West Mountain Ski Area

Queensbury-NY-based West Mountain is conveniently located only 3 miles off I87’s Exit 18, 40 minutes north of Albany, NY. West Mountain’s summer offerings include: Aerial Tree Top Adventure Tours, Mountain Biking (cross-country and downhill) scenic chairlift rides/hikes, full-service restaurant with dinner & date night packages, events such as our Over the Top 10K Mountain Bike, 5K Trail Run Race & Festival and more! Winter offerings include: skiing (day and night), tubing and tubing pizza parties, lessons, alpine race team, awesome terrain parks, a delicious and beautiful restaurant and bar and and more! Our West Mountain Sports shop (located across the courtyard from our Main Lodge) offers quality rentals, ski and snowboard Montana tuning/DIN adjusting and retail items.With stunning views of the Hudson River and the Adirondacks, West Mountain has been the perfect setting for your families’ winter outing for over 50 years. Currently there are over 30 trails and over 126 acres, ranging from easy, gentle learning slopes to challenging, expert terrain.These days natural snowfall is anything but guaranteed. Thankfully with a dedicated snowmaking and grooming crew, we are able stay ahead of the curve during these challenging Northeast Winters, covering almost all of the terrain in snowmaking.