I got smoked at Windham in early February arriving right after a major rain/freeze event, but today more than made up for it.
Spring skiing doesn’t get much better than this. 45 degrees and a blazing sun softened everything to sweet, edgeable sugar, but because it was so cold overnight, the base didn’t turn to mush, even late in the 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.
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.
Four months ago, we posted an interview with New York ski history expert Russ LaChapelle, in which he explained how his passion for lost Empire State ski areas developed over the years.
Of the many ski centers that had closed for good, none caught his imagination more than Bearpen — a mountain in the western Catskills that could have turned into the biggest resort east of the Rockies. Instead, it became a forgotten footnote. But this story must be heard.
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