Whiteface - Mountain Stats

Location

  Route 86, Wilmington, N.Y., 9 miles from Lake Placid, 2 miles from Whiteface Village at Wilmington

Phone Numbers

  Ski Area:(518) 946-2223;
Conditions: (518) 946-7171; 877-SKI-FACE

Internet

  www.whiteface.com ; www.orda.org ; www.whitefacelakeplacid.com ;
Whiteface live webcam can be found at www.whiteface.com and www.orda.org

Email

  ski@whiteface.com or ride@whiteface.com

Operating Schedule

  November 23, 2006 – April 15, 2007
Whiteface may open earlier or extend season pending snow conditions.
**Weather and conditions permitting

Lower Lifts Open: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Upper Lifts Open: 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Cloudsplitter Gondola: 8:30 am – 3:45 pm
Ticket Booths: 8:00am – 3:30pm 7:30am on weekends and holidays.

Tickets may be purchased at Whiteface after 3:00 pm for the next day or at the ORDA Store Main Street Lake Placid.

Nursery Hours: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Rental Shop: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm ; 7:30 am – 5:00 pm weekends & holidays.


Elevations

 

Base Elevation: 1,220'

Summit Elevation: 4,386'

Little Whiteface Elevation: 3,676'

Peak Elevation: 4,867'

Highest skiable terrain: The Slides at 4,650'

Highest lift terminus: 4,386'



Vertical Drops

  3,430 feet – The greatest vertical drop in the east

3,166 feet - Lift serviced vertical drop


Number of
Trails

  76


Longest Run

  3.5 miles intermediate terrain (total skiing and riding over 18 miles)


Skiable Acres

  225 including 35 acres of out of bounds skiing on “The Slides” (conditions permitting); 28.5 acres of tree skiing and a new 13 acre terrain park which opened in 2000-01; lift serviced 450 ft. Super Pipe


Average Snowfall

  Last year we recorded 193” of total snowfall at the base of the mountain. On average we receive 168" yearly

Terrain

  44% Expert, 36% Intermediate, 20% Novice

Snow Making

  98% coverage excluding The Glades and The Slides using 190 guns and 33 miles of pipe


Lifts
  1 eight-passenger gondola , 1 high speed quad, 1 fixed quad, 1 triple, 5 doubles, 1 conveyor lift.