Swain

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

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

Season Passes

Swain is a part of the INDY Ski Pass system. This allows you to buy one lift pass, and ski at all of the slopes that are also a part of the group.

Lodging Options

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

Swain Terrain Overview

Swain has a total of 35 ski trails, which are serviced by 5 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Swain is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 130 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 53 hectares, 0.2 square miles, or 0.5 square kilometers.

Swain's slopes see on average 130 inches (3.3 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 10 feet every year!

Total Runs
35

Lifts
5

Skiable Acres
130(1 km²)

Annual Snowfall
130"(330 cm)

Swain Elevation

Swain has a summit elevation of 1,970 feet, or 600 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 1,320 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 650 feet (198 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.

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

Summit Elevation
1,970'(600 m)

Vertical Drop
650'(198 m)

Base Elevation
1,320'(402 m)

Swain Difficulty Level

Difficulty Score^™
38out of 100

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Swain 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 69% of its trails rated at or above intermediate ski level.

Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level

Swain has 130 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

Beginner
31%(40 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
37%(48 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
32%(42 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 Swain good for beginners?

Swain 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 69% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.

Swain Location

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

Getting to Swain

By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Swain), its coordinates of 42.49000, -77.87000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Swain, 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 Swain.

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 Swain.

There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Swain, 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 Swain.

Swain Mountain Stats