Gore Mountain (ski Resort) - Mountain

Mountain

Gore consists of four peaks (Gore, Bear, Burnt Ridge, and Little Gore mountains). The four smaller peaks are below Gore, so the peaks are not separate. The summit area (Gore Mountain) contains the Straightbrook and High Peaks areas, on either end of the summit ridge that the Cloud trail follows. Straightbrook is served by a quad chairlift to the Gore summit and contains The Rumor, the resort's steepest trail which is also usually considered the most difficult. The Straightbrook Quad is just south of the lift line of Gore's old gondola, which went from base to summit when it operated (from 1967 to 1999). Under the two lift lines is the Double Barrel glade. Like The Rumor, which is on the same slope, Double Barrel is double-black-diamond terrain. Its difficulty is compounded by the fact that it is often filled with boulders and moguls. The High Peaks area is on the other side of the summit and is served by a double chair, one of the mountain's first. It is known for its expert trails and glades. Bear Mountain's south, east, and north sides contain the Topridge, Northwoods, and North Side areas, respectively. The Northwoods Area is the lower mountain and base trail area, wholly containing the Northwoods Gondola. The Adirondack Express is a high-speed triple chair built in 1984 which remains the only high-speed triple in the eastern USA. While the gondola reaches the summit of Bear Mountain, the triple reaches slightly below this to an area called the Saddle (where the Saddle Lodge is located), providing access to most of the Northwoods and all of the North Side. A double chair also serves the southern part of Northwoods, along with several surface lifts around the base. Twister, an intermediate trail in Northwoods, is the resort's longest run and most-used racing course. The North Side is served by a quad and contains several easier trails. Additionally, it provides direct access from the Saddle to the High Peaks area (via Lower Wood In) and North Creek Ski Bowl (via Pipeline). The Topridge area is served by a triple. Its most prominent trails are Topridge, Uncas, and Pine Knot, the latter two of which are heavily used as connecters from the Bear Mountain summit (the top of the gondola) to the Straight Brook Quad. The Cave Glades, located in the Topridge area, are named for a large cave found along them. The Burnt Ridge Area is one of Gore's newest. It is served by the resort's only high-speed quad chairlift, the Burnt Ridge Quad. From the summit of Burnt Ridge Mountain, the Sagamore (black diamond, or double black in some conditions) and Echo (blue square) trails are most popular. When open, the Barkeater Glades (Gore's longest glade) provide a link to the Ski Bowl. The Hedges links the Burnt Ridge summit to the North Side via the Tahawus Glades. Burnt Ridge can be reached either by Cedars Traverse from the Northwoods area or by Eagle's Nest from the Ski Bowl. The most recent development at Gore has been focused on the Ski Bowl. It is served by two triples, the Village and Hudson chairs. The upper part of the Ski Bowl, including the Hudson Chair, was completed for the 2010-11 season. Although it had lift service when it was opened in 1946, the ski bowl did not have a chairlift until the Village Chair was installed in 2007. The ski bowl now has tubing, skiing and night skiing, a terrain park and half-pipe. New glades were developed for the upper area for the 2011-12 season, but were not open for long due to the lack of snow that season.