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If #18 is true, isn't the pro really a con???
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From: Vermont Skiing Discussion and Snow Reports
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Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 11:00 AM
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Subject: [SKIVT-L] Top 20 NY ski areas
With a little time on my hands, and still feeling good about those
Cubbies, I decided to rank NY ski areas. This list is prioritized for
people that want challenging runs and trees. I'm curious to hear what
others think of this ranking.
I couldn't pick a #1 because Hunter, Whiteface and Gore are all so
different from each other.
1. Whiteface. Pros: 3,000 vert, Olympic town with many diversions,
long runs Cons: Expensive, little tree skiing, bad exposure, not much
natural snow
1. Hunter. Pros: gigantic snowmaking ! system, lots of bumps,
challenging Hunter West, good vertical Cons: crowds, hyper NY vibe, no
tree skiing, little natural snow, no town nearby
1. Gore. Pros: scenic, sort of feels like northern VT, a few glades
including unique Twister glade. Cons: jerky ski patrol, too many blue
cruisers, no town nearby
4. Windham. Pros: 1600 vert, lots of snowmaking Cons: no tree skiing,
not many bumps either
5. Holiday Valley. Pros: much diversity with bumps, glades and
cruisers, mellow clientele, 200" snowfall, good value, interesting town.
Cons: jerky ski patrol, there's only so much you can do with 750 vert.
6. Greek Peak. Pros: variety of runs with cruisers, bumps and a couple
of glades. Cons: Decrepit base facilities, ugly powerlines, nothing
very challenging.
7. Plattekill. Pros: inexpensive, amazingly uncrowded, no patrol
hassles, many steep runs, ski wherever you want Cons: little
snowmaking, disgusting food, much pebble! s and crumbly rocks, mud/clay in
parking lot hard to remove from car, slopes face southeast
8. Belleayre. Pros: reasonably priced, not too crowded. Cons: not
very challenging, runs are all very similar, very limited tree skiing,
1400 vert skis like 600 vert
9. McCauley. Pros: cheap, interesting mix with bumps and trees (on and
off map), claim to receive 300" snowfall. Cons: 600 vert, swarms of
snowmobiles in the area
10. Labrador. Pros: I heard it's a decent 700 vert hill.
11. Toggenburg. see comments for Labrador
12. West. Pros: 1000 vert Cons: looks pretty boring from Northway
13. Snow Ridge. Pros: 230" snowfall, according to Nelsap.org it has
some interesting runs. Cons: 400 vert
14. Titus. Pros: cheap, decent natural snowfall, long season Cons:
boring, very poor use of 1200 vert
15. Song. Pros: looks OK from I81
16. Kissing Bridge. Pros: lots of runs, decent natural snowfall
Cons: 500 vert
17. Bristol. Pros: nice base facilities Cons: how could they throw
away 1200 ft of vert? jerky ski patrol, no trees, only a few icy bumps,
yuck
18. Willard. Pros: Guido used to patrol here, no?
19. Swain. Pros: OK if you live nearby
20. Oak. Pros: cheap, got state aid to buy chairlift and some
snowmaking
I realize I have omitted Hickory (not open very often) and semi-private
areas like Holimont and Hunts Hollow.
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