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Skier 4 Life
10-08-2008, 08:26 PM
for anyone in the Lake Placid area...

Saturday-Sunday, October 11-12: 10 am – 5 pm, ski jumping begins at 11 am ~ at the Olympic Jumping Complex

This blues, brews and barbeques-themed festival features the U.S. National Ski Jumping Championships and the U.S. Nordic Combined Championships, vendors, live entertainment, a silent auction and more. Centerplate, ORDA’s concessionaire, will offer brews and great barbequed food throughout the day. This year’s festival plays host to the 2009 U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships. Saturday starts off with two ski jumping rounds off the 90-meter jump, at 11 am and 1 pm. The Nordic combined athletes continue with the men’s 10K roller-ski race at 2:30 pm and finish with the women’s 5K run. At the end of this event, the winners will be crowned as the 2009 U.S. Ski Jumping Champions. NYSEF ski jumpers compete on the 90-meter jump on Sunday with two rounds of competition, at 11 am and 1 pm. The event is also the second leg of the Art Devlin Trophy, given annually to the overall winner of the Summer Ski Jump, Flaming Leaves and New Year's competitions. Admission is $14 for adults and $8 for juniors/seniors, and includes a chairlift ride and access to the Sky Deck atop the 120-meter ski jump tower. Children six and under are admitted free of charge. An All Festival ticket may be purchased for $20. Olympic Sites Passports will be honored for admission. For more information, please log on to

http://lakeplacid.com/dbsearch/public_orda/popInfo2.cfm?ID=15763 .