News on the Expansion Plans

[Harvey44]

Check out the site today...photo of some new lift parts.

Not sure of exactly what I'm looking at.

http://goremountain.com/mountain/photos.cfm

 

[twinplanx]

Pataki has been great for both Gore and Whiteface, I hope our new gov will be as good.

The Rail system from Saratoga to North Creek seems like a waste to me, hope I'm wrong.

So what's the deal w/ this rail system? Gas was a bit cheaper 2 yrs ago...don't think I'm the only one who would consider the option.

 

[megatron]

Pataki has been great for both Gore and Whiteface, I hope our new gov will be as good.

The Rail system from Saratoga to North Creek seems like a waste to me, hope I'm wrong.

So what's the deal w/ this rail system? Gas was a bit cheaper 2 yrs ago...don't think I'm the only one who would consider the option.

The rail line "dream" is a waste of taxpayers' money, so do not get your hopes up.

 

[twinplanx]

no offense tron but I think many downstaters may disagree w/ your opinion.

 

[megatron]

It is not the first time a downstater disagreed with my opinion, and it will certainly not be the last :twisted:

 

[Harvey44]

Part of a press release from Emily:

http://www.firsttracksonline.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4455

I think this was also in the News Enterprise recently.

 

[Harvey44]

new trail map

Looks like the map has been updated:

http://www.goremountain.com/mountain/trailmap.htm

 

[Harvey44]

BR Quad Line:

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

am i missing something? did they basically clear some glades, cut one trail (plus a trail from the lodge to the lift) and install a HSQ? are more trails coming?

(sorry - i'm lazy to look up the master plan and am otherwise out of the loop....)

 

[Harvey44]

new video

Couldn't figure out how to download/upload this video. It's overproduced, but hey I like it.


Go to this page:

http://goremountain.com/mountain/improvements.cfm


And click on:

"Look at this hi-def aerial of Gore's newest peak."

 

[Denison]

not sure what they meant by "hi-def" - the video appears in a pretty small window

too many captions like "MORE GORE" popping out every second...

nice work by cameraman though

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

I copied this from another forum. I had not seen it before.

http://www.thelagroup.net/resort/3.pdf

 

[Guest]

Damn. I was thinking about a course there the other day...

 

[Harvey44]

tap tap

Well...this isn't NEWS but I took a little stroll today. Down Cedars to the base of the BR Quad. They are doing a great job from what I can tell. Lots of well thought out drainage.

I got pretty excited about it. Cedars has more pitch than I imagined... it's a sort of a cross between Sunway and Twister. At least it won't be a chore. Sagamore, the black, from the bottom looks very cool. Lots of pitch at the bottom. There are some rocks below the lift that look to be Huckable after a few years and a big dump. There is real potential over there. (Charlie!) Sorry no pics, but my camera bit it at WF this year.

 

[adkskier]

Burnt Ridge Chair

Has anyone else noticed that this will be, yet another, detachable lift without off line storage? While the gondola has storage, it goes unused. They've eliminated the storage barn for the Burnt Ridge chairs. This means that when there is freezing rain or icing from snow making, this lift will probably be the last to open. Following a night of icing, the lift maintenance guys often have to climb every tower to knock the ice off the wheel assemblies and then they deal with frozen grips as they enter the upper and lower terminals. Every other ski area with detachables puts the chairs away at night.

 

[megatron]

Choppers!

Hi All;

The choppers have been working feverishly the last two days ferrying concrete to from up the tower bases. I have attached some photos.

C

 

[Harvey44]

FANTASTIC STUFF! Thanks Megaman.

 

[midwestblues]

Do you think based on what you have seen last week, that they will have this lift done for the 2008/2009 season? We are not far from 1st snow (2 months) and I don't see any towers up yet.
THanks for the continued updates. Eric

 

[megatron]

The concrete needs 2 weeks of cure time. The towers are scheduled to be put up around the first week of October. Official opening of the chair will hopefully be determined by snow!


C

 

[megatron]

Lift Towers!

Here is the action from today!









C