Plattekill Mountain's list of new projects for 2026–27 doesn't include a new lift or a new trail. Each item on it aims at one of two things. The first is getting snow down reliably by the tentative December 12 opening. The second is making the base lodge, parking lot and lift loading area easier to use on the three days a week the mountain runs.

That choice fits how the Roxbury mountain describes itself. Its own pages call it "the last family-run ski mountain in the Northern Catskills," with 41 trails and 1,100 feet of vertical drop. The work keeps the same footprint and puts the money into reliability. The season pass follows the same logic. Its partner deals carry a passholder through the weekdays when Plattekill's own lifts sit still.

The Rock on Sundown Came Out in Three Booms

The largest single project happened on Sundown, the intermediate trail. Unofficial Networks reported in July that crews drilled and blasted the existing rock to widen the run, and that the work included upgraded snowmaking infrastructure. The outlet's tally, from Plattekill's social posts, was "Three booms!"

Here is the full official list for 2026–27, grouped by what each project changes:

• Snow on the ground: new tower snowguns on skier's right of Lower Face, plus all-new snowmaking on the widened Sundown.
• Room at the base: the Triple Chairlift moves to a hydraulic tensioning system, which the mountain says frees up "alot more room in our base area." Parking was upgraded too.
• Inside the lodge: renovations bring a new ski shop and an expanded locker area.
• On the summit: a new ski patrol building at the top of the Double Chairlift.

This builds on last winter's work. Unofficial Networks lists the earlier upgrades as a new Bombardier Winchcat groomer, snowmaking improvements on several trails, new siding and energy-efficient windows on the base lodge, a new staircase from the lower parking lot, a new race room and a backup generator. Taken together, the two off-seasons focused on snow, grooming, power and the walk from car to chair.

Why the Snowguns Matter More Than the Lodge

Plattekill's trail statistics put snowmaking coverage at 75 percent. The other quarter of the mountain still waits on the sky. So each new run of snowmaking pipe on Lower Face and Sundown moves terrain away from natural snow and toward terrain the crew can open on its own schedule.

Opening day is where that shows up first. The mountain lists December 12, 2026 as the start of ski and snowboard season, and it labels the date "tentative." Last season gives a useful baseline. The Ski NY conditions report published by Syracuse.com on December 6, 2025 listed Plattekill's planned opening as 12/13. A week later, the December 13 report showed eight slopes and two lifts open. The mountain hit its planned date last year, and this year's target falls on the same mid-December weekend.

A Three-Day Mountain, by Design

Plattekill runs lifts from 8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Snow tubing runs 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, from December 26, 2026 through March 13, 2027.

That schedule explains why the base-area projects matter. On a mountain open seven days, crowds spread across the week. At Plattekill, every visitor arrives in the same three-day window. More lockers, a bigger ski shop, better parking and more space around the Triple's loading area all address the Saturday-morning crunch directly.

Here's how this season's dates line up, according to the mountain's activities calendar and posted hours:

WinterFEST puts the ski patrol at the center of a March Saturday. The patrol building at the top of the Double Chairlift is also on Plattekill's 2026–27 list of new projects.

The Pass Math, Now That Early Pricing Is Gone

The lowest 2026–27 season pass prices ended October 15. As of mid-October 2026, the posted season pass prices are $879 for an adult, $1,678 for a pair of adults, or $839 each, $499 for youth ages 7 to 17, $609 for seniors 65 and up, and $99 for children 6 and under. Your "pass age" is your age on March 31, 2027. Military members, veterans, fire, police and full-time college students ages 18 to 21 can get 20 percent off with ID by calling (607) 326-3500 or emailing [email protected] for a discount code. Passes are picked up at the mountain once the season starts. The online store shows these prices running through March 1, 2027.

Single-day prices for 2026–27 aren't posted yet; the ticket shop still says "On Sale SOON." For a reference point only, last season's adult weekend buy-in-advance rate was $102. At that 2025–26 price, an $879 adult pass paid for itself around the ninth weekend day. The real break-even point depends on what this season's tickets cost once they're posted.

The Partner List Covers the Days Plattekill Is Closed

Plattekill doesn't run Monday through Thursday. Many of the pass's partner deals are built around weekdays, which makes them the other half of the pass's value. Season passholders get free or discounted tickets at a long list of partner mountains for 2026–27. The deals within driving range of Delaware County, plus the two new additions, look like this:

• Mad River Glen, Vermont: 50 percent off Monday through Friday, redeemed online with your season pass number.
• Holiday Mountain and Willard Mountain, New York: 50 percent off weekday tickets and 30 percent off weekend tickets.
• Snow Ridge, New York: the same 50 and 30 percent split.
• Mountain Creek and Big Snow, New Jersey: the same split, but you have to email the resort 48 hours before your visit to get an online coupon code.
• Mount Southington, Connecticut: the same 50 and 30 percent split.
• New this year, Whitecap Mountain, Wisconsin: 50 percent off weekday tickets.
• New this year, Mount Bohemia, Michigan: three complimentary tickets, valid from January 4, 2027 through the end of the season, with state restrictions applying.

For a bigger trip, the list also offers 50 percent off window-rate tickets at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming, plus three free tickets at places like Ski Cooper in Colorado, Bogus Basin in Idaho and Red River in New Mexico.

Before you plan a trip around any partner, check its blackout dates with that mountain directly. Although the table is labeled 2026/27, many of its blackout entries still show last season's dates, such as December 26, 2025 through January 4, 2026.

Where the Weekend Goes After Last Chair

Plattekill's own lodge runs a full bar, a cafe, the Skier's Bistro, live entertainment and woodstoves and fireplaces. Down the road in Margaretville, one of the newer kitchens in the area kept a similar weekend schedule this past summer. Chronogram profiled Tomato Tomahto in July 2026. It's an all-day Italian diner and bakery at 520 Main Street, serving breakfast through dinner, and the third venture from Anastassia and Noli Tsivy, the owners behind Oda and Sun & Soil. When Chronogram visited, it was open Friday through Sunday, and the outlet tied the limited hours to how hard it was to hire experienced bakers and pizza makers. Winter hours may be different, so check before you drive over from Roxbury.

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