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L. Excelsior at Whiteface Mountain Ski Area

Intermediate · 277 m long with 60 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 17° at its steepest, facing NE.

17°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
277 mlength
60 mvertical
830 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to L. Excelsior

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

From the base area (about 16 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Face Lift
  2. Ski Easy Way (easy)
  3. Ride Summit Quad
  4. Ski Riva Ridge (intermediate)
  5. Ski Paron's Run (intermediate)
  6. Ski Excelsior (intermediate)
  7. Ski L. Excelsior (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins U. Valley, Broadway, Easy Street. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lookout Mountain Triple (1 min), Little Whiteface (2 min), Freeway (6 min).

See L. Excelsior on the 3D mapAll 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.