Belleayre Conditions

[jamesdeluxe]

A few brush hog passes on the Highmount Trails.

There was a big difference in the amount of brush from when I skied it in 2007 (not much) and 2015. I bet it's tough to ski at this point.

I haven't been paying attention; whatever happened with the Belleayre Resort and bringing Highmount back to life?

 

[jasonwx]

Harv and I at Cathedral Brook, MLK weekend 2010:

Belleayre Mtn, NY: 1/16/10

Jamesdeluxe and I were invited to attend the MLK day press event at Belleayre, in Highmount, NY. I’d never been to Belle and definitely wanted to ski New York’s mountain in the Catskills. We were hosted by the gregarious and energetic Tony Lanza, Belleayre’s Mountain Superintendent, the top guy...

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I was with you guys
It was a fun day

 

[Ripitz]

Harv and I at Cathedral Brook, MLK weekend 2010:

Belleayre Mtn, NY: 1/16/10

Jamesdeluxe and I were invited to attend the MLK day press event at Belleayre, in Highmount, NY. I’d never been to Belle and definitely wanted to ski New York’s mountain in the Catskills. We were hosted by the gregarious and energetic Tony Lanza, Belleayre’s Mountain Superintendent, the top guy...

nyskiblog.com

Vintage ski blog

 

[Ripitz]

Last I heard they have all the approvals they just need the cash. It is dependent on them bringing in someone like Marriot. With Airbnb, VRBO and now COVID the big chains are probably looking to shed real estate not invest in a new project. But who knows it might look good to someone when it is right next to a ski area who’s success is virtually guaranteed by the government. There used to be hundreds of resorts up there that came and went in less than a hundred years. Hard to justify a new one. In the mean time they could thin the woods with prisoners and run the shuttle that they already have

 

[Brownski]

they could thin the woods with prisoners

Hmmm- not sure I’m on board with this.

 

[Q*bert Jones IV]

Cathedral is my favorite trail at Belle. Thanks for posting this. I am heading up on Thursday (and maybe Wednesday night if I will be the only one at my favorite low frills ski club) to take a day off to ski near my bday.

There is another all-natural trail called Utsayantha that is only open on natural snow that might be the steepest at Belle (groomed or ungroomed). And while folks make fun of the short steeps at Belle, where it is steep, it can be pretty steep. It looks like it may not be open, but that is a fun one when there is enough snow.

JTG - Belle used to be very good at opening a fair amount of trails with bumps or natural conditions. That changed initially after the Gondi went in but seems to be making a come back. There was a year or two where they groomed out all bumps everywhere, which was a bummer. Good on Belle for bringing bumps backed. Looks like they are bumped/ungroomed on 3 or 4 trails right now.

I love Gore, but I was surprised by the lack of bump runs when I have been there. May be the answers is that they open a lot of glades. I haven't been there too many days when the glades were skiable, but when they were they were great.

Hey, @DomB, I've got some sour news for you. I went back today and Cathedral Brook was not officially open. Officially. Oddly a few runs that were open yesterday were closed today. Also, neither Tomahawk nor Lift 7 were running.

Other than that, the snow was exemplary. Have a blast!

 

[DomB]

Thanks, Q! It is so weird - I looked at the conditions report and it changing throughout the day, with Cathedral Brook listed as closed then open. Thanks for the intel.

I will still plan to park at Tomahawk. I can ski down to Lightening and then take Belle express. Not quite there yet on the gondi.

 

[Brownski]

I think the Gondi is safe as long as you don’t share the cabin with a stranger, isn’t it?

 

[Ripitz]

I think that’s up for debate

 

[Q*bert Jones IV]

Thanks, Q! It is so weird - I looked at the conditions report and it changing throughout the day, with Cathedral Brook listed as closed then open. Thanks for the intel.

I will still plan to park at Tomahawk. I can ski down to Lightening and then take Belle express. Not quite there yet on the gondi.

I think the Gondi is safe as long as you don’t share the cabin with a stranger, isn’t it?

I'd call myself careful, but not psychotic, about COVID. And I'm not quite cool with the gondola. It's *probably* fine but why risk probably when you don't really need to? I've mostly been doing what DomB describes.