New York Mountains are closed. Look for a heavy snow winter according to the Farmer’s Almanac. Snow threat possible Thurs Night into Friday. Stay tuned.
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Whiteface’s new Willmington Trail to open Thursday at 1pm.
Posted on January 7, 2009 by biggierugby
Breaking news!!!! Whiteface’s new Wilmington trail to open Thursday 12-8-09 at 1pm. It’s part of Whiteface’s new terrain Lookout Mountain. The trail is a blue intermediate trail that’s 2.5 miles. Yes 2.5 miles of new terrain and it’s easy to get to unlike Gore’s Burnt Ridge. Yes I know there is a “wormhole” to get [...]
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Whistler Gondola Tower a Victim of “Ice Jacking”
Posted on December 18, 2008 by biggierugby
Gondola tower collapses at Whistler
More than 50 rescued from cars left dangling
“Several factors converged to cause the tower failure. The structure of the tower is such that two parts are spliced together. Water had seeped into the tower which had turned to ice with the recent extreme cold temperatures. The ice build-up caused the tower [...]
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West Mountain Closed. Opening Friday
Posted on December 17, 2008 by biggierugby
So I figured since we got some descent snow, I was going to sneak out tonight with my partner in crime Squirrel and ride West Mountain in Glens Falls. As one friend puts it, “it’s the best skiing and riding in Glens Falls.”
Well . . . .
West Mountain is closed till Friday. Kind [...]
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Gore plans to open Burnt Ridge – Echo trail
Posted on December 16, 2008 by biggierugby
So the rumor is Gore is planning on opening Burnt Ridge this weekend. The long awaited unveiling of it’s expansion. The one trail that will be open because of snowmaking is Echo. It’s a blue trail. We will see how it is. I heard it’s Twister’s sister but with wicked nice views. I am really [...]
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