Whiteface Mountain usa
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Whiteface Mountain USA.
Whiteface Mountain Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1957 the American ski resort Whiteface Mountain lies at ? metres altitude in the New York State region of the American Adirondacks? snow cannons ensure artificial Whiteface Mountain snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 97 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Whiteface Mountain (USA) is Montréal ( Canada ) at a distance of 201km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Whiteface Mountain ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
The biggest vertical in Eastern North America, tantalisingly close to the magic 1000m mark for those in metric. Excellent winter sports facilities nearby from the Lake Placid Olympics of 1932 and 1980 including the world's biggest skating arena. A gondola lift, Cloudsplitter, was added for the 1999 - 2000 season and makes the summit in 7.5 minutes. The areas was a venue for the Goodwill Games in 2000.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Whiteface Mountain USA
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 17 runs 7.2km |
22% |
Advanced Trails
 32 runs 12.3km |
42% |
Expert Trails
 26 runs 26km |
34% |
Whiteface Mountain Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $? - $? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Whiteface Mountain Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 29km |
| total length of Whiteface Mountain trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4.8km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N NE |
| direction Whiteface Mountain ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1352.1m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 372m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 372m |
| centre of Whiteface Mountain ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 963.5m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 963.5m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Whiteface Mountain
Skiing Whiteface Mountain you'll enjoy 75 pistes and trails and that means approximately 29km of ski runs. Whiteface Mountain lifts number 10 with the capacity to uplift 12315 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Whiteface Mountain is over 4.8km long.
Whiteface Mountain Ski Area
Whiteface Mountain ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 22% intermediate, 42% advanced ski slopes and 34% for expert skiers - the most difficult Whiteface Mountain piste is the 0.5km 12 Empire run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Whiteface Mountain after dark.
Whiteface Mountain for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Whiteface Mountain Apres Ski
The apres ski Whiteface Mountain scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
1 apres ski bars 20 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 3 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 1 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Arts Centre, Ballet, Bobsleigh, Concerts, Freestyle, Ice Fishing, Luge, Ski Jump, Speed Skating.
Whiteface Mountain for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Whiteface Mountain Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Whiteface Mountain resort - ski Whiteface Mountain by any other name
The American ski resort of Whiteface Mountain ski resort is also known as Whiteface Mountain and has the following common misspellings:
Whiteface Mountain ski area has ski slopes which face N NE
The direction which the various Whiteface Mountain ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Whiteface Mountain ski resort has ski slopes facing N NE.
Whiteface Mountain for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall