The New York state assembly considered opening a state-run ski resort on Windham (then called Cave Mountain) in the late 1950s.

That project never advanced; instead, a group of private investors bought the land and opened Cave Mountain Ski Area in 1960.

Three years later, ownership was transferred to Bob, James and Tom Sheridan, who opened a ski lodge on the property and introduced snowmaking that initially covered 12 acres.

$5 million of major investments were made in 2006, adding three new trails and a new high-speed quad to replace the lift on East Peak.

[7] [9] In 2008, two New York state senators supported a bill that would establish a $150,000 blue-ribbon panel to look at the competition state-run recreational facilities posed to privately owned operations.