Gore Mountain Conditions

[DomB]

We had a lot of fun today - basically spring conditions by 11:30 (which is a little sad in late December).

As I was driving in this morning, I was going on to the family about how it would be icy and to be cautious because we had gotten a frozen precip dusting in the valley. I was very, very wrong; it was great skiing.

We snagged both the first carpet and J bar 'chair', and my son and I got up to Hawkeye around 11:30. It was the highest he's been on a mountain, so that was cool. Hawkeye was a blast, with the largest whales up top that I've seen at gore into that one steep section, and then fun good sized bumps lower down. My daughter had a blast on twister, which is cool because two ski days ago she walked down part of lower Sunway right before Pete's Paradise.

Fun family moment with my son skiing an ungroomed Hawkeye pretty well with large whales (with good late morning/afternoon snow). Honestly, if I had realized there would be whales I would not have taken him. Bumps would have been fine for him. He did well with one fall that turned into a bit of a scoot.

 

[Dmoss]

We had a lot of fun today - basically spring conditions by 11:30 (which is a little sad in late December).

As I was driving in this morning, I was going on to the family about how it would be icy and to be cautious because we had gotten a frozen precip dusting in the valley. I was very, very wrong; it was great skiing.

We snagged both the first carpet and J bar 'chair', and my son and I got up to Hawkeye around 11:30. It was the highest he's been on a mountain, so that was cool. Hawkeye was a blast, with the largest whales up top that I've seen at gore into that one steep section, and then fun good sized bumps lower down. My daughter had a blast on twister, which is cool because two ski days ago she walked down part of lower Sunway right before Pete's Paradise.

Fun family moment with my son skiing an ungroomed Hawkeye pretty well with large whales (with good late morning/afternoon snow). Honestly, if I had realized there would be whales I would not have taken him. Bumps would have been fine for him. He did well with one fall that turned into a bit of a scoot.

Ski firsts are more memorable than than those other firsts, like walking and talking. Or is that just my family? ?

 

[tirolski]

If ya wore a grey coat would ya be invisible?

 

[Kleetus]

Today was better than I expected. Crusty first run down Topridge at the open but still carveable. Only softened more and more each run in-between cloud layers til the fog moved in. Hawkeye was good also and got many bump laps in on the half ungroomed side on semi soft snow in the fog.

Called it at 1:30 after skiing in the rain that started about an hour earlier. Was pouring when I left.

Hoping 2022 brings better weather!

 

[DomB]

Today was better than I expected. Crusty first run down Topridge at the open but still carveable. Only softened more and more each run in-between cloud layers til the fog moved in. Hawkeye was good also and got many bump laps in on the half ungroomed side on semi soft snow in the fog.

Called it at 1:30 after skiing in the rain that started about an hour earlier. Was pouring when I left.

Hoping 2022 brings better weather!

My fam called it at 12; our friends up with left the mountain at 3:30. Apparently it turned to snow up top. We enjoyed the snow. But I was focused on making sure no one got hit or hit in the intermittent fog clouds of doom.

We are heading over to the ski bowl for our second annual new year's eve night ski.

Our school on LI is giving the kids the option of school remotely due to the spike (if you look at the math you see NY metro is 20% of the country's new covid cases daily . . . .).

I am off to Thursday next week so we may just stay up this week and do remote, which means midweek non-holiday skiing - my holy grail so to speak : ) Keep your fingers crossed.

We need to be up next weekend anyway because the kids are starting the 6 week program.

 

[tirolski]

It’s gonna turn cold.
Better skiing is ahead.
Stay safe.

 

[TomCat]

Today was better than I expected. Crusty first run down Topridge at the open but still carveable. Only softened more and more each run in-between cloud layers til the fog moved in. Hawkeye was good also and got many bump laps in on the half ungroomed side on semi soft snow in the fog.

Called it at 1:30 after skiing in the rain that started about an hour earlier. Was pouring when I left.

Hoping 2022 brings better weather!

Around 1:00, I was getting rained on sitting on the north quad. about half way up it was a mix and by the time I got to the saddle it was all snow. Skied down wild air and no precipitation at the bottom. But I was wet and decided ho head home.
I thought conditions held up pretty well today. Happy new year and stay safe.

tom

 

[Harvey]

We need to be up next weekend anyway because the kids are starting the 6 week program.

We did that one year. A lot of driving but well worth it.

 

[DomB]

Some heavy rain near Route 8 in Johnsburg about 10 min away from Gore parking lot this am.

 

[Cork]

Good day on the hill today, albeit tough to see at times. We made our way around the Summit, Topridge, North and East sides and the soft snow with the smooth grooming provided a welcome to the new year. Crowds were very light in the am, and picking up when I left at 12:30.