Thunder Ridge Ski Area
Where Thunder Ridge Ski Area’s numbers come from
16 observations from 3 publishers behind 18 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 elevation880 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Highest lift-served elevation876 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
Advertised vertical drop403 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Skiable acres90 ac1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Named trails211 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia — Thunder Ridge Ski AreaPublishedSep 2026“number_trails = 21; 48% easiest ; 19% more difficult ; 33% most difficult”
Beginner terrain48%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia — Thunder Ridge Ski AreaPublishedSep 2026“number_trails = 21; 48% easiest ; 19% more difficult ; 33% most difficult”
Intermediate terrain19%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia — Thunder Ridge Ski AreaPublishedSep 2026“number_trails = 21; 48% easiest ; 19% more difficult ; 33% most difficult”
Advanced terrain33%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia — Thunder Ridge Ski AreaPublishedSep 2026“number_trails = 21; 48% easiest ; 19% more difficult ; 33% most difficult”
Advanced + expert terrain33%No sources:Derived
Computed from advanced terrain and expert terrain, not read from a source.
= advanced_percent + (expert_percent ?? 0)
Beginner runs10No sources:Derived
Computed from beginner terrain and named trails, not read from a source.
= round(beginner_percent × trail_count ÷ 100)
Night skiingYes1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Total lifts61 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — Thunder RidgePublishedSep 2026“Lifts mapped in OpenStreetMap: 3 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets (6 in all)”
Snowmaking coverage (share)90%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Drive from the fly-in airport39 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Thunder Ridge Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Thunder Ridge Ski Area: 39 min and 34.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from nearest major airport39 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Thunder Ridge Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Thunder Ridge Ski Area: 39 min and 34.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from nearest major airport34.8 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Thunder Ridge Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Thunder Ridge Ski Area: 39 min and 34.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from closest airline airport39 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Thunder Ridge Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Thunder Ridge Ski Area: 39 min and 34.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from closest airline airport34.8 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Thunder Ridge Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Thunder Ridge Ski Area: 39 min and 34.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, best tier first.
- Tier 2Ikon Pass 2026-27 access detailsAlterra Mountain Company (Ikon Pass) · account.ikonpass.com
- Tier 2Indy Pass — partner resortsIndy Pass · indyskipass.com
- Tier 2Power Pass — season passes (Purgatory Resort)Mountain Capital Partners (Power Pass) · purgatory.ski
- Tier 2Ski Areas of New York — mountainsSki Areas of New York · iskiny.com
- Tier 2Mountain Collective — Resort Map (partner list)The Mountain Collective · mountaincollective.com
- Tier 2Epic Pass 2026-27 resort access (epicpass.com)Vail Resorts (Epic Pass) · epicpass.com
- Tier 3Lift Blog — Thunder RidgeLift Blog · liftblog.com
- Tier 3Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 3Wikipedia — Thunder Ridge Ski AreaWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 4Drive from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Thunder Ridge Ski Area, 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 — Thunder RidgeOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · skimap.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
- OpenSkiMap — Thunder Ridge
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- operatingSki Areas of New York · Tier 2 · 2026-09-28Listed by Ski Areas of New York: "Thunder Ridge"
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28* Thunder Ridge Ski Area – Patterson
- operatingLift Blog · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28Thunder Ridge: 3 operating lift(s) — Double (Double), Little Thunder (Double), Triple (Triple); 4 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28Thunder Ridge — status: operating; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 6; downhill runs mapped: 17; Patterson
Data quality notes
- missingNot yet collected: base elevation, average annual snowfall.