Backcountry skiing / training Catskills
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Doubt there's deep enough good enough snow in the Catskills NY backcountry for my style of downhill riding. |
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Sharon and I visited the Windham ski area the last two Thursdays, and did uphill skiing using climbing skins both times. Now we have Uphill season passes, for $25 each. |
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Not Ny but check out Magic mtn in southern Vt. This article is from 2015 so might want to call and check if this policy is still good for the getting. |
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I think Mt Snow in Vermont is bigger, and closer driving from Catskills than Magic Mt. |
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If there is good natural snow Down the road from Belleayre if you drive through pine hill go up Bonnie view road to mill street than up woodchuck hollow there is a NYS hiking trail that would bring you to the top of Belleayre near the cathedral glen ski trail. Should be good for skinning I've biked down it many times don't recall it being to steep. You could than ski down to cathedral brook staying right go down the trail that is roped off saying "not a ski trail". That will bring you to the snowmaking pond/ rail road tracks, head right and that will bring you back to woodchuck hollow road. Check out a NYS DEC hiking trail map for the area I would think it would be a good loop. Belleayre also has a xc skiing trail system which you could tie into the loop from that snowmaking pond.
Cheers! |
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MikeH wrote: When did you last ski backcountry in the Catskills? I've heard things have changed in the years since that 2010 story and photos linked. Ken |
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Catskill bc was not bad in the ‘80s, a few folks were skiing it then. The slide on slide mt was skiable and a good run/ enough snow |