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Whiteface Mountain Ski Center

United States · New York · Single resort

Whiteface Mountain Ski Center is a ski resort in New York (United States). It has 37.5 km of downhill runs and 11 lifts. The runs go from 372 to 1335 m (963 m vertical).

Piste length
37.5 km
Lifts
11
Base station
372 m (1,220 ft)
Top station
1335 m (4,380 ft)
Vertical drop
963 m (3,159 ft)
Country
United States

Piste difficulty split

  • Blue square: 8.1 km (22%)
  • Black diamond: 16 km (43%)
  • Double black: 13.4 km (36%)

Details

  • Night skiing: No
  • Steepest spot: 83% (40°)
  • Mostly facing south-east (37% of run length). South-facing slopes are sunny and warm — firm in the morning, softer in the afternoon.

Lifts: 11

Gondola / cable car: 1 · Chairlift: 8

  • Face Lift · Chairlift · 2,000 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 381–779 m
  • Cloudsplitter Gondola · Gondola / cable car · 1,800 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 372–1113 m
  • Lookout Mountain Triple · Chairlift · 1,700 pers./h · Seats: 3 · 737–1222 m
  • Falcon Flyer · Chairlift · 1,600 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 419–497 m
  • Summit Quad · Chairlift · 1,500 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 779–1333 m
  • Warhorse · Chairlift · 1,200 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 383–477 m
  • Little Whiteface · Chairlift · 1,100 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 642–1115 m
  • Freeway · Chairlift · 800 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 476–918 m
  • The Notch · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 422–645 m
  • Coyote Cruiser · 426–432 m

On site

  • 12 car parks (3 free)
  • 5 restaurants & bars by the slopes
  • 1 ski schools

Ski schools and rental shops

  • Bear Den Lodge

Historical conditions and snowfall

  • November: Snowfall in the month (average) 23 cm, Snow depth 11 cm
  • December: Snowfall in the month (average) 48 cm, Snow depth 18 cm
  • January: Snowfall in the month (average) 42 cm, Snow depth 17 cm
  • February: Snowfall in the month (average) 44 cm, Snow depth 17 cm
  • March: Snowfall in the month (average) 35 cm, Snow depth 14 cm
  • April: Snowfall in the month (average) 21 cm, Snow depth 8 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 374 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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