If you’re a skiing or snowboarding enthusiast, there’s nowhere to live quite like the Adirondacks. When you purchase land in Lake George or Lake Placid, there are tons of snowy hills right outside your back door, with no shortage of places to downhill or cross country ski in the winter time.
Mountain skiing is a big part of Adirondack life for winter sports enthusiasts. There are a number of nearby mountains each with their own unique trails and features. When permitted, these ski mountains are also great places for cross country skiing, tubing, and snowshoeing.
Adirondack Ski Mountains & Their Offerings
Browse some of the nearby Adirondack ski mountains and their offerings below!
Gore Mountain
Town: North Creek, NY
Vertical Drop: 2,537 feet
Longest Run: 4.4 miles
Lifts: 14 (8 Gondolas, 6 Quads, 3 Triples, 4 Surface)
Ski Trails: 110 (variety of green circle, blue square, and black diamond)
Tubing: No
Cross Country Ski Trails: Yes
Snowshoe Trails: Yes
Lodge: Yes, Five!
Rentals: Yes
Unique Features: Twilight skiing is available in the Village Slopes, including the half pipe and bowl
McCauley Mountain
Town: Old Forge, NY
Vertical Drop: 633 feet
Longest Run: 5,000 feet
Lifts: Five (2 T-bars, 1 Double Chairlift, 2 Rope Tows)
Ski Trails: 23 (6 green circle, 10 blue square, and 7 black diamond)
Tubing: No
Cross Country Ski Trails: Yes
Snowshoe Trails: Yes
Lodge: Yes
Rentals: Yes for ski and snowboarding.
Unique Features: McCauley is home to two Olympic skiers, John “Louie” Ehrensbeck and Hank Kashiwa. Louie Ehrensbeck runs Louie’s Olympic Touch, where you can get your skis tuned by him.
Oak Mountain
Town: Speculator, NY
Vertical Drop: 650 feet
Longest Run: 7,920 feet
Lifts: Four (2 T-bars, 1 Quad, 1 Surface Lift)
Ski Trails: 22 (10 green circle, 6 blue square, and 6 black diamond)
Tubing: Yes
Cross Country Ski Trails: No
Snowshoe Trails: Yes
Lodge: Yes
Rentals: Yes for ski and snowboarding. No snowshoe rentals.
Unique Features: Snowshoeing is free. There’s a new 3.2 mile round trip snowshoe trail.
Mount Pisgah
Town: Saranac Lake, NY
Vertical Drop: 329 feet
Trails: 6 (1 green circle, 2 blue square, and 3 black diamond)
Lifts: 1 T-bar
Tubing: Yes
Cross Country Ski Trails: Yes
Snowshoe Trails: Yes
Lodge: Yes
Rentals: No, bring your own equipment.
Unique Features: Lights for night skiing, snowboarding & tubing
Titus Mountain
Town: Malone, NY
Vertical Drop: 1,200 feet
Longest Run: 10,560 feet
Lifts: 8 (7 Chair, 1 Carpet Lift)
Ski Trails: 50 (variety of green circle, blue square, and black diamond)
Tubing: Yes
Cross Country Ski Trails: Yes
Snowshoe Trails: No
Lodge: Yes
Rentals: Yes
Unique Features: Rent your own heated “skibana” to stay warm, relax, and eat a hot meal before going back out to the slopes.
West Mountain
Town: Queensbury, NY
Vertical Drop: 1,010 feet
Longest Run: 1.5 miles
Lifts: 6 (1 Quads, 2 Triples, 3 Carpet Lift)
Ski Trails: 31 (14 green circle, 14 blue square, and 3 black diamond)
Tubing: Yes
Cross Country Ski Trails: No
Snowshoe Trails: No
Lodge: Yes
Rentals: Yes
Unique Features: has 100% mounted snowmaking and 100% lighted trails
Whiteface Mountain
Town: Wilmington, NY
Vertical Drop: 3,166 feet
Longest Run: 2.1 miles
Lifts: 11 (1 Gondola, 4 Quad, 5 Double, 1 Conveyor Lift)
Ski Trails: 87 (variety of green circle, blue square, and black diamond)
Tubing: No
Cross Country Ski Trails: No
Snowshoe Trails: No
Lodge: Yes
Rentals: Yes
Unique Features: As host of the 1980 Olympic Winter Games, you can ski down the same slopes as former Olympians!
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