Another popular option is a pod of green runs on the main face served by the Broadway Limited Quad. The runs are gently sloped and when the crowds are reasonable, it’s a great place to learn. A cluster of green trails on the bottom half of Hunter One is serviced by the “C” and “E” lifts. Hunter One is the best place for beginners at Hunter. Rain? A day later it’s like it never even happened.
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With snowmaking covering a full 100% of its trails, no one (and we mean no one) recovers from an adverse weather event as fast at Hunter. The self-proclaimed “Most Powerful Snowmaking System in the World” is a marvel to behold. Hunter’s most impressive feature is its snowmaking. The main face boasts a new express six-pack lift (The Kaatskill Flyer), while Hunter West has some of the steepest double black diamond trails in the Catskills. Hunter One is home to much of the resort’s beginner and intermediate terrain. There are three main faces: Hunter One, Hunter Mountain, and Hunter West. It’s hard to say which is more dangerous, merging onto “Belt Parkway” at Hunter or in Queens Hunter’s modern lift system keeps liftlines short, but the slopes packed.Ĭatch Hunter when it’s quieter (midweek) and it’s got some fantastic terrain. In one of the greatest ironies in the world of skiing, Hunter chose to name many of its trails after a handful of famously congested New York City roads. When it’s not jam-packed, it’s hard to argue it isn’t the best skiing near New York City. When it’s crowded Hunter can be one of the worst ski experiences in the East. All that popularity comes at a price, however – crowds. Hunter is the most well-known of all the Catskills ski areas and unquestionably the most popular. Hunter is the Jekyll and Hyde of ski resorts.
Of course, Hunter's 1,600' drop and world class snowmaking system are no secret and weekend skiing can be epically crowded. At less than three hours from Manhattan, Hunter provides big mountain skiing close to home. Hunter Mountain ski resort is one of most popular day trip destinations for New York City metro skiers.
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