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Fun & Free at Whiteface, in Wilmington, N.Y., this Weekend, March 5-6

March 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Adirondack News

More than 190-inches of natural snowfall has fallen on Whiteface, in Wilmington, N.Y., this winter and you know what that means. More great skiing and riding for the entire family well into March at the Olympic mountain, not to mention the longer days, more sunshine and warmer weather.

Whiteface MtCelebration activities have been planned to welcome spring; kicking off with Mardi Gras this weekend, March 5-6. Ski, ride, collect beads and get upstairs to the Cloudspin Lounge for food and drink specials and live music from the funk, R &B and soul group Jocamo.

There’s plenty of fun for the kids too. They’ll have the chance to play in the snow with Curious George, Friday-Sunday. The PBS character can be found at Kids Kampus each day and parents who enroll their children in a full day kids Kampus program with Curious George will receive a $20 discount off a one day lift ticket. For more information about Curious George and the Whiteface Kids Kampus, log on to: Whiteface Events Calendar

Fun and Free at Whiteface:

Saturday, March 5
8 a.m. – First Tracks, Maximum 14 people must be intermediate or above. Sign up at Guest Services before 7:45 a.m.
8 a.m. – Skiing weather briefing with WPTZ-Television’s Gib Brown. Base Lodge
8:30 a.m. – Skiing weather briefing with WPTZ-Television’s Gib Brown. Base Lodge
1-2 p.m.—Mask making and an alligator piñata for the children. Base Camp Café
1:30 p.m. – Lookout Mountain / Marble mountain history tour with Bruce McCulley. Intermediate and above. Sign up at Guest Services
3 p.m. – Live music with Jocamo in the Cloudspin Lounge
3-4 p.m. – Andrew Weibrecht, the 2010 men’s Super G Olympic bronze medalist, will sign autographs and pose for pictures in the Base Camp Café.

Sunday, March 6
8 a.m. – First Tracks, Maximum 14 people must be intermediate or above. Sign up at Guest Services before 7:45 a.m.
8 a.m. – Skiing weather briefing with WPTZ-Television’s Gib Brown. Base Lodge
8:30 a.m. – Skiing weather briefing with WPTZ-Television’s Gib Brown. Base Lodge

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DEC Region 5 Forest Ranger Activity Report

February 24th, 2011 · No Comments · News

The latest report of Adirondack search and rescue incidents is a good sampling of the usual hijinks, with snow and cold temperatures thrown in for fun:

  • Slip n’ Fall at AMR
  • He sprinted up Whiteface, then couldn’t feel his hands.
  • Bivouac in the Dix Wilderness
  • Left at Noon and got Trapped on The Dyke.
  • Her group ditched her for the summit.
  • Bonked on Ampersand
  • Fell in a brook, spent the night with a Space Blanket!
  • Collateral-damage from snowmobiling
  • ADK Outing Group splits and leaves senior skiers

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Whiteface a Finalist for About.com 2011 Readers’ Choice Award for Best East Ski Resort

February 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Adirondack News

Whiteface MtNEW YORK, N.Y. — Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington, N.Y., made the cut and is a finalist in the About.com 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards for the favorite ski resort in the eastern United States. Voting is open through March 8 and the winner will be announced on March 15.

Whiteface which boasts the greatest vertical in the east, as well as 283 skiable acres and 86 trails was the only State of New York ski resort to reach the finals. This winter more than 160 inches of natural snow has fallen at Whiteface, making the 2010-2011 skiing and riding season one of the best in recent memory.

The other finalists include Vermont’s Killington, Mount Snow, Stratton and Stowe. To cast your vote, log on to: Best Ski Resort – East.

The recipients of the Reader’s Choice Awards will have the unique opportunity to display the coveted About.com Readers’ Choice Awards badge on their Web site.

In December, About.com recognized Whiteface as one of the nation’s top family ski destinations, one of only three eastern resorts to make the list. The on-line article touted the mountain as “an ideal venue for a family ski vacation,” and also describes many of the off-hill activities found in Wilmington and in Lake Placid including a tour of the Olympic sites, ice skating and partaking in the full schedule of winter events for the family.

It’s those off-hill activities, as well as the wide array of Olympic-style sports including bobsledding, ice skating, cross country skiing, ski jumping, and events such as World Cup racing, shows and concerts, that have made Whiteface/Lake Placid #1, for 18 consecutive years, for its Off-Hill Activities by readers of SKI Magazine. And this season, readers of both SKI Magazine and SnowEast Magazine tabbed the Olympic mountain as the #1 Ski Resort in the eastern United States.

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