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Lower Empire at Whiteface Mountain Ski Area

Intermediate · 132 m long with 42 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 20° at its steepest, facing NE.

20°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
132 mlength
42 mvertical
831 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Lower Empire

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 Lower Empire (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Victoria, U. Valley. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lookout Mountain Triple (1 min), Little Whiteface (3 min), Freeway (6 min).

See Lower Empire 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.