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Excelsior at Whiteface Mountain Ski Area

Intermediate · 1433 m long with 282 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 19° at its steepest, facing NE.

19°steepest 50 m

11°average pitch

1433 mlength

282 mvertical

1112 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

Excelsior is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Excelsior

Lifts that reach the top: Little Whiteface (skiing novice terrain to get there); Cloudsplitter Gondola (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 18 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Cloudsplitter Gondola
Ski Excelsior (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Empire, Lower Empire, L. Excelsior. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lookout Mountain Triple (2 min), Little Whiteface (3 min), Freeway (6 min).

See Excelsior on the 3D map All runs at Whiteface Mountain Ski Area

Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.