A Free Shuttle Service: Whiteface Mountain Ski Shuttle

  • PO Box 217, Elizabethtown
  • transportation@essexcountyny.gov

Why drive when you can take the bus for free?

The Mountain Valley Shuttle offers free public transportation service between Lake Placid and Ausable Forks. It features three shuttles daily from the town of Ausable Forks and the village of Jay to Whiteface Mountain. The shuttle stops are located at the Ausable Forks Tops, Ausable Forks Post Office and Jay Village Green. The town of Wilmington will have four shuttle stops per day, bringing passengers from the Wilmington Visitors Bureau to Whiteface. Riders can connect with the Lake Placid Xpress at the Lake Placid Conference Center and beginning December 12, the Mountain Valley Shuttle partners with ORDA to provide transportation for skiers and riders to and from Whiteface Mountain.

Shuttle departures for Whiteface begin at Price Chopper in the Outpost Plaza at 6:55 each morning from December 12, 2022 - March 11, 2023, with stops at many of the lodging properties with the exception of Main St. where the shuttle will not make flag stops anymore.

Please check out the Whiteface Mountain Ski Shuttle map and schedule: Whiteface Mountain Ski Shuttle

Special Note: The Lake Placid Xpress Green Trolleys will also operate throughout the winter and will include a stop at the Conference Center to transfer riders to the Mountain Valley Shuttle bus departing for Whiteface. The Placid Xprss shuttle schedule : Placid XPRSS