![]() ![]() Few spectators enjoy the Winter Games as much as avid alpine skiers, and if you ski, Whiteface Mountain, which hosted all the Downhill events, welcomes you to tackle the very same trails. Lake Placid is one of the few places you can try this and take lessons in both skiing and rifle marksmanship, through Discover Biathlon. Biathlon is the sport that marries cross-country skiing with rifle shooting and demands accuracy and steadiness while enduring a high heart rate. You can even go it alone - head first - at high speed on the icy track with the Skeleton Experience. #Bobsled vs luge vs skeleton driverYou can rent speed skates and take laps on the very same 400-meter oval where Heiden made history, or jump into a bobsled for a high G-force bobsled ride with a professional driver and brakeman. Many facilities here have been preserved and are available for public use. Lake Placid, NY: The only 2-time Winter Olympic host in the country, Lake Placid is especially rich in Gold Medal history - think the US vs USSR hockey “Miracle on Ice” and Eric Heiden’s record setting speedskating success - he was the first athlete in Olympic history to win five golds, and the only speedskater ever to win all five events. ![]()
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