Gore Mountain

Peaceful Valley Road
North Creek, N.Y. 12853
518-251-2411
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With more than 80 trails, one as long as three miles, and 347 skiable acres, Gore is a huge mountain, and skiers will get plenty of exercise here. The locals have been coming here for years, and Long Island residents are now beginning to take advantage of its excellent snowmaking and affordable prices.

New this year is Northwoods Lodge, a site created from an old gondola building in cooperation with the Lincoln Logs company. The space will house the Kids Klub children's program, a day-care center and rental shop. The remodeled base lodge provides more room for seating, lockers, hooks and storage space. A new triple chairlift has been installed at the North Creek Ski Bowl area.

Visitors leave the site for accommodations, traveling just 15 minutes to the Adirondack villages of Johnsburg, North Creek or Weavertown, where cozy inns and bed and breakfasts await, or another 20 minutes to the bigger towns of Lake George or Glens Falls, where larger hotels and motels offer accommodations.

MOUNTAIN INFO
Base elevation: 1,500 feet
Summit: 3,600 feet
Vertical Drop: 2,100 feet
Skiable acres: 398
Number of lifts: 12 (1 8-passenger Northwoods Gondola, 2 quads, 2 high-speed triple, 2 triple, 2 doubles, 3 surface lifts).
Number of trails: 90
Trail breakdown: 30 percent expert; 60 percent intermediate; 10 percent beginner
Snow-making capability: 95 percent of skiable acres

HOURS

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (no night skiing on main mountain)
Night skiing and tubing at ski bowl area (hours not yet available)

PRICING

Weekday and non-holiday two-day ticket: Adult $109; teen/senior $92; junior $64; 6 years and under and 70-plus free.
Weekend and holiday two-day ticket: Adult (ages 20-64) $123; teen (13-19) and senior (65-69) $98; junior (7-12) $67; 6 years and under and 70-plus free.

Season passes
Adult (ages 23-69 years) full season including Whiteface $959
Adult non-holiday including Whiteface $799
Adult midweek with Whiteface $475
Young adult (ages 13-22) with Whiteface $449; junior (7-12) with Whiteface $375.

Special deals and packages
Student card, $59, for teens (ages 13-19) and college students with 12 or more credits, includes first visit free, with all additional visits just $39 at both Gore and Whiteface. (College students must provide proof of credits with current class schedule or bursar bill.)

Empire Card, $89, for adults makes first visit free, afterwards a savings of $16 weekend and holiday and $16 midweek and non-holiday for every visit both Gore and Whiteface Mountains.

Snowball Card, $55, for juniors (7-12) includes first free visit, with all visits after just $27 any day at Gore or Whiteface.

Rental rates
Skis, snowboards, poles, boots, helmet, adult & teens (age 13-64) $40 one-day, $72 two-days; kids (12 and under) and seniors (65-plus) $30, $54.

Lessons
90-minute group lesson, 13 years and older, $35; one-day adult clinic, intermediate and advanced, 16-years and older, $95-125; numerous lesson and clinic packages for children, teens, women only, all abilities

OTHER SNOW ACTIVITIES

Snowtubing: Tubing hill and snowshoe trails
Snowboarding parks and half-pipe: All trails available, two terrain parks.
Cross-country skiing: About 7 miles of cross-country trails; adult (ages 20-plus) and teen (13-19) ski and boot rental one-day, $18, two-days, $28; children under 12 $14, $24.

FOR THE KIDS

Kids Klub offers Learn-To-Ski and Ride program for skiers, 4 years and older, and riders ages 5 and up.
Day care offered for ages 6 months to 6 years.
Kids Klub Day of Fun, ages 4-12 years; snowboarders 5-12; full-day all levels; 2 hours morning lessons, 2 hours afternoon, lunch provided, all-day supervision, lift ticket included $115, or $140 with rentals.

OFF-SITE LODGING

Goose Pond Inn: Four room Victorian bed and breakfast with private baths, each filled with antiques and collectibles, 1 mile from Gore, gourmet breakfast. 196 Main St., North Creek, N.Y. 12853; 518-251-3434.

Lamplight Inn Bed & Breakfast: Period bedrooms with original mantels, tiles and woodwork, and modern suites with Jacuzzi tubs and remote-controlled gas fireplaces, country breakfast included, 30 miles from Gore. 231 Lake Ave., Route 9N, Lake Luzerne, N.Y. 12846; 518-696-5294.

Trudy's Bed & Breakfast: Small, deluxe inn, rooms recently refurbished and all with private bath, satellite TV, library, 5 miles from Gore Mountain; 3835 State Rte. 8, Wevertown, N.Y. 12886; 518-251-3737.

1000 Acres Ranch Resort: Various types of accommodations, from motel-style rooms to private cabins 21 miles Gore Mountain. 465 Warrensburg Rd., Stony Creek, N.Y. 12878; 518-696-2444.

ON-SITE FOOD AND DRINK

Recently renovated Tannery Pub in Base Lodge offers full-service dining, evening entertainment (booths in pub built from historic gondola cabins). Base Lodge Cafeteria and Saddle Lodge (mid-mountain) offer cafeteria-style food.

OFF-SITE FOOD AND DRINK

Inn on Gore Mountain: Atmospheric country inn restaurant, good char-grilled steak, pasta, veal, homemade soups and desserts, just 1 mile from ski area. 711 Peaceful Valley Rd., North Creek, N.Y., 12853; 518-251-2111.

Cafe Sarah: Gourmet sandwiches and soups, homemade pastry and espresso; 260 Main St., North Creek, N.Y. 12853; 518-251-5959.

Smith's Restaurant: German-American cuisine, close to Gore ski area; 269 Main St., North Creek, N.Y. 12853; 518-251-2363.

Grace's Restaurant & LOdge at Griffin House: Varied and eclectic menu may include grilled portobello mushrooms served with locally produced Chevre cheese, or rack of lamb flavored with rosemary from the herb garden, popular homemade desserts. 3 Hudson St., Warrensburg, N.Y. 12885; 518-623-2449.

Marty's Chili Nights: Mexican cuisine, vegetarian dishes and children's menu. Route 28, Indian Lake, N.Y. 12842; 518-648-5832.

The Old Hofbrauhaus: Good German-American restaurant located within Ramada Inn at 1 Abby Lane, Glens Falls, N.Y. 12804; 518-793-1149.

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