Gore Mountain Passholder Decisions

With ORDA budget issues looming and the early pass deadlines near, Gore passholders are weighing their options. For some Gore skiers, central Vermont is an enticing option that isn’t that much further than the southern Adirondacks.

Gore vs Killington

I thought it would be interesting to look at the numbers for Gore and Killington. I’m using Killington because it’s relatively close. And Kmart is loaded with some of the specific things that Gore skiers crave … operating budget, snowfall, and snowmaking.

This is not to imply that the mountains are comparable. They aren’t. Comparing Gore to Killington is like comparing Hickory to Gore. This is about looking at the pros and cons of spending more and driving farther to ski in Vermont.

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NCPR Adirondack Ski Wrapup 09/10

Excerpted from North Country Public Radio:

As ski center managers in the Adirondacks close the books on another winter season, some are reporting an increase in skier visits and revenue. Others say they’ve had about the same or fewer numbers of visitors compared to last year. Chris Knight looks back on the winter of 2009-2010, including one of the biggest success stories of the winter – the reopening of two smaller, community-centered ski areas:

The largest ski areas in the Adirondacks, Gore Mountain in North Creek and Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington, both of which are run by the state Olympic Regional Development Authority, did not see an increase in skier visits this winter.

In fact, Gore Mountain Manager Mike Pratt said he’s expecting to end the season with about 15,000 fewer skier visits than last winter. “Between winter starting late, missing out on the Thanksgiving holiday and high winds that kept us closed on New Year’s Sunday, there was a big hole that was dug early in the season,” Pratt said. “Mid-week Christmas was great and from the second weekend in January on has been really good.”

More from NCPR here:

http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15464/small-ski-areas-thrive-in-sluggish-season

Gore Mtn, NY: 4/2 – 4/4/10

With weather reports of sunshine and temps in the mid seventies, I told my boss I needed to take a sick day.  I had Spring Fever.

Summit View

The skiing on Friday was stupendous. We stayed on the upper mountain all day, lapping the trails off Straightbrook, including the Straightbrook Glade, and the Dark Side, all of which skied well on and off-piste.

Lies had been groomed and skied like butter. The bumps on Rumor were perfect. The snow in the woods was very dirty and rotten, but as it got skied, it got better.

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