It is closed but they are bringing people up in Cats. Gore is 55 minutes less of a drive.
I will be in line at 8:15 tomorrow.
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It is closed but they are bringing people up in Cats. Gore is 55 minutes less of a drive.
I will be in line at 8:15 tomorrow.
We have a full gondi lined up. We dont get many powder days up here. Will be back at work by one.
lerops
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I get on 87 in 5 minutes from Spanish Harlem and I have done it in 4:50 hours, but we left at around 5am. No traffic at all, beautiful drive. I believe it is even doable in less, but with all the snow expenditures this year, the towns might be trying to balance budget; so I'd be careful.
I don't trust Google Maps, for me they are usually off. I prefer Mapquest. Actually, the other week somebody on AZ recommended me to take Taconic for Catamount, which was Google's third option and Mapquest's close second. I did Taconic and the time worked out very close to MQ's. Don't know what Google is doing, but does not work for me. Maybe it is the time I leave, maybe something else.
gladerider
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at 5am in the morning, yeah you prolly can even better 4.50. the 87 i was referring to is the leg after the suffern 287 junction. i normally leave after work around 5pm and usually on fridays. my friends do the same thing from the city and they religiously avoid the route you are taking, which is getting across the tappanzee. also, when you come off the thru way after albany, until you start getting into the mountains, i'd be careful not to speed too much. lately i have seen so many cops. bad economy pushes them to issue more tickets i guess.
Thanks for the advice. I was able to make it up there in 5 hours (left at 2:45am) and got back in an amazing 4:45.
...though as mentioned above, there were a ton of cops along 87.
Snow was wind-blown and crusty at the top of the mountain but the tree's were nice (though there wasn't too much cover in places.
all in all, a good day
...though as mentioned above, there were a ton of cops along 87.
Snow was wind-blown and crusty at the top of the mountain but the tree's were nice (though there wasn't too much cover in places.
all in all, a good day
tjt - I wish I knew you to get a tour of the mountain yesterday. It was my first time at WF and I was in the parking lot at 7:45. I scoured the trail map with my plan but I just didn't know where I was going or where to find the best snow.
I followed some locals towards approach on my first run which was ok but the snow was a bit windblown and the bumps underneath were a bit hard and scratchy. I laid the first set up tracks in the High country glades which was the highlight of my day. As a treeskier, I figured I would focus on glades the rest of the day.
I wanted to hit the cloudspinner glades on my second run but they weren't open and I didn't want to duck a rope. Since it was now 9am, I thought I would take the Lookout up and try the sugar valley gladse since they look HUGE on the map. I was the second one on the Lookout chair and amped for the glades.... but they were closed again! I was so dissapointed skiing the "roy" on Willmington when I knew there was powder to be found.
So then I figured I would take the Cat to the top. Beautiful day to be up top but as you probably know, there was a thick crust up there.... the kind of crust that tears ACLs! I had my only fall of the year when my left tip got caught and I flipped head over heels. At this point I was bummed... 4 runs and very little powder. Instead of going to the Gondola something told me to get on that little double by the midstation lodge.
I figured that I hadn't skied Thruway or Parkway so i'd give them a try... i just wish that's where I started my day!!! Great, soft, fluffy powder... the kind we all dream about! it was mostly tracked out at this point but there were some fresh tracks on the edge.
If I had any knowledge of WF, the wind patterns, I probably would have been there first thing. Oh well, live an learn!
I followed some locals towards approach on my first run which was ok but the snow was a bit windblown and the bumps underneath were a bit hard and scratchy. I laid the first set up tracks in the High country glades which was the highlight of my day. As a treeskier, I figured I would focus on glades the rest of the day.
I wanted to hit the cloudspinner glades on my second run but they weren't open and I didn't want to duck a rope. Since it was now 9am, I thought I would take the Lookout up and try the sugar valley gladse since they look HUGE on the map. I was the second one on the Lookout chair and amped for the glades.... but they were closed again! I was so dissapointed skiing the "roy" on Willmington when I knew there was powder to be found.
So then I figured I would take the Cat to the top. Beautiful day to be up top but as you probably know, there was a thick crust up there.... the kind of crust that tears ACLs! I had my only fall of the year when my left tip got caught and I flipped head over heels. At this point I was bummed... 4 runs and very little powder. Instead of going to the Gondola something told me to get on that little double by the midstation lodge.
I figured that I hadn't skied Thruway or Parkway so i'd give them a try... i just wish that's where I started my day!!! Great, soft, fluffy powder... the kind we all dream about! it was mostly tracked out at this point but there were some fresh tracks on the edge.
If I had any knowledge of WF, the wind patterns, I probably would have been there first thing. Oh well, live an learn!
The snow was crusty first thing. Our whole group took a fall on essex our first run down.
I was in the gondi line @ 815. Would have let you tail around. We dropped two after the first run cause they were not keeping up. We ski with anyone as long as they keep up and r not dicks.
By 10 the snow softened up that had sun on it. Never took the cat up cause there was to much pow everywhere else
gladerider
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tjf how did wf fare this storm? was in mt snow today and it was getting sun, cloud, sleet, snow and rain. funky. i am hoping the face didn't get any rain.....
Hoyts High opened up!!! Very special day at Whiteface. Glades all filled in. Empire had more coverage than i have ever seen.....and more snow on the way.
gladerider
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awesome. hope the temps hold down for a while.
gladerider
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gr8
gladerider
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just got back last nite from 4 days of skiing in WF. mountain is skiing great. some icy spots, but the crew is making a lot of snow everywhere
Thats good to hear. They are calling for a decent amount of snow on Thursday night into Friday. Wont be around going away for a week
Hoping the Thurs/Fri storm is decent. We are headed up Sat am. Depending on snow through Fri I may ski Sat. Whole family will ski Sun. But not for the fact that lift tickets are not valid for resale, I "might have" scored a sweet deal on eBay for 4 lift tickets and 4 lunches for Sun on ebay. 
I think that auction might have ended for $76.
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