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I am in the Glens Falls area. Gore around an hour. Whiteface probably 1 3/4 hours. Belleyre well over 2.5 hours in dry conditions so likely not an option. BTW the Snow Conditions update for Friday again shows B Cub Quad still not running. Since they are now running the J Bar daily it would...

Last year when the grandson was learning to snowboard, I kept a folding camp chair in the trunk. I did not use it too often but it was great for true spectators like my wife. At West the learner area use to be by the main lodge... with lots of windows. Now it is far to the right and a real hike...

Should I wear a paper bag to cover my identity? Kind of embarrassing to go with a friend. They go to the mountain side you go out the back door? Not sure I have ever been back there before. One of the Ski Ambassadors told me he was glad to see the J-bar closed. Not easy for beginners to use...

As a mid 70's retiree returning to skiing so I can enjoy my grandson learning to ski I am sure there are some who understand my disappointment over the Bear Cub Quad almost never running. A beginner lift feeding lower mountain trails played a huge part in my decision to by pass closer mountains...

On my 3 trips so far... the snow conditions were far better than I expected. More people skiing than I expected so the demand is certainly there. But I am getting hesitant to book ahead because of the lift issues. Others want difficult, I want easier (but not Magic carpet easy!) and we are both...

The other lifts are magic carpets. Those runs are not long enough to help me much. Yet each time I take the Sunway Chair I get a few too many areas that are too steep for me given the conditions. Catch 22 gone bad. Next trip WILL include a lesson but I have my fingers crossed the lesson could...

Web cam currently only goes left to the sunway chair... Good to know it is running.

Looks like Bear Cub Quad was scheduled to run from the written report... but now x-ed out on the lift chart listing. I wonder if it was staffing? or breakdown problem. 3 trips and I have yet to catch it open... bummed as I need the lower mountain, easier trails. Hopefully it will be running...

I forgive them.... The base camera is now working. Now you can eye test the conditions for yourself. You can see a carpet of packed snow on The Face trail... The south Face (left side) with race poles in place? I thought last year the camera panned to show Tube park & lift lines? My memory is...

Looks like their base camera may be back online... that will help. Before you defend them you might want to visit their trail conditions page... the one that lists "see on-site" as their definition of conditions?

From emails, I know they are open. Fortunately I do live close enough I could drive over , 30 minutes there another 30 minutes back. Or better yet, they could update their true conditions or their base camera. I WANT to support the little guys but sometimes they make it hard.

Would be very helpful if West would post conditions... Site lists trails then says "open December 23" then for conditions says "see on site"? So i go to the base camera.... It has not been working for over a week now. So do I really want to drive there in the rain 'hoping' for snow cover...

Any guess what the magic "Sold Out" number is ? I imagine it fluctuates based on trails open and lifts running... Current conditions maybe 1800? Higher? Lower? Thanks to the joys of retirement (17 years now) I can wait for better conditions and smaller crowds.

No intention of being the interfering , helicopter mom. But I doubt the instructor wants to send out a search team looking for "a mom in red coat with a white helmet" when he gets stubborn or crashes into the safety net. I just thought there might be a "mom or dad" type ticket when you know the...

Yeah, it was a lesson alright. Break downs do happen... and they did eventually make it right, kind of. Each time I have been there I have watched the beginner lessons. They do a nice job. That is one of the reasons I suggested our daughter take our grandson there for a lesson. But buying a full...

I received a Snow Guarantee for Friday when the Bear Cub Quad was down. First person I spoke to said it was only waiting for snow making to stop then would run? Second told me it was running? A third told me they could not get it to start? Finally got to the person who offered Snow Guarantee. I...

Any one else aware of the cameras? Totally news to me? Back to skiing.... I have had a terrible start to this year's season. I am on 'new to me' skis, wearing new boots and just plain have lost all confidence after two days of crashes. Before I make a third trek to Gore can someone offer an...

Can I assume there are no road closure issues getting to the mountain? I would be coming from the south thru Warrensburg.

I was surprised they did not take a second day to evaluate (and repair?) the damage before reopening. Then again I would suspect the majority of riders would be local pass holders. Really not sure I would risk a 2 hour or longer trip to any mountain in the Northeast for a few more days.

I appreciate the "it ain't the skis" comments. I understand I need to rebuild what skills I have left. That will be plan A. I replied on SkiTalk (in a pleasant way) that I was not about to start chasing equipment as a way of improving. I golf and know many who chase new equipment every year. The...