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Mount Van Hoevenberg ski center opens early

Mountain Pass Lodge, Mount Van Hoevenberg, Lake Placid (News photo — Andy Flynn)

LAKE PLACID — Officials at the Mount Van Hoevenberg Nordic ski center announced Saturday that the additional snowfall on Friday was enough to help crews open the facility four days earlier than expected.

On Thursday, Nov. 17, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that Mount Van Hoevenberg would be opening for the season on Wednesday, Nov. 23. However, lake-effect snow accelerated the opening date.

“All it took was a little help from mother nature and just like that we are open,” stated a post on Mount Van Hoevenberg’s Facebook page Saturday.

The ski center opened with 5 kilometers of trails for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing “on thin cover” starting by the Biathlon Range, the Mount Van Hoevenberg website reported. Rock skis were being recommended. The World Cup trails remained closed for snowmaking. On Nov. 23, ski centers officials expect that — with a base being laid down by the snowmaking system — 1.5 kilometers of the World Cup Trails will open on Wednesday. The facility will be closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving and reopen for the season on Friday.

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