The Official Argue About Where Upstate NY Is Thread

[m2711c]

it's smaller than it most of it's local competitors, but still good sized. not a lotta steeps but definitely fun. empty on the week days and good close parking at the top and bottom.












nice open lean-to's lunch spot right on the trail in the top lot.

















bar gets hoppin' on the weekends.






smokehouse got good eats and another slopeside bar...





it gots a waffle hut so you know it's legit...





no waiting fer yer foods..












fact.

[RShea]

Apparently the new owner has already added snowmaking to something like 15 trails.

Yes, Buffalo area business news article states more than 15 trails: "The ski area also began a significant snowmaking investment, upgrading its snowmaking coverage from six trails to 22 for the coming season, according to the Buffalo Business First article."

[RShea]

Never been to Kissing Bridge. That article makes it sound bigger than I thought it was.

It was at one time 2 different resorts if I remember- North and South areas now- Kissing Bridge and I believe the Colden Ski resort. Spread out a bit if you look at the trail map.

[spanky]

Never been to Kissing Bridge. That article makes it sound bigger than I thought it was.

You’re not missing much. It pales in comparison to Platty.

I went to school in the area and skied there a few times with our ski club. Having only skied in NY (Catskills and Daks), VT and MA till that point, I was pretty underwhelmed and found it odd to see cars driving by as I got off the chairlift. It is the first place I ever snowboarded and provided enough pitch and vert to make that “challenging”.

[RShea]

Always had Beef on Weck on the weekends at least.

[gravitylover]

Tupper is coming back https://search.app?link=https%3A%2F%...%2Fgs%2Fm2%2F4

[Brownski]

Tupper is coming back https://search.app?link=https%3A%2F%...%2Fgs%2Fm2%2F4

Hopefully. I’ll give it a shot at least once if they pull it off

You’re not missing much. It pales in comparison to Platty.

I went to school in the area and skied there a few times with our ski club. Having only skied in NY (Catskills and Daks), VT and MA till that point, I was pretty underwhelmed and found it odd to see cars driving by as I got off the chairlift. It is the first place I ever snowboarded and provided enough pitch and vert to make that “challenging”.

Mount Peter has route 17A pass by above the lifts. I always found that odd also.

[Brownski]

Made a run up and back to CNY yesterday. Can report it is still there. Visited another gorge while there. Good stuff. Stick season means winter is coming

[m2711c]

Still where?

[gravitylover]

I think I need to go there. Where is it?

[Brownski]

Taughannock Falls State Park. It’s near Ithaca right on the western side of Cayuga. Super easy to get in and out quick if you’re in the area. The trail I walked is only about a mile each way.

https://parks.ny.gov/parks/taughannockfalls

I also discovered today that Simple Minds filmed the video to their timeless classic Alive and Kickin’ at North South Lake and Kaaterskill Falls. I can’t believe I never knew that before.

[Brownski]

Still where?

You know, like, someplace north of here but not all the way north and kind of to the left a little

[gravitylover]

That's what I was gonna say. Cool. I go by there a dozen times a year. I need to slow down and appreciate all these places I usually just roll through.

[Peruvian]

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https://parks.ny.gov/parks/taughannockfalls

We spent a night at the campground there on our bike tour this summer. Beautiful place with an overlook where you can watch peregrines fly below you. It’s only a short flat hike to the base of large falls too.

[BmillsSkier]

That's gorges.

Seriously.

[Brownski]

Heh
It had to be said
Thank you for stepping up

[m2711c]

deals for old fucks…

https://www.iskiny.com/senior-ski-deals



fact.

[m2711c]

The upstates baller deal…





https://www.iskiny.com/deals/ski-ny-gold-pass



so, which one of you dentists gonna slap down some o’ that buy in coinage?






fact

[gravitylover]

deals for old fucks…

https://www.iskiny.com/senior-ski-deals



fact.

That's not fair. I'm as creaky and cranky as anyone 65 or over. I should get discounts too!

[ex-powderbroker]

Dining above Lake George, the eastern port of Upstate.

[m2711c]

That's not fair. I'm as creaky and cranky as anyone 65 or over. I should get discounts too!

McCauley passes on sale right meow! Best deal in teh whole upstates….






fact.

[spanky]

The upstates baller deal…





https://www.iskiny.com/deals/ski-ny-gold-pass



so, which one of you dentists gonna slap down some o’ that buy in coinage?






fact

Actually not a bad deal. Say you want to ski plattekill on weekends and hunter, windham or belleayre midweek, this is cheaper than passes to just two of those mountains.

The only suckage is one per household. Say you’re a couple that likes to ski together. This wouldn’t work (unless you live separately?!?!).

[m2711c]

it’s value has gone down over the years. Mostly in response to people abusing the fuck out of it. didn’t used to be a limit per household until the whole household started buying them. didn’t used to be a limit on the number of ski areas you could hit in a day until some jackass brought a dozen friends to hoilday valley and just kept handing his pass back to the next person in line. Didn’t used to be a limit on the total number sold either until that one year when the They sold a shit load of’em, and that caused all kinds of fuckin’ problems. Used to be only 850 and all the ski areas in the state were on the deal, Now it’s 1400 a pass and a quarter or a third of a ski areas are missing.

Things just don’t seem to improve over time much anymore… it sucks getting old.




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[J. Barron DeJong]

Actually not a bad deal. Say you want to ski plattekill on weekends and hunter, windham or belleayre midweek, this is cheaper than passes to just two of those mountains.

The only suckage is one per household. Say you’re a couple that likes to ski together. This wouldn’t work (unless you live separately?!?!).

Do you have literally no friends or family? They could ‘buy’ it for you under their household and then hand it over.

[m2711c]

see? whole things still ripe for shenanigans…




fact.