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By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 - 3:35 pm
In his proposal for the 2012 - 2013 New York State budget, released today, Governor Andrew Cuomo made it clear that he would like to transfer the management of Belleayre Mountain Ski Center to the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) at the close... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 - 10:21 am
Above: A slide from a 12/15/11 presentation by the SAGE Commission discussing a potential transfer of Belleayre to ORDA management. Read the full presentation below or by clicking here.
Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration still wants to hand the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 - 4:36 pm
Snowboarder Laura Ferrendino makes tracks in the first good snow of the season on Belleayre Mountain today.
The ski center announced on Facebook today that they plan to start running the lifts on Saturday, December 10.
Photo by Jonathan King; reproduced... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 - 11:54 am
State Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner Joe Martens announced yesterday, December 7, that the long-anticipated sale of a 1200-acre parcel of land near the Belleayre Ski Center to the state is at last going through.
The Times-Union... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 6:37 pm
Belleayre Ski Center will no longer be operating a shelter at the upper lodge, as of tomorrow morning. FEMA and other agencies will continue to operate the disaster recovery center at the lower lodge.
From the Middletown Flood Recovery website:
Belleayre... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 5:29 pm
This news just in via a press release from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office. Stay tuned for a more in-depth story by our correspondent. --Ed.
Press release:
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the approval of a contract for the... Read more
By wateradmin on Saturday, Sep. 3, 2011 - 4:57 pm
Yesterday, the first of many Disaster Recovery Centers slated to open in New York State as a result of Hurricane Irene’s fury began operating at Belleyre Ski Center in Highmount, Ulster County. Today, a second Disaster Recovery Center opened in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 2, 2011 - 8:58 pm
Delaware County Human Services has put together a fleet of free shuttle buses that will ferry hurricane victims to and from the Delhi Price Chopper, the Oneonta Wal-Mart, and the Disaster Assistance Center on Belleayre Mountain starting tomorrow. Here's... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 11, 2011 - 1:06 pm
Photo of snowboards at Belleayre by Flickr user Steven Kreuser. Published under Creative Commons license.
Should the Belleayre Mountain ski center, currently run by the New York State Department of Conservation, be turned over to a quasi-private authority... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jul. 6, 2011 - 9:11 am
This Friday, Cast Party, a weekly cabaret and variety show that usually spends its Monday nights entertaining crowds at the legendary Manhattan jazz club Birdland, is coming to Belleayre for a little Borscht Belt nostalgia.
Veteran emcee Jim Caruso (above... Read more