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New York state spent about $80 million to overhaul the Olympic Sports Complex at Mount Van Hoevenberg over the last two years, adding this three-story lodge, seen March 14, as well as the Cliffside Coaster ride, new snowmaking, new trails, a new biathlon shooting range, a new Nordic ski staium and much more.
(Enterprise photo â Peter Crowley) LAKE PLACID New York’s new budget includes $105 million in new capital funding for the state Olympic Regional Development Authority. The money in the 2021-22 budget is about $39.5 million less than what the state approved last year. The funding will again go toward improvements to sports venues ORDA manages in the Adirondacks and Catskills parks ahead of the 2023 World University Games in Lake Placid.
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The stars and stripes fly at the Lake Placid Airport as snow covers the upper realms of Whiteface Mountain on Friday, Oct. 8.
(Enterprise photo â Lou Reuter) LAKE PLACID The last day of the ski season at both Whiteface and Gore mountains will be this Saturday, weather permitting. The state Olympic Regional Development Authority, which operates both ski areas, announced the end of the mountains’ 127-day 2020-21 ski season in an email blast to customers and on its website on Thursday. That bumped the closing up by a day; on Wednesday, ORDA officials told the Enterprise Whiteface would close Sunday.
aflynn@lakeplacidnews.com Jeff Potter, director of events at the state Olympic Regional Development Authority in Lake Placid, is seen during the 2019 Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp at the Olympic Center’s Herb Brooks Arena. He was co-director of the camp at the time and will retire at the end of April after being with ORDA for 36 years. (News photo Andy Flynn) Jeff Potter, director of events at the state Olympic Regional Development Authority in Lake Placid, takes a break during the 2017 Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp at the Olympic Center’s Herb Brooks Arena. He was co-director of the camp at the time and will retire at the end of April after being with ORDA for 36 years. (News photo Andy Flynn)
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Whiteface Mountain Ski Center’s Cloudsplitter gondola takes visitors to the top of the Little Whiteface spur in April 2018. (News photo Lou Reuter)
LAKE PLACID It’s transition time in the Adirondacks, and skiing at Whiteface Mountain and Mount Van Hoevenberg is winding down. It could be the final week of Alpine and Nordic skiing at these two venues operated by the state Olympic Regional Development Authority. Whiteface is tentatively slated to close with its final day of skiing on Sunday, April 11, but warm temperatures predicted for the late part of this week could hasten that. On April 7, the mountain had 34 of 90 trails open, with four of its 12 lifts operating, and 8 to 18 inches of base depth.
lreuter@adirondackdailyenterprise.com LAKE PLACID It’s transition time in the Adirondacks, and skiing at Whiteface Mountain and Mount Van Hoevenberg is winding down. It could be the final week of Alpine and Nordic skiing at these two venues operated by the state Olympic Regional Development Authority. Whiteface is tentatively slated to close with its final day of skiing on Sunday, April 11, but warm temperatures predicted for the late part of this week could hasten that. On April 7, the mountain had 34 of 90 trails open, with four of its 12 lifts operating, and 8 to 18 inches of base depth. If the Alpine center makes it to Sunday, there will have been 128 days of skiing at the mountain. Opening day this winter was Dec. 5, which was later than recent years. Last winter, skiing started at Whiteface on Nov. 15, 2019, which was the earliest opening date in recent seasons. It closed early, however, due to the coronavirus pandemic, with operations shutting down on March 15.