Gore Mountain Conditions

[Ethan Snow]

Good to be back on the Forum. I too had an excelent day yesterday. I have a ski3 so this has not been my first day at Gore by any means, but it was my first day skiing with the family. The plan was to park at the ski bowl because I anticipated it to be very busy and I was correct. We parked right next to the lodge at 8:15. I knew we were in the right place as soon as I saw a guy who resembled Hotdog Hans setting up wind chimes made out of ski poles that he was selling. He was also selling some other artistic ski decor, as well as some used equipment. This legendary individual, whose real name I don't actually know, can be seen standing in the background in one of NorEaster27's photos above. I had a nice chat with him mid-day when we returned to the lodge for lunch. He claimed there were around 7,000 people at the mountain on Saturday.

Because I was with the fam, they pretty much wanted to hit everything, so I ended up skiing every area on the mountain in spite of the crowds. A couple weeks ago when we had the snow storm, I spent the entire day between ski bowl and Burnt Ridge, and there was plenty to be had there. I will have to say Gore does a good job of accommodating crowds. The mountain never felt overwhelmingly busy. I could be wrong but I feel like Saturday 3 weeks ago after the snow was even busier.

The Rumor was nice. Firm but somehow edgible which made it slightly frightening, but still controllable.

 

[Cork]

Damn I had fun today!

I saw you many times, so an I confirm that!

 

[NorEaster27]

Good to be back on the Forum. I too had an excelent day yesterday. I have a ski3 so this has not been my first day at Gore by any means, but it was my first day skiing with the family. The plan was to park at the ski bowl because I anticipated it to be very busy and I was correct. We parked right next to the lodge at 8:15. I knew we were in the right place as soon as I saw a guy who resembled Hotdog Hans setting up wind chimes made out of ski poles that he was selling. He was also selling some other artistic ski decor, as well as some used equipment. This legendary individual, whose real name I don't actually know, can be seen standing in the background in one of NorEaster27's photos above. I had a nice chat with him mid-day when we returned to the lodge for lunch. He claimed there were around 7,000 people at the mountain on Saturday.

Because I was with the fam, they pretty much wanted to hit everything, so I ended up skiing every area on the mountain in spite of the crowds. A couple weeks ago when we had the snow storm, I spent the entire day between ski bowl and Burnt Ridge, and there was plenty to be had there. I will have to say Gore does a good job of accommodating crowds. The mountain never felt overwhelmingly busy. I could be wrong but I feel like Saturday 3 weeks ago after the snow was even busier. View attachment 13381

The Rumor was nice. Firm but somehow edgible which made it slightly frightening, but still controllable.

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I’ve seen him hang that on the vent a few times this year when I started from the bowl. Good vibes

 

[TomCat]

Great conditions all around today.

Tom

 

[Frk]

Great conditions all around today.

Tom

I also had a great time. It’s amazing how well gore skis with natural snow. I finally skied lower stelheig with new entrance. It’s awful. It’s an elevator chute groomed to a hockey rink including the original head wall. Why? This trail skis best with natural snow,minimal snowmaking below the head wall, and no grooming. Then, it’s like skiing northern Vermont.

 

[Hulk0005]

How late in the season does gore usually stay open? Any estimates for this year ?

 

[Harvey]

You're kind of asking us to predict the weather for the next month. No more snowmaking, or not much, so how long will it take to melt?

Guess from memory, earliest closes maybe mid-March, latest maybe mid-late April?

Has Gore ever made it to May? I'd be surprised.

 

[Alfredeneumann]

I also had a great time. It’s amazing how well gore skis with natural snow. I finally skied lower stelheig with new entrance. It’s awful. It’s an elevator chute groomed to a hockey rink including the original head wall. Why? This trail skis best with natural snow,minimal snowmaking below the head wall, and no grooming. Then, it’s like skiing northern Vermont.

Agreed. Now it’s just another trail.
Keep Gore Weird.

 

[SudsNBumps]

I skied Steilhang yesterday and wanted to take back everything bad I said about it. I asked Duck if he wanted to ski it today and he didn't so neither did I. I think they need to figure out a way to keep that chute from being an elevator shaft but...I thought it was kind of cool and a creepy vibe in the same way. It was a bluebird day but it is definitely dark on the trail. The top and bottom had real nice snow. Visibility was tough. IDK jury is still out with me. Today was another fun day.

 

[tirolski]

It was a bluebird day but it is definitely dark on the trail. The top and bottom had real nice snow. Visibility was tough. IDK jury is still out with me. Today was another fun day.

It’s called the dark side for some reason, just saying.