not from NYC not hat there's anything wrong with being from there.

 

[steamboat1]

As a residence of upstate NY I wouldn't consider skiing in the Catskills and not because of the terrain! It's due to the people of NYC who go there! Their f u attitude should be left in the Hampton's or any other snobatorium they come from!!!

Hur hur.

Another one who thinks his chit don't stink.

 

[Edd]

Unfortunately you'll still have to deal with me.

That does sound unpleasant. No K for this guy.

 

[steamboat1]

That does sound unpleasant. No K for this guy.

To bad, it's really a nice place, especially mid-week.

I'm cool, just not going to listen & say nothing in response to the BS pouring out of other peoples mouth's about my city (the greatest city in the world by the way).

Who the heck do they think they are?

Not that I care.

 

[deadheadskier]

And, a far as people and their "attitudes" that some are suggesting, there are good people and A-holes everywhere. The good people learn not to let the A-holes ruin the day.

Very true. But, it would be naive to suggest that certain places don't have a higher percentage of A-holes than others.

I grew up in the suburbs of Boston. I have no problem stating that there is a higher percentage of inhospitable A-holes in the city compared to other areas of the country where I've lived or visited. I live in NH now, but only an hour away from Boston. So I still hang out there frequently and love it. As you say, I've learned to not let the A-holes ruin my day. However, I do try and avoid them. You'll never catch me hanging out in the bars around Faneuil Hall on a weekend night.

I love NYC too (except for the sports teams). There's a high percentage of A-holes in NYC as well, though not as much as Boston IMO. NYC is a far more diverse place with an international feel and I think those two factors suppress some of the attitude. Yes, Joey is still everywhere, loud and in your face; but you can avoid him.

And well, on the weekends, Killington absolutely does have the biggest A-hole magnet of all ski areas in the East IMO. That magnet draws the worst from NYC and Boston. So, I'm with Puck It on Killington. Great terrain and infrastructure, very good natural snow for the east, but I'd rather hang out and ski in a more chill environment without all that riff raff even if it means I'm skiing at a smaller area with less compelling terrain and lower amounts of natural snow. I ski to escape the hassles of flat land life and I just don't find that at Killington most of the time.

 

[Edd]

To bad, it's really a nice place, especially mid-week.

Honestly, just busting your balls. I'm about a 2.5 hr drive from there but I rarely hit the place. Factors make other hills more convenient for me.

 

[steamboat1]

Honestly, just busting your balls. I'm about a 2.5 hr drive from there but I rarely hit the place. Factors make other hills more convenient for me.

No offense taken. It takes me 5hrs. to get to K. I pass quite a few places along the way too. To me the good skiing in New Enland doesn't start until you get up to the Daks, north/central VT.,NH. & northern ME. None of which I day trip. K's my home hill because it's convient for me, no other reason. There's plenty of good skiing to go around up in that neck of the woods.

 

[catskills]

So the ADK's being further away is better right?

Whiteface on a powder day is just AWESOME !!!! Whiteface on a very cold windy day after 2 weeks of no snow, not so much and questionable if its worth the extra ride time.

I personally like skiing Belleayre, Hunter, Plattekill. Although I ski Windham for some reason its lower on my personal list. I think this is personal taste. If you watch Hunter's early season trail snowmaking at Hunter you can hit some serious steep and deep man made snow midweek.

Windham is right between Hunter and Belleayre as far as difficulty goes. On the other hand Belleayre has a fair number of trails that are not groomed.

As for the types of people, this has never been an issue for me in the USA. Other people's attitudes have no affect on where I ski. I have skied Hunter many times over the years. Yes the NYC folks are different but hey we all are. Skiing in Europe can be interesting. In Europe folks like to bump and push in the lift line. Extremely annoying for me actually. On the other hand folks in Europe are extremely friendly in restaurants and riding on the lift.

 

[4aprice]

Biggest problem with the Dacks is that the State of New York has got a lock on the best mountains and never allowed any competition to flourish. Whiteface is impressive with its size and vertical but I have yet to get there when conditions were anything but marginal even in good natural snow years. I like Gore but as people like BG have shown its very hard to score any deals. It just makes taking exit 20 on the Northway and heading east on 149/4 more practical. Love the Lake George area but would not invest there due to the above reasons.

The Catskills are fine. Windham is another one of those places that I've never gotten to with great conditions so it ranks at the bottom of the 4 for me, but that's not to say I wouldn't give it another try.

As for NY metro people its like anywhere else. We all have our quirks. Shore people hate Bennies, Colorado people hate Texans, and Vermonters hate Jersey people. Cut off the money those people supply to those regions and I'm sure attitudes would change.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[4aprice]

Biggest problem with the Dacks is that the State of New York has got a lock on the best mountains and never allowed any competition to flourish. Whiteface is impressive with its size and vertical but I have yet to get there when conditions were anything but marginal even in good natural snow years. I like Gore but as people like BG have shown its very hard to score any deals. It just makes taking exit 20 on the Northway and heading east on 149/4 more practical. Love the Lake George area but would not invest there due to the above reasons.

The Catskills are fine. Windham is another one of those places that I've never gotten to with great conditions so it ranks at the bottom of the 4 for me, but that's not to say I wouldn't give it another try.

As for NY metro people its like anywhere else. We all have our quirks. Shore people hate Bennies, Colorado people hate Texans, and Vermonters hate Jersey people. Cut off the money those people supply to those regions and I'm sure attitudes would change.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[Edd]

I had to look up the term "Benny". Learn something every day.

 

[Domeskier]

Vermonters hate Jersey people.

I thought Vermonters were Jersey people. Which, on second thought, probably explains the animosity!

 

[Smellytele]

I thought Vermonters were Jersey people. Which, on second thought, probably explains the animosity!

Kind of how ex-smokers hate smokers

 

[Nick]

Hey Harvey we should do a joint AZ / HarveyRoad NYS ski day this year. I've never skied NY, so let's do it this year