 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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My bet would be somewhere in Vermont and Sugarbush and Killington would be my preffered places. For the experience, you should look at Mad River Glenn.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Gore, Whiteface and Huntaaahh are the nearest mountains to NYC IIRC, but if you are roadtripping up to Buffalo/Niagara I don't see why you need to restrict yourself. The areas around North Conway, NH and Burlington VT have a number of ski hills to choose from.
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| Dave of the Marmottes wrote: |
| Gore, Whiteface and Huntaaahh are the nearest mountains to NYC IIRC, but if you are roadtripping up to Buffalo/Niagara I don't see why you need to restrict yourself. The areas around North Conway, NH and Burlington VT have a number of ski hills to choose from. |
I have a friend who lives a an hour upstate of NYC and is learning to ski at Hunter. Looks a nice little resort for locals or if you're on your way to Buffalo to see Niagra. It's a long diversion to the resorts in Vermont or Maine by car if you want to visit Niagra Falls, especially if you are flying in and out of JFK.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Killington.
It will be freezing cold.
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| alexb123a wrote: |
| my research seems to point to Gore Mountain as the best option for this trip. |
Highly doubtful.
Gore is the step child of the New York State run ski mountains. It gets the least amount of love (funds). So snow making isn't up to the same standard as Whiteface. If you want "big mountain" skiing, Whiteface will be one of your choices. Though to be honest, it wouldn't be my first.
Hunter would have been the clear choice, as it had extensive snow making capability and tend to open as early as nature allows. But it got bought by Vail last week. So historical pattern no longer apply. Wyndham is another choice with decent snow making capability. Both Hunter and Wyndham have less vertical/terrain than the mountains in Vermont.
Options in Vermont are: Killington, Stratton, Okemos, Mount Snow. They're all more or less the same from the perspective of intermediate level skiers. Stowe in northern Vermont will typically has the best snow, even though it's a bit of a detour for your NYC->Niagara Fall itinerary.
Tremblen near Montreal is another option. It's again a minor detour from your direct route. A lot of people like it. I'm not familiar with it to comment about the snow potential for mid-to-late December.
To ski in the eastern part of US, you need to be flexible. Ready to head to the mountains if there's a snow storm. But under NO CIRCUMSTANCE should you ski after a rain-freeze period. Unless you don't value your life and limbs.
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Get up to Hunter Mtn
Party all weekend
All the NYC crowd are there and take plenty of rubbers 
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A car in Manhattan? 
Just go to Hunter Mountain like everyone else. The Burton shop in Lower East runs/ ran trips most weekends.
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| Nadenoodlee wrote: |
| Just go to Hunter Mountain like everyone else. The Burton shop in Lower East runs/ ran trips most weekends. |
The ski bus usually only start running after Christmas, not before.
| DanishRider wrote: |
| For the experience, you should look at Mad River Glenn. |
I presume you literally mean "looking at" it instead of skiing it? 
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