Whiteface began snowmaking last week, and the mountain is starting to look its best since the end of last season.  Snowmaking started on November 1^st, and most of the trails already have a coat of snow on them. Now the whole of Lake Placid is starting to look forward to the opening day of Whiteface. The mountain workers are working very hard to get the season started as fast as possible. The mountain is projected to open later this week, around November 14^th.

Everyone is really excited about the upcoming ski season and getting ready for the mountain to open this upcoming weekend. “I am really excited to see the mountain opening up early this year,” said Northwood Adventure Sports director Mr. Bobby O’Connor. “It’s great that the mountain is already snowmaking this early in the season,” Chef Adam Fisher added.

What’s crazy about this season for Whiteface is that it’s the earliest the mountain has ever started snowmaking, building off the snow that came on the day before on Halloween. Climbing up the toll road on November 7^th, I personally saw how much snow had already been made, and it looks like an early-season start date.

I have also seen the stoke in many Lake Placid residents saying, “This season looks like a great one”, and “time to get the first runs in.” It’s great to hear that the local community is ready for this season to start, as the mountain is beginning to regain its shine.

With Whiteface looking great as ever, it appears that we will be having an early start this season, which has everybody in the Lake Placid community excited for what’s to come next.