Whiteface Mountain
Whiteface Mountain in New York’s Adirondacks has the greatest vertical drop in the eastern United States and hosted the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics alpine events.
About
- Greatest vertical drop in the eastern US
- In New York’s Adirondack Mountains
- A 1980 Lake Placid Olympics venue
- Big-mountain terrain near Lake Placid
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Operation details
- Price Range
- $$$
- Best Season
- Winter (Northern Hemisphere)
- Disciplines
- Alpine
Runs at Whiteface Mountain
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11 lifts
- Cloudsplitter Gondola8-passenger gondola · 15 min
- Face LiftQuad chairlift
- Summit QuadQuad chairlift
- Little WhitefaceDouble chairlift
- Lookout Mountain TripleTriple chairlift
- The NotchQuad chairlift
- FreewayDouble chairlift
- WarhorseDouble chairlift
- Falcon FlyerQuad chairlift
- Coyote CruiserMagic carpet
- Cub CarpetMagic carpet · 4 min
Current conditions
Snow 24h
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Snow 72h
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Tonight
36°F
Wind
5 kt
Gusts 11 kt
Rain chance
3%
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