What's better Gore or Okemo ?

[Ron - NY]

These are 2 places I've never been to but are on my list of places to check
out this year . Just looking to get a basic idea of which is
bigger,better,cheaper,more challenging etc , I usually like to stay on the
mountain so I don't care too much about the general area .
Thanks in advance
Ron

[Dick Gozinya]

On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:17:41 -0500, "Ron - NY"
> wrote:

>These are 2 places I've never been to but are on my list of places to check
>out this year . Just looking to get a basic idea of which is
>bigger,better,cheaper,more challenging etc , I usually like to stay on the
>mountain so I don't care too much about the general area .
>Thanks in advance
>Ron
>
Okemo is cheaper than Gore, but it depends on if you want
ski in/out or not. Jackson's accommodations are nice, and
everything is pretty much in one building. Okemo has many
different options in accommodations, and not all have a
swimming pool/hot tub, or access to them. Now to the skiing,
Okemo has more runs, and is easier to navigate, having said
this Gore has some excellent double blacks as well. Your
lift ticket gives you access to both mountains, and it is
easy to get from one side to the other.




"I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman." -Arnold Schwarzenegger, during the California recall campaign

[Jon C]

Ron - NY wrote:
> These are 2 places I've never been to but are on my list of places to check
> out this year . Just looking to get a basic idea of which is
> bigger,better,cheaper,more challenging etc , I usually like to stay on the
> mountain so I don't care too much about the general area .
> Thanks in advance
> Ron
>
>

I really like Gore. Good glades and I really like the top half of the
mountain, which you can ski on all day and get some great variation in
the trails. The glades on the lower half are lots of fun and very long,
too.

[VtSkier]

Ron - NY wrote:
> These are 2 places I've never been to but are on my list of places to check
> out this year . Just looking to get a basic idea of which is
> bigger,better,cheaper,more challenging etc , I usually like to stay on the
> mountain so I don't care too much about the general area .
> Thanks in advance
> Ron
>
>
I know that Okemo is a damn fine place to ski. Actually unless you rent
a condo on the mountain, there aren't any hotels, etc. on mountain and
so you would stay in the village.

Gore, I've heard, is much more challenging (I'm a Killington skier and
we understand that Okemo is an Indian word for "flat mountain") but
don't take my word for it. You question will get more responses.

VtSkier

[VtSkier]

Dick Gozinya wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:17:41 -0500, "Ron - NY"
> > wrote:
>
>
>>These are 2 places I've never been to but are on my list of places to check
>>out this year . Just looking to get a basic idea of which is
>>bigger,better,cheaper,more challenging etc , I usually like to stay on the
>>mountain so I don't care too much about the general area .
>>Thanks in advance
>>Ron
>>
>
> Okemo is cheaper than Gore, but it depends on if you want
> ski in/out or not. Jackson's accommodations are nice, and
> everything is pretty much in one building. Okemo has many
> different options in accommodations, and not all have a
> swimming pool/hot tub, or access to them. Now to the skiing,
> Okemo has more runs, and is easier to navigate, having said
> this Gore has some excellent double blacks as well.


> "Your
> lift ticket gives you access to both mountains, and it is
> easy to get from one side to the other."<

Hunh? Since when?

VtSkier
>
>
>
>
> "I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman." -Arnold Schwarzenegger, during the California recall campaign

[Dick Gozinya]

On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 17:50:55 -0500, VtSkier
> wrote:

>Dick Gozinya wrote:
>> On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:17:41 -0500, "Ron - NY"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>These are 2 places I've never been to but are on my list of places to check
>>>out this year . Just looking to get a basic idea of which is
>>>bigger,better,cheaper,more challenging etc , I usually like to stay on the
>>>mountain so I don't care too much about the general area .
>>>Thanks in advance
>>>Ron
>>>
>>
>> Okemo is cheaper than Gore, but it depends on if you want
>> ski in/out or not. Jackson's accommodations are nice, and
>> everything is pretty much in one building. Okemo has many
>> different options in accommodations, and not all have a
>> swimming pool/hot tub, or access to them. Now to the skiing,
>> Okemo has more runs, and is easier to navigate, having said
>> this Gore has some excellent double blacks as well.
>
>
>> "Your
>> lift ticket gives you access to both mountains, and it is
>> easy to get from one side to the other."<
>
>Hunh? Since when?
>
>VtSkier
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman." -Arnold Schwarzenegger, during the California recall campaign
since last year when I was there in March for a week




"I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman." -Arnold Schwarzenegger, during the California recall campaign

[VtSkier]

Dick Gozinya wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 17:50:55 -0500, VtSkier
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Dick Gozinya wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:17:41 -0500, "Ron - NY"
> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>These are 2 places I've never been to but are on my list of places to check
>>>>out this year . Just looking to get a basic idea of which is
>>>>bigger,better,cheaper,more challenging etc , I usually like to stay on the
>>>>mountain so I don't care too much about the general area .
>>>>Thanks in advance
>>>>Ron
>>>>
>>>
>>>Okemo is cheaper than Gore, but it depends on if you want
>>>ski in/out or not. Jackson's accommodations are nice, and
>>>everything is pretty much in one building. Okemo has many
>>>different options in accommodations, and not all have a
>>>swimming pool/hot tub, or access to them. Now to the skiing,
>>>Okemo has more runs, and is easier to navigate, having said
>>>this Gore has some excellent double blacks as well.
>>
>>
>>>"Your
>>>lift ticket gives you access to both mountains, and it is
>>>easy to get from one side to the other."<
>>
>>Hunh? Since when?
>>
>>VtSkier
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman." -Arnold Schwarzenegger, during the California recall campaign
>
> since last year when I was there in March for a week
>
>
>
>
> "I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman." -Arnold Schwarzenegger, during the California recall campaign

Uhm, Dick
I think we may be talking about different "Gore's" here. Jackson Gore is
most certainly part of Okemo and just as certainly your Okemo ticket
will work. The clue here is your statement of, "get from one side to the
other."

I believe the question is which area has the better skiing, Okemo
Mountain Ski Area in Ludlow, Vermont or Gore Mountain Ski Area in North
Creek, New York. I tried to answer this question, always assuming that
Jackson Gore is part of Okemo.

VtSkier

[Dick Gozinya]

On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 18:43:51 -0500, VtSkier
> wrote:

>Dick Gozinya wrote:
>> On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 17:50:55 -0500, VtSkier
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Dick Gozinya wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:17:41 -0500, "Ron - NY"
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>These are 2 places I've never been to but are on my list of places to check
>>>>>out this year . Just looking to get a basic idea of which is
>>>>>bigger,better,cheaper,more challenging etc , I usually like to stay on the
>>>>>mountain so I don't care too much about the general area .
>>>>>Thanks in advance
>>>>>Ron
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Okemo is cheaper than Gore, but it depends on if you want
>>>>ski in/out or not. Jackson's accommodations are nice, and
>>>>everything is pretty much in one building. Okemo has many
>>>>different options in accommodations, and not all have a
>>>>swimming pool/hot tub, or access to them. Now to the skiing,
>>>>Okemo has more runs, and is easier to navigate, having said
>>>>this Gore has some excellent double blacks as well.
>>>
>>>
>>>>"Your
>>>>lift ticket gives you access to both mountains, and it is
>>>>easy to get from one side to the other."<
>>>
>>>Hunh? Since when?
>>>
>>>VtSkier
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman." -Arnold Schwarzenegger, during the California recall campaign
>>
>> since last year when I was there in March for a week
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman." -Arnold Schwarzenegger, during the California recall campaign
>
>Uhm, Dick
>I think we may be talking about different "Gore's" here. Jackson Gore is
>most certainly part of Okemo and just as certainly your Okemo ticket
>will work. The clue here is your statement of, "get from one side to the
>other."
>
>I believe the question is which area has the better skiing, Okemo
>Mountain Ski Area in Ludlow, Vermont or Gore Mountain Ski Area in North
>Creek, New York. I tried to answer this question, always assuming that
>Jackson Gore is part of Okemo.
>
>VtSkier
My mistake!




"I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman." -Arnold Schwarzenegger, during the California recall campaign

[BREWERPAUL]

Never been to Okemo, but I LOVE Gore. Terrific variety of trails, plenty of
lifts, and beautiful Adirondack scenery.

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[v]

On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 17:48:48 -0500, someone wrote:


>I know that Okemo is a damn fine place to ski. Actually unless you rent
>a condo on the mountain, there aren't any hotels, etc. on mountain and
>so you would stay in the village.
>
>Gore, I've heard, is much more challenging (I'm a Killington skier and
>we understand that Okemo is an Indian word for "flat mountain") but
>don't take my word for it. You question will get more responses.
>
Its been a few years since I was at either.
My impression at the time- both good for intermediates.

I took the kids to Okemo, lots of groomed cruiser runs.
Tons of condos at the base area,
and more at various places up the mountain.
But this was all before the Jackson Gore expansion

Gore if I recall, the "good stuff" was at the upper left - relatively
small part of the total vertical. I used to ski there decades ago
when I lived in NY state, and hated the flats between various parts of
the mmountain. Is it still like that?

-v.


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