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NEW YORK    

WHITEFACE MT. SKI CENTER

ROUTE 86
WILMINGTON, NEW YORK 12997
9 miles from Lake Placid
Area Telephone: (518) 946-2223
Fax:
Snow Condition: (518) 946-7171; 800-462-6236 x 500
Internet Address:
Email: info@orda.com
 

AREA'S SKIING STATISTICS

Elevation: Base: 1,220 feet/Elevation of highest lift terminus: 4,386 ft.; Elevation of highest skiable terrain is 4,650 ft.

Vertical Drop: 3,430 - The greatest vertical drop in the east

Number of Trails: 73

Longest Run: 3.5 miles (total skiing and riding over 18 miles)

Skiable Acres: 220 including 35 acres of out of bounds skiing on the "The Slides" (conditions permitting); 13 acres of tree skiing and a new 13 acre terrain park which opened in 2000-01

Snowboard Park: lift serviced 450 ft. Super Pipe serviced by Zaugg Pipe Monster

Slope Difficulty: 43% Most difficult, 37% More difficult, 20% Easier

Lifts: MC: 0 Tows: 1 Bars: 0 Chairs: 9 (6 dbl, 2 trpl, 1 qd) Trams: 0 Gondolas: 1 (8)

Lift Capacity Per Hour: 13,270

Average Annual Snowfall: 168 inches

Snowmaking: 95% coverage excluding The Slides and Glades using 190 guns and 33 miles of pipe

Average Area Temperature:

Sunshine: 60% of Season

EQUIPMENT AND SCHOOLING

Ski Rental and Repair: 1000 pairs at slope–50 pairs nearby and 100 pairs in Lake Placid; demo center

X-Country Rental and Repair: 50 pairs nearby and 100 pairs in town–9 miles

Ski Instructors: 20 fulltime; 70 parttime

Ski Patrol: Yes

Ski School Method: ATM

Special Instruction: Racing, powder, Junior and children; SKIwee; snowboard

Ski Class Rates:
Group: $20 p/2 hrs; Private: $50 p/h 9–3 by appt.; Semi-Private: $25 additional person
Novice lift & lesson: Group $20 p/2 hrs; private $55 p/h–includes all day novice lift

Handicapped (lessons, rates, svcs.): Adaptive Program available—call for reser-vations

Ski School Telephone:

ADDITIONAL RECREATION

Cross Country: On-site & nearby

Touring: 100+ miles of trail

Dog Sledding: Nearby

Helicopter Service: No

Ice Fishing: Nearby

Ice Skating: Nearby, Lake Placid

Indoor Tennis: No

Mountaineering: Nearby

Movie Theater: In town

Ski Jumping: Nearby, Lake Placid

Sledding: Yes, nearby

Sleigh Riding: Nearby

Snowboarding: Halfpipe & terrain park

Snowcat Riding: No

Snowmobiling: Nearby

Snowtubing: Nearby

Swimming: At lodges and nearby

Tobogganing: Nearby, Lake Placid

Other: Bobsled and Luge–nearby, Lake Placid

LODGING FACILITIES

Lodging/Walking Distance to Slope: Yes, 2 lodges with 50 rms near slope

Slope Transportation: Shuttle bus from Lake Placid, 8 mi.

Hotel/Lodges: For accommodations contact Chamber of Commerces’in Wilmington (518) 946-2255; Lake Placid (518) 523-2445; and Saranac Lake (518) 891-1990

Lodging Telephone: (800) 447-5224

Condominium Tele:

Average Room Cost Per Day: $75.00 double occupancy

Camper Facilities:
No overnight camper parking
Complete KOA campground within 2 miles of area

RESTAURANTS AND APRES-SKI

Restaurants: Base:1 On-Mountain:1 Other:Variety

Cafeterias at base & mit-mt. selection around area

Bars/Lounges: Cocktail Lounge in base lodge; 30 available in Wilmington and Lake Placid

SERVICES

Shops: Ski shop at area and in town, boutique, spe-cialty, drug store, liquor store, cleaners, bank, post office and chapel in nearby area

Credit Cards Accepted: AE, Visa and MC for lifts, ski school or rentals at area–many cards accepted for lodging and food services in area

Nursery and Child Care: in Kids Kampus Lodge; $8 p/h, ages 1–6; $35 p/d

Medical: Clinic at area–Lake Placid Hosp. is 8 miles from ski area

TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION

Lake Placid–8 miles; NewYork City 5 hours via N.Y. State Thruway to I-87 to Route 73 (Exit 30) to Route 86; Montreal–2 hrs. via Northway (I-87) to Route 9N (Exit 34) to Route 86

Bus service to area

Free daily shuttle linking Whiteface, Lake Placid, Wilmington late Dec thru March

SKIING SEASON AND RATES

Season: approximately Nov. 15 - mid April (open daily 8:30 - 4 p.m.)

Days Open: Daily

Hours: 8:30–4:00
Staggered lift closing: First: 3:30 pm; Last: 4:00 pm

Night Skiing: None

Halfday pass: 12:30 pm only

*Nov.–Xmas; March-closing

Multi-day Rates:

NEW THIS SEASON

High-speed detachable quad lift from the base to top of Upper Valley in approximately 6 minutes with uphill capacity 2,400 people per hour; Expansion of Kids Kampus at Easy Acres including Magic Carpet conveyor/surface lift; this lift, known as the Karpet Kruiser, measures over 250 feet in length; 100 foot-wide, 200 foot-long connector trail, known as Off-Broadway, from Upper Valley to Broadway; acquired new 2002 Zaugg Monster Half-pipe machine to create Super Pipe according to FIS specifications; adding water pumps at two pump houses for additional snowmaking capacity.

Three 2003 Super Sunday specials (Jan. 5, Jan. 26, Mar. 2) with adult lift tickets $30 and juniors $15. No advance purchase necessary.

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