Gore Mountain (ski resort)
| Gore Mountain Resort | |
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A view of part of Gore's summit from the Uncas trail.
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| Location | 793 Peaceful Valley Road, North Creek, New York |
| Nearest city | Glens Falls, New York |
| Coordinates | 43°40′20″N 74°00′25″W / 43.67222°N 74.00694°W |
| Vertical | 2,537 ft (773 m) |
| Top elevation | 3,600 ft (1,100 m) |
| Base elevation | 998 ft (460 m) at North Creek Ski Bowl |
| Skiable area | 428 acres (173 ha) |
| Runs | 109 |
| Longest run | 3.7 miles (5.95 km) |
| Lift system | 15 total (1 8-passenger Northwoods gondola, 2 high-speed quads, 2 quads,, 3 triples, 2 doubles, 3 surface lifts) |
| Terrain parks | 4 |
| Snowfall | 150 inches (3.8 m) / year |
| Website | goremountain.com |
Gore Mountain is an alpine ski resort on Gore Mountain in the Adirondack Mountains, located in North Creek, New York. The mountain is a popular winter destination, attracting skiers from all over the east. It is the closest large mountain in New York to the Capital District (Albany) metro area. Gore Mountain is one of the three ski areas owned by the State of New York; and is operated by the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), a state agency.
Gore Mountain has 107 trails and 15 lifts (nine chairlifts, one gondola lift, one J-bar lift, one Poma lift, and one magic carpet), and one snow train. Gore mountain has a wide variety of alpine terrain catering to alpine skiers of all levels. Gore also has 12 Nordic trails for cross country skiing.
The ski train to North Creek, which had not operated since the 1940s, was revived in 2011 under the Saratoga and North Creek Railroad. The new train runs from the Saratoga Springs Amtrak station to the North Creek depot, with a free shuttle from that point to Gore Mountain. Breakfast and dinner are served on trains. On Saturdays, the peak point of operation, there are two northbound and three southbound trips. Road access to Gore is usually by the nearby route NY 28.
Skiers first began using Gore Mountain in 1934 when a ski excursion train brought visitors to the North Creek Depot. The lower mountain or "Old Gore" was later improved through the addition of "New Gore" in 1964. The two resorts operated independently from one another until 2003 when ORDA reintroduced operations at Old Gore which had ceased in the 1980s. Gore Mountain has recently expanded its resort limits to combine with the historic North Creek Ski Bowl (Old Gore). In 2008-2009 ski season Gore added 5 new runs to the mountain as it completed its Burnt Ridge expansion. This new quad offers skiers an opportunity to ski four new glades, two intermediate trails and one expert run. This expansion coincides with an expansion at the state run Whiteface Mountain Ski Area.
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