Category: News & Stories

Belleayre Nearing Record-Breaking Season

Skier in yellow jacket makes a turn amidst the trees in the Belleayre glades with deep powder.

Hard Work Pays Off – Belleayre Mountain is Tracking Toward a Record-Breaking Season Mother Nature arrived fashionably late this season. Seems to be a growing trend. Ski areas around the world and the skiers and riders who love them have all persevered variable weather and a lack of early to mid-season snow. For Belleayre Mountain,… Read more »

Teams Advance to ECAC Championships March 17-18

The Cornell men's ice hockey team in red and white uniforms huddles on the ice with arms around one another at the 2019 ECAC Championships.

Quinnipiac, Harvard, Colgate, and Cornell Advance to ECAC Hockey Championships in Lake Placid March 17-18 Whitelaw Cup, NCAA Tournament Berth goes to winner Tickets Available HERE Quinnipiac, Harvard, Cornell, and Colgate each earned a spot in this weekend’s ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship after sweeping their opponents in the quarterfinal round last weekend. The four schools… Read more »

Taking the Road Less Traveled

View down the snow covered, freshly groomed Oslo trail at the North Creek Ski bowl with the birch and pine forest framing the trail as it bends slightly through the woods.

Two Roads Diverged in a Wood at the North Creek Ski Bowl By Jaime Collins, Content and Communications Manager Skiers love to ski. Cross-country (Nordic) skiers are often especially wild about their sport because they are, by necessity, people with a lot of energy. For some, the sport is about competition. For many of us,… Read more »

More than Mountains to Conquer

A ski instructor in an orange coat who is helping a disabled skier in a monoski points down a snow covered slope while another volunteer assistant looks on.

Veterans Ski and Ride Day at Gore Mountain For skiers and snowboarders, the joys of their sport are obvious and unforgettable. It’s not always easy, of course, but they know the experience is worth every obstacle they overcome. So, it’s natural to want to help others conquer the mountain and experience these joys, too. At… Read more »

Season Passes on Sale Tomorrow, March 8 

A wintry, snow covered landscape view of Little Whiteface from Parron's Run near the Whiteface Mountain summit.

Ski and Ride this Spring for Free on Next Year’s Season Pass  Prices for SKI3 and Mt Van Hoevenberg Season Passes Remain the Same as Previous Year  The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) announces that Season Passes will go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The SKI3 Season Pass combines… Read more »

Women’s History Month Special Feature

A group of four women in ski gear facing the camera while atop Gore Mountain, arms raised, cheering a great bluebird day.

Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture, and society, and this year the Olympic Authority honors the following women and their contributions to the Olympic Authority and winter sport: Connie Bonsignore, a Lake Placid Central School gym teacher and one of the most dedicated volunteers Dot Nebel, Gore Mountain instructor… Read more »

Mt Van Hoevenberg Hosts March Sliding Events

Bobsled speeding along high on a turn at Mt Van Hoevenberg with the forest visible above the track.

All Events Are Free and Open to the Public The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority has a full slate of sliding events scheduled for March at the Mt Van Hoevenberg Sliding Center. The grand finale for the month will be the North American Cup (NAC) bobsled and skeleton races March 21-26, which will… Read more »

NCAA Skiing Championships March 8-11

Super G female athlete racing around a gate on Whiteface Mountain during the 2022 USCSA Championships

Competition Coming to Whiteface and Mt Van Hoevenberg The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority, in conjunction with St. Lawrence University, will host the 2023 NCAA Skiing Championships March 8-11 at Whiteface Mountain and Mt Van Hoevenberg. This will be the fourth time the NCAA Skiing Championships have been held at the Olympic venues… Read more »

ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships 

A team of synchronized skaters wearing dark red uniforms skates together in lines with their arms interlocking.

Coming to Lake Placid March 31 – April 1 Event Projected to Bring Thousands of International Skaters and Spectators to Lake Placid  Request Media Credential Here Tickets Available Here The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) will host in partnership with U.S. Figure Skating the International Skating Union (ISU) World Synchronized Skating Championships 2023… Read more »

ECAC Men’s Hockey Championship: Tickets on Sale

At the ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Championships nside the Olympic Center's 1980 Herb Brooks Arena

Tickets are now on sale for the ECAC Men’s Hockey Championship Tournament to be played March 17-18 at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid. The final four ECAC teams will meet in the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena for a single-elimination tournament with an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Tournament and the Scott M…. Read more »