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Looks like Friday could be my first visit to Bear Den at WFace. I understand I take a right and then go to the parking area designated for Bear Den. I know where the lifts are... beyond that I am lost? Pass holder so ticketing is not an issue. Can someone help with a general layout. Does the...

I have a Snowmaking question. I ski the lower mountain, never anything above the Gondola. Most of the area I ski is covered by what I see as permanent snow guns. I will twice a week now that the vacation week has passed. Being retired certainly has its advantages. I read the discussions here and...

Thank you. AKASO was one I was considering. If your still following... Is there any advantage to the dual screen models? Front screen possibly for selfie type alignment? Downside... I assume some people might not appreciate knowing they are on camera. But I assume the front screen can be turned...

Since the Gear thread does not seem to get much traffic I am posting this here. My grandson has a birthday in a couple of weeks. I had toyed with the idea of getting a wearable camera for myself... for skiing. But the timing seems right for me to get the camera for him. Does not need to be...

I drove (raced) to Gore early on Friday... arriving a bit after 8. Lot D was still not full so I parked there and took the waiting parked shuttle. I was on the mountain by 8:40. Had a great 2 to 2.5 hours. Then the crowds kind of drove me off the mountain but I was planning on quitting early...

Anywhere north of Saratoga.... Hudson Headwaters Health Network will be your go to general medical care choice. They pretty much have a monopoly. Not a bad thing as they can keep some Doctor's who would have completely retired working parttime. And they can recruit younger doctors. Plus HHHN has...

You are retired... but suddenly you find all that FREE TIME you thought you would have really does not exist. I have been retired for close to 20 years. Both my wife and I retired at the same time. Definitely a bonus in timing. A grumbling 'got to go to work' spouse is not what you need to start...

Thank you to those who responded re: Whiteface. Great information to have. Have a great holiday. Depending on weather and roads it looks like a Gore day tomorrow. But I am convinced I need to make the extra hour drive and give Bear Den a try. Maybe one of the trips when my daughter and 11 year...

To all you nearly every day skiers.... okay, frequent skiers. Are the webcams misleading me into thinking Whiteface is LESS busy than Gore? I know it is COLD, actually very cold. And WFace has the reputation of being cold? On a regular weekday or even a vacation weekday is WFace really less...

I will recheck the Right at Keene route... I am under an hour to Gore... 1 hour and say 45 minutes might tempt me to give WFace a try. Mid week of course... I am a lower mountain skier at Gore so trails off Falcon seem perfect... Any other tips for a 75 year old first timer at WFace? The...

Just went to the Falcon Flyer webcam.... I totally misjudged what I thought the crowds would be. Must be everyone stays home for Christmas THEN goes skiing after Christmas? Conditions sure do look nice... and no crowds! Any suggestions which is really the best route to Whiteface from the...

Since there is a snowmaking discussion... Maybe someone can answer a few questions I have wondered about. Is the whole system controlled centrally like a home sprinkler system? Can sections be set to come on and then turn off at set times? Or does it require manual setup? I do understand that...

Gore-d.... by any chance did you glance back up the "on ramp" to Bear Cub from the lift. All the off load from the lift has been routed left thru the narrow chute down to main trail. Some what safer than going right and intersecting with skiers and boarders coming around the Lower Sunway? By...

Local forecast had (I thought) called for 1-3 inches of snow Wednesday night. 40 miles south we got nothing but rain and then a nuisance freeze that meant windshield scraping. Did Gore get any measurable snow? LIVE Base webcam does not show much in the means of new snow cover? Plus the PANO...

I got a late start so I did not do a lesson. Only lessons I saw were snowboarders. After some tweaking of my boot fit I had a very good day. Snow was soft but not unbearable. Zero crowds. Definitely a thumbs up, bonus day for me. I do hope Gore gets the scheduled cold weather. Some areas are...

Thinking of biting the bullet and doing a lesson at Gore tomorrow (Wednesday). I am thinking it might be less crowded since it is before the holiday crowds arrive. Smaller lesson group, etc. But I wonder about the snow conditions on trails like Bear Cub. I am sure this would be the targeted...

Longer than first expected. But certainly the correct decision. Last thing you want is to discover months into the recovery is there is fluid or a deeper layer that has not healed. I must say I was shocked at how slender she is. I was expecting more of a gym rat build complete with abdomen six...

From the base webcam.... a lot of activity around the gondola this morning. Plus the cabins are spinning. Probably prepping for the weekend? So far my search on 'social media' have not given me much of an update on what is open or conditions? Still deciding if it is worth an hour drive up. I...

No Snow Report for Friday posted... guess someone forgot to press SEND. I'll check in the morning but I really am a big fan of the "Anticipated" reports posted late in the afternoon the day before. From the webcam I was surprised how well the base area held up to the rain. I expected mud. Here...

Getting near Decision time for me on a Friday, the 13th trip! I fear Gore will not have rebounded from the predicted rain. Maybe WFace will be a bit luckier? BUT the other concern is terrain. At Gore I ski mostly Bear Cub off the Bear Cub Quad early season. At 75 and getting back into skiing it...