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Gore Mountain
Categories: Hotels & Travel Ski Resorts Active Life Hiking Active Life Mountain Biking Ski Resorts, Hiking, Mountain Biking
793 Peaceful Valley RdNorth Creek, NY 12853
(518) 251-2411
9 reviews for Gore Mountain
9 reviews in English
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Review from Pamela S.
1/10/2012
Not much not to like. Friendly staff, short lines for lifts (at least on this low snow weekend in January with some trails closed and the rest covered by manmade snow) easy mountain access from the parking lot, fast rental lines and conveniently located lockers. It's a small scale ski resort, which suits me just fine. I hadn't been skiing in almost 4 years, and after a few hours of green circles the first day I worked up to a couple short blues on the second. There are some really nice long runs down from the top of the gondola, including Sunway, my mainstay, which, true to its name, got some great afternoon sun. Ruby run might win the prize for most scenic. And the food in the lodge, while not gourmet, wasn't half bad. The chili (get the bread bowl) was actually quite remarkable given the venue.
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Review from Minhan S.
3/25/2012 2 Check-ins Here
Great for skiing and snowboarding!
I just wish I could graduate bunny hill level and go on the green trail. :-/ -
Review from Laura D.
1/14/2011
Beautiful mountain to ski in New York, without crazy crowds. I've been coming here the first weekend in January for the past 5 years, and almost every time it's been great (the one exception was 2008 when temps were in the 50s and there were only puddles to ski through).
Trails - Gore has a great variety of trails and lots of fun sections of the mountain to explore. The High Peaks, Straight Brook and Topridge areas at the top of the mountain are great for experts and intermediates, with steep mogul-y runs, steep groomed runs, and some fun cruising blues. The views are great, but it can get really windy up there. There are also a lot of steep glade sections, but they never seem to be open (at least in early Jan. when I'm there).
The North side and Northwoods (main) area have a lot of great cruising blues and windy off-shoots, as well as some greens. Burnt Ridge Mountain is a newer section with a few great long runs, and Little Gore is the newest opening this year (though I've never skied there since it was all closed.)
Lifts - The gondola is great, though on weekends the line can get kind of long. Luckily it moves pretty quickly. The Adirondack lift along side of the gondola gets you almost as high though (minus a couple short trails that aren't that great) with less wait. In general, lifts at Gore are quick and efficient, and lines at other areas of mountain have never been an issue. Lifts can get windy especially top of Topridge Triple and High Peaks, so be prepared!
Parks - Gore isn't really known for its terrain parks, but there are a couple with some decent features.
Staff/Crowd - Everyone I've encountered on the mountain has been friendly, and you can have some fun convos with people in the gondola. Also seems that there aren't a lot of show-offs, obnoxious teenagers, or tons of first-timers not knowing what they're doing. I was here on a Monday for the first time this year, and it was WAY less crowded (no waits and trails were clear) and the crowd seemed pretty local.
Snowmaking/Conditions - Being used to skiing in the poconos with some of the best snowmaking in the country, Gore's snowmaking didn't quite match up. Of course, it's in the Adirondack's so they get much more natural snow. Usually in early Jan about 50-75% of the trails are open. This year it was only a little over 50%, but they were vigorously making snow and grooming the snow that fell on Friday to open more. Trails can get icy, but hey - it's the East.
All I have to say is, MORE GORE! -
Review from Mindy L.
3/3/2011
Awesome mountain. Because of it's sprawling nature - there can be an outrageous number of people on the slopes and you feel like one of only a few. Gorgeous gondola ride to mid-point on the mountain...from there, you can ski trails 2 miles long...OR you can go up to the tippy top and enjoy the ride down from there. Great skiing...steep ticket price ($77 for adults on weekends) but that's par for the course.
OK lodge...pretty paltry "ski shop"...but all in all...what counts are the slopes and snow and that's top notch. -
Review from Andrea G.
Virginia Beach, VA
12/8/2008
Resorts in the Northeast where you can get a full day's skiing in if you no longer ski in a snowplow are few and far between, and there are even fewer outside of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. But Gore Mountain up in the Adirondacks is just that.
The first time I skied here, I was a spoiled brat coming off of years of ski vacations out west, so I was amazed at the quality of snow and variety of terrain here at Gore. Surprisingly little snowmaking too, at least on the advanced trails. The one double black on the mountain is also a legit double black--if you fall, you ARE going down the whole mountain on your bum.
Most mountains with gondolas can get pretty crowded, but I don't remember waiting in lines for very long, so add a check in the "uncrowded = awesome" box.
North Creek itself is quite charming, so if you're thinking of a weekend getaway, definitely put Gore on your list.Listed in: Skiing in the Northeast
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Review from Mike P.
1/10/2011
I have fond memories of gore, spent a weekend here with a few of the guys and had a blast. The trails are all a good size and the mountain wasn't to crowded. If you went to the far side of the mountain there were trails that had not seen anyone one them by the late morning.
I think the best memory was when we were on one of their steeper black diamonds, don't remember the trail name, and one of our buddies stopped at the beginning of the next trail, then I stopped, then our 3rd friend stopped, our fourth friend... however didn't stop, who plowed into our 3rd friend as they both went tumbling down each one of them having a yard sale. One of those dangerous then, funny now memories.
If you can try to eat at the lodge on the mountain, not at the base. It just kind of cool and you can sit upstairs and get a great view. -
Review from Helen D.
Ivyland, PA
4/6/2010 3 photos
We skied here last week for the first time. LOVED IT! The spring skiing was tough (but even with those conditions they had 40 trails open) but you can totally tell this is a kick a** mountain when in full gear during the winter. We are TOTALLY going back. There was a huge variety of terrain - a little bit for every level skier.
It seemed like a "family mountain" b/c there was an ABUNDANCE of "picnic seating" in the lower level AND there were lots of families.....
It was a gorgeous sunny day so everyone was outside. We found the skiers & workers all friendly & courteous which is a little different than Hunter Mtn. Reasonably priced. -
Review from Tricia L.
12/8/2008
Went snowboarding out east for the first time this past weekend, and we decided to try out Gore Mountain.
Since it's still early in the season, there were only about 14 slopes open, but it wasn't crowded, and the resort had some great promotions going on (a demo day, $10 off lift tickets if you brought in a canned good). Found out from talking to some folks that it's one of the bigger resorts in the area.
I was pleased with the terrain. They had fake snow made the whole weekend too. The lines for the Gondola weren't that long, and the staff was really friendly and accomodating. -
Review from Alyssa J P.
Brighton, MA
2/8/2010
I love Gore. It's my favorite mountain to ski at here in the lovely north east. It's unpretentious, has trails built for every skill level and type of skier, and consistently lives up to my high standards for a ski area.
Don't expect someplace like Stratton, which makes you walk through a village full of designer sunglass shops before you get to the slopes. Gore Mountain is what it is, a ski area, and that's that. There's a lodge for eating and gearing up, rentals, and first aid, and then there's the gondola and chairlifts.
I've been skiing at Gore since they had the old gondola, and skiing down from the top was a challenge. These days I'm a big fan of the diamond and double diamond terrain, and there's always a lot of variety in the challenging slopes. Steeps, bumps, cruisers, you name it, Gore has it. And one of these days, maybe I'll ski down Lies without grooming the upper half with my stomach. :)
