Adirondack Sports December 2023

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
DECEMBER 2023 TO FEBRUARY 2024
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ALPINE SKIING & SNOWBOARDING
DECEMBER
10 Santa Sunday. Wear Mr./Mrs. Claus suit & get a
free lift ticket. 11am: group photo & Excelsior lap.
Whiteface, Wilmington. whiteface.com.
17 High Peaks Cyclery: AT, Tele & Alpine Ski Demo
Day. Weather permitting. Whiteface, Wilmington.
highpeakscyclery.com.
31 New Year’s Eve Fireworks & Torchlight
Parade. 8-8:30pm. Oak Mountain, Speculator.
oakmountainski.com.
JANUARY
6 “The Beast” NE Rando Race. Ski mountaineering.
Berkshire East, Charlemont, MA. skireg.com.
26-28 Your Turn Women’s Ski Clinic w/Lisa Ballard &
Andrew Weibrecht. Mirror Lake Inn, Lake Placid &
Whiteface, Wilmington. mirrorlakeinn.com.
30 FDNY Firefighters Ski Race. Hunter Mountain, Hunter.
skireg.com.
FEBRUARY
3 “The Sun” NE Rando Race. Ski mountaineering.
Bromley, Peru, VT. skireg.com.
BICYCLING: ROAD & OFF-ROAD
DECEMBER
17 Snowman Spin-A-Thon. 2-4pm. Teams of 2. Saratoga
Regional YMCA, Saratoga Springs. srymca.org.
JANUARY
14 First Century Road Bike Ride. 105/57/28M. 8am.
Adk Ultra Cycling Bike Shop, Schuylerville. Register:
bikereg.com.
21 4th Fatillac Flyer… Fat Bike Race. 10am. 20/10K.
Osceola Ski & Sport, Camden. bikereg.com.
28 Gurney Lane Fat Tire Bike Races & Group Ride. 10M
long and 5M short races: 1pm. Fun Group Ride (30-
45 min): 12pm. Plus, 5K Snowshoe Run/Walk: 10am.
Gurney Lane, Queensbury. bikereg.com.
FEBRUARY
3 Empire State Winter Games: Winter Fat Bike Races.
10:30am. XC fat bike race. Fun courses & distances
for all abilities. New venue: Dewey Mountain
Recreation Center, Saranac Lake. bikereg.com.
4 Blue Buns Wheel-a-Palooza Bathing Suit Bike Ride.
1pm. “Open-hair polar plunge.” SL Winter Carnival Ice
Palace, Saranac Lake. slareachamber.org.
18 Fatnango Fat Bike Extravaganza. Norwich. bikereg.com.
25 4th SnowBike Festival. 15M/7M races & rides. Bearpen
Mountain, Prattsville. bikereg.com.
MARCH
3 IditaFat. 20K/40K courses. 10K Citizens Race. CCC
Camp, Winona Forest Recreation Area, Mannsville.
bikereg.com.
16-17 18th Adirondack Sports Summer Expo. Sat:
10am-5pm, Sun: 10am-4pm. 200 exhibitors, prizes,
activities, food. Saratoga City Center, Saratoga
Springs. adksports.com.
APRIL
13 3rd Toad Strangler Gravel Grinder. 40M route:
10am. Family-friendly 10M route: 11am. Flow Riders
Kids Race/Ride: 1:30pm. Supported routes. Includes
food truck, beer. Crellin Park, Chatham. CBRC.
bikereg.com.
MAY
4 4th The Great North: Battenkill Valley. 77/55/20M
gravel rides & 25M road ride. Supported rides for
all levels. Local food, apple pie, beer, music. Argyle
Brewing, Cambridge. anthemsportstours.com.
19 10th Farmer’s Daughter & Granddaughter Gravel
Grinder. 63M: 9am. Farmer’s Granddaughter
(new) 43M route with no off-road sections: 10am.
Supported. Columbia Co Fairgrounds, Chatham.
bikereg.com.
AUGUST
10 17th Tour of the Catskills. 74/52/27M supported
road rides for all levels. After party at Last Chance
Café. Tannersville. anthemsportstours.com.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING & NORDIC SPORTS
ONGOING
Tue Shenendehowa Nordic Club: Bill Koch Youth Ski
League. 4pm. All welcome. Activities & skills for ages
2-13. Season: 11/7-3/36. Garnsey Park, Clifton Park.
shennordic.org. facebook.com/groups/shennordic.
Wed Gore Citizens’ Races 5K. 1/10, 17, 24, 31, 2/7, 14,
21, & 28. 6pm. XC ski: skate/classic & snowshoe.
Gore Mountain Nordic Center, North Creek.
goremountain.com.
Wed Intro to Skate Skiing. 1/10-2/14. 5-6pm. Dewey
Mountain, Saranac Lake. deweymountain.com.
Thu Outdoors & Active Winter Program. 1/18-
2/22. Snowshoe Sessions: 3-4:30pm. XC Ski
Sessions: 5-6pm. Dewey Mountain, Saranac Lake.
deweymountain.com.
DECEMBER
16 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #1: Mt Van Hoevenberg.
XC ski race series. 11am. 3K & 6K skate & 1.5K kids
skate. All welcome. Mt Van Hoevenberg, Lake Placid.
paulsmithsvic.org.
16 Lapland 10K Freestyle XC Ski Race. 10am. Kids Race
(free), 1-6K by age & experience: 11:30am. Lapland
Lake Nordic Center, Northville. NYSSRA Nordic.
skireg.com.
16 High Peaks Cyclery: Nordic Ski Demo Day. Weather
permitting. Scotts Cobble Nordic Center, Lake
Placid. highpeakscyclery.com.
16-17 Biathlon Eastern Regional Cup #1. Mass Start: Sat.
Sprint: Sun. Craftsbury, Craftsbury Common, VT.
23 Lapland Lake Ski Orienteering Meet. Start between
11am-1pm; individually timed. Combine skiing/
map reading skills to navigate a mapped course. All
welcome. Lapland Lake, Northville. EMPO. Register
onsite. laplandlake.com.
29-30 SWSA Winter Ski Jump Camp. Athletes age 7+ can
learn to ski jump. Salisbury, CT. skireg.com.
JANUARY
6 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #2: Dewey Mountain. XC
ski race series; night sprints! 6pm. 2.5K & 5K masters
& juniors skate. All welcome. Dewey Mountain,
Saranac Lake. paulsmithsvic.org.
6-7 Junior National Qualifier XC Ski Races. Gore
Mountain, North Creek. nyssranordic.org.
DECEMBER 2023 23
7-2/11 Lapland Lake Youth Skate Skiing Clinic. Six-week
skate clinic for ages 8-14. Sundays 12:45-2:15pm.
All abilities welcome; intro for beginners & skills for
experienced. Plus, participation in Youth Festival
on 2/11. Rentals available. Lapland Lake, Northville.
laplandlake.com.
13 Red Barn Rendezvous 10K Classic XC Ski Race. 11am.
10K adult & 5K U18. All welcome. Osceola Ski & Sport,
Camden. skiosceola.com.
14 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #3: Frenette Trails. XC
ski race series: Frenette Freestyle. 11am. Adult 6K &
3K freestyle & youth 2.2K mass start. All welcome.
Frenette Trails, Tupper Lake. paulsmithsvic.org.
20 Ladies Ski Clinic at Lapland Lake. 9:30am-3:30pm.
Classic technique: 1/20. Skate technique: 2/3. For
women, taught by women. Beginner & intermediate,
18+, grouped by ability. Rentals available. Lapland
Lake, Northville. laplandlake.com.
20 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK
Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.
20 Winona Try-It XC Ski Races. 12.5K classic & skate.
Winona Forest, Mannsville. winonaforest.com.
20 Tour de Stowe XC Ski Race. 25K, 15K: 10am. Kids 5K:
11am. Non-competitive classic ski tour (former Stowe
Mini-Marathon); a fun challenge for all ages. Festive
Expo at finish. Trapp Family Lodge & Stowe XC trails,
Stowe, VT. skireg.com.
20-21 Lake Placid SuperTour & Eastern Cup XC Ski
Races. 10K, 5K, 1.4K. Mt Van Hoevenberg, Lake
Placid. mtvanhoevenberg.com.
21 Brookhaven Winter Festival & 5K Snowshoe Run/
Walk. 10am. Dion WMAC Series. Fest: XC skiing.
After party: The View. Brookhaven Winter Park,
Greenfield Center. runreg.com.
26-28 Craftsbury Marathon Ski Festival & SuperTour Race.
Fri: 1.5K sprint. Sat: 50/25K classic. Sun: 30/15K freestyle.
Craftsbury, Craftsbury Common, VT. skireg.com.
27 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK
Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.
27 Stratton “Terrain Challenge” XC Ski. 6K & youth. A fun
freestyle race. Stratton Nordic, Stratton, VT. skireg.com.
28 Upstate NY Women’s Ski Day. Learn to ski (beg),
classic/skate (int/adv) & classic/skate group. Osceola
Ski & Sport, Camden. skiosceola.com.
FEBRUARY
3 Ladies Ski Clinic at Lapland Lake. 9:30am-3:30pm.
Skate technique. For women, taught by women.
Beginner & intermediate, 18+, grouped by ability.
Rentals available. Lapland Lake, Northville.
laplandlake.com/events.
3-5 Ski Orienteering Meet: US Nationals. Lake Placid.
empoclub.org.
4 WFRA Nordic Dash. Nordic ski course with traditional
trails & some zippy narrow trails. Winona Forest,
Mannsville. skireg.com.
10 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #4: Scotts Cobble. XC
ski race series. 11am. 7.5K & 15K classic. All
welcome. Scotts Cobble Nordic Center, Lake Placid.
paulsmithsvic.org.
10 HURT Mega-Relay. 10am. 6hr freestyle relay. Teams of
3-8. Garnet Hill, North River. skireg.com.
10 Mansfield Nordic Skiathon. Classic/freestyle 12K, 5K &
youth. Sleepy Hollow, Huntington, VT. skireg.com.
10 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK
Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.
11 Lapland Lake Youth XC Ski Festival. Youth skiing,
races & fun events for ages 8-14. All abilities
welcome. Rentals available. Lapland Lake,
Northville. laplandlake.com.
11 Shen Nordic Classic XC Ski Race & Tour. 10am. 10K
adult & 5K try-it & youth. All welcome. Saratoga
Biathlon Club, Day. skireg.com.
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