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BearCam: The Dream

Posted on by Harvey

How much would it cost to put a webcam on top of the gondi building on Bear Mtn? Same setup as Whiteface.

It’d be HighRes. And you could swivel it TOWARDS the GORE SUMMIT, down onto the top of Bear, or towards Foxlair, Topridge, Pine Knot, or Fairview.

Could a decent unit with internet be installed for … how much? I have no idea. How hard is it to get an internet connection for the Summit of Bear?

If anyone knows what it would cost… please post a comment.

BearCam would promote skier visits, Gore Awareness and GORE STOKE.

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Gore Mountain, NY: 12/7/09

Posted on by Harvey

I took my time packing up this morning, drained the pipes, and headed over to the mountain around 9:30. I decide to check out the progress at the Ski Bowl on the way over. The base for the new lift was in place, and a crew was banging out the liftie shed.

The Lodge still had it’s underwear (Tyvek) showing. Another crew was burying the propane tank that will heat the building.

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Whiteface Mtn, NY: 12/6/09

Posted on by Harvey

I woke up this morning in North River around 6:00 and headed to Whiteface at 7:30. I arrived at 9am, parked in the River Lot, and walked right onto the Gondi.

Whiteface is big, it’s really big. You know it. I know it too. But today, I came “face-to-face” with it. For starters the Gondi is big. It crosses a huge exposure before getting to the top.

Even with only ONE trail open Whiteface is big. Excelsior to Summit Express to Upper Valley covers half the Gondi run and maybe 1500 feet of vertical. The mountain’s single opening day run just goes on and on.

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