Plattekill Conditions

Storm Skiing Journal mentioned the Platty Reciprocal agreements for this season so I went and checked it out.

Although I'm not getting a pass this year with the newborn, next year when my older kid is 4, having free days or discounts at Peter, Shawnee, The Creek and Big Snow is a huge value add on for me.

Well done Platty, this makes the season pass a much more attractive option.
 
Here's the NY recips:

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Perhaps since skiing at Belleayre was a bust, there were a few paragraphs devoted to Plattekill at the end of this article.

November 22, 2023
midhudsonnews.com

Ski Column: Mission Aborted - Mid Hudson News

by Albert Neubert I was supposed to write about my first experience on snow this season when I went to Belleayre last Friday after management announced they would be open to the general public following their Thursday season opener which was only for pass holders. Instead, as Robert Burns, the...
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Keeping up with off-season improvements, Plattekill, the fiercely independent ski area on the western side of the Catskills and with the tag line, “Keeping it Real,” made a number of upgrades. I had a chance to speak recently with Laszlo Vajtay, who, along with his wife, Danielle, own and operate the ski area, and he told me that he has been focused on expanding terrain for lower level skiers and snowboarders. The ski area has some of the best steep skiing and riding anywhere in the east but has been short on green circle level terrain and snowmaking on the terrain that is there. That will start to change this winter with the newly widened “I Think I Can” and the “Rascal Flats” trails, the latter of which was added last season but both now will be under the guns to ensure coverage. They are served by the Triple chair and accessed from the summit using the Powder Puff novice trail.

Vajtay also said that the long and beautiful Overlook trail on the double chair side of the ski area is also slated for snowmaking and widening in the near future. Overlook is rated a green circle but has a bit of a challenging first third to it that I recommended only for more advanced novice skiers and snowboarders. When those improvements are made it will be a very welcome addition to that side of the trail network.

Additional improvements include more wrap around decking on the base lodge, which retains its old school charm and coziness. That lodge is like wearing a warm blanket on a frigid winter day but when the sun is out and there is no wind, the deck is the place to be. The rental shop has been expanded and the railing to the steps to the get up to the Triple chair extended to make it easier to make the climb in snowy conditions. Also new for this season and is really revolutionary for Plattekill is that season pass purchasers will have full or discounted access to 25 partner resorts. That’s a way for an independent and family run operation to better compete with the multi-ski area pass products like the Epic, Indy and Ikon passes among others now available.
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Been trying to come to grips with the new logo all evening!
 
I'm guessing they want to get the website up now, even if they don't have all the details done.
 
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