Belleayre Conditions

[D.B. Cooper]

You think you know someone based on what?, you have to have confidence to be able to teach people who have skied all their lives, perhaps you have the job of a sheep? Too bad you won’t say that to me in person , rather tough by yourself aren’t you?
I have not been to Hunter after Fail took over but I would imagine any skier there would kick your ass after reading what you wrote if you were not such a chicken shit to hide behing your computer

Lighten up, Francis.

 

[TheGreatAbyss]

Belle has been upping its game by letting some of the trails bump up - something I wish Platty would learn from.

I agree that the Gondi is overkill for the size of the place. I wish they would replace Tomahawk with a high speed quad so you can skip the run out and quickly lap Seneca, Lift Line Glades, and Dot Nebel. Even if the runs are shorter it would maximize time on the headwall.

When people say "side country" are you referring to the glades or actual out of bounds skiing at Belle?

 

[Harvey]

I don't think this is about Plattekill learning. Bumps require significant skier traffic between R/F cycles. That said I'm optimistic about some things next year.

 

[Ripitz]

When people say "side country" are you referring to the glades or actual out of bounds skiing at Belle?

Other side of the rope. The ski area’s property is larger than what is suggested on the trail map.

 

[TheGreatAbyss]

Other side of the rope. The ski area’s property is larger than what is suggested on the trail map.

Oh interesting, I think I know what you're talking about. Maybe someday we can link up and you can show me around

 

[x10003q]

Before ORDA took over Belleayre (2012), Belleayre was known for having intermediate trails with moguls. The change in management seemed to eliminate this nice feature.

 

[Harvey]

Sidecountry is used to reference out of bounds terrain that is accessed with the help of an inbounds lift. If the sidecountry is state land you can usually ski there without issue. If it is a mixture (Plattekill) you have to know exactly where you are at all times.

 

[Ripitz]

Sidecountry is used to reference out of bounds terrain that is accessed with the help of an inbounds lift. If the sidecountry is state land you can usually ski there without issue. If it is a mixture (Plattekill) you have to know exactly where you are at all times.

I use county parcel viewers to see who owns what

 

[Harvey]

How do you match that up on the ground?

I use a state of the art system called Chris and Riley.

 

[Bandit]

The moguls didn’t go away right after the ORDA takeover, it was when the new GM came 3 years ago. Moguls are “unsafe.”

However, this past year was almost like the Belleayre of old. The only trails that weren’t bumped up that used to be were upper Seneca and lower Onteora. The intermediate bumps came back on lower Wanatuska as well as the canyon for part of the season. It was nice to be able to ski bumps top to bottom off lift 6, Winnisook/Tongora to lower belleayre to lower wana to the canyon. Hopefully they will let them bump up again next year and we’ll have good snow for it.

Lots of side country outside the map, even a closed ski area! As well as stashes within the boundaries if you know where to go. There are fresh lines to be had for close to a week after a storm.