There is an access road going to just below the summit. There is a trail to the summit from Wilmington--9.4 miles roundtrip and rated difficult. To get a definitive answer about walking the road, please call (518) 523-2445.

Yes, there are some surface lifts that don't require a lift ticket but unless you hike a little after every run, the rest of the beginner terrain is accessed by lifts.

mine was of the summit not the tubing sorry

Uber probably

You can drive to the summit from around mid May to Columbus day weekend, so you should be fine unless there is lightning or something.

I would only bring a dog that is well-trained on a leash. This is not walking down Broadway. There big boulders and while it is safe for walking, if your dog got distracted and yanked you at the wrong time, you could get injured. Leave the dog home.

Why not? There is a saying up here, "if you don't like the weather, wait 15 minutes". When I did Ester/Whiteface, it was a beautiful, cool, sunny Columbus Day. After I made summit, I stopped and drank water, and ate my tuna fish sandwich. I looked west over Lake Placid, and I saw a squall line approaching. By the time, I finished lunch, and put on a jacket, Whiteface was in the middle of a mini-blizzard, and visibility was well under 100 ft. Thank God, I carried a compass and a map, because without it, I would not have gone the right direction down (I had elected to descend the east face, down The Slides, and meet a buddy in the ski area's parking lot.) Moral of the story-- Come prepared, be safe, and enjoy whatever Mr. Whiteface gives you.

You should visit the website—honestly, we have visited LakebPlacid for 40 years and always admired the mountain, so we took the veterans highway drive up—it’s pretty but my husband has heart issues so we didn’t stay long —there is a ski jump gondola ride—but that doesn’t go to the tippy top—I maybe a 20 minute drive e to the top? Make sure you shift your car into low for drive down as to not where out brakes —there are places to pull over too—hope that helps—we will forever admire its beauty and wonder from below, though!