With a base of 40 - 120 inches and 151 inches of natural snowfall so far this season, Belleayre is in great shape for spring skiing. The projection for next weekend is to have 34 trails and 7 lifts in operation. The tentative closing date for the Mountain is April 1, weather and conditions permitting.
Participants compete as individuals or as teams in the combined skiing, biking and running event.
The first leg of the race starts with skiing across the very summit of Belleayre and down part of the 2.27 mile Roaring Brook trail, past the deck of the Overlook Lodge and on down to the Discovery Lodge. The cyclist then leave on the grueling ten mile leg of the race that climbs the steep Owl s Nest and Barley Roads before descending into the Village of Pine Hill, the only rest they get before tackling the Highmount hill back to the Belleayre Ski Shop. The running portion takes over with an all out sprint down to the finish line on Main St. in front of the Pine Hill Arms. Belleayre Mountain is a New York State owned and operated by the Department of Environmental Conservation in the Catskill Forest Preserve. NY - With spring just around the corner and the prospect of some warmer temperatures next week, the forty three inches of snow Belleayre Mountain received last week will be a faint, but pleasant memory.