Hickory Ski Center Work Days

Hickory Ski Center

It’s that time of year again when Hickory Ski Center begins preparing the mountain for the upcoming ski season. Saturday, October 1 will the season’s first Mountain Work Day and Hickory is looking for help.

Volunteers should meet at 9 am on the deck of the lodge and work will be finished by 2:00. Be sure to bring sturdy boots, work gloves, water, lunch, appropriate tools, and a vivacious attitude. In addition to seeing our trails take shape and meeting other hard working skiers and riders who enjoy playing in the woods, volunteers will receive a complimentary day pass voucher or credit toward a season pass for each day they work. Make sure you receive your voucher before you leave the mountain the day you work.

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Kirby-Hickory
Kirby on Grand Teton • Hickory Ski Center, NY • Feb 5, 2011

“We got a helluva workout skiing and riding the pomas, on our feet the whole time with no rest between runs. After lunch it started to snow hard…really hard. The new snow coated all that tracked crud we produced throughout the day. We squeezed out as many runs as our bodies could take…”

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Pauls-Peril
Paul’s Peril • Hickory Ski Center • Feb 12, 2011

“I went into the woods to check out Paul’s Peril. Hard to say how much snow Hickory had this season, but coverage was excellent and the snow was surprisingly deep. Paul’s Peril is a challenging and long run that makes use of almost all of the hill’s vertical. The pitch was perfect for my skills, and I lapped it four times…”