Belleayre Conditions

[tirolski]

Untracked snow was thick but consistent. You could ski it and it was fun, but it was work. We were trying to ski with our shins, if that makes any sense.

When I got boot fitted recently by the coach of Colgate’s ski team he said, “I’m going to give ya a $100 lesson for free. Put pressure with your shins on the tongue of these boots”.
I replied, “Yup. Front of the boot."

 

[snoloco]

You had maybe 1500 skiers riding on fixed one grip quad, and "two" trails on a day when Belle was the only hill open in the Cats. The day after a dump where Belle was in the bullseye.

If you couldn't anticipate it being "crowded" ... I don't get it.

Would those complaining have been happier if Belle didn't open?

I had an excellent day. Way better than expected.

I didn't go on Saturday, but from what I've seen, I think it's a legitimate criticism that they were unprepared for the number of people who showed up on. I went today (Sunday), and they made adjustments to handle a larger crowd, such as running the gondola for upload/download to make additional parking available, a better lift queue setup with singles lines, and an employee grouping people to attempt to fill chairs.

More than 2 trails were open. Ropes were dropped on Deer Run, the lower skier's right fork of Seneca, Lift Line Glade, the unnamed trail under the gondola, and the lower section of Cayuga. It was among my best pre-Thanksgiving ski days.