Ellicottville, New York · United States · ski area
Holiday Valley ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Holiday Valley is a ski area in Ellicottville, New York, United States with 31 km of mapped downhill runs and 13 lifts, between 467 m and 707 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 31 km
- Lifts
- 13
- Top elevation
- 707 m
- Vertical drop
- 240 m
- Nearest airport
- BFD · 51 km
Slopes by difficulty
79 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 11 Chairlifts
- 1 Rope tows
- 1 Magic carpets
Holiday Valley is a ski area in Ellicottville, New York, the United States. Its 79 mapped downhill runs add up to 31 km, which ranks it #97 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 396 m long.
Slopes at Holiday Valley
About 39% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 35% intermediate and 25% advanced or expert, which makes Holiday Valley a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 13 lifts: 11 chairlifts, 1 rope tow, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 467 m up to 707 m, a vertical drop of 240 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Holiday Valley
The nearest airport is Bradford Regional Airport (BFD), about 51 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 6 min by car; Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) is 76 km away. Nearby ski areas include Holimont (16.3 km), Art Roscoe Ski Area (Allegany State Park), Allegheny River Valley Trail and Erie County Forestry, which together add 39 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Holiday Valley
- 1 BFD51 kmstraight line
- 2Buffalo Niagara International AirportBUF76 kmstraight lineBuffalo, United States
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- 3 IAG97 kmstraight line
- 4 YCM111 kmstraight line
Niagara-on-the-Lake, CanadaNearby
Ski resorts near Holiday Valley
- 2 kmHolimont16 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 688 m
- 15 kmArt Roscoe Ski Area (Allegany State Park)up to 712 m
- 25 kmAllegheny River Valley TrailSmall ski area
- 32 kmErie County ForestrySmall ski area
- 38 kmKissing Bridge15 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 533 m
- 40 kmCockaigne Ski Resort7.4 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 613 m
- 41 kmBoutwell Hill Ski ClubSmall ski area
- 46 kmBuffalo Ski Club13 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 452 m
- 47 kmHoughton UniversitySmall ski area
- 51 kmEmery Park0.6 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 320 m
- 52 kmChestnut Ridge1 lift · up to 334 m
- 52 kmBeaver Meadow Audubon CenterSmall ski area
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.