** MEDIA ADVISORY **

For Planning Purposes only

Whiteface & Gore Open for Thanksgiving Holiday

(November 25, 2015) --- Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington, N.Y., will open on Thursday, November 26, for the 2015-’16 skiing and riding season while Gore Mountain, in North Creek, N.Y., opens Friday, November 27.

Six trails are expected to be open at Whiteface. The Cloudsplitter Gondola will take skiers and riders to the summit of Little Whiteface where they’ll find intermediate trails to include Excelsior, Summit Express and Upper and Lower Valley. The Mixing Bowl, a beginners trail, is also open for Parallel from the Start and Learn to Snowboard beginner programs and lessons. 

The mountain’s Face Lift quad chair is expected to be open Friday. Lift tickets are $64 for adults and $42 for juniors and seniors.

Gore Mountain plans to kick off the winter season late morning on Friday. Guests can enjoy the popular 1.25-mile Showcase trail serviced by Adirondack Express II, the resort’s newest and most luxurious lift.  Showcase is for intermediates and experts and descends 1,500’ vertical. Snowguns are also at work on the Sunway, 2B, Lower Sleighride and Arena trails, so skiers and riders should look for Gore’s snowmakers to be expanding terrain as quickly as temperatures allow. 

Opening weekend ticket prices are just $38 for adults, $29 for teens, and $20 for juniors when guests donate a non-perishable food item at the window. 

Media planning on covering opening day at Whiteface and Gore should contact Jon Lundin, ORDA’s director of communications, Tel: 518-637-6885, email: JLundin@orda.org.

-- ORDA --

Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development.