// WHITEFACE :: Summer 08

// NEWS BEAT

> Lookout Mountain Updates. Crews are working hard to have the new trails ready for the 08-09 season. Click here to view images.

> Freestyle World Cup returns to Whiteface on Monday, Jan. 19, 2009. Ski cross, an event that debuted on the World Cup tour last winter, makes its inaugural stop at Whiteface on the final day of the Martin Luther King weekend. The course will bring skiers down Lower Valley and has features similar to snowboardcross. The other freestyle event takes place on Sunday night, Jan. 18, with night aerials in Lake Placid...

> 2008-2009 Season Passes are on sale. Buy ANY season pass before July 11 and cash in on limited-edition apparel deals from Karbon. Click here to purchase...

> Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway is currently open for the summer/fall season. Click here for more info...

> 10th Mountain Division Memorial Ceremony will be held at Whiteface on July 31. This event is held each year outside the base lodge and is open to the general public to attend. Featuring Fort Drum 10th Mountain Division soldiers, Veterans of the 10th Mountain division, Division band, Salute Battery, and Color Guard...

> Scenic Cloudsplitter Gondola rides and mountain biking at Whiteface now available for the summer / fall season. Click here for the prices and schedule...

> Onthesnow.com readers rate Whiteface/Lake Placid nightlife best in the East. For more info on this story, click here...

> Conserving Bicknell's Thrush at Whiteface. Click here for more information...

> Whiteface will open Lookout Mountain in December 2008, located between the Slides and Kids Kampus. An expert and intermediate trail were cut during the summer of 2007. One trail, a triple chair and snowmaking will service this new terrain. Lookout Mountain will have a vertical drop of 2,200 feet when completed.