Above and Beyond Vol.3

THE WINDHAM MOUNTAIN MAGAZINE
&
WINTER
2021-2022

Offices in:
Windham • Grand Gorge • Stamford

WINDHAM • GRAND GORGE • STAMFORD

above & beyond winter 2021-2022
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WindhamMountain
getting to know
a look through the lens at
the people, the views and the snow
windhammountain.com 800-754-9463 5
starting early to get the mountain ready
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high five for family fun
service with a smile
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find your rhythm in the trees
making memories with friends
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another day in paradise
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always at the ready 

heads in the clouds
and thumbs in the air
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our team ensures
your gear is dialed in
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sharing the mountain experience
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kicking it up
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complete your day
with a little après
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Presidents Letter 15
Dining on the Mountain 18
Will Proffitt: Making Art out of Lines 20
600E+: Groomed for Success 21
Overview of Capital Improvements 22
Ski and Ride School 24
Windham Red Day/Green Day Calendar 26
Adaptive Sports Foundation 27
Trail Map 28
Hottest Gear 30
Windham's Wonder Year 32
Leading the Way 42
Lodging 62
Summer at Windham 64
W I N T E R 2 0 2 1 - 2 0 2 2
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
THE WIN D H AM M OUN TAIN M AGAZIN E
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The true spirit of skiing and riding shined brightly through the 2020-21
season. Thank you for all you did to make it a success! Because you adapted
to new protocols, wore masks, kept your distance and stayed outside, we
were all able to participate in the sport we love. I am grateful to the
dedicated staff who worked under stressful conditions to make the season
a reality. The bond of the Windham community was strengthened through
adversity and is now poised for great things ahead.
Last winter we heard loud and clear that our guests value quality of experience over
quantity of people on the mountain. That is the guiding principle behind our business
plan and decisions for the 2021-22 season and beyond. In order to provide that
experience, capacity restrictions will continue to be imposed on peak days. Season pass
holders are welcome without advanced notice. Day tickets, rentals, and lessons must be
purchased in advance on all red days and are encouraged on green days as well.“Plan
ahead” is valuable advice. The “Red Day/Green Day” calendar can be seen on page 26 for
your winter planning.
The quality of the experience will be enhanced through 4 million dollars in capital
investments completed prior to this season. Snowmaking improvements will improve
quality, efficiency and consistency. Further automation of the snowmaking system means
more snow in less time and faster recovery from thaw/freeze cycles. Windham Mountain
has invested in the most advanced technology in grooming vehicles to provide the best
possible snow surface. Read about the environmentally friendly PB600E+ on page 21.
Windham Mountain continues to be focused on family. The Children’s Learning Center
has been totally renovated and reimagined as “Base Camp,” a place to enjoy ski and ride
lessons for ages 3 to 12 that are all about learning in a fun way. Windham’s Ski and Ride
School also offers an exceptional lineup of products, from private lessons to seasonal
programs for all ages.
Mountain Sports has a new layout and new ski, board, and clothing lines that you don’t
want to miss. The Demo Shop is always the best way to try before you buy. And the
accuracy and efficiency of the new Montana robotic tuning machine is truly state of the art.
Other improvements include a revamped website, upgrades to food & beverage, lodging,
rentals and technology enhancements across the resort.
I am extremely optimistic about the future of the Mountain and you can expect more
exciting announcements coming soon. We appreciate loyal staff more than ever and strive
to make Windham a fun and inclusive place to work and play.
Thank you for being part of this special community. We appreciate our opportunity and
responsibility to be Above and Beyond and hope to exceed your expectations.
Sincerely,
Chip Seamans
President and General Manager
Published by
Editor
Dave Kulis
Design
Harvest Moon Design
Contributors:
Kurt Goettsche, Josh King, Dave Kulis,
Ian Tomasch, Dan Toth, Trampoline
Photography:
Nils Schlebusch, Aaron Warkov,
Amber Bauhoff Photography,
Eric Lenseth, Johannes Kromer,
The Adaptive Sports Foundation,
Joan Morales, Bobby Fromm,
Claudia Lane, Patti Lenseth
Bernard & Mary Frances Brabazon
Windham Mountain Resort
19 Resort Drive
Windham, NY 12496
windhammountain.com
info@windhammountain.com
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Windham Mountain is proud to have welcomed industry leader Sodexo Live
as the resort’s new hospitality, catering and culinary partner.
Having assumed the helm in November 2020 amid a global pandemic, the team hit the ground
running while navigating a challenging service environment -- with a paramount focus on health
and safety protocols.
Sodexo Live maintains a significant, long-term presence in the ski industry, serving as the hospitality
partner of choice at several other prominent ski resorts in the Northeast.
Sodexo Live’s vision for an elevated mountain dining experience fits in perfectly for guests of Windham
Mountain. Sodexo Live’s approach will also bring an influx of year-round special events like weddings,
corporate business retreats, training sessions, social gatherings, holiday parties and more to provide
a boost to the regional economy.
For the 2022 season, guests will enjoy an exciting range of new and returning options:
 A brand new f’Real Shake machine, offering whipped-to-order ice cream and protein shakes
as well as real fruit smoothies.
 Food trucks will return, offering mac and cheese, street tacos and other new additions.
 The culinary team will also be offering Noodle Bowls in Seasons Restaurant and Mountain Express.
 An elevated après ski scene will return with live music in Seasons and outdoor fun at the
Umbrella bar along with a great selection of tasty beverages.
And who can’t wait for the return of the iconic New York City delicatessen, Carnegie Deli, which is also
known as “the world’s most famous delicatessen?” Carnegie Deli has been treating New Yorkers and
tourists since 1937 with gargantuan pastrami and corned beef sandwiches and decadent cheesecakes.
Carnegie Deli offerings will be available at these locations on the mountain:
 The Hot Pastrami Sandwich at the Mountain Express Café and Seasons Restaurant
 The Hot Corned Beef Sandwich at Seasons Restaurant
 Potato Knishes at Seasons Restaurant
 Black and White Cookies
 Cheesecake
A New Era of
Family-Friendly,
Mountainside Dining

If you’ve ever spent a day at Windham Mountain, you’ve came
across Will Proffitt.The self-proclaimed“Super Lift Line General”
can be found at the Westside Six commanding the lines through-
out the day. Ensuring that the line runs smoothly and chairs are
filled to capacity takes a special person, and Will checks all the
boxes.Above and Beyond caught up with Will to learn a little
more about him and his rise to fame at Windham Mountain.
Windham Mountain: Where are you originally from and how
long have you been working here?
Will: I am from Louisville, Kentucky and will be marking my
9th season at Windham this winter.
WM: How did you end up in this position?
Will: I was looking for a part time job on the weekends in 2013
so that I could work at Ulla Darni’s art studio (Internationally
recognized and Master of Painting on glass) in Acra, New York.
Chip saw me cleaning off the deck and mentioned that
someone was needed to work the singles line and fill empty
spots, and that’s where the dancing, moving, and grooving
started! I realized I could make a game out of it, so I decided
to see how many chairs I could fill in one day. I even added
the yellow flag (that’s the ref in me!) – so always wait to be
called or be given instructions to follow each chair of people
as any offsides, or line cutting is a yellow flag!
WM: What other jobs have you had in the past?
Will: My first job up here was at Boiceville Market. Later,
I worked at the Windham Country Store where Becky Mower
(Ticketing Manager) was one of my bosses! I also did small art
shows regionally and I was commissioned to do a painting of
a car -- and that person helped me get a job at Ulla
Darni's studio in 2000.
WM: What do you do in the off-season?
Will: I work at Ulla Darni’s Glass Studio year-round and have
many jobs there: painter, assembly, wiring, metal finishes on
brass and steel, inventory, custom boxing, sandblasting, etc.
This is my 21st year with her. I also work in my own studio in
East Windham, where I make hand-painted custom canvas,
color pencil and pencil drawings. All can be found on
Facebook at “William Proffitt’s Art Studio”!
WM: What is your favorite memory of working at Windham?
Will: When I won the Rookie of the Year award in 2013/14
WM: What is the highest number of steps you have taken in
one day?
Will: My step record in one day is 59,945, so roughly 32.2
miles! My average steps for the 20/21 season are 40,400,
roughly 25.8 miles a day.
WM: What makes working at Windham different than other
jobs you’ve had?
Will: I get to be around great people and I move around more
physically where in the art studio I use my mind more than
physical energy.
WM: What are some of your hobbies?
Will: Besides fine artwork, I collect basketball cards! My
favorite player is Larry Bird -- I love the Boston Celtics!
WM: If you could have a superhero power, what would it be
and why?
Will: I already have The Flash down with a side of Captain
America, so Mr. Freeze! That way when things turn into slush;
I can fix that to keep both the season and my lift line going!
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Will Proffitt
Making Art
out of Lines

Throughout the years, the signature thrill associated with skiing and
snowboarding hasn’t changed, but the technology that brings us the winter
sports we’ve come to love has evolved rapidly. Technological advancements, upgraded
equipment, and more efficient practices throughout the snow sports industry have helped pave
the way for longer seasons, less energy usage, and improved guest experience.
Many of these improvements and breakthroughs can be found at Windham Mountain.
State-of-the-art snowmaking systems that can fire up at the push of a button, high-speed
chairlifts, and RFID card technology are among some of the upgrades that continue to provide
guests with an enhanced, unforgettable mountain experience.
Another round of capital improvements, totaling over $4 million, is coming this season to
Windham. One addition that is sure to catch everyone’s attention (not just because of its vibrant
color) is the addition of a brand new, eco-friendly PistenBully 600 E+ snow groomer.
In an industry where climate change and other environmental impacts directly affect long-term
decisions and operations, sustainability has become a critical talking point. Increasing the
efficiency of equipment is no easy task, but replacing older equipment for something that uses
less fuel, has lower emissions and produces more power seems almost too good to be true, right?
The PistenBully 600 E+ is not your average groomer. Besides sporting a bright green coat of
paint that gives it the appropriate nickname “The Green Machine,” it is the first groomer in the
world to incorporate a diesel-electric drive. This drive uses 20% less fuel, resulting in a 20%
reduction in CO2 emissions as well … all while having up to 16% more thrust to help climb the
steepest terrain Windham has to offer. Combining more power with less energy consumption
and emissions while operating with 20% less noise, the 600E+ has earned the title as both the
cleanest and quietest snow groomer currently on the market – and it can now be found on the
slopes of Windham Mountain.
Here at Windham, our efforts to create a better and cleaner tomorrow continue to expand. In
addition to an environmentally-friendly snow groomer, the number of EV charging stations has
increased to 12. Behind the scenes, Windham has enhanced recycling practices along with
additional strategic improvements to minimize energy consumed across the resort.
So, while you’re out there this season, be sure to keep your eyes open (and listen closely) for
“The Green Machine” laying down fresh corduroy on your favorite trails.
The 600E+:
Groomed for success

Overview
of
capital
improvements
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While many of us switch into “summer
mode” as soon as the mountain begins to
turn green, not everyone around Windham
Mountain follows suit. The seasons may
change but our operations team continues
to work hard to ensure the next winter is
one to remember.
Windham Mountain has pledged over $4 million to capital
improvements for the 2021/22 winter season, which will pro-
vide an enhanced “Above and Beyond” mountain experience
across the resort. Coupled with limited availability of both
season passes and daily lift tickets, these upgrades distin-
guish Windham Mountain from other resorts by offering
premium value, shorter lift lines, enhanced learning facilities,
modern amenities, and more.
One of the biggest investments for the upcoming winter is
the continued expansion of Windham Mountain’s automated
snowmaking system, this year on Wraparound, Wonderama,
and Warpath Chute. The upgraded system allows for quicker
start-up and faster recovery from freeze/thaw cycles that
naturally occur during the winter months. This means that
when the weather is favorable, snowmakers can seize the
opportunity to create higher-quality snow in less time, across
even more terrain, even during short “weather windows.”
Increasingly, technology has improved overall operations
at ski resorts. What was once a dream is now reality, and
the addition of Windham Mountain’s brand new PistenBully
600E+ is the latest example of this trend. Read about how
the 600E+ is helping Windham Mountain reduce its carbon
footprint while building toward a more sustainable future
on page 21.
In addition to building a cleaner future, instilling the love
and joy of winter sports into the next generation is just
as important at Windham Mountain. The former Children’s
Learning Center (CLC) will be completely renovated and dedi-
cated to getting children out on snow. The Windham Moun-
tain Kids Base Camp facility will enhance the lesson experi-
ence and assist in developing young skiers and snowboarders
into the best they can be.
Further efforts to enhance the learning experience include
a new “Magic Carpet” conveyor lift to replace the current
conveyor servicing the Whisper Run beginner terrain. With an
overhead canopy to provide extra cover from weather, and
improved reliability to make learning easier, the lift will also
provide slope access from lower lots to the base lodge 7 days
a week. Rounding out these upgrades is the addition of a
new, state-of-the-art Montana Crystal Rock Ski and Snow-
board Tuner, a fan favorite among racers for its specific tune
and equipment settings.
A brand new, redesigned Windham Mountain website offers
a streamlined online experience. The easy-to-navigate web-
site serves as a “one-stop shop” for purchases, reservations,
and more. Finally, for anyone looking to tie the knot, the
wedding deck at the top of the mountain has been expanded
to entertain larger volumes of guests, making that special
day even more special.
“There’s no such thing as an off-season here at Windham
Mountain,” as our operations team is fond of saying. You can
rest assured that Windham Mountain is always planning to
make your winter experience truly “Above and Beyond.”

Windham Mountain Tubing Park
Located just down the road from Windham Mountain, the Tubing
Park offers multiple lanes of exhilarating snow tubing that is fun for
the whole family.
518-734-4300
www.WindhamMountain.com
Snow
Tubing

Private Lessons
Customize your skiing and snowboarding experience with a private lesson. One-on-one
instruction from our team of professional instructors will ensure that your experience is
tailored to meet your needs. Private lessons offer the comfort of progressing at your own
pace, so you can decide when it’s time to step it up or take it easy. Explore the mountain
with confidence, learn more about carving, navigating icy spots, or how to float through the
powder with ease. From first-time turns to advanced skiers and riders looking for new tips
and tactics, you’re sure to take your skiing and riding to the next level.
This season, guests that book frequently will be eligible to work with our Private Lesson
Concierge. You will benefit from working with a dedicated supervisor that will coordinate
your schedule, book your requested instructor, and discuss your ongoing goals and needs.
They can also assist with any other components of your booking, such as organizing demo
skis, adding additional guests, and more! Contact us at 800-754-9463 for more details.
Windham Mountain’s Ski and Ride School has something for everyone!
Whether you’re new to the sport or looking to fine-tune your skills, our
trained instructors will help you achieve your goals. The Ski and Ride School
offers group and private lessons for all ages and abilities. Advance bookings
are required. Go to windhammountain.com to learn more about lessons and
season-long program options.
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Windham Race Factory
The Windham Race Factory has been creating passionate, life-long skiers and
ski racers for generations. It is our goal to teach solid skiing skills that help
our athletes foster a lifetime love for the sport and introduce them to the
competitive world of ski racing. We always prioritize safety and keep training
fun and exciting while developing a sense of team camaraderie and pride
within our community. We look to maintain the intensity and scope of
training for those who desire to reach higher levels while giving each athlete
the opportunity to be the best skier they can be.
The Windham Race Factory is the perfect program for ski racers ages 6-18.
Featuring innovative coaching methodologies, ample training opportunities,
and dedicated professional race
coaches, our race program will help
your child develop their athletic skills,
compete to their fullest potential,
and create friendships that will last
a lifetime. This season-long program
runs from early December through
mid to late March, dependent on
snow conditions.
W i n d h a m M o u n t a i n
Ski and Ride School

Whether your child is new to the sport or
has been shredding the mountain for years,
Windham Mountain Kids is the place to be.
Windham Mountain Kids is for children ages
3 - 12 looking to have fun while improving their
skiing or snowboarding skills. Our completely
renovated facility, Base Camp, provides a warm
and safe space for students to take breaks
with their group and includes innovative
learning features to help explore new skills.
Professionally trained instructors will have
your child conquering the mountain, learning
new skills, and making friends, all while
having fun. With so much to offer,
Windham Mountain Kids will have your child
stoked on skiing and snowboarding!
Here’s what you need to know:
 Windham Mountain Kids is open 7 days a week beginning in early
December, conditions permitting.
 Skiing is offered for ages 3 - 12 and snowboarding for ages 4 - 12.
All participants must be fully toilet-trained. Students will be
placed into groups based on their age and ability level.
 Lessons are available for all ability levels from beginner to advanced.
 Reservations are required and lessons are often sold out in advance,
especially during peak periods.
 Rental equipment is available and must be booked in advance.
 All participants must have a valid lift ticket or season pass to
participate. Bundle lift tickets, lessons, and rentals to save!
 Lunch is provided for all Full-Day lessons and is served in our
nut-free facility. Please advise us of any allergy needs in advance.
If your child wishes to bring their own lunch, please ensure there
are no nuts. Please contact us with any severe dietary concerns.
 Windham Mountain Kids is an on-snow skiing and snowboarding
program. All students should be dressed appropriately for the
weather and be ready and willing to participate in the lesson.
Introducing
Windham Mountain Kids!

Green Days = No anticipated capacity restrictions. All products labeled “green days only” are valid.
Red Days = Windham Mountain Passholders and Ikon Passholders have guaranteed space.
All other ticket sales limited to dynamic on-line only. Most other products are blacked out for these days.
Calendar for reference only, subject to change.
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W i n d h a m M o u n t a i n
Red Day and Green Day Calendar
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Since 1984, the Adaptive Sports Foundation has provided over
79,000 adaptive sports lessons. These lessons have allowed
13,253 individuals to lead healthier, more active lives while enhancing
their senses of confidence to a whole new level.
The Adaptive Sports Foundation is located at the top of the K-Lift at
Windham Mountain. ASF is a non-profit organization whose mission
is to empower lives through participating in several categories of adaptive sports.
During the winter months, these sports include skiing and snowboarding.
Please look for our volunteers in their green uniforms on the trails working with
students with varying disabilities and challenges. You will see our athletes thriving in
these sports that were not available to them several decades ago. You will
personally witness their confidence being built as their incredible volunteer
instructors help enable them to ski or snowboard down the serene trails of Windham
Mountain. Their enthusiasm is certainly contagious and an inspiration to us all!
The Adaptive Sports Foundation provides so many unique opportunities for
individuals with disabilities to thrive on so many levels. For more information, or to
support ASF, please visit us at www.adaptivesportsfoundation.org.
Adaptive
Sports
Foundation
A Place Where All Abilities Shine

Windham Mountain Values
Whether you are a longtime sports
enthusiast or seeking relaxation in the
company of family and friends, Windham
Mountain strives to provide a fun, safe,
and inclusive environment for all. We
believe that everyone has the right to
experience the mountain. It is our role and
responsibility to protect this fun mountain
experience for our employees, homeowners,
guests, and other members of the Windham
community. There’s an elevating power
to the mountains — inspiring us to rise
above and beyond whatever obstacles lay
in our path. In our quest to ‘Be Above &
Beyond,’ Windham Mountain pledges to hold
ourselves to a higher standard, not just in
pursuit of physical achievements, but in our
pursuit of upholding a fun, safe, and inclusive
environment for all.
SKIING & RIDING: Late November through late March
LIFT HOURS: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Weekends & Holidays,
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Friday
TUBING PARK: Saturday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.,
Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.,
with additional holiday hours
M O U N TA I N S TAT S :
 54 trails
 11 lifts
 285 acres of terrain
 97% snowmaking coverage
 6 terrain parks
 3,100 Summit Elevation
 1,600 Vertical Drop
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GETTING HERE &
GETTING AROUND:
19 Resort Drive
Windham, NY 12496
NYS Thruway (I 87) Exit 21
to Route 23 West
GPS Coordinates
N 42 17.941 W 74 15.426

HOTTEST
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Crystal Rock
Windham Mountain’s new CRYSTAL ROCK fully-automated service robot with the latest in ski
tuning technology was developed specifically for shops with both recreational and precision race
tuning services. The robot features an impressive technology of the highest level with Montana’s
world-renowned stone grinding with World Cup base structures. The wide stone makes the CRYSTAL
ROCK the optimal solution for working on skis and snowboards. The system comes standard with PRO
technology. It delivers particularly-gentle grinding for all ski and snowboard models, especially rockers
– including grinding the shovel and tail. The new GRIPtech system for the side edge provides a leap in
quality in side-edge service: creating a precise, sharp, and durable race-quality edge. Together with
radial base bevel tuning it delivers an edge with top-shelf properties.
Laser MX
Designed exclusively for women,
this Stockli ski is in high demand at
Windham Mountain! The cool color scheme
of the Laser MX means it has the looks to
match its sophisticated handling. The Turtle Shell
Technology, a serpentine cut made in the top layer of
Titinal adapts to the skiers preferences - a firm feel when
the ski is asked to engage at speed and a softer feel when the
ski is moving more slowly. Additionally, the Softflex technology and
light weight construction make the ski light, playful and maneuverable.
A perfect women's ski made for perfect ski days.
Stormrider 95
Challenging terrain? Changing snow conditions?
The Stormrider 95 takes anything you throw at it in
stride. Stable, maneuverable and with its integrated
Polywall with prefect impact resistance, this ski
ensures endless fun in the snow. What are
you waiting for? Enjoy the ski with no
limits – whether lapping groomers
or bombing the powder!

The friendly and knowledgeable crew at Windham Mountain
Sports pride themselves on having the latest and greatest gear
readily available. Visit Marc,the Master Bootfitter, in The Boot
Lab to find the perfect fit. Drop your gear off for a precise
tune-up with the Crystal Rock, or take something new out for
a spin from the on-mountain Demo Center. Here’s a roundup
of some of the crew’s favorite new items for this winter.
located on the ground floor of the base lodge.
All items
featured at
Nuke Suit:
A technical ski jacket filled with down for
the ultimate warmth. This distinctly Aztech
Mountain jacket offers strength, stability
and a streamlined look that is expertly
crafted. Stand up to the elements on and
off the mountain with elegance, no matter
what comes your way in this sporty
down-filled jacket.
Hayden Jacket:
Whether you're out touring, riding
the lifts or jumping aboard a heli, the
Hayden jacket is built to meet every
demand thrown your way. Made from
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B Y J O S H K I N G
“How about one more run down Wolverine?”
My friend Alex Black’s muffled question through his fabric mask, as we disembarked the
Westside Six on the last weekend in March, was met with a non-verbal nod through mine.
Such were the staccato signals between schussers conditioned to clipped cues amid a
pandemic year. It was one of many ways Windham’s weekend regulars adapted to new
norms chasing their daily diet of vertical.
Spring skiing in the Catskills doesn’t usually require face coverings. Shirtsleeves often
suffice as sun from the vernal equinox melts the base on East Peak. It’s a sure sign that
pond skimming is around the corner and the Country Club will soon reopen for summer.
That we could ski at all made us pause in gratitude.
“Yeah,” I said.“Another sixteen hundred feet down and we’ll close out the year.”
It would be our last run, on our last day, of last season, one unlike any other at
Windham. A largely vacant lodge. Mid-morning coffee on the windswept patio. A necklace
of doubles and triples seated on Will Proffit’s usually fully-loaded Westside Six. Uphill
skinning to bypass the weekend crowds. Periodic midweek runs slotted in between work
meetings. It all added up to a story of stoic improvisation.
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A Sudden End
We’d come a long way from a year before, when the season
ended abruptly on March 15, 2020 following a sudden, somber
Zoom call twenty-four hours earlier with Windham president
Chip Seamans. That call -- the first of thousands that would
define a quarantining way of life for so many -- replaced a
planned town hall for passholders in Seasons to announce
Windham’s embrace of the Ikon Pass.
Now it was overshadowed by uncertainty. No planes were
flying. We’d have to postpone Ikon-enabled April getaways to
mountains in Vermont and the western states. Would there
even be a ’20-’21 season?
“Those last couple of days, none of us fully understood the
implications of what was going on. We were just trying to get
a handle on it,” Chip told me, months later, when we recorded a
podcast on the ski industry’s pandemic pivot.“Going into that
weekend, we were huddling constantly trying to figure out what
made the most sense. Some people were over-reacting and
some people were under-reacting. We were just trying to find
that safe ground for everybody,” Chip added.
Phone calls ricocheted back and forth that Saturday between
the managers of Windham and Hunter. Windham planned to
hold on for one more socially-distanced day. Hunter wanted to
keep going.
Two thousand miles away, Rob Katz, CEO of Vail Resorts,
which owns Hunter, was making other plans. All of Vail’s ski areas
would close immediately.“Our decision to end the season now
is evidence of the fast-moving situation involving COVID-19, and
it was not an easy one to make as we deeply considered the
extended impact it will have on our guests, employees and
communities,” Katz announced.
As the last local mountain to keep its lifts spinning, Windham
reluctantly restricted its slopes to season passholders only.
“We knew we would get overrun if we opened up to tickets,”
Chip remembered.
Never ones to miss a few final laps on Whistler, my kids and
their teenage mountain cohort logged their last runs on Sunday
while I grudgingly began my end-of-season ritual of stowing our
gear for summer. Meanwhile, my wife, Amy, our regimental
commander of the school calendar, loaded the car for the
140-mile drive back to Manhattan. There was school the next
day, after all, and homework still undone.
Then came the announcement: New York City’s public school
system, the nation’s largest, would also shutter its 1,800 schools
the next day, moving 1.1 million children, as swiftly as practicable,
to a remote learning curriculum.“This is not something in a
million years I could have imagine having to do,” Mayor Bill de
Blasio said at the time.
Our car stayed parked in the garage, the slush gradually
dripping off the axels. It would barely move for weeks.
Staying Put
We bought our place in Windham ten years ago as a weekend
refuge. We then added Christmas week, school vacations, and
as many summer days as we could squeeze in. We became
practiced at late Friday night arrivals, Saturday evenings at
Chicken Run, and overnight Adirondack sojourns for alpine races.
Now, as the nation locked down, we suddenly found ourselves
full-time residents of Greene County.
The house -- and its systems and supplies -- needed some
fast jerry-rigging. The kids turned their bedrooms into makeshift
study halls. Amy executed a one-day dash to the city to grab a
few boxes of files and an office-issued iPad. I cleared off a
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memento-cluttered desk for home office duty, ordering more
Wi-Fi beacons and web cams from Amazon, and upping our
bandwidth from Mid-Hudson Cable.
Those early days were marked by frantic foraging. I swept the
shelves of the Home Depot in Leeds of its supply of painter’s
masks, latex gloves, and hand sanitizer. We made Hannaford runs
for rationed rolls of paper towels and toilet tissue. Nearby, we
detoured at Spirits of Cairo to load up on wine and liquor,
imbibing more of those commodities than we ever thought
possible on the mountaintop.
We soon exhausted our supply of hummus, peanut butter,
and expired cans of chickpeas and pinto beans in our pantry.
And that diet got old, fast. That’s when the Windham-area food
service community became local heroes in the many households
of new seven-day-a-week Catskills converts, us included.
Beyond what we could whip up ourselves, sandwiches from
Drew and Natasha Schuster at the Country Store, takeout pizzas
from Hickory Hill Market, and souvlaki dishes from Windham
Diner kept us well fed on weekdays. When we made it to another
weekend -- along with Jake Siewert and Christine Anderson and
their kids, with whom we formed a pod -- we rewarded our
families with generously-sized servings of chicken parmesan
from Brandywine and penne ala vodka served through the
window at MillRock.
Every evening in those early months, no matter where the
food on our table came from, we’d pause pre-meal to give
thanks and snap a family selfie. The album memorializes our
unexpected, unlikely -- but not unwelcome -- mountain life.
While my future grandkids won’t mistake me for Michael Landon
on Little House on the Prairie, my new beard grew longer and
thicker in each successive shot.
Later, after we did the dishes and the kids finished their
homework, we taught ourselves new card games, binge-watched
Stranger Things on Netflix, and debated passionately the merits
of a new George Lazenby documentary streaming on Hulu.
My son concluded he’s a stylish but underappreciated 007.
Lying awake each night, I’d gaze out our window at the
midnight sanctuary, the scene bounded on one side by a
tributary coursing through our property on its way to Batavia
Kill, the river running parallel to Main Street. With the audible
gurgle of spring runoff supplying a soundtrack, my mind
rewound to years earlier, when we bought the home in the fall
of 2011. It was a few months after Tropical Storm Irene swelled
the creek into a muddy deluge, the flood laying waste to much
of Windham’s bucolic village.
Back then, Graham Merk, then-chair of Windham’s Chamber
of Commerce, thought to himself,“That’s it. We’re done.
Windham is going to become a ghost town.” The prophesy
never came to pass. From my vantage point, in the silent
overnight hours of the Pandemic of 2020-21, Windham could
indeed feel deserted. But every morning, and each day more
than the last, the place persevered.
Venturing Further Afield
At some point, everyone reaches a limit of how long they can
stare at a screen. On the mountain, our friends Evan Walker and
Nancy Fey organized after-school Sledding Olympics for our
families’ kids on the still snow-covered steeps of Wedel. In
another Olympic mountain event, the gang competed to see
who could bag the most trash scattered on the melting base
beneath the Wonderama Express Quad.
As the snowpack disappeared, the local wildlife that stays
scarce in winter made its presence known. A bald eagle deftly
executed a series of touch-and-go landings in search of supper
near Adventure Park. A pack of deer emerged from the woods to
find sustenance on our front yard. Early one morning, Amy spied
a fisher cat wading through our pond looking for a breakfast
buffet of tadpoles.
Windham’s
Wonder Year

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Mostly, those critters kept to themselves, but not always.
Our new Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy, Daisy, had a face-to-face
encounter with a black bear. After a brief stare down, they both
went their separate ways. A flying squirrel -- the kids named it
Gregory -- preferred inside creature comforts, raiding our pantry
for Hershey’s Kisses. Following a wild chase scene, Gregory was
caught and released.
We were beginning to revel in the joys of off-season Windham
that winter weekenders often muse about but generally miss.
It reminded us how the Catskills had evolved into a getaway for
downstate city folk in the 19th and 20th Centuries, and why the
region is currently experiencing a year-round resurgence.
Where Windham Path sits today was rural farmland in that
prior era. Now, its gently graded 1.5 mile loop beckons locals and
visitors alike, and it didn’t miss a beat during the pandemic. Our
appetite for steeper steps drew repeat visits to the Escarpment
Trail near Maplecrest, part of the Windham-Blackhead Range
Wilderness. Then, eager for more, we explored Mary’s Glen Trail
near North-South Lake State Campground, eventually making
our way to the stunning overlook of Ashley Falls.
Along South Street, the fleet of idle golf carts parked at the
Country Club served as a barometer of sequestration adap-
tation. When they started to scatter across the 6,333 yards of
Windham’s track -- designed by Len Raynor in 1928 and rebuilt
in 2012 following Tropical Storm Irene -- it was a sign of summer
life returning to town. Outdoor but masked-up socializing on
the deck at Mulligan’s, overlooking the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 10th and 18th
holes, became one of my midweek happy hour pastimes.
A chip shot from Mulligans, beneath the red tin roof visible
from every direction, sits Nick Bove and Lori Torgersen’s
Windham Mountain Outfitters and their neighboring café, Higher
Grounds. During spring, summer, and fall, Nick’s place pivots
from ski rentals to a full-service bike shop. His team tuned our
10-speeds and equipped us with maps and gear to tackle the
network of trails at Elm Ridge and the endless road biking routes
that follow rolling roads and scenic byways radiating from the
town’s center.
The soggy days of April and May made way for the molten
months of June and July. Reviving forms of relief favored by old
school sojourners to the Catskills, Nancy Fey sourced swimming
holes in lieu of air conditioning. A dip in Schoharie Creek, south
of Prattsville, was followed by an ice cream at G-JimMieS on Main
Street. And in Maplecrest, near the newly restored C D Lane Park,
a small waterfall on Batavia Kill, just off Big Hollow Road, gave
the kids -- and the dogs -- a much needed cooling off period.
Summer Nights
With dwindling daylight, the routine of Windham’s winter
weekenders is mostly confined to recreation on and around the
slopes. We hit the mountain early and stay late. We cook dinner
at home or, when we can, make reservations at the local
restaurants. The evenings end with a card game, reading a few
pages of a new novel or chipping away on jigsaw puzzle bought
from Jen Schwartz at Briars & Brambles. On the verge of
catatonia, we zone out on a Warren Miller movie before passing
out on the sofa.
Summer in the Catskills, with longer days and more of the
week to explore, is a different deal entirely.
On June 2, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
announced that the Capital Region, of which Greene County is
a part, would move to Phase 2 reopening."What we have done
with this COVID virus is a really amazing accomplishment, if you
take a step back," Cuomo said at his news conference that day.
"And it was all done by the people of this state. They did it, 19
million people did what they never did before. They responded
with a level of determination and discipline I was amazed with,
frankly."
I witnessed those traits every day at establishments
opening their doors to guests last summer as the new
full-timers emerged from their cocoons. And we cast our net
wide. With gas prices in New York state cresting just above
$2 a gallon, nearby destinations north, south, east, and west of
Windham offered a nostalgic throwback to activities that were
at once retro, but also reimagined and rejuvenated.
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Mirroring the ongoing dialogue in our country about
diversity and gender equality in the workforce, the ski industry
has been coming to terms with a history that accepted male-dominated
leadership as the norm, not the exception. Up until relatively recently, it would
not have been unfair to say that the majority of leadership roles at resorts were
filled by men, at the very least those positions at the highest levels of
management in key areas such as mountain operations and other revenue
departments. Fortunately, ski areas like Windham Mountain have been hard at
work breaking down barriers and pulling together leadership teams that reward
commitment, talent and experience while looking beyond past stereotypes.
This is a story about two women who have made indelible impacts on the ski area.
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Maggie Brabazon – Ski Patrol Director
Maggie Brabazon’s roots run deep at Windham Mountain.“My first mountain
memory is actually being on Woolly Bear. I was three years old. Through photos
of myself, I’ve been able to piece together some of my earliest experiences. I
remember these little green carpets [placed out on Wooly Bear] that kids would
ski down. That's the first memory I have on snow.”
Fast-forward to today. Maggie has served as Windham Mountain’s Ski Patrol
Director since the 2017/18 winter season – and leads a department of over 100
paid and volunteer staff. Her remarkable rise to the top spot on ski patrol is not
only noteworthy because of her gender, but also because she is a true
Windham, New York “homegrown” talent who has earned tremendous respect
from her peers and colleagues. When asked what keeps Brabazon motivated
on the job, she responds with a mixture of genuine thoughtfulness, humor, and
commitment.“So many people devoted so much to helping me get to where
I am today. I really want to make sure that I give back in that same way. The
people that I work with are here to genuinely help people,” adding,“my dad once
told me we see guests on what could be their worst day. They’re on vacation
and a trip to the patrol room isn’t something that they hope for. It's all about
how we take care of them and how we can make their experience the best that
it can be, because, at the end of the day, our job is to care for people. And
unfortunately, they see us. We're really not the people they want to see. They
want to see the people in the restaurant or on the lifts. They want to see the
people on the patio, they want to have fun. So I think it's important to make
sure we are providing the best care that we can to make people feel
comfortable regardless of the situation.”
Maggie’s career path wasn’t immediately obvious to her. Like many, she wasn’t
quite sure which road to take. At the age of fifteen, she began working at the
Windham as a volunteer ski patroller. Her father, Jim “Buzzy” Brabazon was
working on patrol and Maggie was exposed to the work and culture during
her childhood. After the volunteer work during her high school years, she set
her sights on other pursuits.“I went to college in Utica for a couple of years
and studied a few different things. College just didn't really pan out for me, so
I worked in retail for a little bit. Then, when Windham Mountain announced the
bike park was opening, an opportunity for year-round employment presented
itself. There were a lot of exciting things happening and I jumped at the
opportunity to be part of it. I wasn't really happy with what I was doing [in retail]
and it sounded like a really cool thing that I wanted to be a part of.”
Being in the right place at the right time can offer fortuitous perks. At the end
of the 2016/2017 season,Windham’s former Ski Patrol Director, Howard DeVennish,
announced that he was retiring. A co-worker suggested to Maggie that she
should consider applying for the job, an idea that she had given little thought to.
The co-worker then said something that really clicked – either Maggie could be
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part of the team of people bringing a new Patrol Director up to speed, or,
better yet, she could just take on the job and grow into the role herself.“The
more I thought about it, the more it made sense. I talked to my then-current
patrol director who encouraged me to apply. I talked to Ted Davis, our
Director of Mountain Operations, and he encouraged me to apply as well. My
dad encouraged me -- he was a huge driving force behind that because he's
always been super-supportive. I think it was something that I had always
thought I would want to do when I was older. I just didn't know if the timing was
right. But as I saw the opportunity, I concluded that I had to at least try. And
what was the worst that could happen? If they said no, if they found somebody
that was more experienced than me, that was ok. So I applied for the job.”
It's easy to guess what happened next.“It was interesting because at first I
was just the interim patrol director for a little while. I had also found out a
couple of months after I applied that I was pregnant. So that was a determining
factor, too. All these different things were happening. And I thought, do I still
want to do this?” With large doses of encouragement from her boyfriend,
parents, and Windham leadership, any doubts were erased.“I think it was the
overwhelming support. And then when I finally got [the job], I was kind of in
shock. The office that I'm in now was held by so many other patrol directors.
When I was younger, it was so intimidating to go in there. And suddenly I was
moving all my stuff in. So I dove in, learning all these things from the people
that were in there before me,” said Brabazon.
One person that Maggie continued to learn from was her father, Jim, who still
manages the first aid room on the mountain to this day. When asked what it’s
like to work with her dad, Maggie is candid.“It's great. So much of what I have
learned has been from him in some way, shape or form. He had a huge influence
in day-to-day operations -- how things should look, aesthetics and patient care.
I have learned so much from him and I'm grateful to work with him. Every single
day our relationship goes back and forth. It's not always easy, but he's the most
supportive person. He's always the biggest cheerleader for me, so I love it. Not
everybody would, but I do. It's good.”
Maggie shared her insights about the “behind the scenes” nature of mountain
operations and what most guests don’t usually get to see.“It’s fun to be part of
a hard-working group of people that are behind what makes a great day on the
mountain for guests. Early mornings on the lift before opening and the prepa-
ration needed to get up and running – that’s not something that most people
see. They get on the lift and there it is – beautiful corduroy waiting for them. It’s
a product of a lot of work that includes overnight grooming and snowmaking
well before the sun rises,” adding,“the push to open for the season is always
intense – the buildup is fast and a feeling of not being quite ready to open the
gates can be common. And then everyone takes a deep breath and there we go.
We're always ready. You know, in our heads, we wonder how we will get every-
thing done, but we're always ready. So, I think that's really fascinating to me.”
When asked about unique qualities that a woman can bring to a role such as
hers, Maggie offers,“I think that sometimes I look at things a little differently.
How can we get it done strategically? How do you plan to accomplish a task or
goal? We [women] require a little more finesse in the things that we do because
we don't have that brute strength all the time. So I think I try to apply that to
everything else that I do to try to look at things from a different perspective.”
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a great day on the
mountain for guests."
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 Kristen Garraghan
Director of Club Operations
 Susan Sommers
Director of Human Resources
 Loredana Kovacevich
Lodging Manager
 Stephanie Parry
Tavern 23 Restaurant Manager
 Becky Mower
Ticketing Manager
 Susan Goyette
Tubing Park Manager
 Dasha Goettsche
Spa Manager
 Katie Turner
Home Services Housekeeping Manager
 Sue Lehnes
Mountaineers Supervisor
 Tara McCarthy
Windham Race Factory Head Coach - U16/19
 Laurie Marshall-Lauria
Freestyle Supervisor
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Kate Cohane -- Director of Retail, Rentals and Facilities
Kate Cohane’s path to a leadership role at Windham Mountain began about
forty-five minutes away in Saugerties, New York. Introduced to skiing and
snowboarding at the age of 11, she was hooked pretty young.“I learned to
snowboard at first, quickly followed by learning to ski. We’d go to Hunter
Mountain two or three times a winter – not all that frequently. At the age of
14 when I was able to get my first job, I was a ski instructor at a little mountain
called Cortina Valley, it was near Hunter.” She worked at Cortina Valley for two or
three seasons and left before the ski area closed permanently in the late 1990’s.
“I wasn't even driving yet, but some of my friends were. It was a sweet winter job
on the weekends – teaching kids how to ski and hanging out at the mountain
with friends. It was a lot of fun!”
Along the way, the mother of one of Kate’s friends, Oddette Reinhardt, was
an instructor at Windham (and still is to this day), so she brought the girls up
to the mountain and gave Kate her first introduction to the ski area.“My time
at Windham as a teen was a lot of fun. Not only did I become familiar with the
mountain, but I got to know the town as well. After a few years in Colorado,
attending school and skiing a ton, Kate moved back to the area and began
working seasonally at Windham Mountain in 2000 in the ski shop. Hired by AJ
Savasta, her first role was a seasonal winter retail sales associate. Cohane
combined the job with summer work at a marina in Catskill, and thus began a
career that has spanned over 20 years.
“By the second or third season, I became a manager and was really
interested in equipment tuning and the product buying process. I started
traveling to trade shows and developing relationships with manufacturer reps
-- some of whom I still deal with now 20 years later, which is pretty wild! And
it just grew from there. Retail is a lot of fun if you love the industry that you’re
in. I still get super excited to see the new gear each season. Once Windham
started a summer business down at the adventure park, I became a full-time
year-round employee.” Over the years, and through ownership and leadership
changes, Cohane’s role at the mountain expanded. Additions include oversight
of the rental shop, demo center and eventually the bike shop.“Rentals was a bit
of a challenge at first. I took a real leap of faith and revamped the entire process
soon after I was given the position. It’s such a key part of the industry, it needs
to be easier for the guest if we want them to return.”
Her tenure at Windham has been accompanied by highs and lows – with
Kate citing Hurricane Irene as something that really tested the grit and
determination of the resort staff and the community at large.“To see a
mud river running down the stairwell with giant trees stands out. The ski
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Thirty minutes north by northeast sits the Greenville Drive-In,
established in 1959. Dwight Grimm and Leigh Van Swall revived
the venue in 2015 with a state-of-the-art digital projection
system. Parking our pickup on the lawn, we unfolded beach
chairs to screen classics under the stars. Watching Jaws in July
and Breakfast Club in August, the Drive-In’s biergarten served
up specialty cocktails and microbrews while the staff served hot
buttered popcorn and warm, homemade chocolate chip cookies
to the kids.
Twenty minutes southeast is the 168-acre property of the
Deer Mountain Inn in Tannersville. An Arts-and-Crafts
masterpiece built as a private home in the 1890s for the Colgate
family, Charles and Deborah Royce have restored it as a
glamorous getaway. In winters, we’d get to DMI once or twice
a season for a prix fixe feast. During the pandemic summer, a
sprawling scene unfolded on DMI’s outdoor meadow as diners
enjoyed the inn’s fantastic fare while relaxing on Adirondack
chairs encircling toasty firepits.
A beautiful drive southwest, in the shadow of Halcott Mountain
and alongside Esopus Creek on State Road 42, brought us to a new
Catskills gathering spot. In 2020, Brooklyn hoteliers Lyon Porter
and his wife, Jersey Banks, remodeled the old Alpine Inn in Big
Indian into Urban Cowboy, adorning the hillside lodge in luxurious
rustic chic. But with the main lobby on COVID lockdown, the
summer crowd migrated outside to a wood-fired pop-up run by
the peerless pizzaiolos imported from Roberta’s of Bushwick.
I always aspired to spend a summer in Windham, and 2020
offered that unlikely chance. The car stayed stocked with masks
to comply with local regulations during our outings, and
business owners reinforced that discipline with their own.
Though our smiles were often covered up by neck gaiters, they
couldn’t mask our gratitude for the extraordinary hospitality
extended everywhere in the Catskills.
Windham in Autumn: Back Home Again
After ferreting out every adapted offering in Greene,
Ulster and Schoharie Counties, the most indelible moments of
Windham’s indefinite season were found in our own backyard.
Projects put on the back burner for years were dusted off and
brought to quick conclusion thanks to Windham’s expert
artisans.
Jim Miltenberger, the builder behind Hickory Hill Market,
dispatched his crew to insulate and electrify a backyard tiny
house that long stood unfinished. Kyle Thorington’s team at KCK
Paving laid down a bed of asphalt to create a pickle ball court
adjoining the full-sized firepit that landscaper Jean Jeager
installed by our stream. I fixed up an old zip line to once again
ferry kids from one edge of the yard to the other.
The work created a kind of Catskills summer camp of days
gone by. The pickle ball tourneys initiated at dusk evolved into
marshmallow roasting after sunset. And when the leaves gilding
our trees turned from green to gold, the mood in Windham
changed as well. The fear and isolation in spring, and the
tentative reopening in summer, loosened further into a form
of modified normalcy when fall came calling.
While Windham’s Autumn Affair went on hiatus, the Fall Fest
at the renovated C D Lane Park drew crowds to hear local bands
rock its pavilion. And on Main Street, MillRock altered its alley
driveway into a tented outdoor dining room. Just down the
street, Windham Local, the one-time bank retrofitted into a
coffee bistro by Brooklyn’s Dave Liatti, expanded its offerings
with a sidewalk farmer’s market.
Every Saturday morning at the Local, week after week, I
tracked how Christine Peters, the pastry maestro behind Baked
by Chris -- and wife of the demo shop’s longtime guru Pete
Peters -- expanded her surfeit of sweets. It started with
cookies, brownies, and pies, then expanded into New York style
crumb cake, Amaretto cheesecake, and apple strudel. We never
left the sidewalk empty-handed.
There was a change own kitchen as well. When Thanksgiving
arrived, marked by the snow guns giving Whistler and Wolverine
their first strips of skiable snow, so too did the pandemic’s third
wave. Our annual bolt to Boston to join our extended family for
the holiday was iced. That’s when Windham Local stepped up
again, procuring us a 26-pound turkey from the Gray Family Farm
in New Windsor.
I’m no cook, and that was a really big bird. But the Local
supplied us with a simple set of instructions, a basting kit, and
a bag of herbs that eased the preparation, as long as the foul
could fit in the oven. It did, barely, and the feast gave flight to a
new tradition in Windham with our covey of Catskills friends.
An Epic Winter
The first weeks of Windham’s ski season require deft
navigation down limited terrain atop a thin, machine-made base.
Even well-worn rock skis earn new divots in December.
Weekenders maintain a lonely vigil for any forecast of the natural
stuff. When weather patterns do deliver winter’s wrath, it often
comes, cruelly, midweek, denying city folk in offices or at school
their rare, elusive powder day.
True to form, the first blizzard of ’20-’21 rolled in overnight
on Wednesday, December 16. Scott Templeton, Green Country’s
highway superintendent, told a local blog that “Mother Nature
didn’t give us a 2-inch practice storm to start the season. She hit
us with 25 to 30 inches in some areas of the county.” At
bedtime, there’s no lullaby as sweet as the sound of horizonal
snow smacking the window.
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This time, at daybreak, we were ready. Following the
snowplows, we fishtailed up Church Street to the mountain.
Thigh-high snow called for my Parlor Cardinals, skis with 100 mm
under foot that usually stay in the quiver for soft spring slush or
trips out west. With the ski patrol dropping the rope on all 54 of
Windham’s trails spread across its 285 acres, no terrain was off
limits. And it wasn’t even Christmas yet.
We reveled in similar conditions for much of the season.
From December through April, there were 25 days of snowfall in
Windham, amounting to 90 inches of accumulation, compared
to eight days of snowfall and 38 inches the year before. Mother
Nature picked a good year to bestow her bounty.
Staying put for the fourth wave of the pandemic, we found
time for midweek runs sandwiched between Zoom meetings
and after my daughter’s virtual school dismissal. Lift lines were
non-existent, allowing for an efficient five laps on the Westside
Six in lieu of lunch hour. On weekends, we complied with social
distancing by practicing patience in the corrals, tempered by a
few nips from the flask.
Temperatures remained frosty in January and February to
help preserve the natural base. When bare spots did appear,
Windham’s automated hydrants snapped on the snow guns to
apply a fresh white toupee. Overnight, the frozen alchemy was
groomed to an even corduroy for our early morning runs. Skiers
also strayed off-piste. Left and right, I never saw so many tracks
snaking through the trees.
Through it all, we never overlooked the risks that COVID
brought to the region. As of this writing, it led to 3,406 cases
and 79 deaths in Greene County.
For twelve months, six feet of separation, an N95 mask, and
a sometimes a sheet of plexiglass were all that protected
people from the disease. We are indebted to, and humbled by,
the dedication and perseverance everyone who went to work
in town when the world shut down. It was always on display,
from the police officers and firefighters who responded to every
call, to Kate Cohane and her crew at Windham Mountain Sports
who sharpened edges and waxed bases long after most of us
hit the hay.
When Alex Black and I finished that last run down Wolverine
on a spring skiing Sunday in March, the positivity rate in New
York City had also descended to the base of COVID Mountain.
Offices and schools started to reopen, and bars and restaurants
saw a steady climb in capacity. At long last, we packed the car
and headed down NY-23 for the Thruway. Windham’s wonder
year had come to an end.
Windham’s New Normal
The ’20-’21 season left an indelible mark on Windham.“We
won’t go backwards,” Chip Seamans told me on my podcast
as we discussed how the pandemic and technology
intersected. The twin forces compelled him and his team to
accelerate efficiencies in snowmaking, reservations, ticketing,
rentals, food service and capacity management, with more in
store for the ’21-’22 season, and beyond.
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Driving Range, Pro-Shop, Mulligan’s Pub
Group Rates and Golf & Stay packages available
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A scenic and challenging public golf course with a private club atmosphere.
Fairways follow the Batavia Kill with spectacular views of Windham Mountain
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In town, too, there seems to be no naval gazing. Change
is evident in every direction. Our legendary local roadhouse,
Chicken Run, has a new owner as Jeff Misenti has taken the reins
from Adam Okonsky. Down the street, Lilly’s Steak & Cocktails
has replaced The Prime, and Reuben Diaz has earned early rave
reviews for the Neapolitan pies emanating from the oven at his
new Windham Pizzeria.
There’s a shift in local lodging as well. The hipsters cozying
up in the glamping Lushnas at the Eastwind Hotel and Bar have
a new neighbor at Union + Post. And on “Friends of Windham
Mountain,” the Facebook group we launched in 2019, rumors
abound on what will emerge on the east edge of town when the
high-end Wylder Hotel opens its doors in 2022 on the storied
site of The Thompson House.
Up on County Route 10, just north of town, one of the area’s
biggest transformations is taking shape at Windham Manor.
Barry and Susan Smith bought the 45-acre property a few years
ago, creating a guest house in its 11,000-square-foot Victorian
mansion. In April, they cut the ribbon on a new 8,500-square-
foot post-and-beam event barn built to hold 300 guests for
destination weddings and conferences.
The barn had been Barry and Susan’s dream as they neared
their 40th Anniversary. They were working class kids from
Queens who fell in love on a 1980 college trip at Scotch Valley ski
resort in Delaware County. He became a bond broker at Tullett
Prebon, a master at building relationships. She became a
cosmetics entrepreneur with a knack for building businesses.
They both became consummate hosts.
They also raised their girls on Windham’s slopes. A longtime
volunteer for the race program, Barry’s broad smile is the first
thing a young athlete sees crossing the finish line of a slalom on
Assembly Line.
Riding my bike past Barry and Susan’s property during the
pandemic, I watched the barn’s massive timbers take shape, like
Ray Kinsella carving his baseball diamond from a cornfield in
“Field of Dreams.” If we build it, they believed, the weddings will
come. When COVID came instead, sending their timetable into
disarray, their life savings swayed in limbo. The dream verged on
becoming a nightmare.
One weekend this summer, as life in Windham returned to
normal, as the Country Club was packed with golfers on a
Saturday afternoon, and as Chicken Run was full of mask-free
patrons swaying to a band that evening, I rode past Barry and
Susan’s barn again early on Sunday morning. I found Susan in
her office, meticulous as ever, happily balancing her ballooning
bookings of weddings well into 2022. Each one of those
300-person events distributes tens of thousands of dollars
across the local economy.
From the mountain, to Main Street, to the manor on County
Route 10, Windham was once again a striving, thriving field of
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destroyed. Everywhere you looked, there
was damage. Not to mention the
devastation to the community, it was
awful.” These types of experiences forge
strength and resolve, traits that Kate
certainly brings to the table each day.
As many who work in the ski industry
will tell you, a career in “the business”
undoubtedly requires the wearing of many
hats. Cohane is no exception to that rule,
as her role was eventually expanded to
include oversight of the facilities cleaning
and building maintenance operations.“It’s
not something I expected to be doing,
that’s for sure. But I enjoy building things
and I love seeing change. So, to have the
opportunity to be part of it has been
great. It’s great to see a finished product/
project”, adding,“I’m pretty handy and I’m
definitely the go-to person for fix-it
projects at home.”
When asked about her favorite parts of
the job, it’s natural for Kate to become a
bit philosophical, saying “If you can have
eight out of 10 good workdays, then that's
not too bad. And I feel like for the most
part, I have that. Even on the rough days,
I try to remind myself that I’m fortunate
enough to live and work in a place our
guests just visit, that’s pretty nice.
I attribute it to the people that I surround
myself with and my coworkers. My retail
crew has been with me for probably 15
years, they truly are the best – the ski
industry is small and it's a tight-knit family.
Windham is home to me. It’s where I met
my husband and raised my family, it’s a
special place. Our children grew up on this
mountain, I feel it’s only natural to love it.
I’ve seen a lot of change in my time here
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Outstanding natural Catskill Mountain terrain has been expertly developed by world
renowned trail designers – Gravity Logic, giving riders of all levels something to get
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Houses of Worship
Hope Restoration
Christian Fellowship
518-734-3826
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus
518-734-3352
Windham United Methodist
518-734-4122
Taxi & Shuttle Services
Dawn 2 Dusk Car Service
518-331-7564
dawn2duskcarservice.com
Majestic Taxi
518-734-4096
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Town Services
Town of Windham Library
518-734-4405
windhamlibrary.org
Windham Chamber of Commerce
518-734-3872
www.movingwindhamforward.com
Movie Theaters
Mountain Cinema
518-263-2002
Windham Theatre
518-734-6110
windhamtheater.com
Banks and ATMS
ATMs located on Windham Mountain on
the lower level of the Base Lodge adjacent
to the Tickets and Passes counter, as well
as on the main level of the lodge in
Mountain Express. A Bank of Greene
County ATM is also located at the
Winwood Inn and Condominiums.
KeyBank at 5387 Main Street
Windham Village
518-734-3200
NBT Bank at 49 Route 296
Windham, NY
518-734-3991
Health Care Services
Albany Memorial Emergency Services
518-471-3221
Catskill Urgent Care
518-943-9100
Jimmy O’ConnOr’s
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Outdoor Activities
Windham Mountain Tubing Park
Kids Snowmobiles & Snow Tubing
518-734-4300
www.windhammountain.com
Great Northern Catskills
(Tourism Association)
518-943-3223
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Points of Interest
Catskills Rail Trail
www.catskillscenictrail.org
Elm Ridge Wild Forest
Windham, NY
Kaaterskill Falls
Pratt Rock & Zadock Pratt Museum
518-299-3395
Windham Path
www.windhamarf.org
Arts & Music
Thomas Cole Historic Site &
Hudson River Art Trail
518-943-7465
Windham Fine Arts Gallery
518-734-6850
Windham Chamber Music Festival
518-734-3868
Orpheum Film and
Preforming Arts Center
518-263-2063
Sugar Maples Center for
Creative Arts
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Visiting the Windham Mountain community for a few days? Here’s a list of handy resources to
make your stay more enjoyable. Of course, the friendly team at Windham Mountain Guest Services is
happy to assist with other area recommendations if you don’t see what you’re looking for on this list.

L O D G I N G
I N A N D A R O U N D
W I N D H A M
Albergo Allegria
(518) 734-5560
43 Route 296, Windham, NY
www.AlbergoUSA.com
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Top 25 Small Hotels in USA,Top 10% of Hotels Worldwide,Top 3% of USA
Lodgings,Top 100 Hotels in NY State. Uncompromised Cleanliness,
Unparalleled Hospitality… Welcome to the “Inn of Happiness”Albergo Allegria,
a country-boutique hotel and breakfast restaurant open to the public.
Distance from Windham Mountain: 1.6 miles / Number of rooms: 21
Please direct all inquiries concerning complete rate structure, deposit requirements, etc., to the individual establishments.
Amenities subject to change.
AMENITIES
LEGEND
Bar
Washer/Dryer
Ice Skating
Year-round Pool
Game Room
Stay & Ski Packages avail.
Shuttle Service
Entertainment
Handicapped Accessible
Pets Allowed
WiFi
Summer Swimming Pool
Exercise Room
Sauna
Towel Service
Kitchen Facilities
Meals Available
Air Conditioning
TV in Room
Phone in Room
Fireplace/Wood Stove
TV Lounge
Hot Tub
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Hotel Vienna
518-734-5300
107 Route 296, Windham, NY
www.thehotelvienna.com
info@thehotelvienna.com
30 room chalet style hotel with the areas only indoor pool and jacuzzi.
Each newly renovated room has Wifi, Cable TV, DVD player, Keurig coffee
maker, refrigerator and balcony. Complimentary Continental breakfast.
Windham Mountain Lift tickets available every day.
Joy Cottage
949-293-1524
700 Ira Vail Road Leeds, NY
www.joycottage.com
info@mahayana.us
Warm and comfortable Zen house fit for 8 people, nestled within a Buddhist
temple retreat in Catskills. All 6 bedrooms come with private bathrooms.
Unique design and uncompromised cleaning. Keeping you away from the
crowds while recharging your stamina and energy with the calm and blissful
environment.
Distance from Windham Mountain: 21 miles / Number of rooms: 6
Cave Mountain Motel
518–734–3161
10979 State Route 23, Windham, NY
www.cavemountainmotel.com
Jeanhammel7@gmail.com
WE'RE JUST A LITTLE BEDDER. Offering a lovely Mountain View. Clean, comfy
rooms, (all non-smoking; sorry, no pets). Two double beds, private bath,
refrigerators, complimentary continental breakfast in our cozy wood-burning
breakfast room. 1 1/2 miles to Windham ski area. $99 +tax 7 days/week. Your
hosts: Jean and Art Hammel.
Christman's
Windham House
518–734–4230
5742 State Route 23, Windham, NY
www.windhamhouse.com
Christmanswh@verizon.net
Located 1 mile from Windham Mountain. 40 guest rooms, continental
breakfast included, full breakfast menu available, weekends & holiday weeks.
Seasonal efficiency apartments and seasonal rooms available. Groups and
large families welcome. Windham Mountain views, sledding, and fire pits free.

Winwood Inn and Condominiums
The Winwood Inn and Condos is Windham Mountain’s signature in-town lodging property.
Located in the center of town, less than 2 miles from the ski area base lodge, The Winwood offers
convenient access to Main Street and easy proximity to the slopes. A selection of ski-and-stay
packages combining room options with reduced-price lift tickets are available. Choose from
Inn rooms for hotel-style accommodations or efficiency, 1 or 2 bedroom condominium options
with kitchenettes. With options from single occupancy all the way up to units sleeping six, The
Winwood is the perfect choice for your trip to Windham Mountain.
Whisper Creek Condominiums
Windham Mountain’s newest slopeside address! You’ve asked for it and we have it – high-end
ski-in/ski-out lodging located steps away from Whisper Run on Windham Mountain. These
brand-new units are fully-appointed with top notch furnishings and Hill House Home bed linens.
Building amenities include heated pool and hot tubs, club room and fitness center, ski lock-
er-room with boot dryers and heated parking. Units comfortably accommodate 8 – 10 people
and are perfect for extended family gatherings, wedding parties and special events. Whisper
Creek is a short stroll away from the Alpine Spa and the Windham Mountain base lodge and with-
in walking distance of the Mountain Bike Park and Scenic Skyride in the summer. Whisper Creek is
a scenic 2 hour & 15 minute drive from NYC.
Private Homes & Condos
After a full day of fun, enjoy the comforts and conveniences of home. Windham Central Reserva-
tions can accommodate your lodging needs. Beautiful private homes and convenient condomini-
ums are available for rent. No matter the size of your group, we have something just perfect!
Our private lodging property options include:
• Windham Mountain Village (walk to the slopes)
• Windham Ridge Club (1 mile away)
• The Quads Condominiums (2 miles away)
• Crystal Pond Condominiums (3 miles away)
• Private Homes (various distances)
W I N D H A M L O D G I N G
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Simply visit windhammountain.com or call (518) 734-3000 to book your winter getaway!

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Windham Country Club
Located just down the South Street from the ski area,
Windham Country Club is an 18-hole public golf course that
offers stunning views of the mountain and Great Northern
Catskills. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out,
the course is well-designed to bring out your best game.
Top off a round with dinner or drinks at Mulligan’s pub and
you’ll see why golfers flock to Windham after the snow melts.
Open May through October daily.
Windham Bike Park
Windham Mountain Bike Park offers a truly unique downhill
riding experience. Outstanding natural Catskill Mountain
terrain has been expertly developed by world renowned trail
designers – Gravity Logic, giving riders of all levels something
to get stoked about. Miles of trails are serviced by the West-
side Six chairlift, and a fleet of rental bikes is a available for
those looking to try out this fast-growing sport.
Scenic Skyrides
Looking for a view from the top of the Catskills? Windham’s
scenic skyride operates during bike park hours and elevates
guests to the mountain summit where hiking, exploring and
picnicking are all on the list of recommended activities.
Escape the valley and elevate your senses with a quick
chairlift ride to the summit.
Weddings and Events
Each spring, summer and fall, Windham Mountain transforms
into a special place where couples say,“I do” in a stunning
mountain environment. As a popular wedding destination,
Windham Mountain can make celebrating a special day
memorable by combining mountain top summit ceremonies
with base area receptions and gatherings sure to be the talk
of family members and guests in attendance. The team at
Windham Mountain makes planning and celebrating your big
day a breeze – just give us a call to get the planning process
started and lock in your preferred dates before they fill up!
The ever-popular “Music on the Mountain” series takes place
during July and August on the back patio of the Windham
Mountain base lodge. Each week features a great lineup of
regional bands and admission is free to enjoy the music.
Tasty treats at the BBQ and Umbrella Bar are available, and
the scenic chairlift ride operates for a portion of the event,
allowing for stunning evening views from the summit. Be
sure to check out the complete summer events calendar at
windhammountain.com.
Dining
In addition to the aforementioned Mulligan’s Pub at the
Windham Country Club, summer dining options include
Tavern 23 at the Winwood Inn on Route 23 in the village,
along with tasty BBQ options at the mountain during bike
park hours of operation.
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at Wind ham
A magical white world and the laughter of sliding on snow during the winter months are commonplace
experiences for winter guests visiting Windham Mountain. What many who discover Windham during
the ski season don’t realize is that when this world of snow and ice melts away with the change of the
seasons, an entirely different lineup of mountain experiences await – filled with the greens of summer
and many different warm-weather pursuits. It’s true – at Windham Mountain, we change gears with the
seasons, but the fun never stops.

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Aspen Spas
Perfect for year-round fun and
Perfect for year-round fun and
relaxation.
Hot Tub Rentals are available for
seasonal, weekly or weekend use.
This is perfect for Airbnb rentals
and home owners alike. Our rental
rates are very reasonable too. Just
plug it in and enjoy!
Weekly Hot Tub Maintenance
Discounts available for yearly
and quarterly contracts. We
service all hot tub brands, and
make your hot tub care-free for
you and your guests to enjoy
perfect fun-filled experiences.
Serving Windham, Hunter. Bellayre and
All of the Catskill Area Resorts

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