LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (October 23, 2017) --- Four athletes will vie for two remaining spots when the U.S. Paralympic Nordic team begins training, tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 24, at the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Nordic Center , in Lake Placid, N.Y.

This week’s camp marks the first time that these athletes, along with six development athletes, will be on snow this season. The Mt. Van Hoevenberg staff fired up the Technoalpin Snowfactory earlier this month in order to prepare and though temperatures have reached the upper 60’s on several occasions this autumn, the squad will be able to ski on 500 meters of snow with base depth of 18 to 24 inches.

WHAT: United States Paralympic Nordic Ski Team on-snow training

WHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 24-Sunday, Oct. 28. Training, Tuesday-Saturday, begins at 8:30 a.m. Sunday’s training starts 8 a.m.

WHO: 10 members of the United States Paralympic Nordic team. Four athletes are vying for the two remain spots on the U.S. Paralympic Nordic team that will compete March 8-18, 2018 in PyeongChang, South Korea.

WHERE: Mt. Van Hoevenberg Nordic Center, Route 73, 220 Bobsled Lane, Lake Placid, N.Y., 12983

For more information contact Kris Cheney-Seymour, Olympic Sports Complex programs manager, email; kcheneyseymour@orda.org, cell, 518-390-3511.

-- ORDA --

Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development.