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Lake Placid 1932 & 1980 Olympic Bobsled Track
Lake Placid’s 1932 and 1980 Olympic bobsled track officially become a part of the National Register of Historic Places during a plaque unveiling ceremony, Monday, July 12, 2010 which was attended by The Honorable David Paterson while he was in office.
The original one-and-a-half mile long track at Mt. Van Hoevenberg was completed in Dec. 1930, in time for the 1932 Olympic Winter Games, and since that time has played a significant role in the sport of bobsled’s history. It was during those games that Olympic two-man racing was introduced as well as the push start.
In 1934, the International Bobsled Federation (FIBT) established a one-mile standard for all tracks. To accommodate the change, the top one-half mile was shut down above the Whiteface curve and the number of curves was reduced from 26 to 16, making the upper portion of the run unusable.
The 1,537-meter long course has also hosted five world championship races (1949, 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983) and one more Olympic event, in 1980. The 1949 Worlds also marked the first time a track outside of Europe had hosted that event.
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Today, the track no longer hosts international competitions, but it remains in use. Summer bobsled rides are held on the course, where visitors can enjoy half-mile rides, reaching speeds in excess of 50-miles-per-hour, with professional drivers steering their sleds. Bobsled rides have been a continuous part of the track’s operations since it first opened, Christmas 1930.
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The combined bobsled, luge and skeleton track – the only one east of the Rockies – has been home to several Bobsled/Skeleton and Luge World Championship, as well as, annual World Cup competitions.
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Olympic Sports Complex - Olympic Regional Development Authority
518.523.4436
800.462.6236
220 Bob Run Rt. 73
Lake Placid, NY 12946 US
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