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2012 & 2013 Frozen Fours Awarded to Lake Placid

Re: 2012 & 2013 Frozen Fours Awarded to Lake Placid

Birdwatcher said:
These estimates are from mapquest.

Rochester, NY to Olympic Center, Lake Placid, NY
Total Travel Estimate: 5 hours 14 minutes / 275.53 miles

Boston, Ma to Olympic Center, Lake Placid, NY
Total Travel Estimate: 5 hours 31 minutes / 282.58 miles
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How about this:

Bradley International Airport/Windsor Locks, CT to LP:
4 hours 12 minutes / 240.91 miles
 
Re: 2012 & 2013 Frozen Fours Awarded to Lake Placid

Birdwatcher said:
These estimates are from mapquest.

Rochester, NY to Olympic Center, Lake Placid, NY
Total Travel Estimate: 5 hours 14 minutes / 275.53 miles
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I think they take you the "long" way. Most of the times when you map out the Rochester to Lake Placid route, due to all the "side" roads, it sometimes gives you the "wrong" route. They also may be giving you times based on what they perceive as limited speeds through some of those side roads, when most of the time you can go 55 without too much trouble.

The way to go is up I-81, get off at Watertown, go past Fort Drum, and then through the mountains through Tupper Lake, Saranac Lake, into Lake Placid.

It doesn't take me five hours to get to Lake Placid, previous race car driving experience not withstanding...
 
Re: 2012 & 2013 Frozen Fours Awarded to Lake Placid

You may want to check the MSP to Montreal(YUL) route. Usually international travel is cheaper, but the cross border hassle may be more of a distraction than a help, but back in the day it was a LOT cheaper to fly from US to Canada and vice versa. Expedia gives a $511 rate for Mar 17 to Mar 21 round trip.
 
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Russell Jaslow said:
I think they take you the "long" way. Most of the times when you map out the Rochester to Lake Placid route, due to all the "side" roads, it sometimes gives you the "wrong" route. They also may be giving you times based on what they perceive as limited speeds through some of those side roads, when most of the time you can go 55 without too much trouble.

The way to go is up I-81, get off at Watertown, go past Fort Drum, and then through the mountains through Tupper Lake, Saranac Lake, into Lake Placid.

It doesn't take me five hours to get to Lake Placid, previous race car driving experience not withstanding...
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That is the exact route they are giving!! Figures out to be about an average speed of 52.5mph
 
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joecct said:
Agreed. Back in the day it was 70 MPH through the Adirondacks, with the exception of Tupper Lake. There you obeyed the speed limit.
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Back in the day? Clearly you didn't ride to Placid with The Caveman either of the past two years.
 
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joecct said:
Agreed. Back in the day it was 70 MPH through the Adirondacks, with the exception of Tupper Lake. There you obeyed the speed limit.
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If anybody can average 70 miles per hour from the split of Rt 30/rt 3 near Saranac Inn to Saranac Lake on Rt 3, they should definately be running in the Grand Prix!!!
 
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Birdwatcher said:
If anybody can average 70 miles per hour from the split of Rt 30/rt 3 near Saranac Inn to Saranac Lake on Rt 3, they should definately be running in the Grand Prix!!!
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"Back in the day" that would have been quite the challange, since the major upgrade of the early-mid 1990's, other than the police (insurance) risk, it shouldn't be any problem (assuming the car and/or traffic isn't part of the problem - there still are few passing zones). NYSP Troop B headquarter's are in Ray Brook - of which Route 3 is major access road.

Also, Tupper Lake still has (and NEEDS) it's local PD, and the state boy's love Sevey Corner's area - where Route 56 (to Canton/Potsdam) meets Route 3, also keep to the limit in the Star & Cranberry Lake areas.

From points south and east of I90 (i.e. if Utica is closer than Syracuse), taking Route 12 to 812 to meet up with Route 3 is also an acceptable route - distance/speed/highway conditions wise.
 
Re: 2012 & 2013 Frozen Fours Awarded to Lake Placid

Obviously a personal preference, but I just don't like driving a ton and I can't stand the idea of paying several hundred dollars for a plane ticket and still having to rent a car to drive anywhere from 2 to 5 hours on top of that. Our flying option would be akin to flying from Plattsburgh to either Green Bay or Duluth and then driving over to the Twin Cities with a rental. Of course you have the option of flying right into the host city when we do not. All sites I could see as likely future hosts out West have a commercial airport in the town. Lake Placid does not.

As far as comparing the drive to the average trip for SNC opponents, I don't have to rent a car on top of several hundred bucks of airline tickets. These distances impact me very little anyway because I don't travel to many SNC away games with my kids being young.

I want to be clear, I'm not angry about it and I'm not whining. Just openly discussing my personal preferences versus the logistics.
 
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MW4Bucky&SNC said:
Obviously a personal preference, but I just don't like driving a ton and I can't stand the idea of paying several hundred dollars for a plane ticket and still having to rent a car to drive anywhere from 2 to 5 hours on top of that. Our flying option would be akin to flying from Plattsburgh to either Green Bay or Duluth and then driving over to the Twin Cities with a rental. Of course you have the option of flying right into the host city when we do not. All sites I could see as likely future hosts out West have a commercial airport in the town. Lake Placid does not.

As far as comparing the drive to the average trip for SNC opponents, I don't have to rent a car on top of several hundred bucks of airline tickets. These distances impact me very little anyway because I don't travel to many SNC away games with my kids being young.

I want to be clear, I'm not angry about it and I'm not whining. Just openly discussing my personal preferences versus the logistics.
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Priceline has 4 different airlines flying Green bay to Adirondack Regional Airport in Saranac Lake for less than $450... arrange to have an Eastern poster to pick you up, since it's only about 20 miles from LP. ;)

EDIT: I suppose I should acknowledge that every single one of them is Green bay > Chicago > Boston > Saranac Lake (and some slightly more expensive options substitute Milwaukee, Minneapolis, or Detroit for Chicago)
 
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MW4Bucky&SNC said:
Obviously a personal preference, but I just don't like driving a ton and I can't stand the idea of paying several hundred dollars for a plane ticket and still having to rent a car to drive anywhere from 2 to 5 hours on top of that. Our flying option would be akin to flying from Plattsburgh to either Green Bay or Duluth and then driving over to the Twin Cities with a rental. Of course you have the option of flying right into the host city when we do not. All sites I could see as likely future hosts out West have a commercial airport in the town. Lake Placid does not.
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Most of us who live in the Eastern region don't have a commercial airport in town and have to drive to one and park there. What's the diff? The commutative property in action.
 
Re: 2012 & 2013 Frozen Fours Awarded to Lake Placid

MW4Bucky&SNC said:
Obviously a personal preference, but I just don't like driving a ton and I can't stand the idea of paying several hundred dollars for a plane ticket and still having to rent a car to drive anywhere from 2 to 5 hours on top of that. Our flying option would be akin to flying from Plattsburgh to either Green Bay or Duluth and then driving over to the Twin Cities with a rental. Of course you have the option of flying right into the host city when we do not. All sites I could see as likely future hosts out West have a commercial airport in the town. Lake Placid does not.

As far as comparing the drive to the average trip for SNC opponents, I don't have to rent a car on top of several hundred bucks of airline tickets. These distances impact me very little anyway because I don't travel to many SNC away games with my kids being young.

I want to be clear, I'm not angry about it and I'm not whining. Just openly discussing my personal preferences versus the logistics.
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Back in March, since Norwich had that dramatic late come back against the EC men, I flew out to Minnesota to watch the EC women. Had to fly into Minneapolis St Paul, then drive an hour south during a minor flood to Gustavus Adolphus. That was a boring drive in my opinion.

However, I drove to Placid from Elmira in 2008 and 2009. One year I did the Fort Drum to Saranac Lake route, the next year I did I-81 to I-88 route. Either way, the scenery is absolutely breath taking as you approach the mountains. Either route will give you one of the most beautiful views of nature you will ever see. Don't go wishing that opportunity away. It's a blessing in disguise that you can not fly there. I find the drive is extremely calming, and dang it - now I have a craving for Down The Hill Grill chicken parm.
 
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:D Last time I flew into Saranac it was an 18 seater prop plane, it was snowing and the pilot was 14 years old (or appeared that way) It was better than a roller coaster, and it wasn't that long ago.:eek:
 
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Doesn't matter to me where the FF is held. Because, if I'm there, it means that my team made the big dance:) :) :)
That's the important thing, not how long it takes to get there..
 
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pete99race said:
Doesn't matter to me where the FF is held. Because, if I'm there, it means that my team made the big dance:) :) :)
That's the important thing, not how long it takes to get there..
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Of course, we all know - it takes ALL season to get there :cool: :p ;)
 
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Don't wait until 2012...

Hockey festival under way (From Plattsburgh Press-Republican 8-16-2010)

LAKE PLACID — The 2010 USA Hockey Women's National Festival, which runs through Saturday in Lake Placid, features a 22-player squad that trains both on and off the ice at the Olympic Center and Olympic Training Center. Also participating in the Festival will be the 2010 U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team and the 2010 U.S. Women's Under-18 Select Team.

The Festival will serve as a selection camp for the 2010-11 U.S. Women's National Team. The camp features practices and a three-game series in which the skaters are divided into two teams.

In addition, the Americans will face off against Canada in three games at the Olympic Center: Aug. 18, at 4 p.m.; Aug. 19, 4 p.m.; and Aug. 21, at 10 a.m.

All practice sessions are open to the public and tickets to the international games are available through ORDA in Lake Placid.
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