
Lake Placid Bobsled Experience | Dec 26

Spectator Viewing Just Feet Away from the World’s Best Bobsled and Skeleton Athletes Tickets Available Here The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announces that Mt Van Hoevenberg will welcome athletes from across the globe when it hosts the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation’s (IBSF) World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton this Friday, December 16… Read more »
ride with an olympic bobsledder Aja Evans is an American bobsledder who competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Sliding down an icy track at up to 90 mph, bobsledding requires a strong constitution and a need for speed. Athletes can be subjected to up to five-g’s, or five times the force… Read more »
bobsledding with an olympian In this episode of “Out and About,” Zach Pagano and Tyler Essary explore Lake Placid, New York, home of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games. The duo enlists the help of former U.S. Olympic bobsledder John Napier to see what it’s like to ride full speed down the track. give… Read more »
Mt Van Hoevenberg and Olympic Jumping Complex Summer Attractions and Activities Schedule New York State’s Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announces opening dates and times for summer activities at the Mt Van Hoevenberg and the Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid. Skyride Experience Feel the woosh of ski jumpers just feet away, launching themselves the… Read more »
Snowmaking Investment Supports Early Season Training and Competition for Nordic Athletes Grand Prix is One of Two Elite Events At Mt Van Hoevenberg This Weekend – World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton Dec. 16-18 The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announces the New England Nordic Ski Association’s (NENSA) Grand Prix Eastern Cup Opener will… Read more »
Tickets Available and Event to be Live Streamed The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announces Mt Van Hoevenberg will host the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation’s (IBSF) World Push Championships Friday and Saturday, December 9 and 10, 2022. What: Mt Van Hoevenberg is pulling out all the stops to showcase the speed and… Read more »
In 2004, a seven-year-old boy from the tiny town of Saranac, NY, took his first bobsled ride down the 1980 track at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid. “I was immediately hooked,” he recalls now. “My dad was a slider in the late 70s and early 80s. My great uncle slid pre- and post-World War… Read more »
Two things are essential to the Olympic Spirit: pursuing greatness helping others In volunteering with us, you achieve both. That’s why there’s so much more to volunteering than having time. It’s about having heart. What it means to get involved Imagine the big events – national and international competitions – up close and personal. Bobsled,… Read more »