Where National Winter Activity Center’s numbers come from
17 observations from 3 publishers behind 20 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
9/11 core figures collected.
Summit elevation1,435 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Highest lift-served elevation1,427 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
Base elevation815 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Advertised vertical drop620 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Lift-served vertical612 ftNo sources:Derived
Computed from highest lift-served elevation and base elevation, not read from a source.
= highest_lift_served_elevation_ft − base_elevation_ft
Named trails151 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Beginner terrain25%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Intermediate terrain30%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Advanced terrain45%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Advanced + expert terrain45%No sources:Derived
Computed from advanced terrain and expert terrain, not read from a source.
= advanced_percent + (expert_percent ?? 0)
Beginner runs4No sources:Derived
Computed from beginner terrain and named trails, not read from a source.
= round(beginner_percent × trail_count ÷ 100)
Terrain parks11 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Night skiingYes1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Total lifts31 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
Snowmaking coverage (share)100%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Drive from the fly-in airport1 h 16 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from nearest major airport1 h 16 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Road miles from nearest major airport61.4 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from closest airline airport58 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Road miles from closest airline airport37.0 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, best tier first.
- Tier 1National Winter Activity Center — official websiteNational Winter Activity Center · winter4kids.org
- Tier 2Indy Pass — partner resortsIndy Pass · indyskipass.com
- Tier 3Lift Blog — National Winter Activity CenterLift Blog · liftblog.com
- Tier 3Wikipedia — Hidden Valley (New Jersey)Wikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 3Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 4Drive from New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) to National Winter Activity Center, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Drive from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to National Winter Activity Center, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · geodata.bts.gov
- Tier 5OpenSkiMap — National Winter Activity CenterOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · openstreetmap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Nearest major airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Closest airline airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Coordinates
- Wikipedia — Hidden Valley (New Jersey)
- Nearest city
- Wikipedia — Hidden Valley (New Jersey)
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- operatingIndy Pass · Tier 2 · 2026-09-28Winter4Kids — Vernon, NJ (Alpine)
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28* Hidden Valley – Vernon
- closedWikimedia Foundation · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28status = Defunct
- operatingLift Blog · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28National Winter Activity Center: 2 operating lift(s) — Quad (Quad), Triple (Triple); 3 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28National Winter Activity Center — status: operating; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 3; downhill runs mapped: 0; Highland Lake
Data quality notes
- missingNot yet collected: skiable acres, average annual snowfall.