tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281608760834525796.post1987023186151876701..comments2024-03-29T06:43:27.835-04:00Comments on The Saratoga Skier and Hiker: Gore Mountain: 01/04/2014Jeff Farbaniechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17687600943158149486noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281608760834525796.post-18883456814038746442014-01-11T21:26:19.278-05:002014-01-11T21:26:19.278-05:00Yikes! I had to work today, and for the first tim...Yikes! I had to work today, and for the first time in my life, spending the day in the office may have been better than spending the day on the slopes! Thanks for the update.Jeff Farbaniechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687600943158149486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281608760834525796.post-48094216238952653232014-01-11T17:08:17.571-05:002014-01-11T17:08:17.571-05:00No update today on the triple. The Straightbrook w...No update today on the triple. The Straightbrook was also closed today (1/11), and the sand truck is also broken resulting in a parking lot that was downright dangerous. Then lightning closed the whole mountain around 1100am, canceling the race and the bumps contest. And the rain has the base down to nothing again....bare spots everywhere. Gore can't seem to catch a break this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281608760834525796.post-30474859475859391132014-01-10T10:02:33.883-05:002014-01-10T10:02:33.883-05:00We've skied at Gore twice since the triple wen...We've skied at Gore twice since the triple went down, Jan 1 and Jan 4. Crowds were quite light both of those days, so the triple wasn't really missed. The gondi wait was maybe 5 minutes at the most on those days, but it probably should have been walk-on. But you're right, it will cause problems on a crowded day. And it leaves Gore vulnerable if there's a mechanical issue with the gondi as there's no other practical way to access the rest of the mountain from the base area. <br /><br />I've heard a various accounts of the repair timeline, ranging from in time for MLK weekend to never. Your version, which I hadn't heard, sounds like it would be running quite soon. Hopefully that's correct.<br /><br />Thanks for reading and commenting!Jeff Farbaniechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687600943158149486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281608760834525796.post-40742202530538888952014-01-10T09:11:42.369-05:002014-01-10T09:11:42.369-05:00Maybe you mentioned it in one of your reviews, but...Maybe you mentioned it in one of your reviews, but the Adirondack Express has been down now since 12/29. This has been causing some long lines at the Gondy. In fairness, the lines look worse than they are...20 mins is the most I have waited, but this isn't Vermont, so I've gotten spoiled. The word is the Gore people drove to Utah for a part last Friday and were supposed to be back with it Wednesday and try to get it running yesterday. But the snow report shows it still down, so who knows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281608760834525796.post-8625752889871502562014-01-07T16:21:15.574-05:002014-01-07T16:21:15.574-05:00Ha! Hope I didn't blow your cover if you were...Ha! Hope I didn't blow your cover if you were "sick" from work! Saturday sure was nice... what I wouldn't give to have those conditions back now. Thanks for reading!Jeff Farbaniechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687600943158149486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281608760834525796.post-22742510289906006132014-01-07T15:19:19.193-05:002014-01-07T15:19:19.193-05:00I was randomly reading your ski blog and saw my br...I was randomly reading your ski blog and saw my brother and I made it into two of your photos haha...picture on the quad, yellow jacket and picture on cloud yellow jacket followed by grey/black jacket<br /><br />I'm a regular on NYskiblog and WF/GORE<br />-MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281608760834525796.post-46064019275107297262014-01-06T13:23:32.187-05:002014-01-06T13:23:32.187-05:00Yes, there are winch anchors at the top of both tr...Yes, there are winch anchors at the top of both trails, each anchor is a loop of heavy-duty steel cable.Jeff Farbaniechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687600943158149486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281608760834525796.post-71446543020255493502014-01-06T13:20:19.405-05:002014-01-06T13:20:19.405-05:00We were wondering how they actually groom Rumor an...We were wondering how they actually groom Rumor and Lies, is there an attachment point for a winch? If so we haven't noticed it do you know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com