Recent content by Boardhappy

Had I only know about the 12 buck lift tickets.... it would have definitely taken the sting off! Thanks for the tip. Right now my boyfriend refuses to go back to that mountain, ever...but I figure he'll forget eventually.

What a relief after a day at Whiteface. Sunday at Gore Mountain was relatively uncrowded, and snowing on and off after about noon. Monday was completely empty, snowing in the morning, warm and gloriously sunny in the afternoon. The top of the mountain and the Topridge section of the mountain...

After the snow all week, I was looking for a solid day on the slopes, even at the top of the mountain. I was very disappointed. It was super windy, very icy, and crowded. I was hit twice by mildly out of control patrons, but it was so crowded in certain parts, there was nowhere for them to...

I also have very distinct memories of the various incarnations of skiing. I do believe nostalgia is a wonderful thing as it tends to erase all those bad ski day memories, and only leave the good warm fuzzy ones, and some of those bad ones actually morph into good days somehow! I remember...

Sunday was windy in the morning, tapering off in the afternoon. The slopes were fair on the bottom mountain, better on the North face, and icy up top. Fairview was the only truly icy slope on the lower mountain, it had about 2 inches of powder over a slopewide sheet of glare ice. This was...

Was up there the 15th and 16th, and indeed the the glare ice, by days end, was treacherous. Each morning, the grooming and snowmaking made for a few good runs, but much of the mountain, both up and down, has a solid base of pure ice. Meant to go to see the band. Couldn't motivate group after...