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Lake Placid area adding major downhill mountain bike competition

By Mike Lynch

This past weekend, ORDA hosted World Cup cross-country mountain bike races at Mount Van Hoevenberg.

Kris Cheney-Seymour, program manager at Mount Van Hoevenberg, describes how mountain bikers will go through this rock garden. Photo by Mike Lynch

Mount Van Hoevenberg undergoes changes for mountain bike races

By Mike Lynch

$300,000 in course work includes features for TV viewers

Whiteface Mountain makes plans for snowmaking reservoir

By James Odato

CEO Ashley Walden spearheads multi-year effort to combat snow shortages

Mountain Biking World Cup: Organizers gear up for Lake Placid event

By Mike Lynch

As part of the series this September, Mount Van Hoevenberg to build new mountain biking course

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Takeaways from $57M World University Games

By James Odato

Report details funding, employment, housing challenges for the winter sports competition

blond woman, Ashley Walden, the new ORDA CEO in front of Olympic facility building

Walden slides into Olympic authority job

By James Odato

New ORDA CEO talks about the role and her plans for state-owned Olympic facilities

Olympic facilities funding questioned in budget talks

By Gwendolyn Craig

Protect the Adirondacks is questioning Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed $82.5 million investment into Olympic facilities.

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Cold ice, warm sidewalks

By Zachary Matson

Waste heat from the Olympic Center refrigeration system is recycled to melt snow and ice from sidewalks

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Olympic authority to pay $1.2M to host biking World Cup

By James Odato

The deal will bring about 130 cross-country biking competitors to the region for three days in the fall of 2024, 2025 and 2026

blond woman, Ashley Walden, the new ORDA CEO in front of Olympic facility building

Olympic authority chooses Ashley Walden as new CEO

By James Odato

Former Olympic luger led the World University Games planning 

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