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Outdoors

Ski season is here

WILMINGTON — The Whiteface Mountain Ski Center opened for the season on Friday, Nov. 24. On its website, the facility — operated by the state Olympic Regional Development Authority — reported: “Our first week invited a few inches of natural snow and a lot of our own snow making, ...

More than 400 run/walk in Turkey Trot around Mirror Lake

LAKE PLACID — More than 400 residents and visitors participated in the 14th annual Adirondack Health 5K Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving day, Thursday, Nov. 23, making their way around Mirror Lake. “This is our largest year,” race organizer Andrea Chamberlain said after being told before ...

Lake Placid to take center stage on World Ice Skating Day Dec. 3

LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority recently announced that the International Skating Union has selected the Olympic Center as the main event partner for the 2023 World Ice Skating Day event to be held Sunday, Dec. 3. The factors that made Lake Placid the ...

Local ski centers readying for season

LAKE PLACID — Ski centers in the Olympic Region are preparing for opening day as snowmaking efforts ramp up and many fingers are crossed for natural snow at venues that don’t have snowmaking capabilities. - Whiteface Mountain - The state Olympic Regional Development Authority ...

Tri-Lakes offers three Turkey Trots on Thanksgiving

SARANAC LAKE — The annual Turkey Trots on Thanksgiving are returning to the Tri-Lakes region this week. The villages of Lake Placid, Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake will host their running events on Thursday, Nov. 23, all of which benefit local organizations. - Lake Placid - Adirondack ...