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Freeride

Northwood School's setting in the Olympic village of Lake Placid and its proximity to the region's Olympic training facilities make it an ideal location for student-athletes wishing to pursue freestyle skiing.

NYSEF freeride student-athletes that attend Northwood School are members of the New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) snowsports program.  All freeride student-athletes that attend Northwood School are members of the New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) program.  NYSEF is a “Gold Certified Club” by the US Ski and Snowboard, the national governing body of skiing and snowboard competition and provides talented coaching staff, athlete lodge facilities and training venues at Whiteface Mountain and the Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex in partnership with the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA).NYSEF provides athlete lodge facilities and training venues at Whiteface Mountain and the Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex in partnership with the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA). 

Freestyle athletes practice and train at nearby Whiteface Mountain with five terrain parks which represent a staggering 2.5 miles of freestyle terrain littered with jumps, rails, hips, jibs, and other features, such as airbag training, to accommodate all levels of freestyle ability.

Freestyle athletes also utilize the school's own state-of-the-art fitness center for dry-land strength and endurance training on campus.  Just a few miles away, the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center is an ideal location for strength training and trampoline sessions, while the Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex boasts a swimming pool and jumps for freestyle athletes to practice and perfect new tricks in the off-season. Freestyle skiers are also offered the opportunity in November to train in Colorado with the Northwood Alpine Ski Team leading up to the winter season.

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