Dan Leach, left, originally from Boonville but now living in Saranac Lake, and Patrick Standen of Burlington, skied some laps Monday for members of the press at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid. Leach and Standen are just two of the many adaptive athletes who will compete in the Empire State Winter Games Feb. 6-9. Adaptive competitors will enter alpine, biathlon, boardercross and cross-country skiing events. A sled hockey exhibition has also been scheduled. (Photo courtesy of Empire State Winter Games)