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Whiteface Mountain

Whiteface Mountain

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Whiteface Mountain Snow Totals
Upcoming Snow Potential
3-Day
0"
5-Day
0"
10-Day
15"
This is Above Average for Whiteface Mountain
Whiteface Mountain skiing by month:
Whiteface Mountain
By Month

Core Strengths

Whiteface Mountain
Overall
52.0
Expert
41.5
Snow Volume
41.0
Overall
Overall PAF Score

Overall
Rank

125

Rank in
Region

9

Rank in
State

1

This resort is often compared with:

Hunter Mountain
Stowe
Gore Mountain
Whiteface Mountain Snow Quality Across Full Winter
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Whiteface Mountain Snowfall Last 10 Days (inches)

Powder
Forecast

Powder Forecast
ZRANKINGS EXCLUSIVE
Friday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Saturday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Sunday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Monday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Tuesday
Day
0"
Night
0"
True Snow: 185" per year
Snow Quality Rank

185

Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.

Dump Potential Rank

147

Whiteface Mountain is ranked No. 147 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Historical Powder Odds
Daily Lottery

% of days with more than 6" of snow

7.1%

Extended Stay

% of months with more than 90" of snow

1.1%

Drought Threat

% of months with less than 30" of snow

53.5%

*Special thanks to Tony Crocker and Bestsnow.net.

Dump Potential Rank

147

Whiteface Mountain is ranked No. 147 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Snow
Quality
Rank

185

Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.

Total Snow Score

This score accounts for total snow quantity, its moisture content, the resort's latitude, elevation, and its slope aspects, which affect total snow preservation.

Comparables

Whiteface Mountain

Trail Breakdown

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Vertical Drop

3430 ft

4650 ft
Base Elevation: 1220 ft

Slope Aspects

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A few words on the Snow at Whiteface Mountain

Whiteface's snow record is about average for the East. Deep powder is rare with only 7.2% of winter days recording 6 inches or more of snow and only 1% of months with 90 inches or more. The key risk to snow conditions everywhere in the East is rain. The rain is often followed by hard freezes that can close advanced or ungroomed terrain. This is a minor issue for the locals, who can sit out the wet weather and wait for improvement. It does, however, make planning a trip over a week in advance more of a gamble.

Accumulation and Preservation

Whiteface averages 54% open at New Year's with nearly half of seasons being less than half open by New Year's. Much of the skiing is on exposed ridgelines that can be stripped of loose snow by the wind. Snow preservation is aided by high altitude and latitude in eastern context, so Whiteface averages 85% open mid-March and 70% open at first of April. Spring is the most likely time for Whiteface's Slides, some of the East's best expert terrain, to be open.