New York's Largest Ski Resort Opens Extreme Terrain "The Slides"

At Whiteface Mountain, New York's largest ski resort by vertical drop, The Slides, a steep, double-black diamond area has opened.On the morning of February 12, in its snow report, Whiteface Mountain shared that ski patrol had been digging snow pits and conducting avalanche mitigation with the hopes of opening The Slides. That work clearly paid off.Consistent snowfall may have played a role in the recent opening, too.Whiteface Mountain received six inches of light snow overnight, adding to a snow