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Upper Empire at Whiteface Mountain Ski Area

Advanced · 479 m long with 177 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 28° at its steepest, facing NE.

28°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
479 mlength
177 mvertical
1008 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Upper Empire

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

From the base area (about 15 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Face Lift
  2. Ski U. Valley (intermediate)
  3. Ride Little Whiteface
  4. Ski Excelsior (intermediate)
  5. Ski Approach (advanced)
  6. Ski Upper Empire (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Empire, Excelsior, L. Excelsior. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lookout Mountain Triple (1 min), Little Whiteface (3 min), Freeway (6 min).

See Upper 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.