Adirondack Winter Fest
More details on the 2022 event coming soon!
After hosting the 2017 World Snowshoe Championships, Saranac Lake took on the joy of this international experience to host a new snowshoe weekend called Adirondack Winter Fest (formally called Adirondack Snowshoe Fest.)
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Snowshoeing at Dewey Mountain Recreation Center and the Paul Smith’s College VIC offers two different, uniquely Adirondack experiences.
Dewey’s trails twist and turn up the gentle slopes of the mountain, which is a short drive from downtown, while the base lodge provides a cozy meeting space for toe warming and friend making. The VIC is an Adirondack sampler — you’ll pass through every ecosystem in our forests except high alpine tundra as you explore the extensive trail network. The wide, well-marked paths skirt ponds, dip through open forest, and cross wetlands on boardwalks. You’ll love the scenery as much as the adventure!
2020 Schedule of events for reference
Friday, Feb. 21 at Dewey Mountain Recreation Center:
- Snowshoe (and Ski) Jam! with music and food under the lights
Saturday, Feb. 22 at Dewey Mountain Recreation Center:
- Winter Forest Bathing on Snowshoes with Adirondack Riverwalking ($)
- Fat-tire Bikes and Kick Sleds free demos
- Children's Snowshoe Scavenger Hunt
- Registration opens
- Chili in the lodge, marshmallow roast outside
- 10 km Race [10 year age groups]
- 5 km Shoe-Be-Doo Race ($)
- Awards ceremony
Sunday, Feb. 23 at Paul Smith's College VIC:
- Registration opens
- Naturalist led snowshoe tour ($)
- Fat-tire Bikes and Kick Sleds free demos
- 5 km Race [10 year age groups] ($)
- 15 km Race [10 year age groups] ($)
- Chili in the lodge, marshmallow roast outside
- Awards ceremony
- All Day Snowshoe Obstacle Course
- All Day Build-your-own snowshoe kits with Paul Smith’s College Students
- All Day Children's Snowshoe Scavenger Hunt
5 km Snowshoe Race
Racers will start and finish at the VIC, racing clockwise around the Heron Marsh. The course passes through gorgeous stands of hard and softwood forests, across a bog, and over a waterfall! [10 year age groups]
15 km Snowshoe Race
The 15 km course follows the 5km course route for the first lap, and goes the distance for our endurance racers. The course manages some serious hill climbs and passes by some beautiful winter vistas. [10 year age groups]
Registration for all events can be found here. 18 and under are FREE!
