Bristol Conditions

[Johnny V.]

He rode the lift with someone who said they got in 116 days out of 117.
He met another person later on in the lot who said they skied all 117 days Bristol was open.
Both were older folks.

The 117 day guy was probably Charlie Dickerson who skis for 6-6/12 hours per day going for the vertical record on whatever site he keeps track on. As much as I'm a Bristol fanboy, if I didn't race which gives me something to work on, I'd get bored after a certain amount of time.

 

[Johnny V.]

Sorry, no pictures,but we drove by last week and it looks like the proposed widening of Upper North Star has happened or is happening now-you can see brown dirt instead of grass. Also, it looks like they are replacing the sign out it front-the old one was looking pretty shabby. I'll try to get pics shortly.

 

[Johnny V.]

Got a few so-so pics today.First is the widening of North Star-you can see the dirt portion partway up the hill. The second is the practice ramp into the snowmaking pond for the freestylers. Third is what looks to be expanded gravel or paved parking. Fourth is a new sign replacing the rather shabby looking old one.

 

[Harvey]

Freestylers are going to ride that ramp, landing in the pond, to practice jumping in summer?

 

[Johnny V.]

Freestylers are going to ride that ramp, landing in the pond, to practice jumping in summer?

That is the idea. Lots closer to home for most of the locals.

 

[Johnny V.]

Copied from the Bristol Mountain Facebook page-sums up all the changes over the summer. Lots of improvements! The Fullers are great about putting money back into the ski area. I'll try to copy some pics.

As we get closer to the start of the 2022-23 season, you're probably wondering new improvements will great you at the mountain on your first visit.

We've had a busy spring/summer/fall.

The new Experience Center will open this winter. We’re so excited to be able to offer our newest skiers and riders a world-class experience before they even get on snow. This project will greatly improve the ease of access to the mountain for all of our renters, with a convenient location right next to the Launching Pad and the Ski School Meeting Place.

Upper North Star has been widened to 120’ to match the width of Polaris and Lower North Star. As a part of the project on Upper North Star new utilities were installed along with low-energy air-water snowmaking guns and new LED lights.
This summer Shooting Star was widened to have a consistent width. This project will enable our Parks Team to add more features and jumps.

The addition of 2 new Prinoth Bison groomers to our fleet will help us improve our grooming capabilities and speed. One groomer is a replacement of an existing part of our fleet and the other is an additional groomer to enhance our capabilities.
The Comet Express got a new cable. The cable was replaced in a 3-day process that involved removing chairs from the lift, splicing the new cable to the old cable, pulling the old cable and the new cable around, and then splicing the new cable back together.

This fall we added 108 new parking spaces to the North Parking Lot.

A new permanent restroom was built next to the Summit Center.

The Greater Rochester Amateur Athletic Federation (GRAAF) has completed construction on a new freestyle water ramp jump at Lake Bristol. The jump will allow our Bristol Mountain Freestyle athletes to train and improve their skills year-round.

Finally, when you are arriving at the mountain this winter you will notice Bristol Mountain has a new entrance sign. We can't wait to welcome you back this winter. Think cold!

 

[Johnny V.]

Here's some pics:

 

[Brownski]

More parking and more bathrooms sound good to me

 

[Johnny V.]

More parking and more bathrooms sound good to me

More paved parking is always good, and the summit restrooms (they have had a heated trailer for the last few years) are a huge improvement over the unilt portapottys they used to have. I can remember using them on Wed. night beer league races peeling off my suit and hoping I didn't drop anything like goggles through the hole..........

 

[Woodski12]

Lodge looks great. The water ramp looks a bit flat to me maybe it's just the camera angle.