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Indy Pass: 30 More Resorts, 3 More in NY

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GRANBY, COLORADO—Indy Pass announced today that Loveland Resort in Colorado is among 52 resorts added to the Indy Pass since the end of last season including 11 in Japan, five in Europe, and three in Quebec, Canada.

Thirty of those resorts were announced at a media event in NYC last night. Marquis areas include Loveland Ski Area in Colorado; 12 resorts in Innsbruck, Austria; Bear Valley, California; and Massif du Sud in Quebec. Three ski clubs from New York are also on the list.

With the capacity these new resorts add, Indy Pass will release a limited quantity of passes for sale today while supplies last. This will be the final sale of the 24/25 season.

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Tagged: Cascade XC, Cazenovia Ski Club, Hunt Hollow, Indy Pass3 Comments

Plattekill Tree Skiing Work Day 2024

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The Roster is FULL. 50 lopper hounds, we are at our max. Thanks everyone!

Plattekill Mountain and NYSkiBlog are stoked to present the 14th annual Plattekill Tree Skiing Work Day at the ski area in Roxbury NY on Sunday October 27th, 2024. There is no rain date at this time.

Plattekill fall aerial photo

The tradition — imagined in the mind of dedicated NY skier— lives on. We’re recruiting a motivated, smiling crew of lopper wielding powder hounds to continue our maintenance and expansion of some of the Catskills’ best tree skiing.

Our longterm goal is to clear as much terrain as possible under the legendary double chair. As Plattekill regulars know, the mountain is committed to helping skiers pursue their passion and find great lines all over the mountain.

free tree lines

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Tagged: Catskills, Earning Turns, Plattekill214 Comments

Ski Season Calendar

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When does ski season start?

The summer solstice is, by our thinking, the farthest point from the ski season in New York. After the summer solstice, the days get shorter and forward we move closer to winter. We smile a little bit wider as it happens.

Fourteen years ago, we published our Ski Season Calendar, a list of milestones for skiers on the longest day of the year. It’s become a tradition to feature it on the home page and update it as necessary.  In the last few years life has returned to a more kind of more expensive normal.  One immutable truth: we had some excellent ski days this season.

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