Doug,
Thanks for all your good information. Unfortunatelly i was not able
to go as I wanted to. I hope you had a blast but from the TV, it does
not seem that the crowd was aplenty??
Thanks
--- In biathlonnorthamerica@yahoogroups.com, Doug McBournie
<al7qs@j...> wrote:
> The biathlon site is on the right hand side of the road that goes
to the
> Mt. VanHo nordic ski area and Bobsled run. The access road is off
Rt.73
> before you get to Lake Placid (can't miss it). When I go up there I
> usually stay at the Econo Lodge in Lake Placid (about 10 min. from
Mt.
> VanHo). The biathlon is one of the best deals around to see world
class
> competitors....its free! After you watch the daily event you can go
up
> the road to the ski area and enjoy the trails. Bring as many people
as
> you can, the organizers need a large showing of spectators to ensure
> future events in this country....at the Senior Nat'l Biathlon last
month
> I don't think there were more than 20 spectators per day. Hope this
is
> the info you are looking for.
>
>
> On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 10:56:55 -0800 (PST) PATRICK LESIMPLE
> <shussbar@y...> writes:
> > Any good recommendations for this event? I don t know
> > the area , and would like to know where the biathlon
> > site is, what is the best accomodation ( close and
> > afordable)...
> >
> > Thanks
>
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