Whiteface Conditions

[snoloco]

If you didn't have a great day today ... you're just not doing it right!!!

I did. You can't go wrong on a bluebird day with The Slides open.

 

[Moe]

It was an unbelievable day today. Slide 2 and 2B were a lot of fun. Hopefully that won't be it for the year. Fingers crossed.

 

[snoloco]

This was Slides Day 6.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

A great day of skiing. Fewer people than on Friday even. Draper's Drop was empty of anyone. Soft snow a'plenty by 11, first on Lower Mac, last on the upper stretches of W. Some serious whalebacks on Upper Mac; should last a while. Empire looked skiable or poachable, although we opted for Slide View Glade. I've only skied that a few times but it was the best conditions yet. Blazer's was open, too. What a great time of year to get to terrain that's not open too often.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

Other Slide View pictures, plus pictures of Slide 3. That narrow section is where you need to go through before the slide opens up. The picture almost looks like it's a mistake, a random shot of a couple small trees.

 

[Deez]

An absolute epic Sunday! The conditions were out of this world. Everything was stellar! Minimal people, minimal lines. My 10 year old hit the slides on Sunday with his ski group - said it was awesome. A milestone for him, for sure. He links his turns

 

[MC2]

Today's run count:

1. Gondola -> Approach to Wilderness to Lower Valley
2. Gondola -> Essex to Lower Northway
..
4. Gondola -> Approach to Parkway to Ausable Run
5. Gondola -> Excelsior
…
14. Gondola -> Excelsior to Easy Street to Upper Boreen to Boreen
15. Gondola -> Approach to Mountain Run to Lower Valley to Bear
16. Gondola -> Approach to Thruway to Wolf
17. Gondola -> Approach to MacKenzie to Danny's Bridge to Brookside

Man, I never ride the gondola this much when I ski Whiteface. Maybe once or twice a day? I don’t know if it’s because I got used to moving around the mountain without it or because I don’t like to take my skis off, but I’m more of a lifts guy (Gore & Belle too)

 

[Deez]

Yeah me too - I only take the gondola if i have all the kids or there's no line and cold.
I think when there is no line - there's no better way to get great laps in. I did it one morning with a friend and I was amazed at how many epic runs we could get in.
But ....I feel a bit too closed in with the gondola and i think its part of what you said ....i'm lazy with the skis.
I gotta be free, man !

 

[Andy_ROC]

Sorry if this is off topic but it is about Whiteface. I've never skied Whiteface and I would like to try and get there in the next few days or week or so. Unfortunately my wife has been sidelined due to a knee injury so she can't ski. Since she would be making the 5 hour drive w/me from the Rochester area to LP I'd like to know what she might be able to do while I ski? Aside from going back to the LP village is there anything at the mountain for a non-skier to do? Do the lodges have any comfortable and pleasant areas to hang out in for 5 hours? She is fully mobile and can walk just fine, she just can't ski. Any guidance for how a non-skier might not have a totally boring day by themselves would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Deez]

Free wifi, cafeteria, 2 restaurants, gift/ski shop, outdoor fire pit on the deck ...that's it.