Whiteface Mountain Resort

Area Profile

Whiteface opened back in 1958 and is dedicated to the 10th Mountain Division. It was the site of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games and 2000 Winter Goodwill Games. The area is serviced by 10 lifts including one gondola, one high-speed quad, one fixed-grip quad, one triple, five doubles, and one Magic Carpet. Play, frolic and romp on 225 skiable acres. The average snowfall is around 168 inches per year. The summit trails were recently re-graded and permanent snowguns installed at the summit to facilitate an earlier opening; The Bear Trail Superpipe has been re-graded and made steeper; The deluxe Whiteface Lodge is new to Lake Placid; And the resort is the new headquarters for the New York Ski Educational Foundation.

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Lodging Profile

Approximately 1,850 rooms are available within a 10-mile radius including the villages of Wilmington and Lake Placid.

Services Profile

In nearby Lake Placid there are buses, an airport, car rentals, a variety of restaurants, cafes, bowling, movie theaters, nightclubs, bars, ski shops, retail shops, and gyms with whirlpools and saunas and spas. Ninety-eight percent snowmaking. The new deluxe Whiteface Lodge in Lake Placid.

Area Recreation Profile

Luge rides, bobsledding, public skating both indoor and outdoor, snowmobiling, tobogganing, dog sled rides, snowshoeing, tubing, and cross-country skiing in nearby Lake Placid.

Snowboarding Profile

All 75 trails are open to snowboarders including a terrain park and 450-foot superpipe. Full snowboard and boot rental along with clinics are offered daily.

Important Dates

Projected Days Open: 150

Days Open Last Year: 141

Years Open: 50

Average Snowfall: 168"

Terrain Type

Beginner Runs: 20%

Intermediate Runs: 36%

Advanced Runs: 42%

Expert Runs: 2%

Lifts

Total Number Of Lifts: 10

Gondolas & Trams: 1

High Speed Sixes: N/A

High Speed Quads: 1

Quad Chairs: 1

Triple Chairs: 1

Double Chairs: 5

Surface Lifts: 1

Elevation

Top: 4650 ft.

Bottom: 1220 ft.

Vertical Drop: 3430 ft.

Longest Run: 1.4 miles

Skiable Terrain: 225 acres

Snow Making: 220 acres