Adirondack Sports January 2024

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JANUARY TO MARCH 2024
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ALPINE SKIING & SNOWBOARDING
JANUARY
26-28 Your Turn Women’s Alpine Ski Clinic w/Lisa
Ballard & Andrew Weibrecht. Mirror Lake Inn, Lake
Placid & Whiteface, Wilmington. mirrorlakeinn.com.
27 West Mountain Snow Fest. West Mountain,
Queensbury. westmountain.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
JANUARY
14 First Century Road Bike Ride. 105/57/28M. 8am.
Adk Ultra Cycling Bike Shop, Schuylerville. Register:
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
Sun Youth Skate Ski Clinic. 1/7-2/11. Ages 8-14. For
beginners and experienced. Lapland Lake XC Ski
Center, Northville. laplandlake.com.
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.
JANUARY
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.
12-14 Lake Placid Eastern Cup Biathlon. Mt Van
Hoevenberg, Lake Placid. skireg.com.
13 SWC: Nordic Skiing (or Hiking) @ Brookhaven.
10:30am. Ski, lunch, ski more, happy hour (2-5pm)
at The View (dinner option). Led by Jim-Aline
Flaherty. Shorter option: PM ski & happy hour. No
snow: Hike (10:30am) Spruce Mtn to fire tower,
snack/lunch, happy hour. Brookhaven Winter Park,
Porter Corners. Reserve: swcweb.org.
13 Red Barn Rendezvous 10K Classic XC Ski Race.
11am. 10K adult & 5K U18. All welcome. Osceola Ski
& Sport, Camden. skireg.com.
14 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #2: Frenette Trails. XC
Race Series: Frenette Freestyle. 11am. Adult 6K &
3K freestyle & youth 2.2K mass start. All welcome.
Frenette Trails, Tupper Lake. paulsmithsvic.org.
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18 Thursday Night Winter Racing. 6pm. Open to all
skate/classic skiers & run/walk snowshoers. Also:
1/25, 2/1, 2/8. Free. Cole’s Woods, Glens Falls.
friendsofcoleswoods.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 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #3: Dewey Mountain.
XC Race Series: Saturday Night Sprints. 6pm. 2.5K
& 5K masters & juniors skate. All welcome. Dewey
Mountain, Saranac Lake. paulsmithsvic.org.
20 Glenville Hills & ADK Vauhti Games 10K XC Ski
Pursuit Races. Glenville. skireg.com.
20 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK
Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.
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. skireg.com.
21 Family Winter Fest & 5K/2.5K Snowshoe Race/Walk.
10am. Dion Snowshoe Rentals available. Fest: XC ski
& fun. After party: The View Restaurant. Brookhaven
Winter Park, Porter Corners. greenfieldny.org/
brookhaven-winter-park. Reg: runreg.com.
25 Thursday Night Winter Racing. 6pm. Open to
all skate/classic skiers & run/walk snowshoers.
Also: 2/1, 2/8. Free. Cole’s Woods, Glens Falls.
friendsofcoleswoods.org.
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.
26 Full Moon Ski Party. 6-9pm. Lighted night skiing,
snowshoeing, sledding. Rentals available. Bonfire.
7pm: “This is Telemark” film w/NoCo Kneedroppers.
Scotts Cobble Nordic Center, Lake Placid.
scottscobblenordic.com.
27 Snow Days at Sagamore. 11am-4pm. Guided XC
skiing, guided snowshoe hike, sledding, campfires,
ice skating, refreshments. Great Camp Sagamore,
Raquette Lake. Register: sagamore.org.
27 Brookhaven Full Moon Party & Fundraiser. 6pm.
Winter fun for adults. Brookhaven Winter Park,
Porter Corners. greenfieldny.org.
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
1 Thursday Night Winter Racing. 6pm. Open to
all skate/classic skiers & run/walk snowshoers.
Also: 2/8. Free. Cole’s Woods, Glens Falls.
friendsofcoleswoods.org.
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