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Dry Hill Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Dry Hill Ski Area is a ski area in Watertown, New York, United States with 2.5 km of mapped downhill runs and 4 lifts, between 214 m and 300 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
2.5 km
Lifts
4
Top elevation
300 m
Vertical drop
86 m
Nearest airport
ART · 12 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy0.5 km
  • Beginner0.1 km
  • Advanced1.1 km
  • Intermediate0.9 km

11 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 1 T-bars
  • 1 Drag lifts
  • 1 Chairlifts
  • 1 Magic carpets

Dry Hill Ski Area is a ski area in Watertown, New York, the United States. Its 11 mapped downhill runs add up to 2.5 km, which ranks it #384 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 230 m long.

Slopes at Dry Hill Ski Area

About 24% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 34% intermediate and 42% advanced or expert, which makes Dry Hill Ski Area best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 4 lifts: 1 t-bar, 1 drag lift, 1 chairlift, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 214 m up to 300 m, a vertical drop of 86 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Dry Hill Ski Area

The nearest airport is Watertown International Airport (ART), about 12 km away in a straight line — roughly 15 minutes by car; Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS) is 91 km away. Nearby ski areas include Osceola Ski & Sport Resort, Snow Ridge (9.7 km), Osceola Tug Hill XC Center and McCauley Mountain Ski Area (7.3 km), which together add 23 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Dry Hill Ski Area

  1. 1
    Watertown International Airport Flag of United StatesWatertown, United States Airports in United States
    ART12 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Ogdensburg International Airport Flag of United StatesOgdensburg, United States Airports in United States
    OGS91 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Syracuse Hancock International Airport Flag of United StatesSyracuse, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    SYR93 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Massena International Airport Richards Field Flag of United StatesMassena, United States Airports in United States
    MSS140 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Dry Hill Ski Area have?

2.5 km of downhill runs (11 runs): 0.5 km easy, 0.1 km beginner, 1.1 km advanced, 0.9 km intermediate. It is #384 in United States by piste length.

How high is Dry Hill Ski Area?

The lifts and runs reach 300 m (984 ft); the lowest point is 214 m, a vertical drop of 86 m.

What is the nearest airport to Dry Hill Ski Area?

Watertown International Airport (ART), about 12 km away in a straight line; Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS) is 91 km away.

How many ski lifts does Dry Hill Ski Area have?

4 lifts: 1 t-bars, 1 drag lifts, 1 chairlifts, 1 magic carpets.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.