Can you visit Herb Brooks Arena?

The Olympic Center has a total of four ice surfaces—three indoor, one outdoor—for Lake Placid public skating and athlete training, hosting one of the longest-running summer figure skating programs in the world. Tours are available for the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena, 1932 Rink and the Conference Center at Lake Placid.

Is Mirror Lake skating Open?

The 2-mile long Mirror Lake ice track is an example of an effort that benefits both the residents of and visitors to Lake Placid. Once the ice forms to a safe thickness, the track is open to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

How many rinks are in the Herb Brooks Arena?

2
and Herb Brooks Way in St. Cloud Minnesota with 2 Olympic-size rinks at 200ft. x 100ft. Overall the facility measures 138,000 square feet.

What did the 1980s Lake Placid Olympic facilities turn into so the space was not wasted?

For two weeks in the winter of 1980, a small town in upstate New York had an Olympic Village filled with 1,800 of the world’s most elite athletes. But a short six months later, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons had converted the Olympic Village into Federal Correctional Institution Ray Brook, still standing today.

Does Mirror Lake freeze?

Every year, for decades, Mirror Lake has frozen over later and later in the season. As the climate warms, the pattern of ice coverage on the lake has incrementally shifted, meaning fewer days when the lake is frozen over and a later-season freeze.

Can you skate on Mirror Lake?

Skate on Mirror Lake Each winter the town clears a skating path around Mirror Lake. That’s over two miles of skating fun on the lake. You can get skate rentals at Locker Room 5, which sits right on Main Street in close proximity to the lake.

Where is the Olympic Center in Lake Placid?

The Olympic Center/Hall of Fame. The Lake Placid Olympic Museum is housed in the Olympic Center, the same building where Sonja Henie won Olympic gold in 1932 and the U.S. Hockey Team’s Miracle on Ice took place in 1980. It overlooks the speedskating oval where Eric Heiden won his unprecedented five gold medals in 1980.

Where was Miracle on ice in Lake Placid?

The Lake Placid Olympic Museum is housed in the Olympic Center, the same building where Sonja Henie won Olympic gold in 1932 and the U.S. Hockey Team’s Miracle on Ice took place in 1980. It overlooks the speedskating oval where Eric Heiden won his unprecedented five gold medals in 1980.

How big is Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid?

But the glory isn’t all behind us—every year the 7,700-seat 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena hosts national and international figure skating competitions, USA Hockey events, Stars on Ice, ECAC Hockey Championships, and more. In the summer, see top new skaters perform each weekend for our Saturday Night Ice Shows in the historic 1932 Jack Shea Arena!