Mountain Stats

Location:

5021 NY Route 86, Wilmington, N.Y., 9 miles from Lake Placid, 2 miles from Whiteface Village at Wilmington

Phone Numbers:

Whiteface:(518) 946-2223;
Coca-Cola Snow Phone: (518) 946-7171; 877-SKI-FACE
Olympic Regional Development Authority: 1-800-462-6236

Internet:

www.whiteface.com ; www.orda.org ; www.whitefacelakeplacid.com ;

E-mail:

ski@whiteface.com or ride@whiteface.com

Winter Operating Schedule:

Tentative Opening Date: November 23, 2007 – Closing Date: April 13, 2008
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: 8:15 am – 4:00 pm
Rental Shop: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm ; 7:30 am – 5:00 pm weekends & holidays.

Elevation:

Base Elevation: 1,220'

Little Whiteface Elevation: 3,676'

Highest Lift Terminus: 4,386'

Highest skiable terrain: The Slides at 4,650'

Peak Elevation: 4,867'

Vertical Drop:

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

Average Snowfall:

Winter 06-07 Whiteface recorded 263” of snow. Winter 05-06 Whiteface recorded 202” at the base of the mountain. Four year average of 200”

Terrain:

44% Expert, 38% Intermediate, 18% Beginner

Snowmaking:

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.