It's Time to Ski New York

[tirolski]

The lowest hanging fruit is CNY:
I will be watching the weather religiously, but would appreciate CNY peeps contributing to this thread to help me plan and pull the trigger. As much as possible, I want to hit them when there is new snow.

It would likely be two nights to ski Lab and Song and Skaneateles. Lodging recs welcome too. Is Gatherings in Cortland still open?

It’d be good to ski ya at Song and Lab. Both have night skiing.
I’ve yet to ski Skan but it looks like a fun bump on a nice east facing valley.
Song’s usually closed Mondays so if ya time it correctly ya can get at fresh on Tuesdays sometimes.
Lake effect bands wobble & are sometimes hard to predict.
I usually do most all my skiing at Song/Lab midweek from after The Holidays until the season's over.

 

[Scoobert]

(Finishing) the house has added some complication to this project.

But I still want to accomplish a lot this winter. The lowest hanging fruit is CNY:

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I will be watching the weather religiously, but would appreciate CNY peeps contributing to this thread to help me plan and pull the trigger. As much as possible, I want to hit them when there is new snow.

It would likely be two nights to ski Lab and Song and Skaneateles. Lodging recs welcome too. Is Gatherings in Cortland still open?

I'd probably hit Val Bialas as a day trip, if @Robert would meet me.

Harvey, did you get an Indy Pass this year? If so you should hit Caz as well.

 

[Harvey]

Harvey, did you get an Indy Pass this year? If so you should hit Caz as well.

I'll ski Caz pass or no.

Will you ski it with me?

 

[Scoobert]

Will you ski it with me?

I'd be happy to! Keep me in the loop on your schedule.

I should tell you that I'm not a true Caz local. I had never been before last season.

 

[Harvey]

What are the rules for skiing? When can the public ski? Or who do I talk to about getting a pass?

@Scoobert if you could keep me in the loop about when Caz is really in, I'd appreciate it!

Same with Val Bialas.

 

[Scoobert]

What are the rules for skiing? When can the public ski? Or who do I talk to about getting a pass?

They open Sat/Sun 9-4. Members and Indy pass holders only. They did one weekend open to the public last year. Not sure if that's a regular event. Members and Indy pass holders can bring +1s.

@Scoobert if you could keep me in the loop about when Caz is really in, I'd appreciate it!

Can do. The CNY LE machine can make for happy days.

 

[raisingarizona]

That A frame at Caz looks sick for apres beers.

 

[tirolski]

For several years my goal has been to ski every ski area in NY. After Jan 1, this will be a more realistic goal.

Camillus

Thought of @jamesdeluxe when I read this piece about another local bump.

Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Conquering East Hill in Camillus, NY - SnowBrains

Spring 1975, Camillus, NY — Sitting in my high school lunchroom, I kept hearing classmates talk about Ski Club trips to nearby mountains and church outings to Vermont. Everyone seemed to be having a blast, and since I didn’t ski, I felt left out. That spring, I made up my mind: I was going to...

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