Gore Mountain Conditions

[DomB]

Yes. We have come to Gore once or twice for weekend or holiday week trips, but with the kids in tow and pre covid, that means, skiing, eating, hanging out at the airbnb.

We rented a place in Johnsburg, about 10 minutes to Gore, for the season. After calling it for skiing around 230, I drove to Dynamite Hill in Chestertown, then to Warrensburg & Hickory (looks sweet), and I may call it an evening or drive to speculator, which is about 30 mi away. No point driving in the night, just want to see stuff that is around.

PS - I am a big fan of the Johnsburg community center in North Creek. We popped in there and they have an exhibit with what I would call folk wood ironic art, which takes 5 min but is cool.

My wife wanted the kids in school and I am off today and tomorrow, so I am skiing today and tomorrow. I may also ski the ski bowl thursday night (I love that place) if I don't have to work late.

I am staying up, and my inlaws and wife and kids are coming up Friday night; then I'll shuttle down Sunday afternoon.

PS - already more ski days this year than last (when we didn't have a vax and didn't quite know it spread)

 

[DomB]

All this talk about "firm" conditions makes my knees hurt. Oh well I guess that's our reality with the freeze, thaw cycle we have.

Haha, that's why I stopped. My right knee is in good shape but it is surgically repaired. After scratching down the top and doing most of the open trails except Sunway, I tuned it down on the bunny slope to end the day and work on form. Big fan of the bunny slopes.

 

[Harvey]

Yes. We have come to Gore once or twice for weekend or holiday week trips, but with the kids in tow and pre covid, that means, skiing, eating, hanging out at the airbnb.

We rented a place in Johnsburg, about 10 minutes to Gore, for the season. After calling it for skiing around 230, I drove to Dynamite Hill in Chestertown, then to Warrensburg & Hickory (looks sweet), and I may call it an evening or drive to speculator, which is about 30 mi away. No point driving in the night, just want to see stuff that is around.

PS - I am a big fan of the Johnsburg community center in North Creek. We popped in there and they have an exhibit with what I would call folk wood ironic art, which takes 5 min but is cool.

My wife wanted the kids in school and I am off today and tomorrow, so I am skiing today and tomorrow. I may also ski the ski bowl thursday night (I love that place) if I don't have to work late.

I am staying up, and my inlaws and wife and kids are coming up Friday night; then I'll shuttle down Sunday afternoon.

PS - already more ski days this year than last (when we didn't have a vax and didn't quite know it spread)

That all sounds cool. If you like wild, preserved and uncrowded state land, it's a great area.

North Creek is the center of a great community, Johnsburg.

The community center was a gift from a husband and wife who also sold us our property.

 

[Cork]

Condtions were really good today, and not that firm at all
Snowmakers are killing it!!!

 

[Andy_ROC]

Any snow making on Sagamore? I love ripping that from top to bottom.

Also where do you guys find season long rentals? AirBnB?

 

[tirolski]

Why do you feel you feel that you can make your assumptions from watching the webcam?

Upper mountain webcams have been offline for a couple days.
No assumptions about that.
Hopefully when they can get a roundtoit they’ll be back.

 

[Alfredeneumann]

And her name is Safety Cindy!

Is that the same Cindy of Gore Podcast fame?

 

[SIAWOL]

That all sounds cool. If you like wild, preserved and uncrowded state land, it's a great area.

North Creek is the center of a great community, Johnsburg.

+1. So many cool small adventures to be had. Love the benches/firepit/stack of wood next to the pond--that's a cool little add to the area last year (I believe).

Dom B--after a winter season and a beautiful warm spring day as the trees start to green up but before the bugs arrive you'll be ready to buy. The list of places to explore is too big to list.

 

[DomB]

Haha! I'd like to buy at some point, but also I am process-oriented planner, so I would probably rent for at least a few seasons and try to spend time up there in different seasons before buying. And if I did that, I'd have to trade off somewhere else, which is fine.

Coming from Long Island, it is shocking how low the property taxes are even for the nonseasonal places. I realize if you live up there the taxes ARE NOT shockingly low.

+1. So many cool small adventures to be had. Love the benches/firepit/stack of wood next to the pond--that's a cool little add to the area last year (I believe).

Dom B--after a winter season and a beautiful warm spring day as the trees start to green up but before the bugs arrive you'll be ready to buy. The list of places to explore is too big to list.

 

[DomB]

Another cool place to buy would be near the rec path in stowe, or now they have that 40 plus bike path that originates in Morrisville VT. But based on some of the other posts, it sounds like Stowe may be too far gone into being Boston-fied. I posted on it at the time, but when we were spending a few weeks in Stowe this summer (vacation then remote work), locals were really unhappy and long time residents leaving. While I know the locals must have seen the trade off from weekend or city fleeing people, it was never so in-your-face.