Gore Mountain Conditions

[Cork]

Skied with an older timer (78 and still at it!!) couple weeks ago. Although I have yet to try sagamore I asked the same question. According to him they usually do not groom and let it get bumped up. Sounded reasonable enough but no idea if it true.

I now see how you chose your username JK

 

[NorEaster27]

Was the bowl open yday? I see 46er marked as not groomed, debating if I should start off from the bowl

 

[JTG]

Was the bowl open yday? I see 46er marked as not groomed, debating if I should start off from the bowl

Yes. Officially, however, you couldn’t ski back over there from the main mountain because the trail was closed.

 

[NorEaster27]

Insane line at main entrance made the decision for me this morning

 

[Dmoss]

Insane line at main entrance made the decision for me this morning

We opted not to ski today for a variety of reasons, just took a ride to the transfer station to drop off some garbage. Line of cars was backed up to Stewarts on 28!

Parking at ski bowl was plentiful though!

 

[DomB]

Skiing good today at Gore. Rumor was groomed but I didn't hit it as my warm up on Lies was pretty icy around 10:30 and I am 9 days past a ski tune Uncas was really, really nice - first time skiing it this season; the snow was packed powder, same as Headwaters and Twister was running and nicer than Topridge which was fine but a bit scrapy. Kids were tired after the last day of their six week and mountain was crowded so we called it. Cars parked maybe 150 yards before the stop sign.

Hats off to Gore. Even with all those cars, it never felt crowded until we came down to the base around 12:30. Tomorrow we are going to park at ski bowl and do a few runs and then head home after 9 awesome days straight of skiing and family memories.

Over the nine-day period we had two different family friends come by and now my retired inlaws, who are staying a few more days after we head down. Fun.

 

[NorEaster27]

Sounds like a great day Dom, 46er this morning was powder bliss, sags was a bit chopped but still fun. Echo before the race closer was amazing and the rest of the lower main mountain was really good. Also did first run down the blue at the bowl was very good. Went with a buddy of mine who hasn’t skied in a few years and he was exhausted

 

[Dmoss]

Skiing good today at Gore. Rumor was groomed but I didn't hit it as my warm up on Lies was pretty icy around 10:30 and I am 9 days past a ski tune Uncas was really, really nice - first time skiing it this season; the snow was packed powder, same as Headwaters and Twister was running and nicer than Topridge which was fine but a bit scrapy. Kids were tired after the last day of their six week and mountain was crowded so we called it. Cars parked maybe 150 yards before the stop sign.

Hats off to Gore. Even with all those cars, it never felt crowded until we came down to the base around 12:30. Tomorrow we are going to park at ski bowl and do a few runs and then head home after 9 awesome days straight of skiing and family memories.

Over the nine-day period we had two different family friends come by and now my retired inlaws, who are staying a few more days after we head down. Fun.

9 days of skiing, well done! We had a great week as well, thanks to all the Gore staff for making it happen! Mother nature threw us a curve ball early in the week but they kept the conditions top notch, and we closed out the week on a high note! We were at 4 out of 6 days on the hill and everyone seemed to break down this morning so decided not to get the 5th day in

 

[x10003q]

Gore called it 10 inches and that seems reasonable to me. It was very nice snow, it got denser as the day went on. At one point we were getting graupel. The skiing was good! I was surprised at how well the new snow bonded with the coral below. I never went above the North Chair.

One unfortunate thing, at opening @Duck and I were on the second chair (AE2) and a guy asked if he could ride with us. I guess he was looking for an opportunity, he spent the 10 min ride telling me that NYSB was bad for Gore. He made it clear that people like me "from NYC" were really at the root of many of Gore's problems.

I've made my share of mistakes, and I made some today. Still, in all my years of skiing and writing about the mountain I'd never had a negative exchange with a stranger at Gore. I tried not to take it too seriously but it was a harsh start to a great snowy day.

To bad you had to deal with this clown on your first run and EFF him. You have to love the ignorance of blaming you for other issues and then the lack of an answer about what you should do. Futhering his clown image, Gore is the most underutilized 500 acre ski area in the East. What a maroon.

NYSB was the best thing ever to happen at Gore/NYS skiing. Never question how much NYSB adds to all of our skiing experiences. This place is awesome.

 

[SudsNBumps]

Damn I had fun today!