Lake Placid Is Cool in the Summer
August 14, 2007. Luxury vacation rentals remain popular throughout the year at Lake Placid, New York. But no matter what time you visit, the Winter Olympics will surely be prominent, according to an article in the New York Times.
A travel writer who visited the resort destination found the main attractions to center around Winter Olympic sports, history and training. Because so many athletes train here in the summer, popular pastimes include watching figure skaters perfect their routines. You can ride a bobsled down the run used in the 1980 Olympics. Or take the gondola to the top of Little Whiteface, once the site of the downhill skiing contests and still a popular hill with skiers and snowboarders.
It's easy to see why this place draws visitors all year long. Lake Placid's shimmering waters beckon visitors in the summer, and the surrounding hikes travel through beautiful forests. In the fall, these hills blaze with color. And at 3,420 feet, Whiteface offers the most vertical drop of any ski resort in the East. Its steeps are also legendary.
Being a short jaunt from Interstate 87, the area is also an easy drive from most places in New England.
