I’m going to focus on what (I think) is NY’s most famous ski/snow/winter complex – the Lake Placid/Whiteface Ski Resort.

Why does Lake Placid get a whole post? Well, mainly because of that whole Olympic thing they have going on over there. Lake Placid was host to the 1980 Winter Olympics – you know, the Miracle on Ice? The US Hockey Team owned the Soviet Union for the gold medal. Lake Placid boasts an Olympic Center where you can start honing your skills for Sochi 2012. Whiteface’s runs are perfect for Olympic-style speed and skill.

I went to Lake Placid a few years ago and to put it simply – it’s awesome. You get to board (or ski, or skate, or bobsled) where Olympians do. You get to skate where the greatest moment in sports’ history happened. You can do that crazy skeleton thing. And if you’re serious about your Olympic dreams, Lake Placid provides one of the best training facilities in the world.

Here’s the rundown:
Whiteface Lake Placid
5021 Rt 86
Wilmington NY 12997
www.whiteface.com
(518) 946-2223
Olympic Center
220 Bob Run, Rt 73
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-2202
Season pass prices haven’t been released, but you’re looking at a ballpark of $700. It’s about a 3.5 hour drive for me, so I much prefer the 15-20 minute travel time to Snow Park, but alas, we have to look at other options for the time being.

Have any of you been to Lake Placid? What do you think? Let me know in the comments!

-Parker