Windham Mountain

Windham Mountain
Location	Windham, New York, US
Vertical	1,600 feet (490 m)
Top elevation	3100 ft (945 m)
Base elevation	1500 ft (457 m)
Skiable area	265 acres (1.07 km²)
Runs	46
Longest run	2.37 mi (3.81 km)
Lift system	9 chairs, 2 surface lifts
Terrain parks	2
Web site	Windham Mountain

Windham Mountain is a ski resort located in the town of Windham, New York, in the northern section of the Catskill Mountains. It has 46 trails and 9 lifts, including two high-speed detachable quads, one from the bottom to top of each peak. The highest peak is situated at 3,100 feet (940 m) with a vertical rise of 1,600 feet (490 m) from the base. Snowmaking covers 98% of the trail area of 265 acres (1.1 km²).

Improvements for the 2006-2007 ski season have been funded by $5 million, the largest offseason investment in the 46-year history of the mountain. Three new trails were cut, one from the top of East Peak and two smaller ones among the trails that exist already. These new trails are named Wedgie, Whiskey Jack and Wapeka. These new trails have created a new entry way to get from the west side to the bottom of the East Peak Express Quad. A new high-speed quad was added to replace the G-lift Triple at East Peak, it is currently the fastest lift on the mountain and moves at 1,000 feet per minute. The old G-lift triple moved across the mountain to replace the Wonderama Triple, and another carpet was added to the beginner area.

Windham also provides lodging at the Winwood Inn and tubing at nearby Mountaintop Adventure Park. New additions for this season at the tubing area include an ice skating rink, climbing wall, and bungee trampoline.

Windham Mountain is also home of the Adaptive Sports Foundation which provides the physical and intellectually disabled with lessons on how to ski, snowboard, bike ride, and a various amount of other types of sports.

Mountain Biking

Windham will host the final event of the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup season.

Controversy

Privately owned Windham Mountain opposes expansion, development, and continued existence of publicly owned Belleayre Ski Center. This is because Belleayre is able to charge a lower price for their tickets due to their public financing. Windham and Hunter Mountains, in Greene County, both have expressed the sentiment that they are unable to compete with Belleayre, and that it should not be allowed to be publicly financed. This has caused tensions to rise between Greene and Ulster counties, which both depend on the tourism revenues created by the mountains. Recently, an Ulster County state senator called for a boycott of all businesses in Greene County.

External links

• Official site
• Interactive trail map
• 3dSkiMap of Windham Mountain Ski Resort
• Official Site of the Adaptive Sports Foundation which operates out of Windham Mountain
• History of Windham Mountain