Tag: freeski

MORE at GORE, unnoticed and in the background

A Gore Mountain staff member helping load the gondola and giving a big thumbs up with a smile during the FISU Games.

The world was watching. TV cameras were trained on every athlete’s every move. The racing and high-flying acrobatics of the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games at Gore Mountain did not disappoint. Spectators around the world were in awe. Yet there were also many masterful performances being turned in day after day with no… Read more »

It’s Not the Mountain We Conquer but Ourselves

Lake Placid local freeski athlete Kaylen Reiley takes to the air and performs a grab with only the cloudy skies as a backdrop

by Jaime Collins (Series, Article IV) “My greatest challenge,” says Kaylen Reiley, “Is the phase I’m in right now. I’m at a point I need to step into it.” Just returned from summer training at Mount Hood, Oregon, where athletes can train year-round at high altitude, Kaylen is definitely stepping into it. Years of freeski… Read more »