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Daily Anticipated Conditions/Podcast

February 04, 2012 2:16am  –  Ski Day 72
Run of the Day: Lower Valley
Primary Surface Conditions: Packed Powder
Secondary Surface Conditions: Loose Granular
Snowfall: (in inches)
  • Last 24 Hours: 1
  • Last 3 Days: 0
  • Last 7 Days: 18
  • YTD: 77
Average Base Depth: 21 to 27 inches
Trails: 59 of 85 (70%)
Lifts: 6 of 11 (55%)
Terrain Open: 70%
Temperature:
  • Base: 17° F / -8.3° C
  • Mid: 14° F / -10° C
  • Summit: 7° F / -13.9° C
Wind Speed: 4 to 7 mph

Alerts !
Alerts!
( updated February 04, 2012 2:16am )

Empire State Games scheduled for today at Whiteface:  Closed practice boardercross course on Wolf trail.

Weather

Today: A chance of snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Calm wind becoming south between 4 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 14. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 26. North wind between 3 and 7 mph.

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Trail Conditions & Report – February 04, 2012
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Main Valley Area
Face Lift
Easy Way
Easy Street
Boreen Loop
Boreen
Upper Valley
Lower Valley
Burton's Cutoff
Valvehouse Road
Lower Gap
Tom Cat
Upper Boreen
Ladies Bridge
Off Broadway
Broadway
Danny's Bridge
River Run
Brookside
Lower Mountain
Mixing Bowl Lift
Bear Lift
Mixing Bowl
Round-A-Bout
Bear
Deer
Fox
Wolf
Wolf Run
Kids Kampus
Bunny Hutch Triple Chair
Carpet Cruiser
Silver
Gold
Bronze
Home Run
Silver Shoot
Main Street
Runner Up
Medalist
Medalist Cut
Silver Glades
Golden Glades
Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain Triple Chair
The Wilmington Trail
Hoyt's High
Lookout Below
Sugar Valley Glades
Little Whiteface
Cloudsplitter Gondola
Mountain Run Lift
Little Whiteface Lift
Freeway Lift
Excelsior
Connector
Lower Northway
Summit Express
Empire Cut
Lower Empire
Low Road
Calamity Lane
Lower Parkway Mid-Down
Draper's Drop
Lower Thruway
Parkway Exit
1900 Road
Essex
Upper Northway
Approach
Empire
Upper Mackenzie
Lower Mackenzie
Upper Wilderness
Lower Wilderness
Mountain Run
2200 Road
On Ramp
Upper Thruway
Upper Parkway
High Country Road/Glade
10th Mountain Division Glades
Cloudsplitter Glades
Whiteface Summit
Summit Quad Chair
Riva Ridge
The Follies
Paron's Run
John's Bypass
Upper Switchback
Lower Switchback
Crossover Loop
Glen
Weber's Way
Victoria
Victoria Shoot
Cloudspin
Cloudspin Cut
Niagara
Upper Skyward
Lower Skyward
Blazer's Bluff
The Slides
Slide Out

Olympic Area Report

OLYMPIC CENTER
Speed Skating Oval: Public Skating 8pm - 10pm.  Speed Skating 11am - 1pm. & Empire State Games Long Track Comp 4pm - 7pm. 
Olympic Museum: 10 AM- 5 PM
OLYMPIC SPORTS COMPLEX
Cross Country Ski Center: *9am-4pm
Biathalon Range: Be a Biathlete - Not Available
Combined Bobsled/Skeleton/Luge Track: Bobsled Experience: 1pm - 3pm
Skeleton Experience: Saturday
OLYMPIC JUMPING COMPLEX
Chairlift & Elevator: 9am - 4pm
*Snow Tubing: 5pm - 7pm
 http://www.whiteface.com/activities/index.php

Promotions

Sat & Sun: First Tracks see Guest Services or email ski@whiteface.com to register.

Feb 5  Football Super Sunday
Ski or ride all day for just $35 for adults and $25 for juniors.   F eaturing a Whiteface Slope Style competition!  We are launching our Whiteface park crews facebook page with a vote for your favorite feature on facebook!  Voting is Feb. 1-3, the feature with the most votes will be used in the Slope Style competition (Grand prize of new pair K2 Revival skis).     Then head up to the Cloudspin Lounge for bud and bud light specials, live music by the Blind Owl Band and watch the pregame action.  Wear your favorite football jersey for a chance to win even more.

Park features

Broadway terrain park:  Two small jumps. Bank Box, Whale Tail Rail, C Box, Roller Coaster Box, Flat Box and 2 Down Rails 
Brookside / Danny's Bridge: Fruit by the foot rail; 12ft down bar, Wood Loader Tire Jib, 16ft snow gun rail, S rail, C rail, Flat Box, Down Flat Down, 35' Jump & Flat Box, Down Flat Down Box & Rail, Corrugated Monster Down Flat Gap Down, Flat Box & Urban Down Rail.
New mini park, "Fox Island" Park on the Fox Trail; 2 small jumps and an Up Flat Box with more to come soon.
 

Local Lowdown

Lake Placid Center for the Arts  www.lakeplacidarts.org   
Feb 3rd  7:30pm Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
Saturday, February 4th at 7:00 pm and Sunday, February 5 at 11am at the Lake Placid Center of the ArtsLPCA to Host an Original Children's Musical this Saturday & Sunday! The Rotten Apple - written and directed by Joan O'Leary
Choreographed by Christina Stanton - both Lake Placid High School Juniors
Admission is free, donations to LPCA happily accepted.

Jay Entertainment & Musical Society
 www.jemsgroup.org 
Feb 4th 7:00pm  Susan Richards Amazing Vocals (Back by popular demand).