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Pump House Burns to the Ground at New York Ski Area
An article from March 2025, since everything has been repaired and working! “Thank you @rockhillfd and @nyseg.co for limiting our damage and saving the day! Just another growing-pain hiccup, rebuilding plans are in the works, calls to the...
Renovating a Mountain – Holiday Mountain Gets a Facelift
Taylor plans to have 17 fully functional slopes for riders to enjoy. The #2 chairlift, Turkey Trot, will also be open to guarantee full access to the mountain. Once a two-person seater, the entire lift is being replaced to allow four riders per chair. Over the years...
Holiday Mountain: Back from the Brink and Affordable
"Making skiing affordable is a major goal. “When I was a kid, everybody around here skied.” Similarly, Mike wants to bring racing back to Holiday and wants to work towards getting all their ski instructors PSIA certified. He’s replacing their entire fleet of rental...
Holiday Mountain Reopens in SNY
Long time ski patroller, Mike Taylor, bought Holiday Mountain in Monticello, NY breathing new life into a ski area that was about to be added to the list of “lost ski areas.” He feels that it is important to keep smaller ‘feeder mountains’ open. At Holiday...
New York Ski Area Announces Major Offseason Projects
Since Mike Taylor bought Holiday Mountain from the brink of closure in 2023, he and his team have made various improvements to the ski area. These upgrades include new trails (including Hackledam, a double black diamond), the replacement of the Turkey Trot chairlift...
BIG Changes for the Hudson Valley’s Comeback Ski Area
PHOTOS: Big Changes for Holiday Mountain in Sullivan County Updates continue for one of the Hudson Valley's only independent ski resorts... and they're looking for a partner to join them. New Yorkers are spoiled for choice when deciding between ski mountains each...
