Status on Damage etc

[Harvey44]

Any local status on ice damage and power outtage would be appreciated.

[megatron]

Gore has been without power since 9:30 last night. I am unsure of any widespread power outages,I think most are localized to downed limbs and trees. There is about 1/2 -1" of ice around town, and I am sure the Mt has much more than that. Tomorrow could also be in jeopardy, as the detachable lifts must be kept running during icing events to prevent them from icing, which unfortunately did not occur :( .
It is presently snowing, the temps are in the mid teens, and the north wind is howlin'.


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[TomCat]

This page on the national grid site gives info on the power outages. You can also put in your account number to see if they think you have power.

https://www1.nationalgridus.com/niagaramohawk/storm/OutagesByCounty.aspx

[Harvey44]

Tom Cat...that is an awesome link. Thank you. Could help reduce stress if my power wasn't actually out.

They are telling me my power has been out since yesterday pm and will be out for another 24 hours.

These ice storms...I need to switch to a propane system.

[mattyR]

Pretty wild Saturday night. The sound of the trees cracking was really loud. Had a 10 inch diameter pine tree fall a foot away from our car, but my friend's car got dented by a falling birch branch. We only lost power for about 3 minutes, but i couldn't believe the amount of branches down around the house when we woke up in the morning. HUGE pine tree down across Peaceful Valley Rd. near Rt. 8. Also saw a lot of bucket trucks and utility crews heading north on the Northway when we drove home today. I'll try and post some pics...

[TomCat]

Harv,

My homeowners insurance made my buy a freeze alarm that calls me if the temp falls below a certain value. Nice if the furnace has a problem since I could get things fixed before a major freeze up. It also calls when the power goes out, but since there is really nothing I can do about that, it really just increases the stress level. I can also call the box and get a current temp and power on/off reading.

[Harvey44]

My system drains pretty completely so the freeze thing isn't really a big deal. Still would like to know more about a freeze alarm, I'll check it out.

I'd also like trees. I could just cut them all down, but I like them. So I'm here wondering if something has landed on me. Guess I need a caretaker.

Thanks again.

EDIT: Thanks for everyone's help. Looks like our buildings survived, but will have firewood for another five years. Lots of timber down.

[adksara]

In-laws over by Garnet Lake just got power back... ice is coating everything and it's still rough in many areas.

Over to Garnet Hill ski center some trails probably won't open again for the season because of downed trees - most will and hopefully once a bit warmer weather heads in the ice coating will soften and it will be able to be groomed in.

Up to Gore heard it's the same situation... trees/limbs/ice... we'll see.

Keep the cheer and fingers crossed the crew up there can work a miracle.
ADKSara

[JC7727]

this has been the winter of snow, ice, and warm in between.

[megatron]

Gore got the gondola back on line with diesel power in the early afternoon, and they actually stayed open until 4:45(There is a very large group-1000+- canadiens in town this week, and gore wants to keep them coming back-3 years now) They also ran the ski bowl lift all day to at least give those folks something to do.
I must tell, that when I received this info I was amazed. But, hats off to gore mgmt. for the effort to accomodate :D


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[Harvey44]

I'm still sticking with idea that it's been a good year to date.

LOVE to hear that story about the Canadians. That kind of customer service must have made the Canadian group feel pretty special.

[JC7727]

I have been to Gore when they were up before, they are a huge group whom always plan a trip to gore.

[Cliff]

Hi all;
Before any statues are erected for Gore's management, I'd like to point out a "special" group that the bosses seem to ignore; that's the midweek skier. Before you jump all over me, let me explain:

Many times, I've taken a day off and gone up to the hill and found the High Peaks and/or the North Quad closed. This essentially closes trails that are perfectly skiable. I know, these are not necessarily the "premium" trails, but IMHO, they're fun and something else to ski besides laps on the Straightbrook or Topridge lifts. I look at this as akin to joining a golf club and only being allowed to play the front 9 during the week.

Trivail to some I suppose, but nevertheless it's terain we can't ski. I've been to many, many other areas, and while there certainly are closed lifts during the week, usually you can access all trails via other lifts.

This has been bugging me for years.

[megatron]

Hi all;
Before any statues are erected for Gore's management, I'd like to point out a "special" group that the bosses seem to ignore; that's the midweek skier. Before you jump all over me, let me explain:

Many times, I've taken a day off and gone up to the hill and found the High Peaks and/or the North Quad closed. This essentially closes trails that are perfectly skiable. I know, these are not necessarily the "premium" trails, but IMHO, they're fun and something else to ski besides laps on the Straightbrook or Topridge lifts. I look at this as akin to joining a golf club and only being allowed to play the front 9 during the week.

Trivail to some I suppose, but nevertheless it's terain we can't ski. I've been to many, many other areas, and while there certainly are closed lifts during the week, usually you can access all trails via other lifts.

This has been bugging me for years.


Talk to the Governor :D


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[Harvey44]

I'll admit it bugs me sometimes. Dark Side anyway. I'm sure it's about money. They don't want to run 9 chairs and groom 100 trails for 50 skiers. Kindoff a hold on passholders (me) and really a hose on midweek passholders. It's why if I'm coming for the weekend I'll hit it Fri and Sat...sometimes the Dark Side is open on Fridays. If there is a dump on a Weds and I ski on Friday...sometimes Megatron has left me a few lines over there. :wink:

[megatron]

For the last 3 seasons, lift 6 "usually" runs thurs-mon, conditions permitting. Ever since lift 10 was installed, the dark side, as well as the north side have become the ugly stepchildren.
The days that lift 6 is closed, just use your high speed quads to hike out Little Cloud :D :D


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[Cliff]

My wife and I have had a Gore/WF Non-Holiday pass for years. We're probably gonna give the Okemo/Stratton Non-Holiday pass a try next year. It's only ~$200 more than Gore and it'll be something different. The drive is longer and we may well tire of it, but who knows?

Besides, every time I've ponied up the bucks to go to Okemo midweek, they've groomed the heck out of the place. They really seem to care about giving the customer a good product, no matter the day-of-the-week.

I think Gore, (WF doesn't seem as "bad"), needs to focus a bit more on the people who ski there and less on what is convienient for them. I'm sick of the "saving it for the weekend crowd" or whatever excuse they're using.

Just my opinion!!

[Cliff]

For the last 3 seasons, lift 6 "usually" runs thurs-mon, conditions permitting. Ever since lift 10 was installed, the dark side, as well as the north side have become the ugly stepchildren.
The days that lift 6 is closed, just use your high speed quads to hike out Little Cloud :D :D


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I'm nearly 62 yo, I don't hike anymore!!! :wink: :wink:

[Harvey44]

Okemo vs. Gore.

Capitalism vs. The Government.

The end.

One thing is for sure if Gore was Okemo, then Gore would be Okemo. With all that entails. Hey I like Okemo, and you are right...they put out a great product...but I'm a Gore guy til the end.

[megatron]

Okemo is flat and boring. If anyone enjoys the challenge that the dark side offers, they will be very disappointed with Okemo. If flat, groomed corduroy is your thing though, you will find Okemo, and/or Stratton to be very much to your liking. It's all about putting a smile on our faces right :D :D


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[SKIdds]

The days that lift 6 is closed, just use your high speed quads to hike out Little Cloud.
Is this an option without ducking a rope when the High Peaks chair is closed? Do they rope off all the trails that lead down to those (High Peaks, North Side) lifts, like they do at 3:30 on days those lifts are open? Also, did we just get lucky on a Wednesday two days after a storm with the mountain 100% open, or will they always have the High Peaks and North Side chairs open midweek when there has been significant snow earlier in the week? Whenever we head north for a day on the heels of a storm I intend to get off the Northway at exit 23, so I'd like to get a good idea of what I can expect the mountain to do in those circumstances. I suppose the good thing about heading north after a storm is if we're going, we're going. If Gore isn't running all lifts there is always the option to drive the extra 45 to WF.

[Cliff]

Okemo is flat and boring. If anyone enjoys the challenge that the dark side offers, they will be very disappointed with Okemo. If flat, groomed corduroy is your thing though, you will find Okemo, and/or Stratton to be very much to your liking. It's all about putting a smile on our faces right :D :D


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Meg;
Don't get me wrong. We do love Gore!!! Actually we like the layout better than WF and I love the steeps. I agree Okemo is flat, as is Flatton! I may buy a midweek pass for myself at Gore, (I'm semi-retired), or do the Coke Wednesdays thing. We go west every year for a vacation week and I'll get steeps there next year.

I'm just airing my bitches about the way things are done there. (I'm not saying that I'd be better in the job, as I can imagine the mgr has his hands full). I just think it could be more professional.

As for woods skiing and hiking, I'm not doing that any more. The last time I hiked to terain was a number of years back at Copper, ~12,000 ft; thought I was gonna die! The 3' of fresh in Union bowl, (maybe 1 minute to get down), attracted me. I now believe there are only 3 ways to the top:
1)chairlift
2)dirve
3)helicopter
Any other way is for you younger folks :lol: :lol:
Peace! (from the '60's)

[megatron]

:D :D


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