Recent content by olddogbmxer

Bills came out on the short stick on some of the calls for sure. I have been a Bills fan since 1965 but I am about done with the NFL. No excuse with todays technology that they cant fix these issues. They just don't give a crap as NFL is pretty much licensed to just print money no matter what...

Thats why I will only ski at small privately family owned resorts like Platty. I'm trying to hit all the NY resorts over the next 2 years like Harvey. So far I have made it to Platty(my home mountain) Oak Mountain Windham(pre current status) Hunter(pre Vail etc) Holiday Mountain Swain Snow Ridge...

Will be there on Sunday - then I'll be watching the Bills

Great day - beautiful weather! Walked the new ski trail between lower face and shredded Mozarella. This was the old 4 cross race course from back in the bike days that I used to run races on.

Went camping recently at Tilden Hill farm in Vernon, NY. Very pleasant surprise at the cross country MTB trails they have on the 155 acre farm. While not a lot of elevation they have miles of trails with some punchy descents/climbs. Also some wooden features and graduated drops and pump/bmx...

Was there last Friday before the holiday weekend. It was windy and the gondola was on wind hold until around 3 which was great because the west side of the mountain was empty. Lodge was full all day I think alot of people were waiting or just said screw it. Conditions were really good but the...

Great potential for sure - winter sports and also mountain biking. I'm They may have an Oktoberfest this fall - will keep you updated. Harvey, I will be back there this winter and would love to have them on the front page. I've been skiing Platty in the morning and then mid day I head over to...

Was over at Bearpen Mountain Sports last weekend. They have their new lodge open with bathrooms and bar serving beer and wine. It is a labor of love by Howard, his wife Claire and daughter Dominique. They have tubing, ice skating, curling, cross country, snowshoeing and fat biking with rentals...

I'm with Harvey and Temp6 - New York State is blessed with so many "small" ski areas such as Platty, Snowridge, McCauley etc. that have terrain that is challenging and fun. I haven't been to a "large" mountain in 5 years or so (last one was Whiteface) I consider Platty my home mountain and have...

Yes, really - article from an old elitist magazine/website from a writer that doesn't have a clue. Windham is an "eponymous rural town featuring a pizzeria, a BBQ joint, and several dive bars" ? Maybe she has Windham confused with Hunter, Prattsville or ?? You can't make this stuff up!

That T-bar was a real ass kicker, especially depending on the snow conditions on Northface. Learned real quick to do it in the morning if you were skiing all day not in the afternoon.Alot of people really didn't understand how to use it properly and seemed like every time there were 1 or 2...

Surprised that there has been no comments on this. If you look at the masterplan it is very apparent that they are looking to reduce the number of visitors to the mountain and replacing with higher income spenders. Look what is happening to the parking lots. The new majority share holders are...

JACK FROST race at Egg Harbor BMX Sunday. What a day - sunny and 60 good to get the old legs churning! Hope to get out and ski at least once more - Platty?

Hopefully depending on the weather can ski next weekend at Belle or Platty. Jack Frost BMX race at Egg Harbor BMX this Sunday to get the bike season started

Going to have to consider not purchasing a season pass next year for Platty. Love the place and have alot of blood, sweat and tears invested in the mountain but considering how many days they are open I may just purchase a ticket on the days when the conditions warrant. Yearly pass for me is...