Whiteface Mountain is great. They have a total of 74 trails, with one gondola, one high-speed quad (Face Lift, the best way to get up the mountain, brings you 1/2 up the mountain in about 5 minutes). There's one regular quad, 5 doubles, and one conveyor lift. While a majority of the mountain is "most difficult," there is a great deal of green circles (easy) and blue squares (most difficult) on the mountain. There is also an area called "the slides," which are double black diamond (EXPERTS ONLY) trails of ungroomed backcountry trails.

Also, there are a few glades (trails that go through a forest; dangerous depending on the difficultly) Most disappointing, however, were the blue square glades, which were really just regular trails. Overall, I would say the best trail is Paron's Run and Riva Ridge, which go from the summit down close to the side of the mountain. They provide the best views you can imagine in Lake Placid.

Day lift tickets cost just over $60US for an adult but you can save money by buying multiple days. Check the web site http://www.killington.com/sections/HTML/pb_kgrh.aspx.

If you have access to a COSTCO, you can buy a day pass for $40Cdn. (good Tuesday-Friday) or $50Cdn. (good Friday-Monday). They are even refundable if you don't end up trading the voucher in for a lift ticket. Prices are lower for kids. NOTE - not all COSTCOs have the winter activity brochure.

Children 7 and under ski free.

There is a good variety of runs on the hill. The runs from the summit quad provide a little more steepness. There are a few glades, but there wasn't enough snow to do them justice when we were there.

They have an awesome bowl to the right of Whiteface Summit, but it rarely gets enough snow to be open.

First, let me reiterate that this is not a HUGE resort like Killington, Stratton, or even Gore Mountain. This is quite the place, though. There are only about 1,100 feet of vertical, but it's got quite a drop to it. My friend and I were jonesin' the entire way there, hoping that the meteorologist would be right for once and they'd actually get some snow. We pulled up to the "base lodge" with giant ear-to-ear grins because all we saw was powder everywhere, and no one had been on it yet. It was superb!! Absolutely superb. Cliffs is a great run right along with everything else. You can't go wrong with over 2 feet of fluffy snow EVERYWHERE! It almost beat out the best orgasm I've ever had. Need I say more?

The green and blue slopes were fine, but the black slopes had some underlying ice. I like the diversity of slopes for an Eastern resort. My wife is a green skiier, and my kids and I like the blue and black runs. There were enough slopes for all of us.

Great skiing with lots of natural snow and trails at all skill levels. There is a gondola ride up to the top of the mountain with lots of great views (on clear days), and you can ride back down again.