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Oh you sweet, summer child. My first visit was '86 or '87. It's come a long way! Still don't like Ruby Run though! ;) My moniker may say 'Sayville,' but I grew up in Saratoga County.

Never. And I was skiing Gore long before you--when Cloud (before smoothing/blasting) was the only* way off the summit. * or Tannery all the way to the base

I agree with that. I misunderstood your original point, I thought you were going to SLC but weren't willing to buy a pass (for some reason). I look at passes the same way I do discounted lift tix. A couple years ago I had an EPIC because I knew I would be at Hunter enough to match the window...

I have never understood this point. If you are going to ski a few days an an Epic or Ikon or Indy Pass mountain and it works out to be less than (or even close to) the cost of the pass why not get the pass? You can still ski other mountains. Heck, some places (i.e., Jay Peak) will give you a...

...if Fairview is open. Otherwise you have to take Ruby Run to ski Twister, Showcase or the North Side. No one should ever be forced to take Ruby Run.

His most recent post begins... "I've been accused at times of making 'click-bait' (sic) when people disagree with me..."

Perfect timing. I am going to Jay (for only the second time) this coming weekend. Thanks!

Yellow Dot. And my favorites Upper Crossover and Lower Crossover.

Keep em in the pocket for one lift ride up, bury them in the snow. Return later in the day to dig em out and enjoy! Also, if anyone finds beers near the top of Chatiemac, they are mine!

Now you can ski Hunter North. Half the vertical, twice the runout, same amount of ice.

There is usually a 2-3 day window most winters when Annapurna is open. Westway is completely overgrown, but you can venture over to at least the lower half if there is enough natural. Clair's is typically open for a chunk of the season (just not yet this year).

Westway has all the potential to be one of the most notable trails in the East--if was ever open.

Skyward opened on Jan 22 last year.

According to this data: https://nyskiblog.com/orda-skier-visits/ Skiers visits have remained static, but revenue has increased by two-thirds. That's pretty solid from an ORDA-centric view, but it doesn't help the local area like you rightly point out. The problem for local businesses is that a...

To be fair, you are paying tax to every jurisdiction that you spend money in, assuming it has sales tax (or VAT). While ORDA's budget represents only 0.1% of the NY budget, not all of that is even 'wasteful.' We are arguing over tiny fractions of a %. I too would love to maximize every...

What is this bugaboo you have over all of this 'wasteful spending'? The NYS 2023 budget is $105 billion and ORDA's budget is $105 million. Now look at your tax return and note how much of the total tax you pay is NY State specific tax and then multiply that by 0.1%. I for one am quite happy that...

I think Gore's biggest problem is that it isn't in Vermont. I work in NYC and literally no one knows Gore and very few have heard of Whiteface despite the fact it hosted the Olympics over 40 years ago. There are plenty of places to stay on Airbnb or Vrbo, but they are less than half the price of...

Unfortunately, what Low Angle and I described actually DOES seem to be the plan.

That and fail to ever open the best terrain on the mountain (aka Hunter West)

I strongly disagree with this. Just the last drop at the end of Showcase or Arena/Wild Air is just as steep and may actually be longer than anything challenging at Belleayre. Those will be open. Add just Topridge and Open Pit you are already ahead of Belleayre. Not to mention the strong...