Adirondack Scenic Chairlift Rides
By Diane Chase
Don't just go up these Adirondack Mountain in the winter time during ski season. Enjoy a scenic view from the summit in the summer or fall. Take a picnic, binoculars and even a light jacket. It can be a bit breezy on top.
McCauley Mountain
Summer Rates: Adults $6, Juniors (ages 6-16)/seniors (over 65) $5, Children age 5 & under free
Hours: Open Daily except Tuesdays 9am to 4:15pm
(Closed Tuesdays except holiday weeks)
Queensbury, NY 12804
518-793-6606
© Diane Chase, author of Adirondack Family Time: Tri-Lakes and High Peaks (Your Four-Season Guide to Over 300 Activities) for the towns of Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Jay/Upper Jay, Wilmington, Keene/Keene Valley which is available online or bookstores/museums/sporting good stores. Diane is currently working on the second guidebook in the four-book series of Adirondack Family Activities.
Don't just go up these Adirondack Mountain in the winter time during ski season. Enjoy a scenic view from the summit in the summer or fall. Take a picnic, binoculars and even a light jacket. It can be a bit breezy on top.
McCauley Mountain
Summer Rates: Adults $6, Juniors (ages 6-16)/seniors (over 65) $5, Children age 5 & under free
Hours: Open Daily except Tuesdays 9am to 4:15pm
(Closed Tuesdays except holiday weeks)
June 15 – 24 | Friday - Sunday
June 29 – September 3 | Daily
Closed Sunday July 22 for Ironman
September 7 - October 14 | Friday - Sunday
Monday, October 8
Hours: 9 am - 3:30 pm
Summer Rates = Adults (13-64)/ $19, Juniors (7-12), Seniors (65+)/$13
Saturdays & Sundays, May 26 - July 1
Daily, July 7 - September 2
Saturdays & Sundays, September 8 - October 7
Gondola rides include access to two self-guided interpretive hikes, one in the Base Area and one at the top of Bear Mountain where the gondola unloads.
Summer Rates Adults (ages 13 - 69): $17, Juniors & Super Seniors (ages 7 - 12 & 70+): $10, 6 & Under: Free
Daily, July 7 - September 2
Saturdays & Sundays, September 8 - October 7
Gondola rides include access to two self-guided interpretive hikes, one in the Base Area and one at the top of Bear Mountain where the gondola unloads.
Summer Rates Adults (ages 13 - 69): $17, Juniors & Super Seniors (ages 7 - 12 & 70+): $10, 6 & Under: Free
Hours: noon - 3:30 p.m.
* Call West first. I did not get confirmation that this is happening
Ski West Mountain
59 West Mountain RdQueensbury, NY 12804
518-793-6606
Season: Mem Day-Col Day
Spectacular views of Adirondack Mountains and Vermont. Summer and fall chairlift to top of mountain only, hike down.
Spectacular views of Adirondack Mountains and Vermont. Summer and fall chairlift to top of mountain only, hike down.
© Diane Chase, author of Adirondack Family Time: Tri-Lakes and High Peaks (Your Four-Season Guide to Over 300 Activities) for the towns of Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Jay/Upper Jay, Wilmington, Keene/Keene Valley which is available online or bookstores/museums/sporting good stores. Diane is currently working on the second guidebook in the four-book series of Adirondack Family Activities.
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