Speedway Cutover
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 340 ft
- climb
- 2,606 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Speedway Cutover is a short, out-and-back cross-country ski route in the High Peaks Wilderness of New York, managed by the State Department of Conservation. The route is about 0.34 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 340 feet, and it starts and ends near 2,600 feet, with the high point at 2,606 feet. The climb is steep right from the start, with a 20% grade at about 0.1 miles in. That makes the route a hard one for skiers, and the round trip involves about 340 feet of climbing and 340 feet of descent. Winter is the natural season for this kind of skiing. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lake Placid show January highs around 23°F with lows near 6°F, and the station sits well below the route, so temperatures on the cutover run cooler. Several other ski routes lie close by. Southwest Corner and Ski Slope Cutover are each about 0.1 miles away, and Fangorn Forest is about 0.4 miles off. For climbing, Wright Peak is about 1.7 miles away.
Best time to go
Best time to visit Speedway Cutover
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
23° / 6°
18 wet
Feb
27° / 8°
14 wet
Mar
36° / 16°
14 wet
Apr
49° / 29°
14 wet
May
62° / 40°
15 wet
Jun
70° / 49°
14 wet
Jul
74° / 54°
14 wet
Aug
73° / 52°
13 wet
Sep
66° / 45°
13 wet
Oct
52° / 35°
15 wet
Nov
40° / 25°
16 wet
Dec
28° / 14°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Placid 2 S, NY, 8.8 mi away at 1,888 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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