Whiteface, NY: 4/9/11 (The Slides)

Ski Day 34: Signs looked good when we got to the mountain this morning...



Corn was on the grill from the beginning, and Riverc0il was rippin it...







We explored Little Whiteface...



...and Lookout Mountain...


Wilmington Trail

But our objective was the Slides and by 10:30 we started to lap the Summit chair...


The Slides

The Slides opened around 11 and they were in prime shape...


Slide One




Riverc0il on Slide 2





In the early afternoon, Riverc0il and I connected with Highpeaksdrifter at the Slides access point and headed to Slide 4...


Highpeaksdrifter dropping in to Slide 4






Bottom of Slide 4

The slides closed around 1:30, so we went into the trees...





A big day at New York's biggest mountain.

Waiting . . . (Gore was sweet today)

I am beat. Couldn't have picked a better day for my first visit to Whiteface (heck, for my first time skiing in NY). Killer day. Great to finally meet and ski with you, HPD! Slides were excellent. Full reportage:

OMG Gore was great today but I am headed to WF tomorrow...if the slides don't open by noon I'll be back at Gore for the PM
People that were there today...What are my odds?  

This is a tough call. Today they opened at 11 and it was sunny and warm.

Look even if they don't open Suds, you'd rock the corn on Skyward.

Somebody has to post up Gore today!

Gore was sweet.  Trees were good, bumps were soft, beers were cold.  Okay, now let's see more pics from the slides!!

Nice pics, and report, Harv . . . Looks like you hit it in pretty much the same conditions I hit it last year (In early march!).  I think 4 is my least favorite slide.  Starts off so great, but narrows up so much, that it feels like a slog to get out. I think I like 3 the best - starts off narrow, but then widens up and intersects with 2.  

Nice job.

riverc0il wrote

Couldn't have picked a better day for my first visit to Whiteface (heck, for my first time skiing in NY).

Looking forward to riverc0il's full, no-holds-barred opinion on Whiteface.

Those are some tasty shots. It is cloudy in NJ today. I am looking forward to today's reports.

Looks great, skiing's faithful sure did get rewarded by being able to ski the slides, Park&Pow and myself might have to drive North another 125 miles.