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What a dumb ass. We had a 75ft oak in our backyard that seemed healthy. I was grilling burgers when I heard a crack. I dove across our brick patio away from the closest tree (that oak). Out of nowhere, a 10inch branch broke off and almost killed me. It was pure luck as I had no idea were that...

always need a good ice up before Xmas -

Hilarious watching some NYS Assemblyman from Brooklyn beating the 'we need the winter Olympics in NYS' drum. NYS continues to have zero oversight over ORDA as we watch ORDA build a completely new $30million ski area day lodge without septic. How would NYS ever deal with an Olympic build out...

It helps that Ford still has a Ford as Chairman of the Board (Henry Clay Ford, great grandson of Henry Ford). He still likes Farley and/or Henry Clay Ford drove the current situation and clearly does not blame Farley.

Or gas........

Every hour is amateur hour at ORDA. What could possibly go wrong when you hire an ex-luger to run ORDA despite zero operational experience in anything, let alone running 3 large ski venues, ski jumping facilities, a bobsled facility, x country facilities, and ice rinks, all with day lodges? As...

He was referencing going up Pete Gay Mtn (3137 ft ele) to the north of Gore.

I think it is great that Vonn is doing this. You know she does the work and was very competitive last season. One of the best things about ski racing is the clock does not lie. She is amazing.

The ranking chart is an embarrassment. Objectively using Gore only- 1. Gore's size (at 3 points on the chart) is almost 1/3 more acreage of any other ski area in NYS and 900 more vert than every other ski area except WF - how is it ranked the same as 5 other NYS areas including Greek Peak (...

How about Willard? It is much closer to you than Gore. It opens at 10am on Thurs/Fri and 9am on weekends and holidays. https://www.willardmountain.com/

I appreciate your frustrations with lift closures at Gore. We have all had to deal with this, especially midweek. Since it takes you an hour to drive to Gore, maybe there is a smaller ski area within the same time frame that would be similar to the Bear Cub?

I absolutely love these early morning Gore updates! You should have retired sooner. ;)

Uhoh, sounds like it might be time to get some downhill boots

Today, Shiffrin's win at the Women's SL at Copper Mtn leads to: Anna Swenn Larsson was the 5th best in the world today and was 2.06 seconds out! Katharina Huber was the 13th best in the world today and was 4.00 seconds out! Those gaps are insane for the top 15 of a World Cup race. It shows the...

At this point CEOs get paid so much the parachutes are basically not really needed - not that boards will ever get rid of parachutes. Pay a fortune to CEOs and then when they suck pay them to leave. Best job in the world.

From an Aug, 2025 post: "ORDA is currently spending $22 million (or more) expanding the Discovery Lodge at Belleayre. In 2019, ORDA spent $9.1 million or $14.6 million (depending on sources) on rebuilding the Discovery Lodge. Why was this new, additional expansion bid for the Discovery Lodge not...

Those photos are awesome!!!!

Many moons ago after a late March blizzard at Hunter, me and my brother hiked over to the x trail from the bend in Annapurna. It was already skied out, but it had steep, steady pitch. It was very enjoyable. They had also opened 44 and it was top to bottom snow bumps and just perfect. I miss...

I think we need to remember the time frame (1960s) when Hunter was developed. Attitudes were much different about development vs today. It probably was not a good choice for a ski hill due to the steepness, but it might have been the only choice (as privately owned land) in that area. They...

NY State said FU to the Slutzkys about that expansion. If i remember correctly, they cut the x trail before they had the approvals. They were try to get to that bowl and/or the next one. I was told they were willing to trade 10k acres they owned elsewhere in the park for those couple hundred...