Upper Hudson Railroad

Posted on by Harvey

With a rainy day on tap (and more in the forecast to follow), we decided to get tickets and ride the Upper Hudson Railway from North Creek to Riparius.

Upper Hudson Railroad Locomotive

We started our day at the North Creek Farmers Market Brunch with a stellar meal accompanied by the music of Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip.

Then we headed over to the depot to buy our tickets and climb aboard. The grand old lady sounds like a bit of a grinder and she sits idling at the station. And with more than two hours allotted for the 16 mile trip to Riverside station and back, don’t expect modern efficient transport.

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Tagged: Adirondacks, Ski Life6 Comments

Belleayre, Gore and Whiteface: Perfect Together?

Posted on by NYSkiBlog

If you spent time in New York this year, it was impossible to escape talk of budget crisis, extender bills, furloughs and park closures.

New York's Ski Areas - Circa 1973
New York’s Ski Areas – Circa 1973

Finding ways to streamline state government should be a top priority of our officials. One way might be to combine Belleayre with Whiteface and Gore under the ORDA umbrella.

Tagged: Belleayre, Catskills, Gore Mountain, ORDA, Whiteface

Whiteface Olympic Ski Courses (1980)

Posted on by NYSkiBlog

Most New York skiers know that Whiteface was the Olympic mountain in 1980, but many haven’t actually considered which runs were used for specific events. It’s logical to assume that Cloudspin and Skyward were used for the Olympic Downhill courses, but beyond that many are vague on the details.

Whiteface Olympic Courses

We were given permission to use this post card from the 1980 Winter Olympic Games that were held in Lake Placid and at Whiteface. It came with no description. We thought it would be a simple matter to match the graphic up with a current Whiteface trail map to determine what trails had been used for each event.

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Tagged: Adirondacks, ORDA, Whiteface14 Comments