Forget "100% open by Christmas, no excuses!" Sno, I'm not even optimistic that they'll be 100% open by 3/15.
My wife and I had a long discussion about Gore. The mountain this year exudes the vibe that no-one really cares about it. It just feels neglected, no care or love put into it. More so than ever. The whole thing is in a sad state.
My shorthanded response was my previous post. This is the more detailed one. They have a significant number of trails that are not open, which currently have no active snowmaking. I'll divide them into 3 categories.
First is the never skip category. They will in all likelihood open these trails eventually:
Pipeline
46er
Sagamore
Uncas/Lower Uncas
Open Pit
Lies
Rumor
Fairview
Next is the "maybes". These may or may not be skipped in any given year:
Pete Gay/Loop
Wood Out (snowmaking added this year)
1A
Twin Fawns
Upper/Lower Steilhang
Finally is the likely skips. These trails have piping, but I haven't seen it used in many years if ever.
Powder Pass/North Star
Little Dipper
As you can see, there's a lot of stuff that they haven't gotten to, and/or won't likely get to. I grouped trails together that they typically make snow on simultaneously. This list doesn't even account for any resurfacing needs, which given recent reports I assume are significant. Does anyone know if they intend to hold any large terrain park events this year? If so, then they will need to make a lot of snow on Wild Air soon.
In contrast, these are the remaining trails at Whiteface that have yet to see snowmaking:
Hoyt's
Lookout Below
Essex (snow was made in November, but trail was lost to thaw after Christmas and needs snowmaking to reopen)
Upper Northway
Upper/Lower Mackenzie
Middle/Lower Parkway
That's it. That's the list. And they have already completed resurfacing of most of what's already open.
road trips until things improve.
