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Greek Peak Key Knowledge: Welcome to the Finger Lakes region! Greek Peak has been turning out great skiers for generations. This is a great mountain for families with all kinds of skiers, from beginners to experts. The mountain is tall enough—952 feet of vertical—to pack in some good runs and to keep everybody interested. Joe Scarborough grew up ripping here.
Greek Peak skiing by month:
Greek Peak
By Month
Data show that January is the best month Greek Peak for overall snow quality.
DEC
Greek Peak
in December
JAN
Greek Peak
in January
FEB
Greek Peak
in February
MAR
Greek Peak
in March
APR
Greek Peak
in April
Greek Peak winter weather:
Greek Peak
Winter Weather
How often it snows vs. rains at Greek Peak, how cold it gets, and how much winter sun to expect.
Snow vs. Rain
Precip on 31% of days
Highs & Lows
Coldest week: 13°F low
Winter Sun
62% of possible sun
El Niño
+1% snow in El Niño winters

Core Strengths

Greek Peak
Overall
34.7
Snow Volume
32.7
Expert
25.6
Overall
Overall PAF Score

Overall
Rank

201

Rank in
Region

32

Rank in
State

6

This resort is often compared with:

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

Powder
Forecast

Powder Forecast
ZRANKINGS EXCLUSIVE
Sunday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Monday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Tuesday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Wednesday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Thursday
Day
0"
Night
0"

Snow

True*
Annual Snowfall

110"

True Snow: 110" per year
Snow Quality Rank

206

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

Dump Potential Rank

187

Greek Peak is ranked No. 187 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Historical Powder Odds
Daily Lottery

% of days with more than 6" of snow

4.0%

Extended Stay

% of months with more than 90" of snow

0.0%

Drought Threat

% of months with less than 30" of snow

75.0%

*Special thanks to Tony Crocker and Bestsnow.net.

Dump Potential Rank

187

Greek Peak is ranked No. 187 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Snow
Quality
Rank

206

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

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A Few Words on the Snow

A Few Words On The Snow

If you're waiting for a powder day at Greek Peak, then you might have a long wait. Only 4.0% of winter days see more than 6 inches of snowfall, which means, on average, you'll have to spend 10 days or more mining the slopes at Greek Peak to score that one great day. It could be worse, however. You could be muskie fishing.

Skiing at Greek Peak is about getting outside, ripping up the slope, eating chili dogs and getting in as much vertical as you can. It's not about big dumps. And that's okay. This place is about honing your skills for that trip to Snowbird or Alaska. With only 0.0% of months at Greek Peak getting more than 90 inches of snow, this isn't the place to set up your powderhound shack.

Drought Potential

The snow at Greek Peak can disappear often enough that you may want to pack extra snow beads when taking a trip here. A good number of months, 75.0% to be exact, see less than 30 inches of snow. If you're banking on snow and you're boarding a plane for a week at Greek Peak, you should temper your expectations. This is a place where winter drought can grab hold of the weather pattern for long periods, as 75.0% of the winter months here see less than 30 inches of snow.

Getting to Greek Peak

Getting to Greek Peak, if you're flying in

If you're okay with spending more than two hours in the car, then the trip from the Rochester, NY airport to the slopes, which takes 127 minutes, shouldn't bother you. If you're trying to be super efficient, look elsewhere.