Gore Mountain Conditions

[gregmarx]

The whole interconnect is a misconceived joke. The point of Backwoods was to have an easier way to the Burnt Ridge quad and Ski Bowl. But if your comfort level is Backwoods, you're not gonna have the skating/gliding skills to cross Cedars easily, and you're gonna be terrified on the steeper pitches of Paradox or Eagles Nest or whatever they call the trail back to the BRQ. You're not gonna like coming back over that little bump at the top of Hedges either.
None of which I would care about except that they are neglecting the main mountain to justify the whole thing.

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Not defending some of the other decision-making about the Ski Bowl, but wanted to push back on this a bit. I'm an intermediate on a good day, had my one trip to Gore a couple years ago on a cold/windy late Feb weekend when conditions were generally bulletproof. I was able to ski Backwoods comfortably, also skied Sagamore a couple times but that was at my upper limit and I was very glad to have Backwoods as an option. We parked at the Ski Bowl on the day we skied there l so never had to do Cedars, but the bump on Hedges was not a big deal and I don't remember Paradox/Eagle's Nest being a concern.

Personally my absolute favorite thing about Gore was the opportunity to explore all the different areas. Wife and I skied one day with my daughter who wasn't feeling adventurous and stuck to the Adirondack Express and North Quad, skied the next day on our own and spent time at Ski Bowl, Burnt Ridge and Straight Brook (planned to hit Topridge but they closed for wind just as we got there). Two totally different experiences made possible by the interconnect, and as someone based four hours away the interconnect and that roam-around experience it opens up is what would make me choose Gore over VT mountains in the future. Now as to the resources required to make that happen and whether ORDA manages/deploys its resources in wise ways....

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

First ride up the new Hudson Chair. About 10/11th paying customer
Everything over here needs a couple of more grooms

 

[Milo Maltbie]

I do enjoy my life, but I saw last year that when complaints about Whiteface went public, ORDA fixed it. The same happened at Windham at least twice in the past. I think the same thing will happen at Gore, or I wouldn't bother with this. If you think I come across as angry here, you should read my Facebook posts.

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First ride up the new Hudson Chair. About 10/11th paying customer
Everything over here needs a couple of more grooms

 

[Alfredeneumann]

But can it tap dance and sing “Puttin’ on the Ritz?”

 

[Cork]

Just to point another obvious fail of the 5 P's (proper planning prevents poor peformance), you would think that if they are going to boast about the interconnect being open it would inlcude pipeline. But in the usual "we're not happy unless your not" fashion, pipeline is closed, echo is closed and of course twister's little sister is closed, so the cedars shlep is in for today and the weekend...

 

[TomCat]

I stuck to groomed terrain today and thought everything I skied was in good condition. I didn’t get to the bowl but was told it skied pretty well.

Tom

 

[CloudOut]

I really like the new ski bowl lift. It's a fast ride and made lapping 46r much more enjoyable. They made a lot of snow over there and sort of got their act together. Piles of snow on Moxam are huge. Some grooming remains necessary, in order to open Moxam as well. But since I believe they plan to use the life for summer time biking activities and sky rides, it should get a lot more usage than just the winter time. Anyway whether you are a fan or not, opening the ski bowl tomorrow will certainly help spread skiers out. And I think if I head up to the mountain, I'll hide out over there and at Burnt Ridge.

 

[capecodbeach]

Quick update. After my dentist appointment got moved to earlier in the morning I decided to check out Gore Web cam. As of 10 AM there appeared to be a smallish crowd. So I was surprised to be in Lot F when I got there a bit before 11. But there still were almost zero lines. People definitely spread out over the whole mountain. On the groomed trails the snow was fine. We lost the sun around 2 PM and the flat lighting was challenge after starting with brightness. Shuttle driver confirmed management was going to be stricter about the parking violations! Especially Lot D! He said it was about time... no reason for people to be parked in. And twice while I was in the lodge I heard announcements of plate numbers of cars that needed to be moved or they would be towed. Probably an empty threat but at least people would hear the announcement and possible think twice before blocking people. Maybe towing to a nearby holding area, then accessing a $50 fee would be an option? Regardless it was a positive sign. Lodge was remarkably uncrowded considering at 11 AM I was in Lot F. Crowd was definitely up mountain... I saw fewer lessons than I expected. Glad I went. My reward for a dentist visit.

 

[lukoson]

I was pleasantly surprised by the conditions today. Still some brown spots and ice but was expecting much worse. The snow that is there skied very nicely. Agree 46er needs to groom out some of the ice cubes but otherwise had a great day.