Adirondack Sports February 2024

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FEBRUARY TO APRIL 2024
ALPINE SKIING & SNOWBOARDING
ONGOING
Rippin & Sippin’. Apres-ski, live music, drinks,
giveaways. Gore Mountain, North Creek.
goremountain.com.
Rock the Face. Apres-ski, live music, drinks,
giveaways. Whiteface Mountain, Wilmington.
whiteface.com.
FEBRUARY
2-4 90th Snow Train Anniversary: “The First Snow
Train” movie. Gore Mountain, North Creek.
goremountain.com.
3 “The Sun” NE Rando Race. Ski mountaineering.
Bromley, Peru, VT. skireg.com
6 “How the Snow Train Got Started to North
Creek.” 6pm. Talk by Jim Schaefer of Schenectady
Wintersports Club. Wolf Hollow Brewing,
Schenectady. wolfhollowbrewing.com.
10 Never Summer Demo Day. Snowboards. Whiteface
Mountain, Wilmington. whiteface.com.
13 “Adirondack Hickories” and “Freddie at 95.” 6pm.
Hosted by Jim & Bill Schaefer of Schenectady
Wintersports Club. Wolf Hollow Brewing,
Schenectady. wolfhollowbrewing.com.
19-23 USSS Holeshot Cross Tour. Ski/board Cross races.
Gore Mountain, North Creek. goremountain.com.
MARCH
23 Pond Skimming. 1-2pm. Oak Mountain, Speculator.
oakmountainski.com.
APRIL
8 Solar Eclipse Viewing. Base Lodge, Gore Mountain,
North Creek. goremountain.com.
BICYCLING: ROAD & OFF-ROAD
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.
11 Winding Hills Fat Bike Race. 10am. Winding Hills Golf
Club, Montgomery. bikereg.com.
11 4th Rutland Cold Rolled Fatbike Fest. Pine Hill Park,
Rutland, VT. mtbvt.com.
18 Fatnango Fat Bike Extravaganza. Norwich. bikereg.com.
18 Snowball Express. 105M/57M/28M. 8am. Adirondack
Ultra Cycling, Schuylerville. bikereg.com.
25 4th SnowBike Festival. 15M/7M races & rides. Bearpen
Mountain, Prattsville. bikereg.com.
25 Prospect Park Spring Classic. 40M/31M/17M. 6:25am.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn. bikereg.com.
MARCH
3 Bike for Kids. 11am. Stationary relay to benefit Dake
Foundation for Children. Saratoga Regional YMCA,
Saratoga Springs. dakefoundation.org.
3 IditaFat. 20K/40K courses. 10K Citizens Race. CCC
Camp, Winona Forest Recreation Area, Mannsville.
bikereg.com.
8 Saratoga 100K Populaire. 10am. Comp entry for
women. Adirondack Ultra Cycling, Schuylerville.
bikereg.com.
9 SnowBall’s Chance Poker Ride & Walk. 6M. 10am. Port
Jervis. bikereg.com.
9 12th Winterbike Fatbike Festival. 8:30am-4pm.
Kingdom Trails, East Burke, VT. mtbvt.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.
24 Saratoga 200K Brevet. 7am. Adirondack Ultra
Cycling, Schuylerville. bikereg.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.
14 NYSMTB Race #1: Point Peter Pounder MTB Race.
Point Peter, Elks-Brox Park, Port Jervis. bikereg.com.
20 Rasputitsa. 53M. Start waves. Jay Peak Resort, Jay, VT.
bikereg.com.
20 CBRC Trooper David Brinkerhoff Memorial Race
#1. 62M/50M/38M. 11am. Coxsackie-Athens High
School, Coxsackie. bikereg.com.
27 CBRC Trooper David Brinkerhoff Memorial Race
#2. 62M/50M/38M. 11am. Coxsackie-Athens High
School, Coxsackie. bikereg.com.
27 Muddy Onion Spring Classic Gravel Grinder.
55M/40M/20M. 9:30am. Montpelier, VT. bikereg.com.
MAY
1-31 ADK Unite. Virtual bike, run, hike to raise money
for Adirondack community food pantries.
bieadirondacks.com.
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.
FEBRUARY 2024 23
5 9th Tour de Force Charity Rides. 50M/25M. Plus,
13.1M, 10K, 5K, 1M run races. Point Au Roche State
Park, Plattsburgh. runsignup.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.
JUNE
28-30 Adirondack Women’s Weekend. 30-35M per day,
meals, supported rides. Saranac Waterfront Lodge,
Saranac Lake. bikeadirondacks.com.
JULY
7-14 Cycle the Erie Canal. 400M. Meals, camping,
supported ride, guided tours, entertainment. Buffalo
to Albany. ptny.org.
13-14 Ride for the River. Beautiful ride with multiple
route options. Supports Ausable River Association.
bikeadirondacks.com
AUGUST
2-4 Weekender at Paul Smith’s College. 30-55M per
day for friends with lodging options to relax on/
off the bike. Paul Smith College, Paul Smiths.
bikeadirondacks.com.
4-11 Cycle the Hudson Valley. 200M. Meals, camping,
supported ride, tours, entertainment. Troy to NYC.
ptny.org.
10 17th Tour of the Catskills. 74/52/27M supported
road rides for all levels. After party at Last Chance
Café. Tannersville. anthemsportstours.com.
11-14 Great Camp Sagamore: Gravel Experience.
Gravel cycling with mini-vacation in landscape
and history. Great Camp Sagamore, Raquette Lake.
bikeadirondacks.com.
24 Pat Stratton Ride. Road cycling tour of 20, 50, 100M
with stunning scenery. Mt. Pisgah, Saranac Lake.
bikeadirondacks.com
SEPTEMBER
8-11 Great Camp Sagamore Experience. 20-25M, 2
gravel days. Raquette Lake. bikeadirondacks.com
14-15 Handlebarley Gravel Weekend. Gravel riding
in eastern Essex County. Paradox Brewery, North
Hudson. bikeadirondacks.com.
21 Bike the Barns. Farm-by-bike ride with farm
stops and tours. Ausable Brewing, Keeseville.
bikeadirondacks.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.
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