Two quick announcements from the Olympic Regional Development Authority – the New York State body that oversees operations and planning for Whiteface Mountain host of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, as well as Belleyre and Gore Mountain. First, all three ORDA resorts have joined the Mountain Collective Pass for this season. The obvious question is “Was...
The US Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame hosts its 4-person golf tournament in Lake Placid, N.Y. at the Whiteface Club on Wednesday September 11th, 2024 with a 9 am shotgun start. The golf outing will be followed by the CLASS of 2024 ANNOUNCEMENT & MEDIA PARTY at the Whiteface Clubhouse from 3-5 pm. SCHEDULE September 11th, 2024 | 8-8:30am | Check in at...
LAKE PLACID, NY – Whiteface Mountain mid-station lodge and restaurant burned to the ground Saturday night, lighting the north country sky with an eerie red glow that was seen for miles. The structure was burned to its frame, flames soaring like the last reel of a Frankenstein movie, with nothing remaining but a smoking hole in the ground and twisted metal...
LAKE PLACID, NY – It’s a perfect night in the Adirondacks. The scent of burning fragrant hardwoods in the wood stove wafts to us as we sit on wooden chairs on the back porch, biting our nostrils. The snow is still lightly falling as it has each of the three days I’ve visited my beloved North Country this year. There’s tall timber all around...