Calendar of Events & Activities | Whiteface Mountain

Whiteface and the Lake Placid Olympic Sites are home to countless exciting events. Our calendar highlights summer sports exhibitions, fall festivals, and winter World Cups. In between, we have local, regional, and national events and competitions. Bottom line— there’s always something fun to do in or around Lake Placid! Check out all of the awesome events and activities happening at Whiteface and at the Olympic Sites in order to make the most of your trip.

Whiteface Veterans' Memorial Highway

Driving up to the top of the Whiteface along the Whiteface Memorial Highway New York’s fifth-highest peak at 4,867’—isn’t your typical automotive experience. How many other roads do you know that lead you directly to the summit of a mountain, with gorgeous views spanning hundreds of miles of wildland reaching as far as Vermont and Canada?...

Olympic Sites Activities

Get to know the Olympic Sites Originally constructed for the 1932 Winter Olympics, and further built upon for the 1980 Winter Olympics, the Lake Placid Olympic Sites have since evolved into 4 distinct locations: Olympic Center, Olympic Jumping Complex, Mt. Van Hoevenberg, and Whiteface Mountain.

The Lake Placid Olympic Sites continue to build on the legacy of the Lake Placid area!

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