Nordic Ski Resort in New York

Lapland Lake is a four season outdoors resort best known for its Nordic skiing. It was founded by American Olympian Olavi Hirvonen who, along with his wife Ann, run it with love, passion and an incredible attention to detail. Lapland Lake is more than a great place to visit. It's also a breeding ground for new generations of cross country skiers who first traverse these world class trails during their high school races. Another RadXSports video, produced by videographer in chief Stephen Bell with hosts Tony Lanzxa and Dawn Church

Narration:
Lapland is the north country of Finland, and Lapland Lake is a resort with a decidedly Scandinavian accent. Overnight guests guests stay in cottages which are designed to feel like a home away from home.

The trail system runs for 50 kilometers, 38 of which are groomed with classic tracks and skating lanes. The other 12 kilometers are for snowshoeing and back country trekking. The terrain is varied with vigorous climbs rewarded with long curving downhill glides through the towering pines.

Lapland Lake is the vision of Olavi Hirvonen. He was born ion Montreal, raised in Finland and made his first mark in the U.S. As an Olympic athlete.

The proprietors of this resort are definitely hands-on. Olavi is in charge of outdoors facilities and activities.

Ann makes sure everything inside is first class. They pay close attention to every detail.

The honors Lapland Lake has won over the years come from both hard work and a snow-rich location.

Predictably good snowfall is a blessing, but knowing what to do once it's on the ground is an art. They work at it night and day.

It's this dedication that earns Lapland Lake its loyal clientele.

There's more to this resort than recreation. A face to face encounter with real pet reindeer in not an every day occurrence. No, the reindeer's name is not Rudolph.

Kids can always find a way to have fun in the snow.

Lapland Lake is more than a resort. Olavi is dedicated to his sport and is contributing to its growth by making sure a new generation of cross country skiers get to experience a first rate facility. Hosting High School races is part of the program.

Racer starts were staggered by fifteen seconds, girls going first as custom dictates. The course was crowded with cheering classmates. High energy racing and excited fans is what grows a sport.

The boys race was a close one. Steven Petramale from Lake George was a bull on the course.

Queensbury's Will Freiling was equally aggressive on his skis, so equal that these two racers tied for first place.

Proving that there's plenty of talent at Queensbury High, the girl's race was won by the strong and swift Carly Wynn who snowed the field.

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[GerryPallor]

Whoops. At least we got it right in the title.

[Andreastij]

Oh fuck.... Finland is Nordic, not Scandinavian. This is not the same, Americans.