(February 2, 2017) --- Below is a rundown of many of the events on ORDA’s winter 2017 events’ calendar for your planning purposes. Dates and schedules are subject to change.

Feb. 24-26, 2017 – Lake Placid Nordic Festival. Lake Placid has a well-deserved reputation for world-class alpine skiing, but it also has some of the best Nordic skiing in the United States. The Lake Placid region has plenty to offer Nordic skiers and winter enthusiasts of all ages and abilities with its vast array of cross country trails. So whether you’re a beginner skier or an experienced racer, the place to be is in Lake Placid for its second Nordic Festival.

Feb. 25, 2017 – Lake Placid Loppet and Kort Loppet. Nordic skiers will converge on the cross-country ski trails at Mt. van Hoevenberg to compete in the 33^rd Lake Placid Loppet. Inclement weather claimed last winter’s event. Open to classical and freestyle skiers, the Loppet is a 50k race (31-miles) through the 1980 Olympic ski trails.  The vertical climb is just under 3,700 feet.

The 25k Kort Loppet, also open for classical and freestyle skiers, features a vertical climb of 1,850 feet.  The Lake Placid Loppet is part of the American Ski Marathon Series.

Feb. 26-March 3, 2017 – World Airlines Ski Championship. More than 100 airline teams will compete in alpine racing (slalom and giant slalom) at Whiteface Mountain and Nordic racing (distance and sprint) at Mt. van Hoevenberg. Mt. Hood held The first-ever World Airlines Championship, in 1976, and from there, this event has traveled the world.

March 4-11, 2017 – USSA Cross Country Junior National Championships. The nation’s best junior Nordic ski racers are coming to Lake Placid and Mt. Van Hoevenberg to compete in the 2017 USSA Cross Country Ski Junior National Championships. Fans will be treated to a glimpse of the future of Team USA as the best athletes under the age of 20 face off on the historic 1980 Olympic trails at Mt. Van Hoevenberg. (Media Credential Request Form Attached)

March 17-18, 2017 – ECAC Men’s Hockey Championship Tournament.  The ECAC Hockey championships for a fourth straight postseason. The winner of this tournament receives an automatic bid to play in the NCAA championship tournament.  The ECAC Men’s Hockey championship tournament will be played on the famed Herb Brooks Arena 1980 Rink.

March 26-30, 2017 – Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp. Join players from the gold medal winning 1980 USA Hockey Team and participate in their third annual fantasy camp in wondrous and magnificent Lake Placid, host city of those historic 1980 Winter Games. Connect with the greatest sports moment of all time. Enjoy the competition. Meet and get to know players from that greatest of all teams in the relaxed and friendly atmosphere that is Lake Placid. Skate in the 1980 Rink -Herb Brooks Arena at the Lake Placid Olympic Center where we beat the Russians and shocked the sports and political worlds.

Other events this fall and winter include U.S. Speedskating Long Track Age Group National Championships, Feb. 11-12; Nor/Am Biathlon Competition, Feb. 17-18; Nor/Am Freestyle Aerials, Feb. 19-20; Harlem Globetrotters, Feb. 22; Lake Placid International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament, Feb. 24-26

Credentials request forms for these events will be available shortly.  For more information on ORDA’s Olympic venues and events, visit www.whitefacelakeplacid.com.

-- 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 speedskating 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.