Plattekill Mountain and NYSkiBlog are stoked to current the 14th annual Plattekill Tree Snowboarding Work Day on the ski space in Roxbury NY on Sunday October twenty seventh, 2024. There is no such thing as a rain date at the moment.
The custom — imagined within the thoughts of devoted NY skier— lives on. We’re recruiting a motivated, smiling crew of lopper wielding powder hounds to proceed our upkeep and enlargement of a number of the Catskills’ finest tree snowboarding.
Our longterm aim is to clear as a lot terrain as potential below the legendary double chair. As Plattekill regulars know, the mountain is dedicated to serving to skiers pursue their ardour and discover nice strains all around the mountain.
Whereas the ski enterprise continues to consolidate, Plattekill gives a special type of expertise: a family-owned ski space with steep terrain, good snowfall and an important vibe. You possibly can entry all of it with out carry strains. As final season made crystal clear, Plattekill is the place to be, greater than ever.
And since Plattekill is just open weekends and holidays, tree strains stay contemporary for weekend warriors, who know the place to look. The easiest way to be taught the mountain’s secrets and techniques is to come back to this occasion to spend a day with those that know and keep these strains.
Laszlo and Danielle Vajtay, the house owners, recognize this volunteer effort. Every participant will get a noon meal on the deck and a voucher for a carry ticket legitimate on any non-holiday ski day through the 2024-2025 season. Plus you’ll get an added bonus of inestimable worth: road cred with New York’s tree skiers.
To be clear, the workday shall be work. We’ll hike roughly 3 miles through the course of the day. Timber shall be lower and dragged. Individuals must be able to hike with a backpack containing 2 liters of water, just a few snacks like PB+Js and Clif Bars, and a pair of labor gloves. A digicam can be an excellent factor to have, so you possibly can scope the angles to shoot your pals on pow days.
We’d like no less than 12 volunteers to make it work. (In recent times this has not been an issue.) The extra the higher. We’ll meet on the Plattekill base lodge at 9:00 am on Sunday October twenty seventh.
Volunteers ought to come to the mountain with:
Power to have a enjoyable time working for the day
Good boots for working and climbing
Heat garments / layers / gloves
Snacks / Water
Chopping instruments: loppers / bow noticed / clippers
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Wish to be a part of us? Electronic mail shannon@plattekill.com to Signal Up!
