Tjf1967
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2020
If three people didn't want me on their lift cause they are spoofed from covid why would force me way on?
Gore Mountain Conditions
- Thread starter Cork
- Start date
Watched the bottom webcam and no gondola running but AE2 was spinning a couple hours or so ago.
Wonder if the lifts above it were still spinning.
Just checked the web page bear cub and sunway only ones running now.
NYSkiBlog
Administrator
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2020
"Snowmaking will get going again tomorrow evening. I need to get Hawkeye, Open Pit, and Echo as quickly as possible. Hopefully, skiing Hawkeye under the guns by Tuesday.
The Summit will open tomorrow, but just with Cloud and Headwaters that should spread people out a bit."
The Summit will open tomorrow, but just with Cloud and Headwaters that should spread people out a bit."
snoloco
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jan 1, 2021
It's pretty simple. If you're skiing on a busy day, you should expect to be riding lifts with other people. If you're not comfortable riding a gondola with other people, then ride an open air chairlift. If you're not comfortable riding a chair with other people, then you shouldn't be skiing. This has nothing to do with what I'd personally do in this situation.
G.ski
Well-known member
- Joined
- Nov 27, 2020
Ramshead at the start of the day. I prefer parking at Vale Road so easy to then ski back to the car and change at the end of the day.
G.ski
Well-known member
- Joined
- Nov 27, 2020
Agreed. They started arguing with the lift ops so I just skated ahead and got a single ride myself.
Love a vape ride first chair!
TheGreatAbyss
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2020
Maybe I'm incorrect but it feels like Gore prioritized getting open the entirety of the lower mountain and much of the North Side over the upper mountain this year. I know the weather was challenging but I've skied Hawkeye well before XMAS in years prior. On the other hand Belle has done a great job prioritizing their more challenging terrain with 5 open trails rated black diamond or above. Yes we can argue what counts as a trail, let alone an "expert" one at Belle, but my point stands. Dot was one of the first trails they even got open, and that was several weeks ago.
Last edited:
snoloco
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jan 1, 2021
Sounds like real assholes. Covid has been used to justify a lot of shitty behavior. I think people like this are right up there with the anti-maskers of last season.
That's true. I preferred the old strategy that got a variety of terrain open early. North Side is redundant with the front side in my opinion.
Cork
Wylie Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 22, 2020
Yes, you are incorrect. Gore always prioritizes getting the East side of the mountain first, and due to Covid they have expanded it to Tahawus and Sleeping Bear on the North Side. We had crazy warm temps this Fall, and the Mountain Ops crew has done an amazing effort to get open what is open. In years past we have had help from Mother Nature with some consistent early season snowfall, which has been absent albeit the 8" we got last weekend.
We got snake eyes with the storm last night, with cold temps low and the warmer moisture laden layer coming in over the top, resulting in a freezing rain from early this morning to early this afternoon, and ice on the detachable lifts and the trails until the temps finally cracked 32 this afternoon. Temps are around 33 now, and I just finished giving my driveway a good scrape down with the bucket on my tractor, and it was pretty thick.
Let's not complain on what we do not have, and be thankful for what we do
Merry Christmas and be well everyone!?
Last edited:
Harvey
Administrator
- Joined
- Jul 15, 2020
I Iove Gore's topography, four mountains. Within the ski area boundary is arguably the most interesting and diverse terrain in NY. When you have multiple peaks, you're going to have traverses in between.
If you have a simpler mountain like Belleayre, there are no required traverses to blow right away. If you want to open two black trails and two blue trails, you blow four trails.
To be fully open, Gore has six traverses, depending on how you count. At Gore to really get the summit open, you need Pine Knot, Tannery, Cloud and/or Headwaters before you add a black terrain beyond Top Ridge or Uncas. Think of how much snow making that requires.
Just saying, deciding what to blow at Gore may be more complicated than it is at Belle.
