Whiteface/Lake Placid
Pros: good vertical, quick lines, great views, steep long trails
Cons: not very diverse width wise
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Ski Plattekill Mountain
Pros: Terrain, small crowds, price, friendly staff
Cons: nightlife, lodging
Bristol Mountain
Pros: Great snowmaking and lifts excellent vertical and terrain for the geographic location very good facilites.
Cons: Limited on hill or close lodging and restaurants, no nightlife,experts skiers may lack a challenge.
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Whiteface/Lake Placid
“ I have been skiing at Whiteface since I was in high school in the early '80s. It a true skiers mountain. Not a lot of fluff about it. The blues at Whiteface are as hard as the blacks at many resorts. The Gondola makes a nice short ride to the top of Little Whiteface from where you can access some tricky blacks - Essex or Approach - or take an easier way down - Excelsior - a great cruising...” --RossiGuy
Hunter Mountain
“ Growing up on the east coast I always found Hunter Mountain to have the best variety of terrain in the Catskills. It is a rather steep mountain with plenty of bumps to keep the advanced skier entertained. They are known for making a ton of snow and usually boast the largest base in the area. Some years the conditions are absolutely fantastic. Other years, when...” --HippieFlippinNM
Holiday Valley
“ Holiday Valley is where I started skiing. I went with my more capable family, fell down a lot, and somewhere along the line caught the bug that takes up so much of my time today. For that, I'm eternally grateful. Pros: For a mountain with a minimal vertical drop, Holiday Valley does its best to make the mountain feel bigger. If you're an improving intermediate,...” --MarcusBrody
Belleayre Mountain
“ Wife and I spent a great day on the slopes at this NYS owned and operated ski mountain in the Catskills. About 90 minutes from our home in Latham, the mountain provides one of the best mixes of easy terrain that suits my wife with more challenging steeps and bumps for me. The long chair is a high speed ride, the other two on the upper mountain are slow, but at $20 a ticket, the price of...” --maxj59
Ski Plattekill Mountain
“ First time there this weekend. I can't believe I have skiid Hunter and Killington so many times and have never come to this place. While Hunter's claim to fame is blowing lots of snow, this place doesnt need to blow as much. The reason is that, it doesnt get skiid off. While grooming tracks are gone in 10 minutes at Hunter and Killington, you can find fresh courdoroy even...” --Vermonster
Bristol Mountain
“ Bristol is my home mountain. It's about a 45 minute drive from my house in Rochester and I probably get 50-60 days there in a good year. I've skied there since I first started in the early '80s. I've been a passholder since the mid '90's, and feel I know it pretty well. Stats: 1200 feet vertical (highest between the Adirondacks/Catskills and the Rockies) 34 slopes and trails, 98%...” --John V.
Gore Mountain
“ Gore is definitely underappreciated outside New York. The mountain has a couple of reasonably steep trails (Rumor, Lies), a couple of tight, twisty, ungroomed double-diamonds (Upper Darby and Lower Steilhang) and lots of nice glades that range from beginner (Otter Slide), to intermediate (Tahawus-very pretty), to reasonably challenging (Mine Shaft and others), to more...” --Ski the East
Windham Mountain
“ we went to windham twice this season; MLK and closing weekend. MLK weekend was so crowded that we only got 4 runs in the entire day. closing weekend was a much better experience. no lift lines, soft snow, soft bumps, lots of sun....perfect spring skiing conditions. one of my favorite trails there is wipeout. it's a little hard to get to b/c you need to take a...” --guitar73
Snow Ridge
“ Snow Ridge sure lives up to it's name, they get the most snow of all the ski areas in Central New York. If you are looking for great snow, no crowds, parking right next to the lodge and some challenging terrain (especially if you know where to look) then this is the perfect place for your next day trip. There are 2 main lifts and 1 T-Bar you will use to get to the best terrain. There are...” --ecskier79
Maple Ski Ridge
“ I used to live in this area and the name is a fit description of what they're offering; a ridge. Do not plan a day trip to this location; it exists only as a convenience to the locals children. As for shops in the area I recall the most knowledgeable being High Adventure then possibly Goldstock's. Plaine's is best avoided less you're satisfied by the advice of doped up mutants. Though...” --dk0r
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