What's on in Lake Placid, United States through the year

Peak crowds — Christmas to New Year ski peak, Winter / Christmas break in United States

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Whiteface and sliding season (15 Nov – 12 Apr (usually)), Christmas to New Year ski peak (20 Dec – 3 Jan (usually))

Busy — one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Whiteface and sliding season (15 Nov – 12 Apr (usually))

Busy — Spring break in United States

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Whiteface and sliding season (15 Nov – 12 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Closure

  High Peaks mud season

  1 Apr – 25 May · usually

  Trails above about 2,500 feet are asked to stay empty through the spring thaw, when the tread is saturated and walking it destroys it. The snow has gone from town long before the summits are walkable. Source ↗

Still on: Whiteface and sliding season (15 Nov – 12 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: High Peaks mud season (1 Apr – 25 May (usually))

Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in June.

Peak crowds — Ironman Lake Placid, Summer break in United States

• Festival

  Ironman Lake Placid

  19 JulSporting eventCrowdedClosuresBook early

  The third Sunday of July, on a course the race has used since 1999. Roads through Keene and the Ausable valley close for most of the day, and the town books out a year ahead for it. Source ↗

Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Peak crowds — Adirondack foliage, Summer break in United States

• Nature

  Adirondack foliage

  20 Sep – 15 Oct · usuallyAutumn colourCrowded

  The High Peaks turn in the last week of September and the lake valleys a week or two behind. Route 73 past the Cascade Lakes is the drive people come for, and the trailhead lots are full by seven.

Busy — Adirondack foliage

• Festival

  Lake Placid Film Festival

  25 Oct – 2 Nov · usuallyBook early

  Independent and documentary screenings around Mirror Lake each Halloween weekend, now in its third decade and one of the last quiet stretches before ski season. Source ↗

Still on: Adirondack foliage (20 Sep – 15 Oct (usually))

Busy — Thanksgiving break in United States

• Season

  Whiteface and sliding season

  15 Nov – 12 Apr · usuallySki season

  Whiteface opens on snowmaking in mid-November and runs to mid-April; the summit chair is the biggest vertical in the East and the first thing shut when it blows. The bobsled track at Mount Van Hoevenberg runs public rides alongside it. Source ↗

Still on: Lake Placid Film Festival (25 Oct – 2 Nov (usually))

Peak crowds — Christmas to New Year ski peak, Winter / Christmas break in United States

• Holiday

  Christmas to New Year ski peak

  20 Dec – 3 Jan · usuallyChristmas & New YearCrowdedBook early

  The week from Christmas to New Year is the busiest of the ski season: lodging and lift-ticket prices reach their highs, ski school and rentals book out and lift lines are longest. Book months ahead, and early-season snow cover varies year to year. Source ↗

Still on: Whiteface and sliding season (15 Nov – 12 Apr (usually))