My husband goes to this place every time we are in Lake Placid. The staff is very helpful and friendly, it is very easy to get rentals. The trails are nice and fun to ride thru the forest. If there is not enough snow you could still ski on a golf course (we did it last year) :-) My only complain they open at 9am only. Why can't they open earlier? 7:30-8am perhaps? This way we'd have more freedom to plan the rest of our day...
Trails are breathtaking, great skiing for the beginner, staff is very friendly, food is very good and I loved the fireplace n the lodge. The Irish coffee was wonderful as well. Great day!
We had a blast! The15$ fee was worth every penny! We started snowshoeing about 730, on beautifully groomed and dimly lit trails. The lighting was perfect. It made the trail seem like the wilderness even though there were a quite a few people enjoying the night- snowshoes and cross country skiiers. There were two bon-fire/hotdog/keg areas. One even had a guitar player -tho I am not sure he came with the Center.After we went into the lounge and danced to a great band- in our long underwear - blending in with the girls in their tights :). I had a low sugar moment (crash) and the staff jumped right to helping me before I fainted. They were awesome!!! definitely will do this again!
We loved skiing at Cascades and having lunch there. Everyone is so nice. It feels so down to earth which bigger centers lack. Price is reasonable and they have very interesting trails to ski on. Would definitely go back
wonderful hiking, not easy but the view is one of the best I ever saw.Takes several hours. take water and snacks
Went cross-country skiing with my family during Presidents week. Cascades is a low-key, friendly, relaxed X-C center that connects to the Olympic trails at Mt. Van Hoevenburg. Cascades prices are much lower than the "professional" areas, and unless you're a competition skier you'll not miss the difference. The center has a very helpful and friendly staff, a pleasant (and quick) cafe/pub with good and decently priced food. Only drawback is the lack of double-tracks on the trails - when you meet someone has to step out of their track. Also the total length of the trails is a bit limited - we did most of the routes in little over 4 hours at a leisurely pace.
Very friendly stuff. Not as expensive as other places.It's probably too small for a serious X-C skier, we did the big loop in less than 2 hours.But it is connected to the Olympic trails at Mt. Van Hoevenburg.The center has a very nice cafe with good and reasonably priced food.Very nice place for novice skiers!Most of the trails are in the woods, so it's not as cold even in cold and windy days.
It was our first time cross country skiing. Place was nice, clean and staff helpful. Lodge was nice for a break and you can eat there. Trails well marked and everyone had a great time.
This place is awesome!!! Trails are well groomed with adequate trail markings. When you are finished you can go into the restaurant/bar and have hot fresh home made soup and sandwich. We found "full moon" night to be even more fun with dancing.
We went up here a few weeks ago, very surprised as I had never been to any place like this before. It had a nice chalet for coming in afterwards for a few drinks at the bar and in front of the fireplace. The trails were groomed very well and were marked nicely. We were given a map when we paid and it was easy to read. Although there were many cars in the parking lot, the trails were not crowded at all, there are so many trails that we would go for long stretches without seeing a sole. I highly recommend this place and would ski here again if in the area.