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Snowboarding Zone - Lake Placid, New York:
Riders Guide - Lake Placid is the prototypical winter sports New York State resort with a total of 10 lifts, comprising of 1 Magic Carpet, 5 Double Chairs, 1 Triple Chairs, 1 Fixed grip Quad, 1 High-speed Quad Chair, and 1 High-speed Gondola that take you up to 76 trails where you can snowboard on one of the longest runs in the North East, a full 18,480 feet atop 170 inches of powder. Their trails are rated 20% for Beginners, 36% for Intermediates, and 44% for Advanced.
Parks and Pipes - The Kid's Park on Bronze is a great terrain park for kids to start off with bumps, rollers, a mini-halfpipe and even a PVC rail or two that's suited to their size and skill level. The Lower Valley Mini-Park is a beginning adult terrain park that includes mini-tables, rails, and boxes. The Bear Super Pipe and 79 Railpark is an enclosed railpark with multiple lines and sound system. Hang out, hike it, or head down to the repositioned and much steeper Zaugg-cut Super Pipe, site of the Snowboard World Cup. Lower Thruway has multiple rails, hits, and lots more to keep the intermediate snowboarder busy. Brookside Park is just simply awesome. It is hard to believe that any snowboarding expert could not be challenged to the hilt by its numerous features.
Out of Bounds - Lake Placid and Whiteface is the location of a phenomenal array of winter activities. When you're looking for the ultimate winter speed thrill you have to go on the half-mile bobsled rides and Luge Rocket at Mt Vanhoevenberg Sports Complex. You can take a truly extreme toboggan run on Mirror Lake. You can strap on your skates and speed down the ice of the Olympic Speed Skating Oval. You can tour the MacKenzie-Intervale Ski Jumping Complex, with chairlift and elevator ride, and once you get to the top you can seriously ask yourself if you had the courage to fly off that looooooong ramp.
Hangout & Hookup - Lake Placid gets hot enough during après ski to start melting the snow! Steinhoff’s and R.F. McDougall’s are the best choices by the Whiteface slopes. When you have no choice but to slake that thirst that you worked up on a busy day of snowboarding, The Lake Placid Pub and Brewery will be happy to have you pass judgment on their locally brewed and refreshing Ubu Ale. For a wider selection of microbrews, check out the Lake Placid Pub & Brewery. As it gets a little later in the evening, check out The Dancing Bears Lounge, Zig Zag’s and Rumours. Wise Guys is all things to all people. It's a sports bar upstairs, a hot club for dancing all night downstairs, and it serves pub grub just about all the time. Mud Puddles is where the young crowd gets really crazy and loud and fun late into the night.
The Deal - Fly into Albany, New York or Burlington, Vermont, both served by major airlines. Rent a car as you'll find it's the best and least expensive way to get to Lake Placid. If you're driving in from the south, take Exit 24 off the NY State Thruway (I-87). Take Northway (still I-87) to Exit 30, follow NY Rte. 9 north two miles to NY Rte. 73 and continue 30 miles to Lake Placid. From the west, take I-90 (NY State Thruway) to Exit 36 for I-81. Follow I-81 north to Watertown, go east on Rte. 3 to Saranac Lake, then take Rte. 86 east to Lake Placid.
