Gore Mountain Conditions

[Milo Maltbie]

I’ve been there 3 days so far and they are definitely going for deep cover over more trails. I thought they kept the guns on the terrain park going too long as the temperature rose on Tuesday but AFAIK it never got sticky.
Also, it rained here but there are reports of a couple of inches of snow in Saratoga Springs this morning. That must mean good news for Gore.

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[Cork]

Also, it rained here but there are reports of a couple of inches of snow in Saratoga Springs this morning. That must mean good news for Gore.

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2" at my HQ this am here in Centerville, good packy snow. Thinking cold thoughts for the rest of the day!?

 

[SnowSnake88]

I skied this Gore weekend. What was open was surprisingly deep. Deeper than I've seen at Gore for opening weekend. I'd like to hear what others who were there thought.

I agree, the parts that were covered were deeper than a normal opening weekend. There weren't any patches of grass or dirt to dodge unless you went off the track that was buried/groomed. I also thought the groomers did a great job with the death cookies being off the sides of the groomed sections and not in the mix of the skiing area. It definitely felt a bit different than in the past.

 

[MarzNC]

Does Gore mostly use portable snow guns?

Creating a deep base on core trails is the only way to go in the southeast. Straightforward since the percentage of trails with fixed guns is very high. Also helps that the groomers don't have any rocks, just well mowed grass. A 10-inch base is more than enough to open. Usually have to essentially start over at least once in Jan-Feb. Used to be 2-3 times at Massanutten before the upgrades and additions of automatic snow guns in recent years.

 

[Milo Maltbie]

Where is Centerville? What is the elevation?
Saratoga Springs is low elevation, before the long climbs to Warrensburg, so snow there is a good sign for Gore. Even rain in SS often means snow at Gore.

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[Ripitz]

SL will never be satisfied, and the fact that he has never worked at ski area, just shows he has no idea on the intricacies of snow making.
Kudos to the snow makers, groomers, lift mechanics, electricians, lifties, patrol, and all of the others that come to work everyday to provide us with the ability to ski!??⛷

I remember when I was young and knew everything. Why didn’t life’s real problems hit me then?

 

[Harvey]

Centerville is at about 1300 feet.

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[MC2]

. Since Pratt took over, things have changed a lot. There was no better example of that than last season ... anyone who skied Whiteface last year knows how much rock was caught up in the snow through most of January, particularly on Excelsior and Boreen. We were tossing rocks to the sides of the trails on every run. The problem was that the tillers kept cycling the stones back to the top, because there wasn't enough base to begin with.

Gore-ification of Whiteface. Yeesh.

 

[Green light]

On my way to Centerville today via Newcomb.

 

[Cork]

On my way to Centerville today via Newcomb.

Well it's about time!