The Gore Mountain Blog

North Creek Ski Bowl Trail Map (2011)

Posted on by Harvey

While doing our annual check of all of our ski links, we noticed that the Gore Mountain trail map has been updated to include the glades added to the North Creek Ski Bowl this off-season.

The obvious new additions to the map are the tree runs on skier’s left: the Hudson and Ski Bowl Glades. Two years ago, I walked the Hudson Chair liftline when it was being installed. There are some wide-open hardwood stands on that side, that have the potential to be as exciting the rest of the North Creek Ski Bowl terrain.

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Tagged: Adirondacks, Gore Mountain, North Creek Ski Bowl4 Comments

Funding New York’s State-Run Ski Areas

Posted on by NYSkiBlog

OpEd: Funding NY State Run Ski ResortsA recent editorial in the Glens Falls Post Star asked the question: “How much longer can New York taxpayers continue to subsidize ski centers at Whiteface and Gore Mountain?”

The next paragraph yielded a vague response: “It’s time for state officials to rethink the financial and ownership model that has sustained them for the past 30 years.”

With a sluggish economy and state and local tax revenues in decline, there’s no question that public funding for everything is becoming problematic. While the editorial poses a legitimate question, it ignores some important issues, and has logical inconsistencies that make it hard to take seriously.

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Tagged: Adirondacks, Belleayre, Catskills, Gore Mountain, ORDA, Whiteface12 Comments

The North Creek Snow Train

Posted on by NYSkiBlog

The 1932 Olympics in Lake Placid inspired the locals of North Creek, New York to build ski trails on the slopes outside of town. Logging roads were cleared and widened on the flanks of Gore Mountain.

snow train poster
images courtesy North Creek Depot Museum

On March 4, 1934, the first North Creek snow train, transported nearly 400 enthusiastic skiers from Schenectady to the station in North Creek. The dedicated train spent the weekend in town and included dining and lounge cars. The round trip ticket was $1.50.

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Tagged: Adirondacks, Gore Mountain, Ski History3 Comments