Gore Mountain, NY: 1/8/11

It’s no secret that Gore’s had a tough year for natural snowfall. But yesterday, a clipper dropped down from Canada, and took its sweet time moving through New York State.

Topridge at Gore Mountain

On Friday, it dropped at least a half foot of snow across most ski areas in the state. And overnight, a “Norlun Trough” set up to drop another half of foot or more over the southeastern Adirondacks. It was bit of a coming out party for the Gore Mountain and the town of North Creek.

Whiteface, NY: 12/18/10

I met Danzilla at his place in North Creek at 6:15. We got to Wilmington at 7:30 and booted up. It didn’t snow much on the drive up, but it was snowing lightly at the base when we arrived.

Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington ny

There wasn’t a ton of snow at Whiteface, but today, there was soft, natural snow stashed in the corners, it snowed most of the day, and the mountain just felt snowy.

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