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The ski area, known as Marble Mountain, operated between 1948 and 1960. [31] The slopes were regularly exposed to strong prevailing winds that would strip away snow and make skiing difficult or impossible. Because of the poor conditions, Marble Mountain was abandoned in favor of the modern ski area in 1957.
At the starting gate, the skies were partly cloudy, the temperature was −14 °C (7 °F), wind speed was 25–40 km/h (16–25 mph), and the snow condition was hard packed. Rank Bib
The races were held February 14–23 at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington, New York, [1] [2] northeast of host Lake Placid. [3] [4] This was the first Olympics in which the women's giant slalom consisted of two runs, rather than one, and both GS events ran only one run per day.
The Men's Downhill competition of the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid was held at Whiteface Mountain on Thursday, February 14. [1] [2] [3]The defending world champion was Josef Walcher of Austria, while Switzerland's Peter Müller was the defending World Cup downhill champion and led the 1980 World Cup.
Whiteface Mountain (4,867 ft or 1,483 m), in nearby Wilmington about 13 miles (21 km) from Lake Placid, offers skiing, hiking, gondola rides, and mountain biking, and is the only one of the High Peaks that can be reached by an auto road. Whiteface Mountain has a vertical elevation of 3,430 feet (1,050 m), the highest vertical elevation of ...
The occurrence of earthquake swarms near the center of the massif at Blue Mountain Lake may be evidence of this. Some of the earthquakes have exceeded 5 on the Richter magnitude scale. Whiteface Mountain is the fifth-highest mountain in New York, and one of the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains.
Dec. 19—Ski areas across Western Montana are wishing for a Christmas miracle as the winter's busiest week on the slopes approaches without much of the white stuff piled up, forcing some areas to ...
Some venues from the 1932 Games were renovated for use in the 1980 Games, and events were held at the Olympic Center, Whiteface Mountain, Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run, the Olympic Ski Jumps, the Cascade Cross Country Ski Center, and the Lake Placid High School Speed Skating Oval. The Games were a success in terms of sport, but the ...