Gore Mountain, NY: 1/24/10

For a variety of (planned) reasons we got to the mountain much later than usual. About 8:30. Just one thing about parking. I made good on my promise to Emily to try the drop off routine. It really isn’t a bad solution, if you’ve got two adults.

Uncas

Skiing today was really really good. Neve’s lesson was at 10 instead of 8:30 as usual. Zelda hung out with Neve, and I boarded the Gondi at about 8:55.

I never really got up top yesterday. A report from AdkSara in the Ski Adk forum said that Lies was one of the best things on Saturday, so that was my destination. First I came down Uncas. It was firm, but carvy.

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Gore Mountain, NY: The Debut of Sagamore

Today was an absolutely beautiful day, by any objective standard. Cold overnight, warming to 25 during the day. Not a cloud in the sky. Soft manmade snow all around, good coverage on almost all of the trails.

Front Side

The big news at Gore today was the 2010 debut of Sagamore — the long, steep, liftline run that was added to the trail map last year. It’s a mile, with 1400 feet of vertical, and it’s serviced by a deluxe quad that takes less than nine minutes to deliver you to the top. More on that later.

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Conversation with Jeff Moeckel

Jeff MoeckelJeffrey Moeckel is the outspoken leader of the movement to convince Gore management to rethink paid parking. He’s put this issue in the public eye and in many ways Jmokes has become the face of the issue.

After talking to him, it’s clear to us that he loves Gore, and wants to see the mountain thrive. Our interview with him follows.


NYSkiBlog: Jeff, how long have you been skiing Gore?

Jeff Moeckel: I’ve been skiing Gore since 1994 when I moved here with my wife from Massachusetts. I was looking for a local, friendly mountain with some great terrain. Gore fit the bill.

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