Windham Mountain
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 - 11:41 am
A skier in fresh powder on the slopes of Windham this morning. Last night's snowstorm added 14 to 18 inches on the mountain, and has added 10 trails to Windham's open territory.
The other Catskills ski mountains are rejoicing in fresh powder, too.... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 - 11:05 am
Above: Bikers roll out for a men's pro event in the Tour of the Catskills race over the weekend. Via YouTube.
This weekend, road bikers from across the country descended on Greene County for the fifth annual Tour of the Catskills. The three-day race pits... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Jun. 23, 2012 - 4:48 pm
Above: Taylor Allison at Plattekill. Photo by Ehrin Macksey.
When she was just ten years old, Taylor Allison was already donning full-body armor to race mountain bikes down the steep, shale-strewn slopes of Plattekill Mountain. Now, at 16, the Roxbury... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 - 12:09 pm
In the Washington Post this week: A long love letter to Windham and Hunter from the newspaper's Lifestyle section, just in time for Valentine's Day.
Freelancer Irwin Curtin hit the slopes of the Catskills' two biggest ski centers the weekend after New... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 - 3:06 pm
The Daily Mail reports that 54-year-old Staten Island resident Matthew Falco died in a skiing accident on Windham Mountain on Saturday morning:
Matthew Falco, 54, was skiing the Upper Warpath trail, listed as an intermediate level trail, according to... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011 - 2:09 pm
Back in October, Accuweather.com was telling the northeastern dwellers to brace for a winter that would show its ugly side early and often. Thanks to the snow-heavy Halloween weekend snowstorm that hit two weeks after Accuweather posted that story, it... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 - 10:53 am
Do you enjoy watching mud-covered contestants leap over pits of fire en-route to glory, accolades and booze? The Warrior Dash, a 3-mile race, obstacle course, and after-party on Windham Mountain, had got your number.
Warrior Dash racers are a hutzpah-... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jul. 7, 2011 - 3:19 pm
One of the biggest mountain biking events in the world will be happening in Greene County this weekend: The 2011 Mountain Bike UCI World Cup. The most formidable bikers from around the globe will gather at Windham Mountain Saturday and Sunday to jockey... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011 - 9:58 am
With over a foot of snow forecast for the "higher elevations" in the Catskills today, according to the Times-Union and National Weather Service, our local ski resorts are delighted. Windham Mountain, Hunter Mountain, Plattekill Mountain, and Belleayre Ski... Read more
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