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Skiing in Lake Placid
Never been to Lake Placid even though we pass it by nearly every year
on the way from NJ to Quebec. I'm thinking about making a trip there in late to mid January. Would you recommend any particular xc places and also where to stay for a couple of days? It's going to be a family of 2 adults and one 11-yr old, all decent skiers. Actually, if for any reason the recommendation is NOT to go there, I'd like to hear about other places in NY. Last year we checked out Salmon Hills and Garnett Hill - both OK, but no comparison to VT and QC. I guess Maine is an obvious destination, but by then we might as well go to Quebec again. Thanks! Larry |
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Skiing in Lake Placid
You want to ski at Mount van Hoevenberg of course. But off the beaten
track, Paul Smith's College has great ungroomed trails. http://www.orda.org/newsite/todo/win...conditions.php http://www.paulsmiths.edu/ -- JF "Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances. " - Thomas Jefferson "Larry" wrote in message ... Never been to Lake Placid even though we pass it by nearly every year on the way from NJ to Quebec. I'm thinking about making a trip there in late to mid January. Would you recommend any particular xc places and also where to stay for a couple of days? It's going to be a family of 2 adults and one 11-yr old, all decent skiers. Actually, if for any reason the recommendation is NOT to go there, I'd like to hear about other places in NY. Last year we checked out Salmon Hills and Garnett Hill - both OK, but no comparison to VT and QC. I guess Maine is an obvious destination, but by then we might as well go to Quebec again. Thanks! Larry |
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Skiing in Lake Placid
Larry,
I would echo what Jim said... you WILL want to go to Mt VanHoevenberg- to ski on the olympic trails, but.... Cascade Ski Touring Center has some wonderful trails for classic skiing that are groomed well, but narrower and let you feel a little more like you are "out in the woods" skiing (Like I remember skiing more in the 70's and early 80's) Beside that.... Lake Placid has MANY places in and just out of town to snowshoe and even ski... (groomed/un-groomed) (Jim mentioned Paul Smiths College and the Adk Visitor Interpretive Center is right near the college, but those are both a 30 minute drive from LP (worth the drive, but a drive)) There is also (in January) Dogsled rides on Mirror Lake, the possibility of watching ski jumpers @ the intervale jumping complex, Whiteface mtn for alpine/snowboarding, the bobsled and luge tracks out at the Mount VanHoevenberg sports complex, and speed-skating on the olympic oval right in town... Also, there are hundreds of miles of trails in the High Peaks Region (and like I said... all around Lake Placid as well) probably well skied in. Apres (sp?) skiing, we have the Lake Placid Pub and Brewery which brews some great beers and the Great Adk Brewing Company (in the Steak and Seafood Rest.) that has some wonderful suds, too! What more could you want Have a great vacation!!! Randy |
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Skiing in Lake Placid
On Dec 7, 9:39 pm, Larry wrote:
Never been to Lake Placid even though we pass it by nearly every year on the way from NJ to Quebec. I'm thinking about making a trip there in late to mid January. Would you recommend any particular xc places and also where to stay for a couple of days? It's going to be a family of 2 adults and one 11-yr old, all decent skiers. Actually, if for any reason the recommendation is NOT to go there, I'd like to hear about other places in NY. Last year we checked out Salmon Hills and Garnett Hill - both OK, but no comparison to VT and QC. I guess Maine is an obvious destination, but by then we might as well go to Quebec again. Thanks! Larry Mount Van Ho as others have mentioned. The biathlon course has a lot of nice rollers and is my favorite. Some of the other trails do a lot of climbing so you should have pretty good fitness skiing up and good descending skills for the trip down. Easy skiing on the lighted trails at Crandall Park in Glens Falls on the way up to Lake Placid. The place was one of the first light for xc in the country and the racing scene was pretty good there back in the day. Jay Tegeder "On the podium if the right people don't show up!" JT |
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