West Side Speedway
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 417 ft
- climb
- 2,615 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
West Side Speedway is a cross-country ski route in New York's High Peaks Wilderness, managed by the State Department of Conservation. The trail is short, about a mile long, and it's an out-and-back with a high point of 2,615 feet. The climb is front-loaded, and the steepest stretch comes at about a third of a mile in, with a grade of 35 percent. The total elevation gain is 417 feet, and the route starts at about 2,290 feet. Winter is the natural season for this trail. 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 trail, so temperatures on the high ground run cooler. The Street and Nye Trail and the Street and Nye Ski Trail both lie about 0.1 mile away, and the Ski Slope Cutover is about 0.3 mile off. For a longer outing, the Mount Jo Trails are about 0.4 mile away.
Best time to go
Best time to visit West Side Speedway
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, 8.4 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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