Serious Snowmaking at Hunter Mountain

Posted on by Harvey

I’ve been invited to ski Hunter. Last time I was there, I was definitely an intermediate, so it should be interesting to see what I can do on Hunter West.

This is a perfect time to go to Hunter. It’s been incredibly cold, and Hunter Mountain snowmaking capacity is legendary. Here’s an excerpt from a TR on AlpineZone:

“They are pounding the hell out of the mountain. Clairs has every single gun on, and then some. Highlands is on. Park had all the guns on all day. K27’s on, Belt, Broadway, Ike, Gun Hill and Minya all had guns randomly go on and off throughout the day. Racer’s needs snow, but I think the wind is probably the reason they aren’t making it there. The oscillating Super Polecat on Broadway looks nice, as do the other new Polecats…”

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Tagged: Catskills, Hunter1 Comment

Gold Parking at Gore Mountain

Posted on by Harvey

I skied Gore this past weekend. I had a chance to see the paid parking in action, and I wanted to layout my thoughts. You may or may not know, I was very vocal about this plan last year. I felt that adding fees after the pass deadline wasn’t fair. A passholder, unhappy with the new setup, had no option at that point, but to accept it.

I also felt that it was bad timing. The economy was in freefall. People were afraid that their jobs and their way of life, were in jeopardy

Finally, the way the pricing was structured – it hit the passholders the hardest. There was no bulk discount or pass, and for a family like us…we were looking at another $300 a year.

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Tagged: Adirondacks, Gore Mountain10 Comments