- Gore Mountain (ski resort)
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Gore Mountain Resort 
Location North Creek, New York Nearest city Glens Falls, New York Coordinates 43°40′20″N 74°00′25″W / 43.67222°N 74.00694°W Vertical 2,300 ft (640 m) Top elevation 3,600 ft (1,100 m) Base elevation 1,300 ft (460 m) Skiable area 347 acres (140 ha) Runs 94 Longest run 3.7 miles (4.3 km) Lift system 14 total- 8 passenger Northwoods Gondola, 1 High Speed Quad, 2 Quads, 2 High-Speed Triples, 2 Triples, 3 Doubles, 3 Surface lifts. Terrain parks 2 Snowfall 150 inches (3.8 m) / year Web site goremountain.com Gore Mountain is an alpine ski resort on Gore Mountain in the Adirondack Mountains, located in North Creek, New York. The mountain is a popular winter destination, attracting skiers from all over the east. It is the closest large mountain in New York to the Capital District (Albany) metro area. Gore Mountain is one of the three ski areas owned by the State of New York; and is operated by the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) a state agency.
Skiers first began using Gore mountain in 1934 when a ski excursion train brought visitors to the North Creek Depot. The lower mountain or "Old Gore" was later improved through the addition of "New Gore" in 1964. The two resorts operated independently from one another until 2003 when ORDA reintroduced operations at Old Gore which had ceased in the 1980s.[1] Gore Mountain has recently expanded its resort limits to combine with the historic North Creek Ski Bowl (Old Gore).[2] 'Burnt Ridge Expansion' In 2008-2009 ski season Gore added 5 new runs to the mountain as it completed its Burnt Ridge expansion. This new quad offers skiers an opportunity to ski four new glades, two intermediate trails and one expert run. This expansion coincides with an expansion at the state run Whiteface Ski Resort.
Gore Mountain has 94 trails and 14 lifts (10 chairlifts, a gondola lift, one j-bar, and two poma lifts). Gore mountain has a wide variety of alpine terrain catering to alpine skiers of all levels.. Gore also has 12 Nordic trails for cross country skiing.
Gore Mountain was voted in the "Top 10 for Value" by Ski Magazine in 2006.
The Gore Mountain trail "Upper Steilhang"
Notes
- ^ http://www.goremountain.com/about/history.cfm
- ^ Bill Pennington (February 23, 2007). "A Belated Gift in Belleayre Mountain". New York Times. http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/02/23/travel/escapes/23ski.html. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
External links
In the 2010-2011 season, Gore opened a connector called little gore montain,Including a beginner trail called " Peaceful valley" 2 intermediate leveled trails called "oak ridge trail" and "Moxham" An intermediate glade called "Half and half" and an expert trail/glade called "46er".Now you can reach the bottom of the Ski bowl without having to shuttle back to the main mountain. Take "Peaceful valley" until you reach 'Eagle's nest crossover" You will return to burnt ridge mountain. To access little gore mountain,follow "Pipeline traverse" to "Peaceful Valley"
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