Random NYSkiBlog Stuff That You Might Not Care About

[XTski]

In our directory of NY Ski Areas:

New York Ski Areas and Resorts

More lift-served ski areas than any other state.

nyskiblog.com

We have these sections that made sense to me when I did it. I knew it wasn't perfect:

Adirondacks
Catskills
Tug Hill
Downstate NY
Central NY
Western NY

Brownski and I have duked it out over how to organize the sections and also over WHERE to put Catamount. He says putting Cat Downstate ain't right. We could change Downstate to Hudson Valley and maybe include Maple.

IMO The rest of the sections don't change (Adk Cats Tug Central and Western) except as possibly discussed above.

Anyway. What do you think about Catamount. Do they go in the Catskills? Other ideas, create a Capital District or rename Downstate, to HV.

Nice work guys! Catamount is under 40 minutes from the town of Catskill so Catskills works for me

 

[gorgonzola]

where does upstate begin?

 

[Harvey]

where does upstate begin?

Bring it! So jealous of TGR!

I'm starting to think Ski Areas near NYC isn't so bad.

Ski Areas near NYC

Perfect for attracting new skiers.

nyskiblog.com

 

[Ripitz]

I always considered North of Albany to be upstate. Here in Fishkill, people from the city say we’re upstate. Catamount may be on par with the Catskill areas and latitudinaly equal but it’s in the Taconics which are very different.

 

[Brownski]

I always considered North of Albany to be upstate. Here in Fishkill, people from the city say we’re upstate.

A lot of people from upstate think “upstate” means “north of me”. It doesn’t. It’s a region. It’s basically NYS other then NYC, LI and some portion of the northern suburbs and/or exburbs of NYC. Where you draw the line is the question. There is a school of thought that the word connotes certain cultural quirks as well. If we’re gonna solve this it’s going to require it’s own thread though. These are big questions.

 

[Tjf1967]

Upstate new York is above Glenn's falls.

 

[Harvey]

A lot of people from upstate think “upstate” means “north of me”.

Sig-ish.

 

[Campgottagopee]

Upstate new York is above Glenn's falls.

DEC has a line. Anything north of the thruway is considered the northern zone. North of rt 17 to the thruway is central, and south of 17 is southern.

 

[Brownski]

DEC has a line. Anything north of the thruway is considered the northern zone. North of rt 17 to the thruway is central, and south of 17 is southern.

I love you bro but I don’t think you understand the question

 

[Campgottagopee]

I love you bro but I don’t think you understand the question

I think I do but disagree with your assessment. I didn't read back but replied to TJ, which we were basically saying the same thing. I was confirming his comment with actual data, no?