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Gore Mountain Resort | |
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Location | North Creek, New York |
Mountain | Gore Mountain |
Nearest major city | Glens Falls, New York |
Coordinates | 43°40′20″N 74°00′25″W / 43.67222°N 74.00694°W |
Status | Operating |
Owner | Olympic Regional Development Authority |
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) |
Trails | 110 |
Longest run | 3.7 miles (5.95 km) |
Lift system | 15 total (1 8-passenger gondola, 2 high-speed quads, 4 quads, 3 triples, 2 doubles, 3 surface lifts)[1] |
Terrain parks | Yes, 4 |
Snowfall | 150 inches (3.8 m) / year |
Snowmaking | Yes, 97%[2] |
Night skiing | Yes |
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 largest ski area in New York and is located about one hour from the Capital District (Albany) metro area.
Gore Mountain is one of three ski areas owned by The People of the State of New York. The three areas are 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 two magic carpets. 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, running from the Saratoga Springs Amtrak station to the North Creek depot. Service was discontinued in 2017.
Road access to Gore Mountain is via route NY 28.