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Places to ski near SUNY (Albany)

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FrankRaws
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what places are there to ski close to Albany in New York?
Apr 11 2012 4:17PM
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pmw
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you're fucked
Apr 11 2012 4:40PM
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TheClap.
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except not
Apr 11 2012 4:51PM
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HamFaceGirl
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not really. I've never heard of these, but check them out. http://www.albany.com/guide/attractionsentertainment_skiing.cfm

Also, killington is relatively close to Albany, along with some other places in Vermont.
Apr 11 2012 5:03PM
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gwhitey
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^^ mt snow! prolly an hour and a half away.
Apr 11 2012 5:24PM
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Pineal
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i live in Albany and I ski at Gore Mountain like 1hour and 15 minutes away. I also sometimes ski at this tiny place called Maple Ski Ridge which is fun if you just want to hike the park features. Also mount snow is pretty close like 2 hours away i think.
Apr 11 2012 5:29PM
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belden...
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Yeah anyone no anywhere near syracuse?
Apr 11 2012 5:35PM
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Pineal
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Greek Peak in cortland is like 50 minutes away
Apr 11 2012 5:46PM
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HamFaceGirl
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Lab, Tog, Song, Greek, Bristol. We have a lot around here
Apr 11 2012 6:00PM
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TheSkiMonster
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Hope this helps dude..

Willard - Less than an hour
Royal - 1 Hour
West Mountain - 1 Hour
Jiminy Peak - 1 Hour
Hunter - 1.25 Hours
Mt. Snow - 2 Hours
Killington - 2.25 Hours
Apr 11 2012 6:16PM
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Pineal
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Willard kinda sucks its really small, West is ok, Jiminy is a nice mountain but the park isnt great, Hunter has a sick park, Mt. Snow obviously has the best park out of the bunch, Killington is killington, And you left off Gore Mountain which is like 1.5 hours and is a really good mountan for park and some pow
Apr 11 2012 6:37PM
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GnarBanger
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Shittiest mountain ever. DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY! Seriously, I'm hoping this awful winter will put them out of business after they built an indoor waterpark, rollercoaster, zipline, and pedophile adventure center instead of investing in their actual mountain.
Apr 11 2012 7:04PM
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freeskibum82
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for night skiing, pick up a jiminy peak season pass. its 40 minutes from albany and while its not the best, its the best for night skiing in the area. For weekend trips, you have plenty of options ~2 hours from you. to name a few: Gore, stratton, mount snow, hunter, windham, killington, okemo, pico, magic, bromley.


cliff notes.. youve got options.
Apr 11 2012 8:51PM
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N.L.
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hunter/ windham got tufflemires approval, jiminy night shred, mtsnow =best ec park. get some!!!!
i know this year was tough, but the 518 area is sick, specially urban
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these are all in alb
Apr 11 2012 10:31PM
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dhess
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I'm from niskayuna which is near Albany and maple ski ridge is always fun on weeknights
Apr 11 2012 11:18PM
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Billek
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Hunter is an awesome place to ski at.  The way they cut the trails into the mountain makes for some sick ways down to the park.  They have a high speed 6-person lift that lets you go on some sick trails, and go through the park in one lap.  On days where the 6-pack is crowded, there's a quad that services the park.




Apr 12 2012 12:06AM
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ThundaKilla
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come down to Thunder Ridge
Apr 12 2012 12:22AM
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AT-AT
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Def hunter, they have some nice runs down to the park. The park itself is always fun. And if you are a college student a college seasons pass is only $299.

I buy the college pass every year as i live only 20 min away. Great deal
Apr 12 2012 12:34AM
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