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Holiday Valley
Ski resort · United States
Is it worth the trip?
Every day scores the same
Holiday Valley is closed for the season on these dates.
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 7°C
- Wind
- 6 kn
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 9°C
- Wind
- 8 kn
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 8°C
- Wind
- 10 kn
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 12°C
- Wind
- 10 kn
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 8°C
- Wind
- 5 kn
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 1°C
- Wind
- 7 kn
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -3°C
- Wind
- 2 kn
Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 8 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
The resort in three facts
- Top 708 mvillage 470 m
- 31 km of runsevery grade
- Open December–Aprilusually
Full forecast
every day, every number
Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.
We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check Avalanche.org.
| Day | Score | Fresh72 h | Depthtop, mid, base | Coldestat top | Windat top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 2°C | wind, 6 knots |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 7°C | wind, 6 knots |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 9°C | wind, 8 knots |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 8°C | wind, 10 knots |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 12°C | wind, 10 knots |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 8°C | wind, 5 knots |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 1°C | wind, 7 knots |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -3°C | wind, 2 knots |
Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
snow by month
Snow by month
| Month | Base470 m | Mid589 m | Top708 m | Coldestat the top |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | -4°C |
| Jan | 0.2 m | 0.2 m | 0.2 m | -7°C |
| Feb | 0.2 m | 0.2 m | 0.2 m | -6°C |
| Mar | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | -3°C |
Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.
Map
the resort and its town
Holiday Valley on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Holiday Valley
Village 470 m.
A ski resort with its village at 470 m and its top at 708 m. It has 31 km of runs and 13 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 241 m, from 708 m to 467 m. For beginners and families: 74% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 8 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in January, about 0.2 m at the top (708 m). The town to stay in is Ellicottville. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort.
Holiday Valley Resort, known more commonly as just Holiday Valley, is a family-oriented vacation spot and ski resort in Ellicottville, New York. Established in 1957 by Nelson Pauly, John Fisher and Bill Northrup, the facility opened with four runs and one T-bar lift. Currently the resort contains 60 slopes and 13 lifts. Since its opening Holiday Valley has experienced steady growth and has become the main tourist attraction in Cattaraugus County. In 1995 the Inn at Holiday Valley opened, turning the slope into a self-contained ski resort.
From the Wikipedia article Holiday Valley (ski resort) by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
The ski area
Runs from 467 m to 708 m: 241 m of vertical. 31 km of runs and 13 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Holiday Valley.
| Easy | 12 km |
|---|---|
| Intermediate | 11 km |
| Advanced | 7.8 km |
| Not graded | 0.3 km |
| Chairlifts | 11 |
|---|---|
| Drag lifts | 1 |
| Magic carpets | 1 |
Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.
For families
74% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate).
No public pool, ice rink, leisure centre, ski school or childcare is mapped within 5 km of the village. That may mean nobody has mapped them yet.
The Family filter counts these. Check opening times before you go.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$2,410–US$3,720 each
about US$2,410–US$3,720 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to BUF, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$134–US$281 |
| Transfer | shared airport transfer, return | about US$94–US$161 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$288–US$482 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Lift pass | 5 days at about US$312 a day, country average | about US$1,330–US$1,800 |
| Ski hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$221–US$368 |
| Total | about US$2,410–US$3,720 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Ellicottville
3 min by car · 32 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Ellicottville its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 5h 25m
About 5h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → BUF, direct, then 2h by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.