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  4. Skison 20/21?

    in General Chat

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    On 8/30/2020 at 11:38 AM, Ride Delaware ? said:

    For crowds to be dispersed, the gondola may be necessary, but without the gondola, I think you just have to ski it like before. Rely on the Superchief, Lift 7, and Tomahawk. It’s annoying having to transfer multiple lifts and not be completely high speed, but it is workable. I haven’t been since they installed it, so it could ski differently than before. Have crowds increased since ORDA took over and offered a 3 pass? I haven’t kept up on NY Ski Blog. He usually posts those numbers at the end of the year.

    Here’s those numbers. Last years haven’t been posted yet.

    https://nyskiblog.com/orda-skier-visits/

    We updated this tonight from the annual report. ORDA is inconsistent in how they report numbers and this year gave no revenue for any of the mountains.

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  5. Jay

    in Other Mountains

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    Got back about an hour ago and still hummin with alpenglow on the brain after 4 days of steeze in the NEK...

     

    We were at Jay at the same time. It was my first time there, and it did not disappoint. I had the time of my life.

     

    Moe.. I'm going to post your video in our forum thread, hope that's ok:

     

    Northeast Ski Bloggers Summit at Jay Peak

     

     

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    Riverc0il on Exhibition

  7. Plattekill High Speed Lift?

    in Other Mountains

    Posted

    Nice to see you posting on here Harv. From the hint I'm guessing Big Tupper? They look to be in good shape and not that old. Go Lazlo! I never understand why people will go to Belleayre when they could go right down the road to Plattekill for better terrain, less crowds, and a great vibe. Love the lodge.

    It is hard to get there from PA. There is no real direct route. But once you get there it's worth it.

     

    Thanks for the welcome trackbiker.

     

    Your quess is correct - BT it is. Laszlo has been buying what he can from them for the last few years.

     

    As far as the extra distance to Plattekill ... from our place in flatlander central it's maybe 20 or 30 mins past Bell. This past season, on 12/5

  9. Plattekill High Speed Lift?

    in Other Mountains

    Posted

    Hmm... We are more of PA folk down here... Some Greek Peak regulars, but not many... Which ski area? Did one recently go to NELSAP? Or are these older pipes from a ski area upgrading?

     

    It was once NELSAP, and may well be again.

     

    Those are tower guns, being sold to raise cash, with no replacements lined up.

  10. Plattekill High Speed Lift?

    in Other Mountains

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    I agree with GSS, I'm sure a high speed lift is not on the top of their priority list. They added snowmaking last year and in spite of good snow the last two years I would think that adding more snowmaking would be a priority before adding a high speed lift. They're only open Friday thru Sunday except during holiday periods.

     

    Trackbiker is right about this. Lazlo is buying up as much snowmaking gear as he can afford. He sent us these pics at the end of April:

     

    http://forum.nyskiblog.com/Plattekill-Conditions-tp2150831p2862417.html

     

    (Guess the NY ski area they came from.)

     

    The owner and his family took a trip to Jay Peak after Plattekill closed this year. He said he has tram envy after that trip. A great guy competing against state run ski areas that give tickets away. Support him and make a trip to Plattekill next season. Great terrain and great vibe. Here's a link to his Jay Peak blog:

    Lazlo's Jay Peak Report

     

    Thanks for the link trackbiker. Laz actually posted 3 blog entries from Jay Peak and they were really entertaining. The guy's a mad dog - he banged them out on an iPhone. Plus, if you've seen him on skis - he's a total ripper. Support Plattekill. It rocks.

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