Inventor's Notes

If you thought Lake Placid was only known for the Ironman Triathlon, there is a new game in town with the Rites of Spring Pentathlon. This five-leg event will start and finish at Whiteface Mountain on April 14th with teams competing on who can ski, run, paddle and bike the fastest.

The trees are starting to bud and that usually signifies the end of maple tapping season. This last weekend is a wonderful opportunity to stretch your legs and see what all the maple tasting fuss is about.

As winter's thin grasp on the Adirondacks and North Country has melted away, I have tried to take advantage of the final vestiges of snow. It is the sad truth of spring skiing that the season is at an end, and skiers know their days on skis are numbered.

Well there are many ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and it doesn't have to start with morning mass.

"Shirtsleeve Skiing"January 10, 1930—Each year more people find that here some of the best skiing of the year comes in March. In the city when merchants ar featuring Easter hats, it is difficult to realize that in the Adirondaks snow lies at greater depth than at any time of the year. Days ar longer, permitting more miles on skis before sundown, and sun is so bryt that a tropical tan is swiftly acquired. In March, one skis along comfortably in scanty attire. Indeed, bathing suits and ski boots ar not altogether out of order.