Lift Vertical at Gore Mountain

I’ve been thinking about the Gore Mountain vertical drop by lift. The longest lifts are not my favorites.

For me High Peaks and Straightbrook are probably tied for first for my needs. North Chair is slow and it helps keeps the Tahawas woods fresh.

Topridge serves some great terrain. Topridge itself is steep and long. The run under the Topridge chair — High Pines — is an awesome, fun irregularly soft bumped dream. In fact Gore has three great under the chair runs High Pines, Dark Side and Double Barrel. Any day where you ski all three is a great day.

Gore Mountain lifts

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Gore Mountain, NY: 2/23/09

It snowed lightly all night. I couldn’t figure out how it was snowing, as the stars were out, but it did. We got another two inches; Gore called it an inch.

Ski Lodge

I’ve seen the parking lot empty at 7:45 and I’ve seen the lodge empty at 7:50. But I’ve never seen the Gondi…with the light green and no one in line. It took me 5 mins to get ready…I was the first one on, all by myself. Completely alone for two runs at the bottom.

Northwoods Gondola

Everything was groomed out and again the wind was loading up the sides of the lower mountain trails with anywhere from 2 – 6″ of windblown snow. Aside from the occasional trek from one side of a trail to the other, conditions were carvy.

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Gore Mountain, NY: 2/22/09

It started snowing around midnight last night. Two inches fell overnight, and it snowed all day. As of now, 4pm, Gore’s posting 7″ – I’ll use that as my number. Still snowing although the radar seems to be showing the end of it. NWS is still calling for 2-4 more.

Chatiemac Tree Skiing

Dark Side Liftline was primo.

It was warmer this morning, in the 20s. I left the cabin earlier as the Gondi went live yesterday at 8:05. Today it went offat 7:50. Soft snow and no skiers. My second Gondi run at 8:15 I was all alone in the cabin that claims Gore had the first ski patrol in the US.

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