Dry Hill

Dry Hill is a ski area located in the state of New York in USA. The resort is in the town of Waterton, NY.

We recently ranked all of New York's ski resorts, so you can see where Dry Hill stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!

Season Passes

Dry Hill is not a part of any nationwide lift ticket system. Passes such as Epic, IKON, or Mountain Collective allow pass holders to ski at multiple mountians with a single purchase. Unfortunately, none of those passes work with Dry Hill. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Dry Hill's website.

Lodging Options

There are numerous options to stay at Dry Hill around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.

Dry Hill Terrain Overview

Dry Hill has a total of 7 ski trails, which are serviced by 3 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Dry Hill is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 42 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 17 hectares, 0.1 square miles, or 0.2 square kilometers.

Dry Hill's slopes see on average 125 inches (3.2 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 10 feet every year!

Total Runs
7

Lifts
3

Skiable Acres
42(0 km²)

Annual Snowfall
125"(318 cm)

Dry Hill Elevation

Dry Hill has a summit elevation of 950 feet, or 290 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 650 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 300 feet (91 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.

Dry Hill has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.

Summit Elevation
950'(290 m)

Vertical Drop
300'(91 m)

Base Elevation
650'(198 m)

Dry Hill Difficulty Level

Difficulty Score^™
34.3out of 100

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Dry Hill can be beginner-friendly, but it depends on the ski trails you ride. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 67% of its trails rated at or above intermediate ski level.

Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level

Dry Hill has 42 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

Beginner
33%(14 acres)

Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.

Intermediate
34%(14 acres)

Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.

Expert
33%(14 acres)

Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.

Is Dry Hill good for beginners?

Dry Hill can be beginner-friendly, depending on the runs you take. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 67% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.

Dry Hill Location

Dry Hill is located in the state of New York, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Waterton, NY.

Getting to Dry Hill

By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Dry Hill), its coordinates of 42.99000, -75.21000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Waterton, NY to get close.

By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.

A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airport(s) to Dry Hill.

A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Dry Hill.

There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Dry Hill, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.

Other Nearby Ski Resorts

Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Dry Hill.

Dry Hill Mountain Stats