Improvements

Over the last four years, ORDA has undertaken dozens of projects to bring this facility into current world-class standards. The Olympic Jumping Complex is the only ski jumping facility homologated for both winter and summer jumping training and competitions in North America.

An ADA-compliant 8-person gondola system carries coaches, athletes, visitors, and equipment alike from the jump’s base back to the bottom of the jump towers. Here, visitors can take an elevator ride to the top of the HS128 meter ski jump for amazing 360 degree views of the Adirondacks in all their glory.

Modernization of the elevator which takes visitors from the base of the ski jump towers to the top of the largest jump, the HS128 meter ski jump. This elevator received much needed upgrades and re-opened to the public in 2021.

The re-vamped ski jumps include summer surfaces on both jumps, frost rails that allow the jumps to maintain consistency and reliability, regrade of the hills which resulted in transitioning the jumps from 90 km and 120 km to HS100 meter and HS 128 meter respectively, and completely redesigned outrun hills.

A four-line zipline called the Sky Flyer was added to the facility, allowing visitors to experience the thrills of ski jumping, as the course follows the incline and speed of the HS100 meter ski jump.

Construction on the 10,000 sq. ft Legacy lodge, at 2,100 ft. of elevation, was completed in fall of 2021. The Legacy Lodge offers food and beverage service, large dining area, multiple seating spaces, full restroom amenities and an expansive heated viewing deck offering spectacular vistas.

A complete overhaul to Whiteface’s entire snowmaking system delivered skiers and riders outstanding conditions, with improvements spanning updated electrical, new pumphouses, miles of new pipe to better utilize the venue’s high-efficiency guns, and new motors and drives.

The Cloudsplitter Gondola, a high speed, 8-person Gondola has 60 new cabins, new drives and motors and will take you from the base to the top of Little Whiteface in style. The Bear Lift in the Base Area was replaced with the new Warhorse quad, delivering guests from an improved loading location to the Andrew Weibrecht Finish Area.

The Falcon Flyer Quad, was installed in the summer of 2020 at Bear Den Learning Center making loading and unloading easier for beginners. The high-speed Face Lift was updated with a new motor.

Ongoing improvements at the Veterans’ Memorial Highway included window and masonry work at the Castle and Roundhouse.

Our mountain operations crew has been hard at work on the installation of our new quad, The Notch. This lift will better connect Bear Den Mountain to Legacy Lodge, bringing skiers and riders to more beginner and intermediate terrain, while also providing access to upper mountain lifts and advanced terrain.