Whiteface Mountain Ski Resort
New York, USA
| Resort Statistics | | vertical drop: | 3,430 feet | | summit: | 4,650 feet | | base: | 1,220 feet | | lifts: | 10 | | trails: | 73 | | longest run: | 18,480 feet |
Snowboarding | | permitted: | Yes | | terrain park: | Yes | | half-pipe: | Yes | | | Snow and Terrain | | annual snowfall: | 168 inches | | snowmaking: | 95% | | skiable area: | 220 acres | | easiest: | 20% | | more difficult: | 37% | | most difficult: | 43% |
Other Activities | | x-country: | 300 km | | snow tubing: | Yes |
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Whiteface Mountain Ski Resort News
Whiteface set to open Friday
November 26, 2008 - Whiteface Mountain Ski Center opens Friday, giving Alpine skiers an opportunity to hit the slopes for the first time this winter. "The weather has been pretty good for snowmaking," Whiteface General Manager Jay Rand said Tuesday.
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Whiteface Mountain has plenty to offer skiers
March 07, 2008 - Just on stats alone, Whiteface, in Wilmington, N.Y. (near Lake Placid), is a mountain that commands your complete attention.
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Whiteface, New York's Olympic mountain, turns 50
January 26, 2008 - WILMINGTON, N.Y. - Jim Hoyt slid to a stop on the new-fallen snow and looked skyward at the icy face of his favorite place. "It's the love of my life," said the 70-year-old Hoyt, a member of the ski patrol at Whiteface Mountain Ski Center for longer than he cares to remember.
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Veteran Roark wins Lake Placid moguls contest
January 21, 2008 - LAKE PLACID, N.Y. Michelle Roark won the women's World Cup moguls event Sunday at the Nature Valley Freestyle Cup, leading four teammates into the top eight. Rookie Pat Deneen picked off his second podium in 48 hours, finishing third in the men's contest at snowy Whiteface Mountain.
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Whiteface to celebrate 50th anniversary
December 13, 2007 - Martin Griff's Snowsports column returns today for the winter season. It will appear every Thursday. I started my ski season in late November at my favorite East Coast resort, Whiteface Mountain, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in January.
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Northeast Ski Resorts Welcome Snow After Slow Season (Update2)
February 16, 2007 - Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, New York, is banking on the 3 feet (0.9 meters) of fresh snow it got this week to revive a slower-than-expected ski season over the holiday weekend.
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Weather gives ski areas a lift
January 03, 2006 - Two days of rain in the last two weeks of the year failed to keep skiers from their appointed slopes. "It's one of the strongest holidays that we've had for quite some time," said Jay Rand, general manager at Whiteface Mountain Ski Area near Lake Placid.
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Skiing
made so simple anybody can learn in a day
February 15, 2004 - The Ledger, FL - WILMINGTON, N.Y. -
Stephanie Ryan never gave downhill skiing a thought, even though
she lives in the Olympic village of Lake Placid in the heart of the
Adirondack Mountains. "I really didn't care about it," said
Ryan. Then she heard about the ski school at Whiteface Mountain. In the
past six years, the school has taught thousands of people to do what
once was unthinkable - parallel ski in a single day.
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Cup
Leaders Win Mogul Races
January 19, 2004 - The Ledger, FL - World Cup leaders Janne Lahtela of
Finland and Jennifer Heil of Canada won moguls contests Saturday at
Whiteface Mountain. Lahtela, the 2002 Olympic champion, received 26.29
points for his final run for his third win this winter. Luke Westerlund
of Breckenridge, Colo., was second with 26.10 points.
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Whiteface
ski lodge plans threaten rare birds
January 19, 2004 - The Saratogian, NY - LAKE PLACID -- Plans for a new ski
lodge atop Little Whiteface have sparked concerns about the project's
impact on a rare species of bird. The proposed structure is one of
several projects included in the Olympic Regional Development
Authority's latest five-year plan for Whiteface Mountain.
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