First Big Snowfall of the Season!

There was a hush over the mountain on Saturday evening as the snowfall started to thicken. White fluffy piles were already beginning to accumulate as we were leaving  the lodge for the evening . Sunday morning could not have been any different! The buzz of excitement was palpable as grinning skiers and boarders were half running to the ticket counters.

A FOOT of fresh powder greeted guests on the mountain today, as well as 44 OPEN TRAILS! This weekend has been one of the best early winters in recent history!! The first event of the season, the Catskill Mountain Rail Jam was a great success. The park was sculpted beautifully and all participants had a blast! The storm was timed perfectly with our Consumer Demo Days , allowing skiers and boarders alike to try out brand new equipment in perfect powder conditions.

The best part is, winter is just getting started! Check out our website for updates!

Don't forget about the 3x Card - it's the perfect gift for any skier or rider on your Holiday shopping list.  Three unrestricted lift tickets for only $129.  It's only available at HunterMTN.com and only though December 24th. 

We are open for the 2013-2014 Season!

What a day!!!!!  

We had some awesome people in line super early this morning to be on the first chair.

Conditions resembled those of mid-winter and the energy was abounding from the summit to the bottom of Hunter One. 

We are moving the snowmaking operation to the Belt Parkway tonight and are looking to open more and more terrain as soon as we can.  Keep an eye on our snow report here: http://www.huntermtn.com/huntermtn/snow-report.aspx. 

 

Here is a little viddy to get you pumped for the season:

What can you buy for $49, $89 or $119?

What will $49, $89 or $119 get you these days?  Here are a few options...

For $49, you could...

Spend a Friday night at the movies. Two tickets, a popcorn to share, a couple of sodas and some Raisinets.  We're already talking over $40 without tax for one night of "entertainment" in a crowded theater.

Get 8(ish) fancy drinks at Starbucks.  We all love those Pumpkin Spice Lattes this time of year, but how much is 5 minutes of beverage bliss really worth?

Get our Big Lift Card loaded with an unrestricted lift ticket plus 50% off midweek visits, 25% off weekend visits and 15% off holiday visits plus additional cardholder benefits like $45 lift tickets on designated Sundays throughout the season.

For $89 you'll get...

 

 One ounce of this fancy face cream to "help maintain and improve the appearance of youthful, healthy skin".  That's nothing some fresh mountain air won't take care of!

 
575 channels of premium cable television.  How many channels does a person need? And for what? to be a couch potato? Go outside!

Our Big Lift Card loaded with TWO unrestricted lift tickets plus 50% off midweek visits, 25% off weekend visits and 15% off holiday visits plus additional cardholder benefits like two for one snow-tubing for the entire season! 

 For $119  you can buy...

Kanye West's "Hip Hop T-Shirt".  It's actually $120 and it's a plain white T.  Here's a tip:  you can get a package of 6 at Target for $13.99.

This egg sandwich at 4fourteen, a trendy restaurant in Surrey Hills, Australia.  Hey, that makes our Marketplace breakfast prices look pretty good! 

Our Big Lift Card loaded with THREE unrestricted lift tickets plus 50% off midweek visits, 25% off weekend visits and 15% off holiday visits plus additional cardholder benefits like two Bring A Friend Days when you can extend your discounts to a friend of your choice. 

The Choice is yours...

Summer is in full swing, but Winter will be back before we know it!

Hey Everyone!

Setting up the stage on Wednesday

Summer is in full swing here at Hunter Mountain.  Yesterday we kicked off Radio Woodstock's 9th Annual Mountain Jam.  The weather could be better, but a little rain has never brought down the spirit of Mountain Jammers!  Here are a few photos from the event so far.  The  forecast calls for the sun come back tomorrow, and we still have plenty of jamming left! If you want to join in on the fun, tickets are available on site and great bands like The Lumineers, The Avett Brothers, Widespread Panic, Gov't Mule  and Phil Lesh and Friends are still to come!

The crowd anxiously awaiting Primus on Thursday night

Next weekend brings the inaugural Taste of Country Music Festival, featuring Lady Antebellum, Willie Nelson and many more of Country Music's top acts.  Tickets are available online here.

 

We're all enjoying the warmer weather and summer festivities, but you can't forget that winter will be back before we know it!  Get your 2013-2014 season pass before July 1st to take advantage of some great savings.  We've extended our EasyPlan payment plan, which allows you to make three payments on your season pass or seasonal program purchase.  Get all the info here, and get your pass before July 1st! 

Summer is a great time to enjoy the Hunter Mountain Skyride and hike to the highest fire tower in New York State, or get the thrill of a lifetime on the fastest, highest, and longest Zipline canopy tour in North America!  Our summer festivals have only just begun - we still have The German Alps Festival,  The International Celtic Festival, Colors in the Catskills and more to come!  Visit us for a weekend and stay at the luxurious Kaatskill Mountain Club Resort & Spa.  There is something for everyone here at Hunter Mountain.  We hope you're enjoying the

 summer and look forward to seeing you soon!

WE ARE OPEN THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 13th & 14th

We are pleased to announce that we will be open for one more weekend - April 13th & 14th!  Lift tickets are just $30 if you purchase them online, so get your now!  This has been such an incredible season.  Come join us one last time!

Hunter Mountain Competition Team Blogspot: Thomas Rowley Wins Junior World Championships!

Hunter Mountain Competition Team Blogspot: Thomas Rowley Wins Junior World Championships!

Mini Hunter, Presidents Week and Upcoming Events

Hello Friends :)

We are lucky to have some crazy, creative, awesome, talented people on our team who come up with things like this glimpse into our "little" world: 

It's hard to believe Presidents Week is already upon us!  Snow-making has resumed here on the hill and there are lots of possibilities for some natural stuff to come our way in the next week or so.  Winter has a firm grip on us, and we're OK with that!  We're not charging holiday rates this week (Tues - Fri).  That means lift tickets are just $60.  If you have a Big Lift Card, you can get a lift ticket for only $30!  We're also extending our snow tubing hours for all the kiddos taking a break from the classroom this week. 
We'll be open Monday - Thursday 11:00am -7:00pm, Friday & Saturday 11:00am - 9:00pm and Sunday 11:00am - 5:00pm. 


Next weekend we have plenty of events going on for you:

Moguls Workshop - Take a full day or two-day workshop developing your skills and tactics to tackle some of the toughest bump fields in the east. Work on technique outside the bumps and then find the appropriate bump terrain to apply those skills.  The workshop includes top-level instruction, your lift ticket and food vouchers. Intermediate to Advanced skiers welcome, groups will be formed based on ability.  Price: $159 (one day), $299 (two days) – 30% off for season pass holders. To register on-line, click here.

On The Road with Windells - There are just a few snowboarder slots left (skiers slots are sold out) for this instruction-based event full of fun activities, park progression, product giveaways, coaching from the pros and much more. Windells is a year round action sports camp located in Mt. Hood, Oregon.  Rooted in the progression of snow sports, it offers programs for snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding and BMX.  In the past 24 years, Windells camp has played a key role in the advancement of many of the world's best athletes, including 18 Olympic Medalists.  The On The Road With Windells Camp aims to bring the state of the art experience Windells offers its guests in Oregon to participants across the country.  Hunter Mountain is one of three participating locations.  The camp will also make stops at Keystone Resort in Colorado and Brighton Resort in Utah. 

For more information, or to register for the event, click here.

Also check out:
Mini World Cup Race Series
Catskill Mountain Series Slopestyle
Local Motion Race Series

Don't forget to keep up with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and of course at www.HunterMTN.com

See you on the slopes!

Winners of FDNY & East Coast Firefighters Races

Last week we were  honored to host the 40th Anniversary of the FDNY Firefighter's Races, and the 31st Annual East Coast Firefighters Races.  Here are the results - Congrats to everyone!

FDNY
1st Place - Ladder 171 lead by John Martin with a time of 19.77 seconds
2nd Place - Ladder 39 Engine 63 lead by Eric Lubniewski with a time of 23.06 seconds
3rd Place - Ladder 80 lead by Jake Degan with a time of 25.17 seconds
4th Place - Engine 3 lead by Aristeo Kardi with a time of 27.94 seconds
5th Place - Engine 43 Ladder 59 led by Eric Klammer with a time of 27.94 seconds
The fastest Snowboard team had members representing Engine 156, Engine 158, Engine 280, Engine 24 and Engine 282 and was lead by Anthony Wolfersberger.  Their time was 35.30 seconds.

East Coast
1st Place - Rock Hill Fire Dept. lead by Charles Blackburn with a time of 21.29 seconds
2nd Place - Palenville Fire Dept. lead by Blake Garrison with a time of 22.91 seconds
3rd Place - Kiskatom Fire Dept. lead by Pete Kuminsky with a time of 24.49 seconds
4th Place - Bay Shore Fire Dept. #2 lead by John Swanson with a time of 24.88 seconds
5th Place - Sterling Forest Fire Dept. #1 led by Peter Esposito with a time of 25.54 seconds
The fastest Snowboard team was Haines Fall Fire Dept. #1.  They were lead by Derrick Curran with a time of 32.73 seconds.

We can't believe it's been 40 years!  We look forward to these events every year, and plan on doing it for years to come.  If you're a firefighter who participated this year, we want to hear from you!  Please contact us with any comments, ideas, constructive criticism, etc.  We can't wait for next year!

A Glimpse into our Tuning & Repairs Shop

Hey Skiers & Riders!

Here is a little glimpse into the art of tuning and repairing.  It's always a good idea to tune up your equipment mid season, and we've got just the place for it!  Stop by our tuning and repairs shop, where you can take advantage of the Wintersteiger Tune Jet.  This all-in-one machine will grind your bases to perfection and perfectly bevel your edges to any angle you'd like. 

Thanks to the return of cold temperatures and the hard work and dedication of our trustworthy snow-makers, we have once again overcome a warm spell!  The mountain is in great shape...hope to see you out there enjoying it soon! 

Taste of Country Music Festival at Hunter Mountain

Check out the lineup!!

Weekend Update and Upcoming Events

Hello Skiers & Riders!

Winter is in full swing!  Mother nature has been blessing us with fresh powder, our snow makers have been hard at work and The Mountain is in excellent shape!  We're enjoying a great three-day MLK weekend.  Here is our weekend update.

Below are two exciting camps we have coming up that you don't want to miss out on!  Don't forget about our slope-side lodging options.

Windells Weekend Camp at Hunter Mountain - February 22-24, 2013

     Hunter Mountain will be home to On the Road with Windells on February 22-24, 2013.  It's an instruction based event full of fun activities, park progression, product giveaways, coaching from the pros and much more.  The program is open to snowboarders and skiers of all abilities.  

     Windells is a year round action sports camp located in Mt. Hood, Oregon.  Rooted in the progression of snow sports, it offers programs for snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding and BMX.  In the past 24 years, Windells camp has played a key role in the advancement of many of the world's best athletes, including 18 Olympic Medalists.  The On The Road With Windells Camp program aims to bring the state of the art experience Windells offers its guests in Oregon to participants across the country.  Hunter Mountain is one of three participating locations.  The camp will also make stops at Keystone Resort in Colorado and Brighton Resort in Utah.  For more information, or to register for the event, click here.

Burton Women's Learn To Ride Camp - March 9 & 10, 2013

Join us for our 4th annual Burton Women’s Camp! This weekend is all about the girls! Get away with other ladies who love to ride or are ready to learn how to ride. The camp is two days of learning, at your level, at your pace, with other ladies. We start each day with continental breakfast and meet with your groups. Once we have a little something to get us started we head out on snow with our coaches for the weekend. Each day includes lunch, 4 hours of training, lift ticket and rental equipment.
Price: $200 for camp only. Packages with lodging also available. For more information on the Burton Women's Camp, contact Eric Dykes at 800-486-8376 ext. 2457.  

We'll see you out on the slopes!
 

Update from The Empire Terrain Park!

Hey Everyone!

Here is an update from our park crew.  They are an awesome, hard working group of guys!  We've got The Hundreds Rail Jam coming up this Saturday (January 19th) from 5:00pm - 7:00pm so come out and enjoy the Empire Terrain Park!

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