Whiteface Conditions (2017 - 2018)

Let me guess,  either by the Ti exit on 87, or just before Stewarts in Keene.

On 87 North of Chestertown (?) exit. Troopers were EVERYWHERE today. I got pulled over on an empty highway. I was going fast, but it was at the bottom of a long decline...

YUKON CORNELIUS wrote

Not worth the speeding ticket I got on the way up.

I’m sure quite a few of us have been there......

Usually don't stop you unless you are doing 80 plus. I always set the CC on 78 and haven't had any problems but you do have to watch the downhill because the old CC wont brake for you.

I got nailed once near the Northway end of 73, shortly after the split with 9.   On the way to Whiteface I was doing maybe 65 and the trooper was headed in the opposite direction on 73.  Saw him hit the brakes in my rear view, he turned around and lit me up.  If I recall correctly I plead not guilty and managed a satisfactory outcome through the mail.

WF bar open by 12/23!

endoftheline wrote

Usually don't stop you unless you are doing 80 plus. I always set the CC on 78 and haven't had any problems but you do have to watch the downhill because the old CC wont brake for you.

I wasn't aware that new cruise controls applied the brakes. We got a new car recently and I haven't had too much opportunity to use the cruise, but I don't think I've seen that happen.  It could be a setting, which I'll never know about because the owners manual is on a CD, which I have no way to access.

Regardless, I don't think I'd like a cruise that applies the brake. I'm looking to max out my mpg.

The bar's been open for a while.....

I was NOT looking forward to having to drink my Bloody Mary (s) in a fricken tent!  I mean....of course I would have, but I WOULDN’T have been happy about it.

ScottyJack wrote

WF bar open by 12/23!

Smart move - I'm sure if it wasn't open all kinds of xmas week non-regulars would be bitching and whining about the state of the lodge during that week.  I'm imagining WF will see a lot of new first-timers this season with MaxPass...who may be coming to make their own assessment of a place they never been to, but might as well now that they can go on their MaxPasses.  Having that new bar complete would be part of leaving a good impression.

You are only going to get one chance to experience tent city.  Its not that great of an experience except for the customers.  

Was kinda looking forward to having a beer in the tent...it's different!  Maybe this weekend i'll partake in this once in a lifetime opportunity

Excellent conditions this weekend, especially Saturday which turned out to be a little surprise mini pow day

Scotty
No chance that bar is open By the 23rd - may feb 23rd but not next Saturday

I’ll wager you a beer which of course you will need to buy me at Poormans.

seems like the face has reported new snow almost every day past two weeks, more this morning.  Hows the skiing?

Contact:

Jon Lundin | jlundin@orda.org | (518) 523-1655
December 22, 2017
** PHOTO RELEASE **
Whiteface Mountain’s Summit Opens
WILMINGTON, N.Y. -- Just in time for the holidays, Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington, N.Y., unwrapped its summit. Thanks to the combination of snowmaking and the more than seven inches of natural snow over the past 24 hours, ski patrol and mountain staff opened Paron’s Run, Riva Ridge and the Follies today, Friday, Dec. 22, for skiing and riding.

This holiday weekend, skiers and snowboarders can expect powder, packed powder conditions on 32 base inches of snow.

Starting tomorrow, Dec.23, First Tracks begins daily through Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. Skiers and riders can take an early morning guided run before the lifts and trails open to everyone else. First Tracks is limited to 14 intermediate and above level skiers and riders. For more details, or to register, email the mountain’s guest services desk, ski@whiteface.com.

Next Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, it’s Give Back Sunday at Whiteface. The Olympic mountain has partnered with the Lake Placid Ecumenical Charity Program Food Pantry to restock the shelves after the holiday season. Bring a grocery bag of nonperishable food items to the main base lodge’s ticket window and receive 50% off your single-day lift ticket.

Also on Sunday, Jan. 7, Whiteface will host a slopestyle competition at the Brookside terrain park. The competition begins at 1 p.m. and the entry fee is just $10, helmets are required. Sign up at the guest services desk for your chance to come away with a great stash of prizes from our partner ski shops Cunningham’s Ski Barn, Lake Placid Ski & Board, Maui North and Viking Ski Shop.

Summit PHOTOS can be found HERE. Photos courtesy of ORDA/ Whiteface Lake Placid.

For more information about these events and all of the events and activities on ORDA’s Olympic venues, visit www.WhitefaceLakePlacid.com.

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Z wrote

Scotty No chance that bar is open By the 23rd - may feb 23rd but not next Saturday
I’ll wager you a beer which of course you will need to buy me at Poormans.

Instead of buying me a beer at the new cloudsplitter today I will accept, for payment, you apologizing to AK for your lack of support and doubting their resolve to overcome hurdles in pursuit of excellence.

Bars fucking open for Christmas!

Hell yeah WF!  

Mike Pratt for the win!

EXCELSIOR!  

New York is the best State!

Wow! Amazing that they pulled it off! Kudos to every one of those contractors for getting it done!