Gore Mountain, NY: 4/8/11

I wasn’t really sure what to expect at Gore today. It’d been almost three weeks since I’d been here an a lot had happened. A cold snap, some wet weather, and then last weekend’s off the hook debut of spring.

Gore Mountain Gondola

Cover looked decent from the Lodge, so I was optimistic that conditions would be good up top. The snow was barely getting soft at the base by 8:30, so I started down on the front. I then moved over to Topridge and Uncas. Edgeable at the top, and very carveable on the lower steep pitches. Somehow the summit seemed even warmer and conditions were good up top before 10am.

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Plattekill’s Facebook Day

Facebook Day at Plattekill looked a lot like every other day I’ve been to Plattekill. Good snow, terrain, plenty of parking, and no lift lines. We booted up at 10:15 and our timing was perfect.

Platty-Parking

We skied the whole mountain, but focused on the steep stuff. In the afternoon when conditions peaked, we lapped Plunge.

Funky soft, but very skiable, in the morning and then unbelievable corn perfection after the sun came out for real around noon.

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