Early last week, Jason and I were comparing notes about skiing on Thursday because it looked like a sunny day with above-freezing temps before the likely gully washer forecast for Friday and Saturday. He was planning on Belleayre while my wife and I were headed up to Central New York for the first time in six years and decided on using our Indy Passes at Greek Peak. We got the better end of the deal as the Catskills stayed cold and overcast while upstate cleared up, hit 40 degrees, and had soft, pleasant conditions more appropriate for late March than early January.
Arriving at 10:15 after a three-hour drive, here's Greek's lower pitch alongside the creek:
Although I counted 75 cars in the parking lot, it was a complete private-ski-area experience: no one on the trails and ski-on chairs. Since it was my first day this season (and her first day in several years), we warmed up with the mellow groomers on the far looker's left. Mars Hill:
The snow was springtime perfect:
Aresthusa Way:
The glades were also in nice shape and easy to rip down at full speed. Alsos had the best snow so I did it four times:
The bottom of Lift 5: the green light is gone
Heading back to the main sector via Poseidon:
Lower Electra's power line, famed in song and story:
Lift 4: infamous for dripping grease on ski coats back in the day:
I always loved the Greek theme.
As I've grumbled before -- while the graphic treatment of the rounded ridgeline in the current logo in the pic above is topographically accurate, its corporate feel leaves people cold. They should revert back to the inspired original.
Following our classic northeastern (spring) ski day, we finished with late-afternoon beers and vittles at Trax pub:
What continues to fascinate about Greek Peak -- mentioned by @EMSC in his February 2022 report -- is the odd sensation of destination-visit accoutrements (hotel, water park, four-season activities) tacked onto a resolutely old-school ski area with lifts and base infrastructure from the 1960s and 70s. That said; they deserve props for the solid grooming, investments in snowmaking, and a pleasant pub/restaurant on the second floor of the base lodge. I'll certainly go back later this season to cash in my second Indy Pass ticket.
Arriving at 10:15 after a three-hour drive, here's Greek's lower pitch alongside the creek:
Although I counted 75 cars in the parking lot, it was a complete private-ski-area experience: no one on the trails and ski-on chairs. Since it was my first day this season (and her first day in several years), we warmed up with the mellow groomers on the far looker's left. Mars Hill:
The snow was springtime perfect:
Aresthusa Way:
The glades were also in nice shape and easy to rip down at full speed. Alsos had the best snow so I did it four times:
The bottom of Lift 5: the green light is gone
Heading back to the main sector via Poseidon:
Lower Electra's power line, famed in song and story:
Lift 4: infamous for dripping grease on ski coats back in the day:
I always loved the Greek theme.
As I've grumbled before -- while the graphic treatment of the rounded ridgeline in the current logo in the pic above is topographically accurate, its corporate feel leaves people cold. They should revert back to the inspired original.
Following our classic northeastern (spring) ski day, we finished with late-afternoon beers and vittles at Trax pub:
What continues to fascinate about Greek Peak -- mentioned by @EMSC in his February 2022 report -- is the odd sensation of destination-visit accoutrements (hotel, water park, four-season activities) tacked onto a resolutely old-school ski area with lifts and base infrastructure from the 1960s and 70s. That said; they deserve props for the solid grooming, investments in snowmaking, and a pleasant pub/restaurant on the second floor of the base lodge. I'll certainly go back later this season to cash in my second Indy Pass ticket.
