Whiteface Conditions (2015 - 2016)

Awesome conditions at whiteface right now.

 So jealous! is the summit open?

According to the website, it's not open.

The Summit is not open but no worries, people were hiking it today.  Amazing what 2" can do.  First tracks on Wilderness probably 4-6" of windblown.  Bumps were sweet.  Mountain Run and Parkway were groomed well early and held up until early afternoon.  Lower Essex was open and nice...my last run at 3 was 2" of untracked bliss just above that.  With my low standards I had a hell of a lot of fun today skiing with my eldest and a duck.  Can't make it tomorrow but hope to be there next week

Yes, it was a great day. I'm glad I have low standards too, any snow is better than no snow!

Great runs today on Mt run, Excelsior and Boreen!  They will be open next Fri, Sat and Sun. Temps look to be warm next weekend so get your last licks while you can. 

Conditions were really good for a day in early Feb.  upper Northway was mid winter HP. I brought my race sky's today and enjoyed ripping around on them.  Had a nice picnic with the families that my son races with.  Great day.

Coach Z wrote

Conditions were really good for a day in early Feb.  upper Northway was mid winter HP.

Yup at 10am, by noon everything was softened up nicely. An enjoyable day with blue skies, soft snow, and chicanery!

"We are going to open Friday to Sunday. $15 bucks for a ticket Friday!"

Sooo happy they are planning to open on Friday.  When I told my wife they were going to be open next weekend she said I wouldn't be there because we are going to open the camp...ha not Friday though
Kmart on Thursday  Big sweet mushy bumps...the weather looks good for a spring bump fest

What 2 lifts will Whiteface have open on Fri., Sat., Sun., 4/15 - 4/17/16?

Cloudsplitter and Little Whiteface.

perfect   I hope wilderness survived

txt from Suds:

"Coach would hate it... I give it an 11."

http://lakeplacidnews.com/page/content.detail/id/525110/Whiteface-open-this-weekend.html

Looks like they repainted the LWF chairs.

snoloco wrote

Looks like they repainted the LWF chairs.

Good god man, thats what you notice

It's very recent as well.  They were still grey in a picture taken earlier this year.

I got there at 8:30 and it was Gondi only for a bit...about an hour or so later they opened the Little WF chair.  I skied Mountain Run and Thruway until I could see what Wilderness looked like.  Thruway was the better of the two because there were less people and you could just peel big GS turns,  Wilderness looked a little shiny and I planned another Thruway until I saw some guy cut in down low (even lower than the path they had open) and it looked good so I stayed on the lift to the top.  Under the rope on upper Wilderness to some sweet creamy turns and no real mud and rock crossings.  The bumps from the mogul comp are holding up well and are truly perfect Third trip down there was ski patrol in front of me on approach so I was careful to stay behind them.  Of course they stopped at Upper Wilderness to admire the lovely tracks that went under the rope.  I skied up and said they were mine and if they didn't mind I was going under again.  They asked me some questions about the conditions and then gave me their blessing and on I went.  For the next ten or so runs I could only give a conditions report on Wilderness, great bumps and plenty of creamy "powder" (AKA Fat Guy Powder) even where the sticks and branches poke through...but I would say if you can, get there tomorrow.  There is still some excellent skiing but with warmer weather and lots of sun, tomorrow will be better than Sunday.  Thanks for opening on Friday Whiteface

I was going to pull the plug on the season today. But it ws so good I have to go back tomorrow.