west mountain

We finally got some significant snow this winter and the Upstate New York ski resorts are churning out fresh powder to add to it. This weekend you can ski for free at a popular local ski mountain close to the Capital Region.

Are you looking for something fun to do with your family during the cold winter months? If so, look no further than West Mountain. They offer a variety of 2 or 3-day winter camps during December break, February break, and Martin Luther King Weekend.

The West Mountain after-school ski program is offered various times throughout the week and is the perfect way to get your kids outside and enjoy the winter weather.

A 5 day minimum is now required

When you think of summer fun you probably think of the beautiful lakes that we have all over the Capital Region. Well, one local and popular ski mountain wants you to come and play there this summer. With so much to do, there is a ton of summer fun in store.

Plans are in motion to make a popular Upstate New York Ski Mountain into a full ski-and-stay ski resort complete with all of the amenities. The layout has been presented but there are more steps that have to be made before it gains approval.

West Mountain has been part of the North Country in Queensbury since 1961 and there are big plans to expand it into a slopeside resort. There are a few things that need to be done first through town officials and the approval of the Town Board later this month. But the Planned Unit Development needs to approve the whole thing and the hope is that they will by the end of the year.

For life-long winter sports fans, Warren Miller is an institution.  Before action sports movies were mainstream, and production companies like Teton Gravity existed, there was Warren Miller. For decades, Warren Miller and his production company have released films, highlighting the world of winter sports, the fun of the 'ski bum', the beauty of the mountain, and the adrenaline of big air and chute