Adirondack Sports December 2023

DECEMBER 2023 25
11 Osceola Festival XC Ski Day. Classic for adults/youth.
Osceola, Camden. skireg.com.
17 Glenville Hills Classic XC Ski Race & Tour. 6K:
9:30am. 10K: 10:30am. Youth: 11:30am. Citizens:
12pm. Glenville. skireg.com.
17 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK
Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.
18 43rd Winona Forest Tourathon XC Ski Race. 12.5K,
25K & Walter Chapman 50K classic. Winona Forest,
Mannsville. winonaforest.com.
24 Lake Placid Loppet XC Ski Race. Historic 50K Loppet
& 25K Kort Loppet. 3K, 6.25K & 12.5K Citizens. Mt Van
Hoevenberg, Lake Placid. mtvanhoevenberg.com.
24 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK
Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.
25 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #5: Cascade. XC ski race
series. 7.5K Classic & 15K Classic: 11am. BKL/Youth
3K – Fueled by NYSEF: 12:30pm. BKL/Youth 0.5K
& 1.6K – Fueled by NYSEF: 1pm. All welcome. ADK
Cascade Ski Center, Lake Placid. paulsmithsvic.org.
25 79th Stowe Derby. 40K, 20K, 6K. Oldest DH XC ski race
in US. Stowe, VT. skireg.com.
MARCH
2 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK
Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.
9 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK
Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.
10 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #6: Paul Smith’s – The
Bobcat Loppet. XC ski race series. 11am. 12.5K
Classic & 25K Classic. All welcome. Paul Smith’s VIC,
Paul Smiths. paulsmithsvic.org.
16 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK
Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.
23 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK
Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.
30 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK
Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.
HEALTH & FITNESS
ONGOING
Mo-Sa Rock Your Fitness: Total Body Workout. MWF:
5:30am, 6:30am, 9am. Tue: 5:30pm. Sat: 8am. Malta
Community Center, Malta. rockyourfitnessny.com.
HIKING, CLIMBING & NAVIGATION
ONGOING
Sun On the Canals Guided Winter Hikes. 1/7, 1/21, 2/4,
2/11, 2/25. 12pm. 4-6M to Lock 5, Schuyler House or
Victory Mills. Free, no pets. Adk Ultra Cycling Bike
Shop, Schuylerville. Info: 518-583-3708 or john@
adkultracycling.com. Register: bikereg.com.
DECEMBER
9 Winter Survival 101 Online Workshop. 9am-1pm.
adk.org.
10 Winter 46 High Peaks Workshop. 9am-4pm.
Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org.
16 Map & Compass Fundamentals. 9am-4pm.
Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org.
17 Winter Hiking 101 Online. 9am-1pm. Lake Placid.
adk.org.
21 Winter Solstice Hike. 6-8pm. Henry’s Woods, Lake
Placid. adk.org.
JANUARY
1 On the Canals First Day Hike. 4M to Lock 5.
12pm. Free, no pets. Adk Ultra Cycling Bike Shop,
Schuylerville. Register: bikereg.com.
6 Adirondak Loj Tour with Hike. 10am-4:30pm. Heart
Lake or Marcy Dam hike & lunch. Heart Lake, Lake
Placid. adk.org.
7 Winter 46 High Peaks Workshop. 9am-4pm.
Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org.
13 Winter Survival. 9am-1pm. Education Yurt Village,
Lake Placid. adk.org.
20 Map & Compass Fundamentals. 9am-4pm.
Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org.
21 Winter Survival. 9am-1pm. Education Yurt Village,
Lake Placid. adk.org.
28 Guided Hike: Hurricane Mountain Winter.
8am-5pm. Hurricane Mountain Trailhead, Keene.
adk.org.
29 Winter High Peaks: Esther. 8am-5pm. Adirondack
Anglers Outpost, Wilmington. adk.org.
FEBRUARY
3 Backcountry Snowshoeing for Beginners. 9am-3pm.
Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org.
4 Map & Compass Fundamentals. 9am-4pm.
Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org.
11 Backcountry Snowshoeing for Beginners. 9am-3pm.
Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org.
18 Winter Hiking 101 Online. 9am-1pm. Adirondack
Mountain Club. adk.org.
MARCH
15-17 Wilderness First Responder Recertification. 8am.
Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.
16 Map & Compass Fundamentals. 9am-4pm.
Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org.
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.
27-30 Wilderness First Responder Recertification. 8am.
Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.
MULTISPORT & SWIMMING
ONGOING
Wed Southern Tier Tri Club: Summer Tri Series. Races
#1-3: 6/5, 7/3, 8/7. 5:45pm. 400m swim, 13M bike, 2M
run. Sprint, relay & aquabike. Save 12%: ADK24. Park
Ave, Cassadaga. coachmarkwilson.com.
Wed Hudson Valley Tri Club: Summer Tri Series. Races
#1-3: 6/12, 7/10, 8/14. 5:45pm. 400m swim, 12M
bike, 2M run. Sprint, relay & aquabike. Save 12%:
ADK24. Kenneth Wilson State Park, near Woodstock.
coachmarkwilson.com.
FEBRUARY
11 8th SnoFatShu Duathlon. 9am. 3M snowshoe, 6M fat
bike, 3M snowshoe. Team or solo. CCC Camp, Winona
Forest, Mannsville. winonaforest.com.
17 Empire State Winter Games: Winter Triathlon. 5K
run, 10k winter bike, & 5K XC ski. Tupper Lake Golf
Course, Tupper Lake. empirestatewintergames.com.
MARCH
2 Saranac Lake 3P Winter Triathlon. 7:30am.
Pole, pedal, paddle race. Solo/teams. After party.
Pisgah, Dewey & Saranac River, Saranac Lake.
saranaclake3p.org.
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.
24 YMCA Indoor Triathlon. 20-min swim, 30-min bike &
20-min run. Guilderland YMCA, Guilderland. cdymca.org.
APRIL
13 Spring Fling Swim Pool Meet. Skidmore College,
Saratoga Springs. adms.org.
JUNE
1 Inaugural OnondagaMan. 8am. 1.2M swim, 56M
bike, 13.1M run. Triathlon, relay & aquabike. Limited
to 300. Former Syracuse 70.3 venue. No cut-off times.
Save 12%: ADK24. Jamesville Beach Park, Jamesville.
coachmarkwilson.com.
15 Ticonderoga Triathlon Festival. Tri & aquabike:
Sprint (7am: 750m swim, 12M bike, 5K run, Olympic
(9am: 1500m swim, 24M bike, 10K run) & Double Ti.
Save 12%: ADK24. Black Point Beach, Ticonderoga.
coachmarkwilson.com.
23 Stissing Triathlon. 8am. 750m swim, 12.6M hilly
bike, 3.3M fast run. Sprint tri, relay & aquabike.
Save 12%: ADK24. Stissing Pond, Pine Plains.
coachmarkwilson.com.
JULY
6 Litchfield Hills Triathlon. 7:30am. 1500m swim,
40K bike, 10K run. Olympic tri, relay & aquabike.
Save 12%: ADK24. West Hill Lake, New Hartford.
coachmarkwilson.com.
13 Delta Lake Triathlon. Tri & aquabike: Sprint (7am:
750m swim, 11M bike, 5K run, Olympic (8:30am:
1500m swim, 22M bike, 10K run) & Delta Double.
Save 12%: ADK24. Delta Lake State Park, Rome.
coachmarkwilson.com.
28 Findley Lake Triathlon Festival. Tri & aquabike:
Sprint (7am: 750m swim, 14.5M bike, 5K run,
Olympic (9am: 1500m swim, 29M bike, 10K run)
& Double Findley. Save 12%: ADK24. The Camp,
Findley Lake. coachmarkwilson.com.
AUGUST
10 Cassadaga Kids Triathlon. 10am. 100m swim, 3.1M
bike, 1M run. Ages 4-14. Save 12%: ADK24. Fire Hall,
Cassadaga. coachmarkwilson.com.
31 CassadagaMan. 8am. Intermediate (new: 1.2M swim,
28M bike, 6M run) & long-distance (1.2M swim,
56M bike, 13.1M run) tri, relay & aquabike. No cutoff
times. Save 12%: ADK24. Fire Hall, Cassadaga.
coachmarkwilson.com.
SEPTEMBER
14 KBR Triathlon. 10am. 1M kayak/canoe, 13M bike,
2M run. Categories for SUP, e-bike & relay. No cutoff
times. Save 12%: ADK24. Fire Hall, Cassadaga.
coachmarkwilson.com.
OTHER EVENTS
DECEMBER
8-9 FIL World Cup Luge. Fri: 12:15pm. Sat: 9:30am. Mt Van
Hoevenberg, Lake Placid. mtvanhoevenberg.com.
9 7th Chili Chowder Stroll. 11am-2pm. Lark Street,
Albany. larkstreetbid.org.
9 Curling Charcuterie & Cocktails. 2:30-4:30pm.
Albany Curling Club, Albany. albanycurlingclub.org.
21 Outdoor Winter Solstice Celebration. 4pm.
Celebrate with lights & cheer. Library, Old Forge.
oldforgeny.com.
29-30 Adirondack Winter Invitational. Men’s
College Hockey. Fri: 4pm. Sat: 4pm. Herb
Brooks Arena, Olympic Center, Lake Placid.
lakeplacidolympiccenter.com.
JANUARY
3-7 Learn to Curl. 1/3 & 1/5: 6-8pm. 1/6: 9-11am &
11:30am-1:30pm. 1/6 & 1/7: 2-4pm. Albany Curling
Club, Albany. albanycurlingclub.org.
13-15 Santanoni Winter Weekend. 10M snowshoe or
ski tour, explore Gate and Main lodges, interpretive
tours, refreshments. Camp Santanoni, Newcomb.
Adirondack Architectural Heritage. aarch.org.
25-28 Schenectady Open Bonspiel. Schenectady Curling
Club, Schenectady. schenectadycurlingclub.us.
27 Snow Days at Great Camp Sagamore. Guided
snowshoe hike & XC skiing: 1pm. Sledding, ice skating,
snow croquet, campfires. 9-4pm. Camp Sagamore,
Raquette Lake. sagamore.org.
FEBRUARY
1-4 Empire State Winter Games. Olympic-style winter
sports. All ages & abilities. All venues. Lake Placid &
beyond. empirestatewintergames.com.
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