Gore Mountain Conditions

[tirolski]

That’s unbelievable. I’ve been skiing for 50 years. I was an instructor for 20 which meant I was on the snow at 8am 20 times a year. I’ve NEVER been to a ski area before the parking lot was plowed.

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Maybe things will get better when Harv gets his tractor.
https://nyskiblog.com/gold-parking-at-gore-mountain/

 

[tirolski]

The tippy top looks nice,

 

[snoloco]

I don't know what it is with Gore not expecting people to ski when it snows. I've only skied the Topridge area plus one run down the front. Conditions really good. The problem is the lift lines. The gondola has a full queue, but at least it has its singles line. The Adirondack Express didn't have the queue set up until later, so there is no singles line and none of the chairs are full.

This was the mess at Topridge

 

[tirolski]

I don't know what it is with Gore not expecting people to ski when it snows. I've only skied the Topridge area plus one run down the front. Conditions really good. The problem is the lift lines. The gondola has a full queue, but at least it has its singles line. The Adirondack Express didn't have the queue set up until later, so there is no singles line and none of the chairs are full.

This was the mess at Topridge

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Coulda shoulda stayed in Utahhh,

 

[Alfredeneumann]

That’s unbelievable. I’ve been skiing for 50 years. I was an instructor for 20 which meant I was on the snow at 8am 20 times a year. I’ve NEVER been to a ski area before the parking lot was plowed.

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50 YEARS? Wow, you must be REALLY OLD!

 

[Alfredeneumann]

I don't know what it is with Gore not expecting people to ski when it snows. I've only skied the Topridge area plus one run down the front. Conditions really good. The problem is the lift lines. The gondola has a full queue, but at least it has its singles line. The Adirondack Express didn't have the queue set up until later, so there is no singles line and none of the chairs are full.

This was the mess at Topridge

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It may be a Gore thing (and some other mountains as well). I recall struggling to get there through the tail end of a two footer and being surprised that the main lot was overflowing on a Wednesday. I skied Bromley, which got just as much snow, two days later on Friday and there were hardly any tracks in their glades, 72 hours after the storm. Apparently Vermonters aren’t impressed with two footers.

 

[tirolski]

Barely got into 2nd lot at 8:10 and they were desperately plowing third lot..

Parkin wasn’t bad Tuesday.

Gotta nice spot around 10.
Ice doesn’t pair well in a Yuengling.

 

[wgo]

Hoping to get up there for a few days after Christmas. Hopefully the (reported) trail count of 38 will have expanded by then.

 

[snoloco]

I finally see people on the summit webcam. Going to head up there now.

 

[snoloco]

Just came down from the summit. Only a natural Hawkeye and Chatiemac open. Cloud to Headwaters was closed despite it being groomed. WTF! Both open trails were already skied off, so a one and done on both.