The Summit of Gore Mountain from the trail "Uncas".
Ski season 2026–27

Skiing in New York

Olympic Adirondacks, Catskills and lake-effect powder.

Whiteface and Gore anchor the Adirondacks, the Catskills are the closest big skiing to New York City, and Central and Western New York hills get lake-effect snow and night skiing a short drive from Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo.

  • 20resorts
  • 3,430 ftbiggest vertical (Whiteface Mountain)
  • 281″most snow/yr (McCauley Mountain)
  • 20holiday events

Good to know

  • Lake-effect bands off Ontario and Erie can drop a foot on Tug Hill or Ellicottville while Syracuse stays dry.
  • Gore, Whiteface and Belleayre are state-run (ORDA) and share deals like the Ski3 pass.
  • Many Central New York hills ski at night, so an after-work session is easy.

Fly into Albany (ALB), Syracuse (SYR), Buffalo (BUF). New York snow report

20 resorts

Snow reports, webcams and trail maps · 20 resorts
ResortOpensSnow reportWebcamsTrail map
Belleayre MountainNov 20ReportWebcamsMap
Gore MountainNov 20ReportWebcamsMap
Hunter MountainNov 21ReportWebcamsMap
Whiteface MountainNov 21ReportWebcamsMap
Greek Peak Mountain ResortNov 27ReportWebcamsMap
Holiday ValleyNov 27ReportWebcamsMap
McCauley MountainDec 4ReportWebcamsMap
Windham Mountain ClubDec 4ReportWebcamsMap
Peek’n Peak ResortDec 5Report——
Song MountainDec 5Report—Map
Titus MountainDec 5ReportWebcamsMap
Woods Valley Ski AreaDec 5ReportWebcamsMap
Bristol MountainDec 11ReportWebcamsMap
Labrador MountainDec 11Report—Map
Oak MountainDec 12ReportWebcamsMap
Plattekill MountainDec 12ReportWebcamsMap
Snow Ridge Ski ResortDec 12ReportWebcamsMap
West MountainDec 12Report—Map
Kissing BridgeDec 19ReportWebcamsMap
Swain ResortDec 19Report—Map

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