Conversation with Emily and Mike

I had a chance to sit with Emily Stanton and Mike Pratt of Gore Mountain for an hour, on Monday January 4, 2010. We covered a wide range of topics including first tracks, epic dumps, snowmaking, grooming, parking, and the future of Gore.

In the next few days, NYSkiBlog will be publishing a piece that highlights some of that conversation.

We tried to cover the issues I think that matter most to Gore regulars and passholders. Time was limited, so both Emily and Mike agreed to answer a few more follow up questions by email.

If you have a question you’d like me to ask please post a comment on this entry before 5pm, Wednesday January 6. We’ll do our best, but no guarantees all questions will be posed/answered.

The Gore Mountain Snow Shadow

Gore Mountain snow shadow

This snowfall map shows predicted snowfall for the New Years weekend. There was a low off the coast of Maine that was moving “backwards” towards New England. Almost every ski area in the northeast scored more than the 5 inches Gore was able to squeeze out of it.

Ski to William Blake Pond, NY

Everything’s on wind hold at Gore. And it’s colder than a bear. Problem? No. Solution? Spend a little time in the woods.

The ski to William Blake Pond is a traditional route that has been maintained by the locals for many decades. It’s on state land, but still marked in the old fashioned way. With plastic squares, spray paint and blazes.

Leave from the unofficial trail head at Garnet Hill, and ski up to the old Hooper Garnet Mine. Take in the view of 13th Lake…

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