Travel Haiku - New York State's Skiing Havens Poem by john tiong chunghoo

New York State
every winter brings out
the skier in him

New York State
when its coldness means
a trailing good time

White Face
he shies away from
the biggest vertical

With nearly 50 family-oriented downhill ski areas, New York state is a premier winter destination. In the Adirondacks, you'll find the state's signature hill, Whiteface, a phenomenal mountain with varied terrain,80 trails, and the East Coast's biggest vertical. In nearby Lake Placid, which hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932 and 1980, you can experience a part of the Games yourself: Watch world-class ski jumpers fly, ride with a professional driver and brakeman down the bobsled competition track, or take a turn around the Speed Skating Oval.