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A snowy view of the summit of Little Whiteface from the ski trail above, framed by snow covered pines.

03.08.2023

Season Passes on Sale Tomorrow, March 8

Classic ski racers in a mass start in the stadium at Mt Van Hoevenberg.

02.16.2023

Lake Placid Loppet Returns Feb 26

The HS 100-meter and HS 128-meter ski jump towers on a bright winter day with the Adirondack High Peaks in the background.

02.03.2023

The History of Ski Jumping in Lake Placid

Portrait of Lake Placid born and raised ski jumper Tate Frantz as he climbs the stairs, skis over his shoulder, helmet on to make a jump. Green grass in the background indicating it's a summer training jump.

Tate Frantz Makes World Cup Debut in His Own Hometown

Youthful Dreams Triumph over Adversity

The Olympic Jumping Complex HS 100 meter and HS 128 meter jumps taken from the end runs below the towers on a bright, partly cloudy winter day with a snow groomer partway up the landing hill.

01.18.2023

World Cup Ski Jumping Returns to Lake Placid Feb 11-12

Female skier in red crouches to gain speed on a trail at Mt Van Hoevenberg with snow falling and pine trees in the background.

12.14.2022

NENSA’s Grand Prix Eastern Cup Opener Relocated to Mt Van Hoevenberg

12.14.2022

World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton Dec. 16-18

Artist's rendering of the new Lake Placid Olympic Museum spaces

12.14.2022

Olympic Center & Museum Opening Celebration

A female athlete begins her run on the indoor bobsled push track at Mt Van Hoevenberg.

12.06.2022

IBSF World Push Championships Dec. 9 and 10

A group of 46 ice skaters stands on the speedskating oval facing the camera for a portrait celebrating World Ice Skating Day 2022.

12.06.2022

World Ice Skating Day Celebration

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11.11.2022

IBU Cup Awarded to Lake Placid for 2026

New Olympic Center icon in light blue superimposed repeatedly over a blue background.

11.01.2022

A New Logo for the Olympic Center

The new Olympic Jumping Complex icon in light blue superimposed repeatedly over a blue background.

11.01.2022

A New Logo for the Olympic Jumping Complex

The new Mt Van Hoevenberg icon in light blue superimposed repeatedly over a blue background.

11.01.2022

A New Logo for Mt Van Hoevenberg

New WF icon in light blue superimposed repeatedly over a blue background.

11.01.2022

A New Logo for Whiteface Mountain

New venue logos for the Lake Placid Legacy Sites

11.01.2022

A New Word Mark for the Legacy Sites

A St. Lawrence University women's ice hockey player breaks away and brings the puck close to the opposing net during competition.

10.06.2022

WCHA Ice Breaker Tournament Oct. 21 & 22

Performers in colorful wardrobe stand at center ice with their arms in the air at the end of their performance in the 1932 Jack Shea Arena.

10.06.2022

Event Sets New Stage for Artistic Skating

Exterior view of the Olympic Center and the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena early evening with LED lights from the James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval

09.22.2022

Making the Impossible Possible

The Olympic Jumping Complex in Fall

09.22.2022

Fall Festivals – Jumpapalooza, Flaming Leaves, & Oktoberfest

Female figure skater kneels on ice looking upward with hands in the air during a performance, at the Lake Placid Olympic Center

09.21.2022

Dick Button Artistic Figure Skating Festival

ski jumping fills much of the frame as he soars through the air high above the fall foliage in the background at the Olympic Jumping Complex.

09.07.2022

Major Competitive Events Coming Fall 2022

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

09.06.2022

It’s Not the Mountain We Conquer but Ourselves

Three young children on skis learning from an instructor outside the Bear Den at Whiteface Mountain

08.23.2022

Children of Winter Growing Up Strong

Norfolk siblings in 2022 standing together in a fall forest

Rowen, Lincoln, and Cecilia Norfolk

Meet the Norfolks

Wooden sign on the East Mountain Trail pointing the direction to the Mt Van Hoevenberg summit

07.27.2022

Summer Pathfinders and Climbing Programs

Pairs skaters performing on ice in the Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships and International.

07.18.2022

Ice Dance Championships July 27 – 29

Zoe and Leland Carpenter hero

07.18.2022

Children Grow Up Fast.

Olympic pairs figure skaters Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker skate on the ice at the 1932 Jack Shea Arena inside the Olympic Center in Lake Placid

Q&A with Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker

Turning Dreams into Reality

ski jumper in crouched position zooming down the jump ramp in summer

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Star-Spangled Ski Jump – July 2, 2022

Artist's rendering of the new Lake Placid Olympic Museum spaces

06.27.2022

This Logo has Tales to Tell

Aerial view of downtown Lake Placid with Mirror Lake in the foreground and mountains in the background

06.24.2022

Celebrating Olympic and Paralympic Day

A tight group of three short track speedskaters battle for position around the turn.

06.23.2022

“Roller Derby on Ice?”

Close up view of Marchese skate boots with blades on and ice surface

06.22.2022

The Legendary Marchese Skates

Female figure skater kneels on ice looking upward with hands in the air during a performance, at the Lake Placid Olympic Center

06.22.2022

Nurturing the Dreams of Aspiring Athletes

Bridge at entrance to Mt Van Hoevenberg in summer with flags

06.22.2022

Olympic and Paralympic Day Video

Smiling family at Belleayre Mountain Summit with a green summer backdrop

06.20.2022

Belleayre Mountain Summer Activities

Runners on the trails of Mt Van Hoevenberg

06.15.2022

Olympic Day Schedule

Gore Mountain's Northwoods Gondola rising over the Autumn landscape

06.01.2022

Gore Summer Attractions & Activities Open June 30

Skiers riding the chairlift while underneath a skier descends moguls at Gore Mountain, NY

05.26.2022

Gore Receives National Recognition for Safety

Woman and child smiling and exciting as they ride Mt Van Hoevenberg's Cliffside Coaster with the green trees of summer in the background

05.16.2022

Summer Activities Schedule

05.12.2022

USBA Coach Conference and Official Training

New Whiteface Cloudsplitter Gondola

05.11.2022

Whiteface Mountain Summer Activities Schedule

Hockey player and camper at the Miracle On Ice Fantasy Camp in 2019

Miracle On Ice Fantasy Camp

The Miracle Lives On

Skier at Gore Mountain in spring

05.04.2022

Gore and Whiteface Remain Open

smiling skier in goggles

04.21.2022

Ski Venue Details for the Weekend Ahead

Short track speedskating athletes race around the 1932 Jack Shea Arena at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid

04.12.2022

Records Set at US Short Track Nationals

Young male speedskaters at the US Short Track National Championships in Lake Placid, April 2022

04.08.2022

US Short Track National Championships Video

Adults and children climbing indoors at the new Climbing Center at Mt Van Hoevenberg

04.08.2022

New Climbing Center at Mt Van Hoevenberg Now Open

Bobsled on track at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, NY

The inspiring story of Hunter Church of Saranac, NY

How Olympic Dreams are Born and Raised

FISU World University Speedskating Championship skater

03.29.2022

Host of Records Set at Olympic Oval

Short Track Speedskating athletes

03.29.2022

USS Short Track National Championships

Competitors in the men's race of the US Biathlon National Championships - Athletes and Olympians in Lake Placid

The Olympic Spirit Thrives in Lake Placid

Athletes and Olympians in Lake Placid

Tate Frantz Ski Jumper Landing at Olympic Jumping Complex during FIS Continental Cup Competition

03.29.2022

Tate Frantz First in Ski Jumping

Lake Placid native Nina Lussi competes at FIS Continental Cup before announcing her retirment

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Lake Placid’s Nina Lussi Retires

Two-time Olympic medalist Andrew Weibrecht in his first ever biathlon

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Andrew Weibrecht Competes in Biathlon

Female biathlete competing in the US Biathlon National Championships in Lake Placid

03.29.2022

US Biathlon National Championships

Ski Jumps in Lake Placid with Adirondack High Peaks in the background

03.29.2022

2022 FIS Continental Cup Recap

Ski jumper at FIS Continental Cup competition in Lake Placid, March 2022 -Olympic Jumping Complex Rejuvenated

03.28.2022

Olympic Jumping Complex Rejuvenated

Three children attending the Lake Placid Welcome Home Athlete Parade and Community Celebration

Lake Placid Welcomes Home Olympic Athletes

Athlete Parade & Community Celebration

Us Athlete competing in Biathlon

Our gratitude, appreciation, and best wishes to these five athletes.

Five National Team Athletes to Retire

Emily Bradley breaks track record

IBSF Camp Concludes with Emily Bradley Record

Youngest Ever Bobsledder Record

Parade down Main Street Lake Placid for athlete celebration

03.22.2022

Event Line-up for Final Week of March

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New Lake Placid Start House Helps US Olympians

Andrew Weibrecht and family

01.06.2022

Lift Named in Honor of Andrew Weibrecht

The newly reconstructed James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval

01.06.2022

James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval Now Open

Mt. Van Hoevenberg International Sliding Hub

01.06.2022

Lake Placid – An International Sliding Hub

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12.06.2021

Historic 1932 Jack Shea Arena Now Complete

1978 World Championships Poster

The Road to 2021 Lake Placid Worlds

Bobsled in New York and the North Country: The Race to Catch Up

Jay Rand - From Ski Jumper to Sky Flyer

Still Flying After All These Years

Eugenio Monti 4-man Sled 1961 World Championships

The Road to the Lake Placid Worlds 2021

Bobsled in New York and the North Country: The Fastest Run of All

1949 Bobsled World Championships

The Road to 2021 Lake Placid Worlds

Bobsled in New York and the North Country: American Bobsledding Dominance

Linney 4-Man, Lake Placid Olympic History

The Road to 2021 Lake Placid Worlds

Bobsled in New York and the North Country: The North Countries Role in Fulfilling the Need for Speed

Constructing Bobsled Track in late 1920's

The Road to 2021 Lake Placid Worlds

Bobsled in New York and the North Country: The Early Days

Scenic View Summer at Whiteface Mountain - One of the Lake Placid Legacy Sites

03.15.2020

ORDA Suspends Operations of Ski Resorts & Lake Placid Olympic Venues

Kids Looking at Artifacts on the Lake Placid Olympic Museum

02.11.2020

Lake Placid Olympic Museum to Host 1980 Artifact & Storytelling Night

Andrea Kilbourne-Hill playing hockey

Andrea Kilbourne-Hill

Building From The Ice, Up

Text "What it feels like to race head-first for a great big story over skeleton rider

Olympic Sports Complex

What It Feels Like To Slide Downhill At 90 MPH

Wide shot of Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid, NY

Olympic Jumping Complex

Flying Off A Mountain On Skis!

Child standing in dark building with snow outside in the background

Aja Evans

Ride With An Olympic Bobsledder

Bobsled going through tunnel

Lake Placid Bobsled Experience

Bobsledding With An Olympian

Brittany Bow - Olympic Speed Skater

Brittany Bowe

Racing With An Olympic Speed Skater

Young boy and his father watching a Ranger's hockey game

Matt Theis

Bleeding Blue

ECAC-winners

Todd Marchant

The Power of Determination

Lake Placid High School Hockey team after winning the 1980 NYS championship

Butch Martin

The Lake Placid Hockey Tradition

1980 Herb Brooks Area scoreboard in black and white

Lake Placid Olympic Center

Dak To The Future

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Phil Pritchard

Keeping The Cup

Stars on Ice finale, ice skaters dressed in white

Stars on Ice

Stars On Ice Lake Placid: A Skating Home Away From Home

Tara Geraghty-Moats

Some May Call Me Crazy: The Highflying World of Ski Jumping

Andrew Weibrecht

No Place Like Home

Bobsled Race at the Lake Placid Sliding Center

Finnian Gunther

Photographing a World Cup Sports Competition: As Told by 12 Year Old, Finnian Gunther

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Charles Jewtraw

A Lake Placid Legend: Charles Jewtraw

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Chris Mazdzer

America’s First

New Painted ECAC Ice for Tournament

Lake Placid Olympic Center

Artistry on Ice

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Chris Mazdzer

Why My Biggest Competitors Are My Best Friends

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William Silva and Kelly Bailey

From Soldiers to Sliders

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Erin Hamlin

Just Be Yourself and Slide

Team United States-1 take a curve during the second run of the Men's Four-Man Bobsleigh competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games in Whistler, Canada 26 February 2010.

Steven Holcomb

Taken Too Soon: Steven Holcomb

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Peter Sears

Striking Olympic Silver

JO Hiver Lake Placid 1980, Patinage de vitesse, 5000m Hommes - Kai Arne STENSHJEMMET (NOR) 2e, Eric HEIDEN (USA) 1e et Tom Erik OXHOLM (NOR) 3e.

Eric Heiden

America’s Golden Boy

Evenlyn Kramer Group Skating Photo

Evelyn Kramer

The Spin Doctor ™: Evelyn Kramer

Dream On - 1980 Figure Skating Team

01.16.2020

Lake Placid Celebrates 40th Anniversary of the 1980 Winter Olympics

Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympic Games Mascot Roni Raccoon

01.15.2020

Lake Placid Olympic Museum to Celebrate 40th Anniversary with New Exhibit and Mascot’s Birthday

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01.15.2020

Governor Cuomo Announces Opening of New Gondala at Lake Placid’s Olympic Jumping Complex

Members of the 1980 Olympic Figure Skating Team

01.09.2020

1980 Olympic Figure Skating Team Returns To Lake Placid

Rendering of Midstation at Whiteface

01.05.2020

Governor Cuomo Unveils 26th Proposal of 2020 State of the State

Exhibit at the Lake Placid Olympic Museum

12.16.2019

Lake Placid Olympic Museum Opens New Exhibit

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