rgrwilco

Not only top, but potential to be the ONLY trip report this season.

Yeah they have improved snowmaking past few years. Not up to par with surrounding hills but it's something.

Just need them to last until Saturday. After that it's whatever.

If I'm going to drive 100 miles for freedom park, might as well double the distance for way more than double the trail.

Forecast updated, a few days of decent production around the 18th...than marginal overnight temps through New Years.

If they are open Friday I may have to go. I can't imagine not getting at Least one day on snow before Christmas.

This thread is about hunter not the Belleayre. And that development won't happen for probably another ten years, if ever. It was submitted over ten years ago and was just approved.

Wait. That screenshot is from iOS 6...I doubt that forecast is for this year. It can't be. iOS 6?

Accuweather says no cold until January. Some pressure system staying in place keeping the jet stream pulling up warmth. Guess I have to drive up north for some WROD.

wow really? guess blue just priced me out. hopefully some liftopia deals.

Probably. But each time I went last season (6 times) and the season before, (at least 10) it was listed as open online and at the lodge, but not running at all. I love the place but im totally over having to take two lifts to ride the whole mountain. If I was a skier I probably wouldn't care. Hopefully one season they can get it going during the week, and when they can make they promise, my friends and family, and myself, will become pass holders and start spending money there again.

hopefully peak resorts can get the old expansion plan going again. 2000' vert in the Catskills would be fun.

Hey KC if you still are in contact with anyone there, tell them to unblock me on social media so I can read their lies about all lifts running, even though everyone knows the longhaul isn't doing shit.

Just snagged one. looking forward to heading up.

Those lifts are definitely sketchy. Maybe they should have bought a few less snow guns. The snowmaking seems overkill there.

Looks like it. It's way out there in ny. 5 and a half hours from south jersey.

Why the hell is swain on this.

No one i work with cares about this crap so maybe you guys would like to see some snowy photos. A friend of mine was staying a week at smuggs and invited me up. The only catch was that I only had one day off, which meant a day trip was in order. Lucky for me I love to drive. I left southern jersey around midnight-ish, and pushed north with a phone full of podcasts. I made great time, except for when I realized google maps was going to try and take me through the notch. Not being familiar with the Lake champlain area, maps ended up trying to get me on a ferry, which doesn't run when the lake is frozen over. Thanks Obama. I got around the lake, got through burlington, and continued on. I got to smuggs around sunrise, and took a long nap. Met up with my friend for first chair. The chairs were super old and super slow, but it was all good. The snow was great. We played in doc's glades for a few hours to warm up, than decided to do some hiking. We caught a left off the top of sterling, and had a quick safety meeting. A few moments later we were staring down some amazing powder filled, pretty wide open chutes. Rode until right before close. I took another nap in my car, maybe a few hours, than drove home. Smuggs is fantastic but they need at least one high speed lift. The vert is tall, and the lifts a tad too long. It felt like we didnt get many runs in because of that. However, the off trail stuff at smuggs is pretty epic.

Once I stayed overnight at bear creek with some friends and a group. Free tubing tickets. Never tuned, so I why the hell not. The runs were icy as hell and almost every person went into the net. Reading the details, i can see why and how this played out as it did.

pm'd

Well, that sucks.

I went. It was fun. Good snow. Not much on west side open though. I haven't been since 2005 so it was cool to go back. The place definitely felt smaller than I remember. It sucks that they can't follow through with their old expansion plans as the place could be huge if the government would allow that land swap. That's my feeling on the Catskills in general. The mountains are huge and they are so close to nyc, I can't believe none of the larger mountains were developed. (Yes I know bearpen sort of was). Clouds started to roll in which turned to rain. On the road out I decided to check out kaaterskill falls, which was borderline stupid since the trail was sheer ice. Somehow it was warmer in the Catskills than the Poconos and north jersey, as the temperature dropped and snow started as soon as I crossed the border, and mountain creek reported a powder day.

Makes sense. I just wish they would have addressed the issue at hand (stop lying). I always complemented them before making a statement about the lift

Noticed today montage blocked me on Instagram. I assume it is because I keep asking about the long haul when they claim all lifts and trails open. I recommend this place to everyone. Too bad.

All this timberline talk... The old timberline trail was awesome. I miss it dearly.