ILNY Travel Guide - Winter 2013/2014 - (Page 3)

Take a wild winter ride! Cat snowmobiles around an oval track at the Adventure Park. This ride takes winter fun to a new level for riders age 6 and older (up to 120 pounds). Helmets are provided. windhammountain.com ©KRISTIAN S. REYNOLDS Seal Watch! Plummet down Mt. Van Hoevenberg on a ribbon of ice! Lake Placid’s Olympic Complex dares you to challenge their world-class bobsled and luge tracks on a mile-long rocket ride, professional driver included. With its Olympic venues and lively nightlife, Lake Placid was just rated #1 of Budget Travel’s Top 11 Coolest Winter Places in America. Whiteface’s Off-Hill Activities have again been ranked #1 by Ski magazine readers—that’s 20 years in a row! whiteface.com/activities There’s big news at the Windham Mountain Adventure Center—a Kids Snowmobile Park! Imagine how cool your children will feel driving Windham’s new fleet of 120cc Arctic Seals come to Long Island during the cooler months (mid-November to May) and often bask in the sun during low tide. Long Island Aquarium naturalists lead guided hikes to see the seals and learn about their habits and behavior. longislandaquarium.com and works by studio glass master Richard Marquis, through February 2014. 607/937-5371; cmog.org Art and performance centers are all dressed up in seasonal finery! The Metropolitan Museum in Manhattan (212/535-7710; metmuseum.org) celebrates its new galleries with special events and holiday concerts amid a wonderland of inspiring artwork. See nycgo.com for information on cool New York City events and shows. Indoor Thrills The dance show craze comes to the Hudson Valley in March with Mohonk Thinks You Can Dance, a hip-swinging weekend of professional dance lessons at the Mohonk Mountain House—just named #1 of America’s Best Resort Spas by Condé Nast Traveler. Other hot musical flings include cool Jazz Fests and Cousin Brucie’s Rock ‘n’ Roll. 845/255-1000; mohonk.com The Corning Museum of Glass heats up the winter season with dazzling Hot Glass shows, ornament workshops for all ages, and holiday trees aglow with thousands of glass decorations—the perfect backdrop for your family holiday picture! New exhibits include 35 centuries of glass beads iloveny.com • 3 • WINTER ©COURTESY CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS Holiday Valley ski resort’s sky-high Mountain Coaster is a steel-rail plummet through the woods with lightening twists and dips (716/699-2345; holidayvalley.com). In the Finger Lakes, Greek Peak Resort’s mighty Nor’Easter Mountain Coaster spirals down the mountain— don’t worry; you control the speed. 800/955-2754; greekpeak.net Photos, top to bottom: Bobsled on Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, Nor’Easter Mountain Coaster at Greek Peak Resort in Cortland, Corning Museum of Glass in Corning. http://www.holidayvalley.com http://www.cmog.org http://www.windhammountain.com http://www.greekpeak.net http://www.metmuseum.org http://www.nycgo.com http://www.longislandaquarium.com http://www.mohonk.com http://www.whiteface.com/activities http://www.iloveny.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ILNY Travel Guide - Winter 2013/2014

ILNY Travel Guide - Winter 2013/2014
Contents
What's Hot This Winter
Family Fun
Downhill Skiing, Riding & Tubing
Cross-Country Skiing
Ski Centers Map
Snowshoeing
Winter Fishing
Snowmobiling
Shopping
Upstate Theater
Spring Adventures
Winter Events

ILNY Travel Guide - Winter 2013/2014

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