Neighbors’ complaints halt weapons training at Olympic site
By James Odato
“Our whole market here is about peace and tranquility,” said Wayne Failing, who rents cabins a half-mile away from the training site.
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Neighbors alarmed by weapons training at Mount Van Hoevenberg
By James Odato
State police officers began a three-month weapons training course at Mount Van Hoevenberg this week, startling neighbors with sustained bursts of assault rifles and shotguns and possibly violating terms of authorized activities in the state forest preserve.
Groups want constitutional amendment for Mount Van Ho tree cutting
By James Odato
The toppling of more than three acres of trees from the Adirondack forest preserve by state Olympic authority workers may spark something environmental groups have long called for – a constitutional amendment for any upgrades to the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex. Or it may trigger a lawsuit.
Hikers should expect significant detour at Van Hoevenberg
By Mike Lynch
Hikers looking to tackle the new Mount Van Hoevenberg East Trail should expect a significant detour through crosscountry skiing trails due to construction at the nearby Olympic sports facilities.
Town laments lack of input on Van Ho lodge plans
By Sara Ruberg
North Elba was not included in decisions made on the Mount Van Hoevenberg project up to this point, according to several board members.
New trail opens for Columbus Day crowds
Cascade’s usual parking zone is closed through Monday, and shuttles are running hikers to that trail from the Olympic Sports Complex every half hour from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The last return shuttle leaves the trail at 7 p.m.
ORDA seeks to modernize cross-country-ski center
By Tim Rowland
The Olympic Regional Development Authority hopes to begin construction this year on what winter-sports enthusiasts hope will be a “magical” transformation of the historic Van Hoevenberg cross-country-skiing center into an international venue on par with any in the world. The plans are conditional on permitting and would be carried out over the next several years…
Giving winter a hand at Mount Van Ho
By Mike Lynch
Mount Van Hoevenberg manager Kris Cheney-Seymour said the short ski season goaded the center to find a way to stay open longer in warm winters. By the following winter, Van Ho had installed a snowmaking system known as the Snow Factory. The result: it stayed open 137 days last season.