Summer and Fall Festival Schedule

Our summer festival season kicks off with Mountain Jam, but there's a lot more to come during the summer and fall. Here's our complete schedule of festivals and events:

WDST Mountain Jam Fest III: June 1-3, 2007

New York State H.O.G. Rally: July 5-7, 2007

German Alps Festival: August 11 & 12, 2007

International Celtic Festival: August 18 & 19, 2007

Microbrew and Wine Festival: September 22 & 23, 2007

Oktoberfest (two weekends): Sept 29-30 & Oct 6-7, 2007

For nore information on these festivals, as well as mountain biking and our summer Skyride, visit www.huntermtn.com

Mountain Jam III to be held at Hunter on June 1-3

WDST Woodstock Radio and Warren Haynes (of Gov't Mule and the Allman Bros.) bring you Mountain Jam III on June 1-3. Mountain Jam III features over 20 jam bands, headlined by Gov't Mule and Phil Lesh & Friends, plus Umphrey's McGee, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Ozomatli, North Mississippi Allstars, Tea Leaf Green and many more. For more information, visit www.mountainjamfest.com

TAP New York: 2007 Winners

Thanks to all who attended and a special thanks to all the brewers and sponsors. We couldn't do it without you! Saturday of TAP 2007 once again set an attendance record.

On Saturday, the cup winners were selected. Lake Placid Pub & Brewery took home both the Matthew Vassar Cup and the F.X. Matt Memorial cup.

Individual beer awards were selected on Sunday afternoon.

F.X. Matt Memorial Cup

Lake Placid Pub & Brewery, Lake Placid
Best Craft Beer Brewery in New York State

The Matthew Vassar Brewers' Cup
Lake Placid Pub & Brewery , Lake Placid
Best Craft Beer Brewery in the Hudson Valley

Best Individual Craft Beers in New York State:

Gold Medal: Unearthly Imperial IPA
Southern Tier Brewing, Lakewood, NY

Silver Medal: Sled Dog Trippel Bock
Wagner Valley Brewing, Lodi, NY

Bronze Medal: Saranac Black Forest Lager
F.X. Matt Brewing Co., Utica, NY

Best Individual Craft Beers in the Hudson Valley:

Gold Medal: Twice Bitten Barleywine
Lake Placid Pub & Brewery, Lake Placid, NY

Silver Medal: Captain's Reserve Double IPA
Captain Lawrence Brewing, Pleasantville, NY

Bronze Medal: Chatham Brewing Porter
Chatham Brewing Co. , Chatham, NY

Previous Winners

TAP New York Tickets still available!

Don't forget TAP^sm New York this weekend! TAP^sm New York, in it's tenth year, is the state's longest running craft beer festival, held the last weekend in April every year at Hunter Mountain. Come celebrate our tenth anniversary!

Tickets are still available for both Saturday and Sunday. Over 30 breweries will be on hand, representing nearly 100 individual beers for you to sample. There will also be plenty of food to satisfy you, this year featuring the best from the past nine years.

Looking for a ride? Take a bus! Urban Sherpa still has seats available for anyone living in the New York Metropolitan area, but book now. For more information or to book your trip, visit www.urbansherpa.biz

We're CLOSED FOR THE SEASON

APRIL 16 - After receiving about 8" of wet snow on Sunday morning, the precip has been changing back and forth from sleet to rain to mixed every time you look out the window.

We ended the season after skiing and riding on Saturday, April 14th. Thanks to all of our loyal skiers and snowboarders who kept the faith in Hunter Mountain this season. It was a challenging year on many levels, but once the season finally kicked into gear in January, conditions were amazing right up until closing. Thank you all.

Hunter to close for the season!

Well folks, as previously stated, today (Saturday) is our last day of the season. We will be closed starting Sunday, April 15 -- we hope to see you all for TAP New York!

Re-opening for Friday and Saturday, & NSAA Lifetime Achievement Award!

Hello skiers and riders!

We have just decided to open a day early, on Friday, April 13! We will stay open through Saturday, April 14, so stop by and enjoy a few more days of skiing! Mother nature has been good to us up here, with flurries almost every day and temperatures not exceeding the low 40's, with some additional snow showers in the forecast. We'll have plenty of freshly-groomed snow on Friday and Saturday, so stop by to hit the slopes!

As for pricing, there's a flat rate ticket price of $30 per person, for Friday and Saturday. Midweek season passes will be accepted on Saturday, and Big Lift discounts are available.

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With the end of the ski season around the corner, we'd like to announce that this year, the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) will be awarding Orville and Izzy Slutzky its annual Lifetime Achievement Award for their endless dedication to Hunter Mountain, and to the entire ski industry. For further information, download the press release here (pdf): Hunter Mountain Founders Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

TAP New York & Valuepasses!

Don't forget that ValuePasses are still on sale!

Our valuepass and ValuePASS+ are some of the best values in skiing and riding. These are 2007-08 midweek season passes and more, starting at the rock-bottom price of only $199. These passes are on sale through May 4, 2007 ONLY. Continue to the ValuePass page for more information!

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TAP New York: April 28 & 29

Next event coming up will be TAP New York. This year we'll have a record number of breweries, with food demonstrations from some of our favorite chefs and establishments. Stop by for TAP New York on April 28 & 29. For further information on the festival, or to purchase tickets, continue to www.tap-ny.com!

We hope to see you all soon, be it for skiing, riding, for TAP New York or at our many other summer events!

Official operating schedule for the remainder of the season

We will remain open daily through Sunday, April 8th (Easter Sunday), and we will be closing at 4pm on Easter Sunday instead of our "usual" 5pm. We will be re-opening on Saturday April 14th, closing at 5pm.

Come ski on Easter, get a $25 voucher!

On Easter Sunday, a $25 voucher will be given with each full-price lift ticket purchased, good for lift tickets through December 24 of 2007. The weekend weather is going to be awesome, with frozen granular and hard packed. So hit Hunter Mountain on Sunday, and save on a future lift ticket!

Return of winter cancels Pondskimming!

As some of you may have noticed, it seems that winter has returned to Hunter for awhile. With nighttime lows between 15 and 20 for the next week, and daytime highs of around 30-35, the weekend is looking to be a real flashback.

That said, we have decided that there is no way we can safely hold Pondskimming with such low temperatures. There may be some festivities and giveaways, but Pondskimming is cancelled. Hopefully we'll see you guys this weekend....it's going be a nice, nippy, snowy weekend!

Video of the Week 3/29!

We've still got plenty of snow for all of you! Check it out...thanks to our awesome instructors and park crew for the footage!

We're staying open for an extra weekend!

Good morning all! We've got some good news for all of you. It was decided yesterday that Hunter Mountain will be operating through April 8, 2007, and then re-open for the following weekend, April 14 & 15. While spring has definitely made an appearance here in the northern Catskills, our snow still looks excellent, and the weather is cooperating well enough to give you all an extra weekend to break out those skis and boards.

Below are hours of operation for the additional days we will be open:
April 8 (Easter Sunday) - 8:30am - 4:00pm
April 14 & 15 - 8:30am - 5:00pm

We hope to see you all in the remaining ski days of spring 2007!

It's a Great Weekend for Group Trips!

To those of you who are looking for some excellent spring skiing, Hunter is the place to be this weekend. We've got tons of snow, and we're looking at a forecast of sun and temps in the high 40°s for the weekend. Our big base is holding up well, and will continue into the weekend... there's not much time left this season, so get here while you can!

We've got 5 bus lines running this weekend. See the list below for further information, and we hope to see you all this weekend!

SHOP	DEPARTS FROM	PHONE
Scandinavian	NYC	212-757-8524
NYCSki	NYC	917-692-5222
Blades	NYC	212-477-7350
Princeton	NYC	212-228-4400
Emilios	Brooklyn, Queens, NYC	718-544-0404

King (or Queen) of the Catskills today!

Hello again skiers and riders! Just a quick reminder to let you all know that the Hunter and Windham joint competition, King (or Queen) of the Catskills, kicks off today at Windham Mountain around noon. We hope to see you there! Here's some info:

King (or Queen) of the Catskills

Friday, March 23, 2007 at Windham Mountain

This first time event combines the best snowboarders from Windham and Hunter Mountains. This event is open to Windham or Hunter pass holders and employees for a winner-take-all snowboard Slopestyle event. So, if you think you are the King or Queen of snowboarding in the Catskills, registration will be from 9-11am on the second floor of the base lodge with the event starting at noon.

The competition will be held at Windham Mountain* this year, and moved to Hunter Mountain next year, giving each mountain a chance to showcase their terrain.

*Employees and season pass holders of Hunter will be given a free lift ticket. There is a $10 registration fee. Proceeds are to be donated, half to the Adaptive Sports Center at Windham and half to the Hunter Mountain Racing Foundation.

Pics from Wednesday

Wednesday could be considered the last winter condition day of the season. For those of you who were here, congratulations: you were able to enjoy one of the best days we have had this season. I snapped some photos while I was out....enjoy!


Quad



Bend on the Cliff



East Side Drive/Lower K-27



Way Out to Z-Lift



Z-Lift, up over Clair's Way



Drop Off view

More updates coming later today!

Storm total so far: 21-24"!!!!

Hit us up for some freshies this morning......we've got 21-24" of fresh pow'!!!!

The slopes are beautiful today and I hope to see you all out on the slopes today, enjoying what will probably be the last powder weekend of the season!!!

Video of the Week

Powder's here!!

Snowflakes Falling in Hunter!

Hey boys and girls! It has been awhile but we now have heavy snow falling in the lovely little town of Hunter. We are expected to get between 18 and 24 inches by tomorrow evening, so start praying to the snow gods!

Hit the mountain up this afternoon, tomorrow and Sunday for awesome amounts of powder...this will most likely be the last big dump of the season, so sink your skis into it while you still can!

Check out the forecasts:
NOAA
Accuweather: Snowstorm!
Weather.com: Winter Storm Targets the Northeast

Enjoy, and we hope to see you this weekend!!!! WA-HOO!!

Upcoming stuff @ Hunter Mountain!

Our Snowmaking Manager at LocalMotion #6

Yank those liners out of your shells, people, it is going to be a spring skiing week here at Hunter Mountain! It will cool down this weekend, but our customers are enjoying some t-shirt skiing weather today, with temperatures near 50 degrees. If you missed today's LocalMotion, head over to the website to see a few more photos of the best costumes.

We've got a whole bunch of stuff coming up...as we all say too often in Marketing, "check it out!"

Saturday & Sunday, March 17 & 18 - Roxy Women's Snowcamp - Skiers and snowboarders of all ages and abilities learn new skills and pro tips from High Cascade coaches and world-class Roxy athletes in a super-positive environment. Camp sessions include Roxy goodie bags, chill-out time with Roxy team members, and chances to win the latest goods and gear. Head over to the website for more information >>

Friday, March 23 - King (or Queen) of the Catskills Slopestyle Competition - This first time event combines the best snowboarders from Windham and Hunter Mountains. This event is open to Windham or Hunter pass holders and employees for a winner-take-all snowboard Slopestyle event. So, if you think you are the King or Queen of snowboarding in the Catskills, registration will be from 9-11am on the second floor of the base lodge with the event starting at noon. Read more >>

Sunday, March 25 - Any Mountain Season Passholder Day - On March 25, 2007, Hunter Mountain will accept Season Passes from any ski resort in the world. This also includes midweek season passes and next year's ValuePasses. Just bring your valid 2006-2007 season pass from any other ski area to the Snowsports Services Desk in the Ticket Center for your free lift ticket. Check the info page for more details >>

APRIL 7TH IS PONDSKIMMING DAY, so break out your bathing suits for a crazy day of costumes, spring skiing and unfortunate victims of poor form taking faceplants into the water!

That's all for now...check back for more info!