Hunter Mountain Catskills
Are you tired of the hustle and bustle of the city and want to go to some place where you can chill out and relax with your family? Well, a trip to Hunter Mountain Catskills might be the best place for you. Located in the towns of Hunter and Lexington, it is the second highest peak in the Catskill Mountains and is about 2.5 hours from New York.
Although the mountain is mostly famous for its very popular ski area at the mountain’s northwest corner, it also has a fire tower which currently is used to educate the people about Forest Preserve. However, as mentioned before, the main reason why people go to Hunter Mountain Catskills is because of its ski resort. This ski resort consists of 55 ski trails, of which 30 percent is for beginners, 30 percent is for intermediates, 27 percent is for people having advanced skills and the remaining 13 percent is for experts. It also has 11 lifts, 10 chair lifts and 1 tow, having a total capacity of 16,900 people per hour. It is considered as pioneer in snowmaking technology as it was the first place in New York State to start snowmaking in the year 1960. In 1967, it became the first ski destination in the world to feature summit to base snowmaking. In 1980, it became the first area in the world to have 100% snowmaking coverage. At present there about more than 1,100 snow machines installed which results in large quantity of snow. Its snowmaking power is such that even if it rains or if there is a warm spell, it can reproduce almost every trail very quickly. Some of the interesting snowmaking facts about the resort are: more than 60 miles of snowmaking pipe is used; water capacity equals nearly 43 gallons per minute, per acre; overall snowmaking capacity equals 40 tons of snow per minute. As a result, it is considered as “The Snowmaking Capitol of the World”.
Hunter Mountain ski resort has a total of 240 skiable acres with a vertical drop of 1,600 ft, base elevation of 1,600 ft above sea level and summit elevation of 3,200 ft above sea level. The average annual snowfall recorded is about 125’’. It also has a snow tubing park with 9 chutes and also offers snowboarding and snowshoeing.
Considered as Catskills leading stop for enjoying and relaxing during winter, Hunter Mountain Catskills offers excellent facilities and a variety of mountainside lodging. So book your ski trip right now and gift yourself some everlasting wonderful memories.