Trip to NY

whiteface should be the closest resort, diablow is quite a hike. some say it is worth it. what are you into big mountain or freeriding?

plattekill is more dh than diablo theres also mt snow in vt not too far from where you will be closer than diablo and probably closer than plattekill i just replied to one of your posts in a thread i made about the demo 8, depends on my job situation and all, but i would probably be down for riding up that way at some point, some friends would be too

also, lake george is pretty close to whiteface, but closer to Gore, not sure if they have mtb tho

platty and whiteface aren't that far apart, maybe 4-5 hours. Jim mac can give you better details, or there's always google maps.

FWIW platty is only open weekends, whiteface is open 7 days a week.

Don't rule out Jiminy Peak. 1.5 hours from Lk. George and also open 7 days. I live about 10 miles south of L.G. in Glens Falls.

Whiteface is your closest and most available option. 7 days a week, 2500 ft. vert per run = very tired hands at the end of the day! From Lake George, it's only about an hour north.

Other options -
Killington - about an hour and a half from LG as well, they're 7 days a week as well.

Highland in NH - haven't been there but it looks amazing! Maybe 3 hours away from LG.

Sugarbush in VT - again, haven't been there, but it looks promising.

Of course Plattekill - about 2.5 hours from LG. Call, there is a rumor that they will be open 7 days a week from the 7/14-7/19, as many racers will be in the area (week between Nationals at Windham, NY on 7/11 to the Nat Champs at Mt. Snow on 7/19).

Speaking of which, there is Mount Snow's National Championiships - if you want to race and have already qualified, this race is right in your timeframe. Both courses look interesting (beginner/sport and pro/expert). If you race expert, expect a crazy fast and rocky course! Moutn Snow is about 2.5 hours from LG.

Jiminy Peak in Hancock, MA is about 1.5 from LG as Tigg said. 7 days a week, though M-F they only run the small lift. Fun trails! Weekend they run the big lift, which gives you access to more trails/longer runs.

If you want to do some XC with a bunch of DH guys, Elevate Cycles in Saratoga (about 30 minutes south of LG) does a Tuesday night ride on the Saratoga Mountain Bike Association's trails - nothing like riding trails made by and for mtb'ers! We mostly chase each other on the downhills and swat mosquitos/wheeze slowly on the uphills. swoopy and a lot of rocks!

This is a partial list, I'm sure I left out a few places. There is also Bromont and Mt. St Anne in Canada. Hope this helps! - Jim

McGRP01 said:

Don't rule out Jiminy Peak. 1.5 hours from Lk. George and also open 7 days. I live about 10 miles south of L.G. in Glens Falls.

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I am in Glens Falls also. I would definitely say go to Whiteface. If you will be in Lake George, that would be your best bet.

Jim...you're so knowlegable! Guess that comes with age huh?

McGRP01 said:

Jim...you're so knowlegable! Guess that comes with age huh?

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My mind may be older and therefore wiser than yours, but it also seems that my 41 year old body is in much better shape than your 35 year old one!

"My aching back, my aching bones!"

Jim Mac said:

My mind may be older and therefore wiser than yours, but it also seems that my 41 year old body is in much better shape than your 35 year old one!

"My aching back, my aching bones!"

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I'm 36 smart ass!

Here's a vid of last year's race course to give you an idea on Whiteface:

i would stick to whiteface, platty, killington. real trails real mountains. not parks. more verticle, more trails, more speed.

The NMBS northeast regional championship will be held at Windham Mountain the weekend of July 13-14th if you can make it out a day earlier you could use that to qualify for the Nat. Champ. Other than those two, since they are during that time frame, no one else is really holding any races.
So far the rumor about Plattekill being open between the Regional Champ. and the national champ is looking good. Lazlo announced it during the first race on May 4th and its look like it will happen. I hope to race in both and will be taking the week off between the two events. During that time I plan on riding some at Platti, White face and Killington before heading over to Mt. Snow for practice runs. I'll be joined by a few others and we would love to show you around Platti/Killy, I will PM you as it gets closer.
If you like steep rocky tech downhill definitely hit up plattekill. Killington is also pretty epic and I would hit that for sure.
Dont forget to chill out and hang around lake George for a few days. its really chill and relaxing around there. Head out to the Rodeo in Lake Luzerne http://www.paintedponyrodeo.com/http://www.paintedponyrodeo.com/. Thats always a good time and good for kids.

Plattekill has 2006 Turner DHR's for rent.

Whiteface is both really fast and/or technical rocky stuff. Pretty much no pedaling needed.

Plattekill is not to fast, more technical roots and shale. There are some fast trails but for slow ones. Pretty much no pedaling around there either.

William42 said:

hahah, i'll be spending lots of time at lake george (thats where my cabin is. Any trips to resorts will be day trips and ill probably only end up going to one),

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Ya, I didnt get that its YOUR cabin. you probably know the town better than I do then.

definetly sounds like you should be coming up to whiteface, we have very technical riding up here, open 7 days a week, from lg its only about an hour and some change, but definetly whiteface is going to be your best bet, check out www.downhillmike.com for info about the bike park, we've been up building the new pump track and that is going to be an amazing addition for the year, but the downhill is really really fun, very steep and technical but theres still some faster open sections, not tons of man made stuff, there is the north east shore trail that has a few bridges and a very long double teeter on it,

plattekill is very shaley, and is going to be a further drive than whiteface is, i would sat platty would be maybe something like 3-4 hours from LG maybe,

theres another video from whiteface last spring of some of the lower mountain dh,

let me know if you have any other questions and i'll do my best to help out

Whiteface is kickass, and close to Lake George. Easy decision IMO.

Looks like some great accurate advice for Whiteface. Thanks guys!
We are def. the closest and have some big mountain riding to offer you. The race course used a fair amount of open ski trails so it was super fast in sections. Usually while riding on any other day other than race day, you check out other trails and mostly stay in the woods on the single-track. Figure 20 + minutes per run of riding after you get off the gondola. Mostly old school style single-track but we are adding some cool wooden features each year.

Our new pump track will be ready for opening day. With a cabin in Lake George a visit to the high peaks area would def. compliment your trip to upstate New York. Ride 25 minutes to a cliff jumping spot (50+ feet in spots). Stop at a picnic table at the waterfalls to have lunch and watch bikers cross?, lots to do on and off the mountain!

Please note Whiteface will be closed on Sunday July 20th for the Lake placid Ironman. All roads are closed for that day so we cannot open (bummer) because of the roadies.

Sorry to Hijack this thread

I'm going to be in Manhattan in early August with some friends who are going to a Yankees game, and since I'm not a baseball fan, I was thinking of bringing my bike and trying to hit up a mountain.

What are the easiest mountains to get to for a tourist staying in the city? I will have no car, and I'm only 23, so I cant rent one.

Thanks,
Brent

BMCarter said:

Sorry to Hijack this thread

I'm going to be in Manhattan in early August with some friends who are going to a Yankees game, and since I'm not a baseball fan, I was thinking of bringing my bike and trying to hit up a mountain.

What are the easiest mountains to get to for a tourist staying in the city? I will have no car, and I'm only 23, so I cant rent one.

Thanks,
Brent

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Diablo is pretty close to NYC, like 20-30 minutes depending on traffic and your driving habits. I'm pretty sure you can rent a car at 21, you just have to pay a little extra since you're young. If not I know they have bus runs but I have no clue as to the schedule.

You do realise your passing up a chance at history (no more Yankee Stadium after this year) to go riding right? Not bashing, just saying.

CarlE said:

You do realise your passing up a chance at history (no more Yankee Stadium after this year) to go riding right? Not bashing, just saying.

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Thats the reason for the trip, my friends are huge baseball fans. I love NYC, but hate baseball.

Lake George exit 21 to Plattekill Bike Park via 87s-90w-88w-30s is exactly 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Do NOT miss the chance to ride a classic, one of the first and still one of the best !!

mapquest says 2:29, 131 miles

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/Lake+George+NY/plattekill:Roxbury+NY/#a/maps/l:::Lake+George:NY::US:43.426102:-73.712799:city:Warren+County/llattekill+Mountain::Roxbury:NY::US:42.266752:-74.64821:address:/m::5:42.842043:-74.158351:0::/io:1:::::f:EN:m:/e

William42 said:

well, my cabin is up out of the way (directly across from bolton landing on the other ide of the lake) at the base of buck mountain, i rarely leave so I dont really know the area besides the lake very well at all

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dude push up Buck mountain for sure. both sides are fun but the trail on the west side is epic

BMCarter said:

Sorry to Hijack this thread

I'm going to be in Manhattan in early August with some friends who are going to a Yankees game, and since I'm not a baseball fan, I was thinking of bringing my bike and trying to hit up a mountain.

What are the easiest mountains to get to for a tourist staying in the city? I will have no car, and I'm only 23, so I cant rent one.

Thanks,
Brent

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This is incorrect. You CAN rent one, however there is an additional fee. I rented cars when I was 22.

I am going out to NY around that time as well. I am staying with family until the 11th when I am heading to Windham for the NMBS nationals on the 11th-13th. Then I am planning on taking sunday to drive down to Mt Diablo to ride monday the 14th and tuesday the 15th and then drive up to Vermont for the nationals on the 16th and then flying home on hte 20th. My friend that was going with me just canceled and so as of now I am traveling alone. I have hotels with two beads booked for the hole time so if someone wanted to join in and split some of my accomidations I would be happy to have the company. Or if you are just going to be at any of these places to ride it would be great to have people to ride with.

Leme know,

your back yard trails or what ever that rocky trail is, i wanna ride that, where in ny?or is that pm question? im in ny

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might be going to Lake George around November...are the trails around there any good that time of the year or is too late in the season?

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might be going to Lake George around November...are the trails around there any good that time of the year or is too late in the season?

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Expect anything from mid 70's to a foot of snow