Gunstock Mountain, NH: 2/17/10

Between my real job and being chained to the NY Ski Blog Weatherdesk, I haven’t had much flexibility this year. I’ve had weekends with my girls in the Catskills, but haven’t really scored any powder yet this season. That was about to change.

Gunstock Mountain Road.

I’d been watching yesterday’s storm since the end of last week, and at first, it looked like the brunt of it would hit Vermont. Yesterday, it shifted east and put northern New Hampshire in the bullseye. Last night, after 7 hours of white-knuckle driving through the storm, I pulled over for the night in Concord, NH.

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The Hudson Trail (Circa 1952)

The Hudson Trail

“The photo of the Hudson trail above was taken in the early 50s by my father LeRoy Bishop. He was the photographer of the family. Skier in the photo was his brother, my uncle Roderick Bishop. Rod was the younger and the better skier.

I always liked that top section of the Hudson trail.

I started skiing on the rope tows at the bottom of Old Gore when I was 8 years old, in 1956. Our family went skiing every Sunday all winter in fair or foul weather. We had a whole group of families from Glens Falls that skied there all the time.”


Photo and text courtesy Peter Bishop

Neve on the Hill

On New Years Eve 2009, Neve Fox strode confidently out onto the hill for the first time. Led by her instructor and her mom Zelda, she made her way up the Bear Cub slope.

Ski Day 1

BJ, Gore Mountain instructor extraordinaire, explained the basics of stance, high-five, snow angels and all the other skills crucial to becoming a top-flight skier.

first lesson

Over the course of the next month, teacher and student worked together tirelessly, to develop Neve’s technique, style and enthusiasm.

baby steps

By mid-January she was riding the Bear Cub Poma all by herself.

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