Whiteface Mountain Resort
About the Resort
With the biggest vertical drop in the East it is easy to miss the gentler side of Whiteface Mountain. Easy Acres is a separate mountain, lodge, and ski school for families, kids and beginning skiers and riders. The Gondola transports guests to the summit of Little Whiteface and serves over 2400 vertical feet alone. The glades and the slides provide a wonderful experience for experts. And the towns of Lake Placid and Wilmington will charm everyone in your family. The total winter experience comes together at Whiteface.
Host of the 1980 Olympic Ski events.
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Whiteface will enter a new frontier in 2008-09. Known as Lookout
Mountain, Whiteface will open an expert run and triple chair to the
east of the Slides. In addition, snowmaking will be brought to this
new area.
When completed beyond 2008-09, Lookout Mountain will have three expert
runs, one long intermediate trail, snowmaking, triple chair, and more
glades. It will drop 2,200 vertical feet, more than some resorts in
the east.
The intermediate trail will enable skiers and riders to connect to
Kids Kampus and the main lodge.
Guests will be able to access the chair lift from the beginning of the
flats on Easy Street.
WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN SUMMER EVENT SCHEDULE
July 2008
1-6 - 39th Annual I Love NY Horse Show North Elba Show Grounds
2 - Gold Medal Adventure Begins (GMA) Olympic Jumping Complex
3 - Be a Biathlete Begins Olympic Sports Complex
4 - Freaky Friday Olympic Center
4-6 - 3rd Annual I Love BBQ Festival Olympic Speed Skating Oval
5 - 4th of July Summer Ski Jump Olympic Jumping Complex
5 - Saturday Night Ice Show Olympic Center
6 - NYSEF 90M Summer Ski Jump Olympic Jumping Complex
6-12 - CAN/AM Youth Hockey Camp Olympic Center
9 - Wet and Wild Wednesday Olympic Jumping Complex
11 - Freaky Friday Olympic Center
12 - Soaring Saturday Olympic Jumping Complex
12 - Saturday Night Ice Show Olympic Center
13-19 - CAN/AM Youth Hockey Camp Olympic Center
16 - Wet and Wild Wednesday Olympic Jumping Complex
18 - Freaky Friday Olympic Center
19 - Soaring Saturday Olympic Jumping Complex
19 - Saturday Night Ice Show Olympic Center
20 - 10th Annual Ironman USA Lake Placid Lake Placid Village
20 - OJC / OSC / WF Gondola Closed
20-26 - CAN/AM Youth Hockey Camp Olympic Center
23 - Wet and Wild Wednesday Olympic Jumping Complex
25 - Freaky Friday Olympic Center
26 - Soaring Saturday Olympic Jumping Complex
26 - Saturday Night Ice Show Olympic Center
27-Aug.2 - CAN/AM Youth Hockey Camp Olympic Center
30 - Wet and Wild Wednesday Olympic Jumping Complex
30-Aug.2 - Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships Olympic Center
August 2008
1-3 - 35th Annual CAN-AM Rugby Tournament Lake Placid / Saranac Lake
1-9 - USA Hockey Junior Camp Olympic Center
2 - Soaring Saturday Olympic Jumping Complex
3-9 - CAN/AM Youth Hockey Camp Olympic Center
6 - Wet and Wild Wednesday Olympic Jumping Complex
6-10 - 19th Annual Summit Lacrosse Tournament North Elba Show Grounds
8 - Freaky Friday Olympic Center
9 - Soaring Saturday Olympic Jumping Complex
9 - Saturday Night Ice Show Olympic Center
9-13 - CHE Just for Girls Hockey School Olympic Center
13 - Wet and Wild Wednesday Olympic Jumping Complex
13-17 - CHE Just for Girls Hockey School Olympic Center
14-17 - Lake Placid Sports Film Festival Lake Placid Village
14-21 - USA Hockey Women's Festival Olympic Center
15 - Freaky Friday Olympic Center
16 - Soaring Saturday Olympic Jumping Complex
16 - Saturday Night Ice Show Olympic Center
17-21 - CHE Just for Girls Hockey School Olympic Center
20 - Wet and Wild Wednesday Olympic Jumping Complex
22 - Freaky Friday Olympic Sports Complex
23 - 5th Annual Huck and Tuck Freestyle Competition Olympic Jumping Complex
23 - Saturday Night Ice Show Olympic Center
24 - Be a Biathlete Ends Olympic Jumping Complex
24 - Gold Medal Adventure Ends Olympic Jumping Complex
30-31 - Irish Festival Olympic Jumping Complex
30-31 - 26th Annual Olympic Car Show and Parade Olympic Speed Skating Oval
September 2008
1 - Lake Placid Bobsled Experience Ends 5 day Schedule Olympic Sports Complex
1 - Gondola Ends 7 day Schedule Whiteface
1 - Nature Treks End 7 day Schedule Whiteface
5-Oct.19 - Gondola Open (Fri, Sat Sun) Whiteface
5-Oct.19 - Nature Treks Offered (Fri, Sat, Sun) Whiteface
6 - Mt. Biking begins weekend schedule Olympic Sports Complex
13 - Wilmington Festival of Colors Wilmington
October 2008
2-5 - CHE Adult Hockey School Olympic Center
3-5 - CHE Hockey Tournament Olympic Center
4-5 - 17th Annual Oktoberfest Whiteface
9-12 - Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus Olympic Center
11-12 - 8th Annual Flaming Leaves Festival Olympic Jumping Complex
12 - LPBE Summer program ends Olympic Sports Complex
12 - Mt Biking Closes Olympic Sports Complex
13 - Gondola Open Whiteface
13 - Whiteface Highway Closes Whiteface
16-19 - BG US Challenge Lake Placid Village
16-19 - CAN/AM Adult Hockey Camp "Weekender" Olympic Center
17-19 - CAN/AM Hockey Tournament Olympic Center
19 - Chairlift Closes Olympic Jumping Complex
19 - OSC Tour Ends Olympic Sports Complex
23-26 - CAN/AM Hockey Tournament Olympic Center
28-Nov.1 - Luge International Training Week Olympic Sports Complex
30-Nov.2 - CAN/AM Hockey Tournament Olympic Sports Complex
GENERAL INFORMATION
Lift Tickets
Weekend/Holiday Weekday
Full Day 1/2 Day Full Day 1/2 Day
Adult $72 $55 $67 $55
Junior $45 N/A $40 N/A
Senior $62 N/A $56 N/A
*Note: 1/2 day starts at 12:30
Weekend & Weekdays no price difference, full day rates shown are for holidays. Teens are the same rate as Seniors
Rental Gear
Adult Junior Senior
Ski Package $40 $30 $30
Snowboard Package $40 $30 $30
Please call our snow sports school desk as there are a large variety of options. Phone 518-946-2223 ext 327.
Lessons & Instruction
Parallel from the start- A unique all inclusive trademarked program, perfect for the first time skier. Burton Learn to Ride - Includes specially designed equipment for learning and an established teaching methodology. Class Lessons by ability Private Lessons by ability
Snowboarding
Inverts are not recommended.
Racing Programs & Competitions
NASTAR Race Arena on Lower Valley trail for public racing. New York State Educational Skiing Foundation (NYSEF) program hosts races in JI - JV.
Recent Improvements
Two new trails added for 06-07. Balzer's Bluff is a gnarly more advanced run off of the Whiteface Summit. Hit this run first to see if you have what it takes to venture into our back country style area known as the Slides. John's Bypass is a new intermediate trail with some great up & down action off of the summit of Little Whiteface that takes you to the Larger summit trails. Snow making capacity has incresed to 97% coverage of trails
Dining
Lake Placid and Whiteface were ranked number 1 in Eastern US including awesome dining, nightlife, and places to stay.
Nightlife
Lake Placid provides some of the best Apres anywhere
Local Lodging
No on-site lodging available. Lodging available in Lake Palacid and in Wilmington.
Nearby Recreation
Whiteface/Lake Placid ranked #1 in North America for Off-hill Activities 14 years in a row!!! Off site activities include bob sled and luge rides, cross country skiing, speed skating, public skating, Olympic meseum all in the Lake Placid area run by the Olympic Regional Development Authority.
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