Benny Profane
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- Jul 25, 2020
I bought a discount card to Gore (and Whiteface) this year after discovering on this forum how much of a good bet it was. Considering my advanced stage in life, midweek rates are stupid cheap, and even Saturdays don't hurt, if conditions are good. I started the year with an IKON purchase, which easily takes care of about as good as it gets in Vermont, along with my trip to Taos, but this was cheap enough to broaden my horizons, so to speak.
Here's my concern. I have bitched more than once here about Gore's midweek operation policies, i.e., they dont have squat open a lot. I always tell people about the Tuesday it dumped a foot and a half, and half the mountain was closed. The patroller said, it's Tuesday, when I asked. Twice.
I ski midweek.
The last time I was there, it was a Monday, albeit maybe seven years ago, and only two lifts were running, the gondola and then that Summit Quad, whatever you call it, but, the latter didnt start up until noon. Conditions were fine for the date in January. Now, I checked the lift status and trail report from the day before, Sunday, and the whole place was open. Like, every lift. So, I drove up to Saratoga, hit 9 Maple and got a bed, and drove up in the morning. I was pissed. So much so I told a nice woman at the CS desk so, politely. I told her that Killington, where I could have gone, was probably pretty much fully open. Not every lift, but, every section of that place had a lift operating, and the trails were well maintained. Her response was, which I understand, (and is a doom loop), was, there arent many people skiing on Monday. Of course, if they dont run squat, nobody is coming, right? I said. Smiles all around. She did offer a refund. I didnt take it.
So, haven't been back since. It's a long drive to ski for me, so I want good conditions for my money. Killington hardly ever disappoints. Stratton was pretty damn good last year in that way, too, and it's actually a shortish drive for me.
Ok, after all that, what's the best midweek day at Gore lately as far as lifts? I'm guessing late week, Thur.-Fri..
Here's my concern. I have bitched more than once here about Gore's midweek operation policies, i.e., they dont have squat open a lot. I always tell people about the Tuesday it dumped a foot and a half, and half the mountain was closed. The patroller said, it's Tuesday, when I asked. Twice.
I ski midweek.
The last time I was there, it was a Monday, albeit maybe seven years ago, and only two lifts were running, the gondola and then that Summit Quad, whatever you call it, but, the latter didnt start up until noon. Conditions were fine for the date in January. Now, I checked the lift status and trail report from the day before, Sunday, and the whole place was open. Like, every lift. So, I drove up to Saratoga, hit 9 Maple and got a bed, and drove up in the morning. I was pissed. So much so I told a nice woman at the CS desk so, politely. I told her that Killington, where I could have gone, was probably pretty much fully open. Not every lift, but, every section of that place had a lift operating, and the trails were well maintained. Her response was, which I understand, (and is a doom loop), was, there arent many people skiing on Monday. Of course, if they dont run squat, nobody is coming, right? I said. Smiles all around. She did offer a refund. I didnt take it.
So, haven't been back since. It's a long drive to ski for me, so I want good conditions for my money. Killington hardly ever disappoints. Stratton was pretty damn good last year in that way, too, and it's actually a shortish drive for me.
Ok, after all that, what's the best midweek day at Gore lately as far as lifts? I'm guessing late week, Thur.-Fri..
