Unique Competition on Black Ice Blends Skating with Fine and Decorative Art Event Will Include Brushes to Blades of Steel Pop-up Museum Free to Public The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) announces that the World Figure and Fancy Skating Championships will return October 9 through 13, 2024, for the second consecutive… Read more »
Olympic Authority to Host Both Cross-country and Downhill World Cups Oct. 3-5, 2025 The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) announces that WBD Sports and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) have released the 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series calendar with Lake Placid to host both Downhill and Cross-country races. Scheduled… Read more »
The International Sports Heritage Association (ISHA) recently announced their annual ISHY awards at the 2024 ISHA Conference in Boston. The Lake Placid Olympic Museum won Category D: Education Programming for its Mock IOC Election. The awards were given to 10 categories within the communities of sports museums, halls of fame and organizations for the preservation… Read more »
Heavy summer rains. Flooding. Tornadoes. Hurricanes. Warmer winters. Less snow. We are all bearing witness lately to extreme weather, far beyond the patterns we are accustomed to. These events can be damaging in different ways, and in the long run, they may result in significant changes to our way of life here in the Adirondack… Read more »
The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) announces a three-year partnership with Cambria Hotel Lake Placid – Lakeside Resort as the Official Hotel of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series event in Lake Placid. This collaboration highlights Cambria’s commitment to supporting both the prestigious event and the thriving mountain biking community… Read more »
Today’s good times become tomorrow’s treasured memories. So when we have a chance to witness a unique and thrilling spectacle like the first ever UCI Mountain Bike World Series amidst the beauty of Autumn in Lake Placid, we all want to remember that forever. To help us make and keep those precious memories, the Olympic… Read more »
Unparalleled power and excitement are coming this way. If you’re not already fired up about the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series coming to Lake Placid September 27-29, you will be after reading this. Along with the planet’s best mountain bikers descending on Mt Van Hoevenberg for World Cup racing, not one but two famous… Read more »
Across its entire history, the people of Lake Placid have been hosting events and welcoming visitors. This idyllic Adirondack village offers a chance to get away into beautiful, wild, serene spaces while also providing the perfect dining, shopping, and recreation amenities for relaxation and adventure. Today, it’s also a perfect destination for meetings and conferences… Read more »
Standing on the platform in North Creek that one special day in March 1934, it must have been evident for anyone witnessing the 378 skiers arriving on that first snow train that something powerful was being unleashed. That was the day alpine skiing in New York State was born. Since then, the sport has flourished… Read more »
The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) is preparing for a vibrant season of fall festivals across its venues that include the Lake Placid Legacy Sites, Gore Mountain in North Creek, and Belleayre Mountain in the Catskills. From Oktoberfest at Whiteface to Gore Mountain’s Harvest Festival and two weekends of Brews &… Read more »