Chun M.
Yelp
Ski resorts are usually rated by their vertical drop (peak to base) and Greek Peak's 952' in the Finger Lakes region is on the small side, on par with ski mountains in the Poconos and about 1/2 or less of the resorts further east. I usually don't go skiing early in the season after Christmas due to lack of snow, but the opportunity from last week's snow storm came, so we drove up from the City. We reserved a hotel room, ordered lift tickets online, arrived the night before and hit the slopes in the morning. It never got too crowded during the day, so I was happy about that.
We got lucky getting a decent parking spot, arriving at 9am, with a short walk to the lifts after changing into our gear in the car. The initial snow report was 12 out of 56 trails open and 2 out of 6 lifts, but things got better as the day progressed and they opened a couple of more lifts. The main quad person lift (#1A) is not a detachable chair like at bigger resorts, but has an interesting conveyor belt to help you load without slowing down the cable. Our initial 2 runs had no waiting, but then ski school started and the lift lines built up. Management realized this and smartly opened up double chair lift #1 and the lines disappeared the whole day.
Many of the outlying trails were closed but the main ones were open. I was disappointed that the east side was closed, so we stayed on the front face. We warmed up on the easy greens, Karyatis, East Meadows, Platonic. Then moved to the blue cruisers, Elysian Fields, Stoic, Trojan and tried out a black trail, Iliad. Most of the black trails were closed due to thin snow coverage, but they should be better as the season progresses. After 10 runs in the morning and 2 more after lunch, I was pooped. I'll just wait in the lodge with my hot chocolate until they kick the kids off the mountain. A return trip might be in the cards.