Hunter Mountain Opening Day this Saturday!

The time has finally come! Hunter Mountain will be open this Saturday, Dec.1st, with top-to-bottom skiing and riding for advanced ability levels. Ticket prices will be adjusted accordingly...stay tuned for more details. Who's getting first chair?

Our snowmakers have been working at every opportunity to make this possible.  Check out this behind the scenes footage:



If you haven't purchased your Big Lift Card yet, what are you waiting for?! There are still a few days left to pick one up with the unrestricted lift ticket preloaded on it.  The deadline is November 30th, so if you haven't done so already purchase your 12/13 Big Lift Card today!

Big Lift Card Holders- please remember that your Big Lift Card discount cannot be combined with any other discounted lift ticket prices or offers.


I look forward to seeing everyone out here this weekend.

It's Official Like A Referee With A Whistle!

The Kaatskill Flyer, New York State's first six-passenger detachable chairlift is complete and ready to rock!

We anxiously await the arrival of winter temperatures so that we can kick-off the 2010-2011 ski and snowboard season in style.

The state-of-the-art chairlift is built by Leitner-Poma, the world's leading chairlift manufacturer. The new lift replaces our detachable quad chairlift, also manufactured by Poma, which was originally installed in 1987.

To view photos of construction progress, click here. For a video of a helicopter setting the towers, click here.

Lift Construction: We Didn't Forget!

Hello skiers and riders! For those of you who have been keeping up with the lift construction project, the end is near! The beautiful Kaatskill Flyer is running and operational. Some of you may have seen it in action during our last festival. The quad terminal is down, chairs are up and padded, and load testing was completed!Below are some pictures of the action!


Gates were going up as well...

This is it folks. The countdown to opening day is winding down! Keep it locked here and on Facebook for the latest Hunter Mountain info on opening day!

Happy Monday! Lift Construction Update!

Good morning shredders and rippers. Let me start off by extending a very big thank you to all who came out to Colors in the Catskills and Oktoberfest, it was a great success! If you missed it, don't worry, we have our second week of Oktoberfest this weekend October 9-10.
If you were here this weekend, you had a sneak preview of what is about to follow. Our chairs have been installed on our new six pack chair lift! We are so very close to being ready to rock! Have a great week and enjoy the photos!



This week the remaining quad base terminal will be removed. Stay tuned for before and after photos of the base by the end of the week. See you all this weekend for Oktoberfest so you can take a look at the new lift for yourself!

Lift Construction: Chairs!

Hello skiers and riders! Here is another lift construction update for you! Things are shaping up nicely. This week were are tackling the task of constructing the new six pack chairs. Let's just say some assembly is required!


Later this week the remaining quad base terminal will be torn down. Stay tuned as we get closer and closer to showtime!

Lift Construction: Cable Installation

Hello skiers and riders! I'm here with another six pack construction update! This week workers had their hands full. Cables were being installed and the main cable was spliced together! The splice is close to 150ft! Check out some of the photos below.

It's show time!

That's a lot of cable!

Next in line is electrical work and the assembly of the chairs. We are right on schedule. Stay tuned for more!

Lift Construction: Summit Terminal Photos!

Hello skiers and riders! I know many of you have been keeping up with the lift construction. Some of you have probably visited and checked out the base terminal for yourself during one of our festivals. But have you seen our summit terminal?!




Lift construction continues full force as you read this! Towers are currently being aligned, and electrical work starts very shortly. Chair pieces have arrived and are ready for assembly. We'll be on it before you know it! Stay tuned!

Lift Construction Update: Head to the Chopper!

Attention skiers and riders! This is what we've all been waiting for! Below is the video of some of our lift towers going up via helicopter! Everything went smoothly and safely. Completion of the Kaatskill Flyer 6-pack is now closer than ever! Make sure you watch the video in HD!


View from the Jimmy cliffs of the Hellgate towers going up!
What a sight over Racers! Gorgeous day for flying!

All this couldn't be done without our great team!


Summit terminal work is continuing as you read this and should be done shortly. Work still to be completed includes summit, tower aligning, electrical, cable installation, and chair placement. Stay tuned as we continue this awesome project!

How To Build a Base Terminal by Hunter Mountain

If you've been keeping up with the progress of our 6-pack construction project, then you know, things are moving fast! We are amazed at the precision and speed that our staff is showing in this massive project. Below are a pictures of the base terminal as it stands now. I can tell you that it didn't look like this just a week ago!

Below are the pedestals and cross arms up and ready!


The following two pictures show the placing of the detach mechanisms.



The crane lowering the chair turn-around into place.


View of the base terminal nearing completion!


All major parts of the base terminal are in place! Workers are now moving on to the roofing of the terminal. Stay tuned for more updates!

Lift Construction Still Going Strong!

Here is another lift construction update for you winter junkies! As you've seen in previous posts, towers have been going up everywhere, and summit terminal construction was efficient. We are now on to the base terminal. The hole was dug, the concrete was poured, and the pillars have gone up. Check out the pics!


That was fast! --->

Terminal parts are arriving almost daily. As you can see by the pic below, the Kaatskill Flyer is in the house!


Things are moving quickly! Stay tuned for some "high-flying" action coming up next week!

Lift Update! Summit Towers and Terminal! Base Digging!

For those keeping up on our six pack construction, this is to let you know we have been making serious moves! Towers have started to spring up everywhere, more concrete is being poured at the summit, and extensive digging has begun at the base! Things are moving smoothly folks. I hope you are all as excited as we are for this great new addition to Hunter! Stay tuned for more!


Beautiful new summit towers!

Working on the massive summit terminal.

Going smoothly!

The base getting ready for it's new terminal!

Getting closer and closer!

Hope you all enjoyed the pics! Stay tuned for more!

Lift Update: Towers, Cross Arms, Sheave Trains, and Cranes!

Construction is going at a great pace! Parts are arriving as scheduled, and construction is going smoothly. As you saw last week, concrete is being poured for the Summit terminal. This week towers are going up! Below are towers and cross arms upon arrival.


Here is how a tower goes up, using many hands and a crane!



As you can see, our six pack is coming along! Those of you hating the summer heat, this should help you cool off! Stay tuned for more!

Lift Construction Update! Concrete Pouring!

For those of you who are anxiously awaiting winter, progress on our new six pack is moving great! This morning concrete foundations were being poured on our new summit terminal. 12 concrete trucks are making their way up the mountain as I write this!Check out the photos!


The picture below shows a crane unloading the hual rope, somewhere around 27 tons!

Towers go up soon! Stay tuned as we release more information and photos!

Incase You Were Wondering...

The lift construction is going smoothly! I went up D-Lift today, and armed with my IPhone, I snapped a photo of Hellgate, with no lift towers!

The second IPhone shot is of the Quad base terminal, it's just about gone!

Most of the towers are down, the remaining towers will be removed by way of helicopter. Stay tuned for photos of that!

Lift Construction Project Update!

I know you are all anxious to know how the progress of our new detachable 6pack is going, so here are some pictures! The summit quad terminal is now out! Looks strange without it there. Cables are down, several of the towers are down, and many parts have started to arrive!

The summit terminal is out! What a sight!

Special delivery!Just came in today!

Still plenty of work to do, but so far moving smoothly! Stay tuned as progress continues!

Lift Project is Underway!

Here it is folks, your first photo of the new lift project! Tearing down of the quad lift has begun. All the chairs are at the base and will be removed soon. Then the wire cable comes down. Engineers from Poma will be coming in to test the strength of the foundations shortly thereafter.

Hope you are all as excited as we are for this great new addition to Hunter Mountain!

Hot Off The Press! POMA 6-pack lift installation beginning soon!

We know the skiers and riders who call Hunter Mountain home love our slopes and the energy that surrounds us. We also realize that for our skiers and riders to truly enjoy these slopes, we need to invest in "your" mountain...what better investment, than a brand new base to summit lift?

Leitner-Poma has consistently been the leader in high-speed aerial lifts for the winter sports industry and they have been chosen to supply Hunter Mountain with a detachable Six Pack lift to replace the existing Snowlite Express (Quad-Lift). Construction will commence as soon as our season ends and we plan to have the new Six Pack up and running for some late summer Sky Ride enjoyment.

This capital improvement is another major step in the effort to make your experience here at Hunter Mountain all it could be... And that's not all. In the summer of 2011 we also plan to remove the Z & Y lifts on our famed West Side to make room for a Quad that will carry a new line and allow for better snow making coverage over the black diamond terrain.

We're looking for a name...so please drop us a line if you think you have the perfect name for the new Six Pack at Hunter Mountain!

Stayed tuned and watch our progress on HunterMtn.com all spring and summer long.