Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex to Take the World Stage – Once Again The Origins, Evolution, and Investment in the Sport of Ski Jumping in Lake Placid Lake Placid’s ski jumps are iconic. Athletes, locals, and visitors alike all marvel at the towers. No one is immune to being awe-struck by the courage of the… Read more »
The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announces that it is moving from its temporary location within the Lake Placid Conference Center starting, August 29, 2022. All administrative staff is planned to be in the new location by September 12. The new corporate address is: Olympic Regional Development Authority 37 Church Street, Lake… Read more »
The Adirondack and Catskill Parks mean many things to many people. Chief among them are wilderness and the natural world, for that is why these precious areas were earmarked for conservation. Our work at New York State’s Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) is inherently complex. ORDA is mandated to preserve the Olympic Region’s legacy, to… Read more »
Summer ski jumping returns to the Olympic Jumping Complex The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announces that the Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid will host athletes in head-to-head competition at the Star-Spangled Ski Jumping event on Saturday, July 2, 2022. With all-new jump and landing surfaces, athletes are once again competing and… Read more »
As the largest group of protected wild lands and waters in the contiguous United States, the Adirondack Park is a vital resource. It’s also a place many call home. Covering all or part of 92 towns and 12 counties, the six million acres inside the Blue Line (the park’s borders) and the multitude of issues… Read more »
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in 2021, NBC Sports shared images of Lake Placid’s Olympic Jumping Complex in homes across the US. ORDA hosted the New Year’s Eve Jump at the Intervales Lodge just days later. With throngs of fans in attendance, the 2022 Olympic Trials in Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined were broadcast… Read more »
The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) congratulates the new ORDA Board Chair, Joe Martens. Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Senate confirmed Joe Martens as the new ORDA Board Chair. Martens served as the ORDA Board Chair from June 2007 to January 2011. “Joe Martens is a familiar face who knows ORDA… Read more »