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Catskills Winter Sampler Card

Posted on by NYSkiBlog

Catskills Winter Sampler CardIt was announced last night that the major ski resorts in the Catskills have entered into a joint promotion for the 2012/2013 skiing and riding season.

The Catskills Winter Sampler Card will cost $199 and includes one unrestricted adult lift ticket valid any day of the upcoming season at each of four premier winter ski and snowboard destinations in the Northern Catskills: Hunter Mountain, Windham Mountain, Belleayre and Plattekill Mountain. In the next few weeks the card will be available online at CatskillsWinterSampler.com.

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Tagged: Belleayre, Catskills, Hunter, Plattekill, Windham14 Comments

Time Travel to the Summit of Rusk Mountain

Posted on by ml242

Maybe I’ve seen the Last of the Mohicans one too many times: it seems I’m now obsessed with local lore and the “old days.” On a recent canoe trip down the Delaware I couldn’t stop talking about the Lenape Indians, their travel routines and dress. And on a hike up the highest mountain in Orange County NY, I drove my companions nuts detailing the meaning of the word Schunemunk.

Saint Anne's Peak
Saint Anne’s Peak

Actually I’ve always been fond of remembering the time when men were men, and hiking meant figuring out how to get from point Algonquin to point British without the use of marked trails.

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Tagged: Backcountry, Catskills, Hiking, Hunter9 Comments

Jessica Pezak Accepts Position at Alyeska Resort

Posted on by NYSkiBlog

Alyeska ResortJessica Pezak, Marketing Manager at Hunter Mountain, has accepted a new position as Director of Marketing at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood Alaska. Located in the Chugach Mountains 40 miles south of Anchorage, the four season resort features heli-skiing and catskiing, lift-serviced alpine skiing, nordic skiing, snowshoeing and dog-sledding as well as a variety of summer activities.

A New Jersey native, Jessica graduated in Hunter from Hunter-Tannersville Central High school in 2002.  She started building websites back when 56k dialup modems were the fastest internet connection setup. Her social media background began when Boston University students began beta-testing Facebook, which was in development at Harvard while she was attending BU.

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Tagged: Catskills, Hunter, Western US4 Comments