What To Do - Skiing





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Whiteface

At Whiteface, you'll find some of the best alpine skiing and snowboarding in North America. It has the greatest vertical drop this side of the Rockies and is the only ski area in the East to have hosted the Olympic Winter Games.  




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The Mountain/Town Loop -
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Cloudsplitter Gondola
- The gondola carries skiers and riders to the top of Little Whiteface in a mere 7.5 minutes

High Speed Detachable Quad - The Face Lift - 6 minutes from the Base to the top of Upper Valley

Terrain Parks - Railparks, superpipe, mini and kid's park - five different areas with something for every ability level.

Glade Trails - Expert glades are accessible from Northway and Approach from the top of Little Whiteface. Silver and Golden Glades are accessible on the lower mountain from Boreen or Easy Acres.

Beginner Trail - "Boreen" is especially friendly to beginning skiers and riders. It's an average of 100 feet wide and stretches 2,200 feet from Mid-Station all the way to the Base Lodge.

Parallel from the Start - This revolutionary teaching technique combined with the latest ski equipment will have you skiing from the top, guaranteed. We also offer the Burton Learn to Ride Program, a spectacular and proven method to learn snowboarding.

Easy Acres - Dedicated to the novice skier/rider with its own newly, expanded and renovated lodge, restaurant, rental shop, chairlift and conveyor lift, child care center and Kids Kampus Snow Sports School.


 
Cloudsplitter Gondola:

-World's fastest mono-cable gondola
-7.5 minutes from the base to the top of Little
Whiteface
-62 8-passenger cabins
-Ascends 2,476 vertical feet
-Accesses over 3 miles of novice to expert terrain
-Provides access to the Summit Chair and the full 3,430 vertical feet


Base Elevation:
1,220 feet
Summit Elevation: 4,867 feet
Top Lift Elevation: 4,386 feet
Vertical Drop: 3,430 feet (Biggest in the East)
Skiable Acreage: 222 acres not including 35 acres
of ungroomed wilderness skiing on
"The Slides" (weather permitting)
Lifts: 10
Trails: 76
Snowmaking: 98% - does not include The Slides or The Glades
Terrain: 44% Most Difficult, 38% More Difficult and 18% Easier
Super Pipe: 450 feet, International FIS Specs
Hours: 8:30 am to 4 pm daily through mid-April
First opened: 1957
The Slides: 35 acres (open conditions permitting) Experts Only
Operated by: New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority - web site: orda.org
Whiteface Mountain - web site:
ww.whiteface.com


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