The Roster is FULL. 50 lopper hounds, we are at our max. Thanks everyone!
Plattekill Mountain and NYSkiBlog are stoked to present the 16th Annual Plattekill Tree Skiing Work Day at the ski area in Roxbury NY on Saturday October 24th, 2026. Rain date is 10/25/26.
The tradition — imagined in the mind of dedicated NY skier— lives on. We’re recruiting 50 motivated, smiling lopper wielding powder hounds to continue our maintenance and expansion of some of the Catskills’ best tree skiing.
I long enjoyed Top Ten lists since the time when magazines ruled the day.
I find them fun, informative and sometimes thought provoking.
The idea of producing a Top Ten list of Catskill ski runs has interested me for many years.
With more than 50 years of Catskill skiing under my belt, here is my list of favorite Catskill ski runs.
Your comments and input on your own favorites are welcomed below.
I’ve been lucky to ski many areas across New York, but I haven’t skied the Catskills, until now. When a nor’easter swept up the coast and blanketed the Cats in snow, it felt like the opportunity for Tiff and I to explore. We kicked things off at Belleayre on Tuesday for a sunny machine groomed packed powder day, after the storm. And on Friday we finally made it to Plattekill.
Plattekill operates a little differently. As the last standing family-owned resort in the region, they aren’t chasing flashy. They’re typically open Friday through Sunday to the public, with private mountain rentals at various times during the week. Throughout last week, ten inches of fresh snow had stacked up. Our arrival on Friday was shaping up to be perfect.
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