Sawkill
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Sawkill is a ski area located in the state of New York in USA. The resort is in the town of Wallkill, NY.
We recently ranked all of New York's ski resorts, so you can see where Sawkill stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Sawkill 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 with with Sawkill. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Sawkill's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Sawkill around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Sawkill Terrain Overview
Sawkill has a total of 2 ski trails, which are serviced by 1 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Sawkill is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 6 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 2 hectares, 0.0 square miles, or 0.0 square kilometers.
Sawkill's slopes see on average 25 inches (0.8 meters) of snowfall a year.
Total Runs
2
Lifts
1
Skiable Acres
6(0 km2)
Annual Snowfall
25"(762 cm)
Sawkill Elevation
Sawkill has a summit elevation of 2,215 feet, or 675 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 1,700 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 515 feet (157 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Sawkill has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.
Summit Elevation
2,215'(675 m)
Vertical Drop
515'(157 m)
Base Elevation
1,700'(518 m)
Sawkill Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
12.4out of 100
DID YOU KNOW?
At Parks & Trips, we've created a proprietary Difficulty Score that attempts to show how difficult a particular ski slope is. We get to this number by combining a number of metrics for each resort and comparing them to its peers. Most of the score is based off the amount of easy-intermediate-expert slopes by acreage and the maximum vertical drop of the overall resort, but also includes a few lesser-used metrics as well.
Our algorithm compares each resort’s metrics with all others in North America, then assigns each a Difficulty Score, which we use to rank them accordingly. Resorts with a lower score are easier to ski than those with a higher one. However, a high score does not mean that the resort does not have any easy slopes, or vice versa. This is just an overall score given to the resort based on all its metrics grouped together.
Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level
Sawkill has 6 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Since Sawkill is an extremely beginner-friendly ski area, it has 70% of its trails are rated as "beginner-level". 30% trails are rated as intermediate.
Beginner
70%(4 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
30%(2 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
0%(0 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 Sawkill good for beginners?
Sawkill is a very beginner-friendly course. In fact, it is one of the easiest ski slopes in all of North America, ranking in the bottom 10% of overall difficulty. 70% of its trails are rated as "beginner".
Sawkill Location
Sawkill is located in the state of New York, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Wallkill, NY.
Getting to Sawkill
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Sawkill), its coordinates of 41.60000, -74.18000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Wallkill, 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 Sawkill.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaGuardia Airport | LGA | New York, NY | 59 mi |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | EWR | New York, NJ | 63 mi |
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | JFK | New York, NY | 70 mi |
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 Sawkill.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Stewart International Airport | SWF | Newburgh, NY | 8 mi |
| Westchester County Airport | HPN | White Plains, NY | 44 mi |
| Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport | BDR | Bridgeport, CT | 62 mi |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Sawkill, 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 Sawkill.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuxedo Ridge | Central Valley, NY | 1,400 ft | 29% | 19 mi |
| Holiday Mountain | Monticello, NY | 1,300 ft | 34% | 23 mi |
| Mt. Peter | Greenwood Lake, NY | 1,250 ft | 35% | 26 mi |
| Snow Ridge | Turin, NY | 2,000 ft | 37% | 30 mi |
| Thunder Ridge | Patterson, NY | 1,270 ft | 28% | 31 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | Mahwah, NJ | 720 ft | 14% | 38 mi |
| Hunter Mountain | Hunter, NY | 3,200 ft | 53% | 40 mi |
| Mohawk Mountain | West Cornwall, CT | 1,600 ft | 35% | 48 mi |
| Woodbury Ski Area | Woodbury, CT | 850 ft | 33% | 50 mi |
| Plattekill Mountain | Roxbury, NY | 3,500 ft | 47% | 52 mi |
| Windham Mountain | Windham, NY | 3,100 ft | 49% | 53 mi |
| Ski Sundown | New Hartford, CT | 1,075 ft | 29% | 56 mi |
| Shawnee Mountain | East Stroudsburg, PA | 1,350 ft | 36% | 61 mi |
| Greek Peak Mountain | New York, NY | 2,100 ft | 38% | 62 mi |
| Mountain Creek | Hackettstown, NJ | 1,480 ft | 40% | 62 mi |
| Four Seasons | Ravena, NY | 550 ft | 24% | 64 mi |
| Mt. Southington | Plantsville, CT | 525 ft | 31% | 64 mi |
| Belleayre Mountain | Highmount, NY | 3,429 ft | 42% | 65 mi |
| Otis Ridge Ski Area | Otis, MA | 1,700 ft | 34% | 69 mi |
| Elk Mountain | Union Dale, PA | 2,693 ft | 46% | 71 mi |
| Camelback Mountain | Tannersville, PA | 2,050 ft | 38% | 72 mi |
| Berkshire East | Charlemont, MA | 1,840 ft | 43% | 72 mi |
| Bousquet Mountain | Pittsfield, MA | 1,818 ft | 48% | 73 mi |
| Winter4Kids (Youth Only) | Vernon Twp, NJ | 1,435 ft | 43% | 76 mi |
| Blandford | Blandford, MA | 1,685 ft | 24% | 76 mi |
| Montage Mountain | Scranton, PA | 1,960 ft | 44% | 79 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | Hancock, MA | 2,380 ft | 44% | 80 mi |
| Bear Creek Mountain | Macungie, PA | 1,110 ft | 35% | 82 mi |
| Big Boulder | Lake Harmony, PA | 2,175 ft | 30% | 82 mi |
| Jack Frost | White Haven, PA | 2,000 ft | 41% | 84 mi |
| Whitetail Mountain | Mercersburg, PA | 1,800 ft | 39% | 95 mi |
Sawkill Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 2,215 ft |
| Base Elevation | 1,700 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 515 ft |
| Trails | 2 (70% Beginner, 30% Intermediate, 0% Expert) |
| Lifts | 1 |
| Skiable Acres | 6 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 25 inches |