Lake Placid Toboggan Chute — Attraction in Town of North Elba

My family and friends wanted to try this out while we were in town. It looked like fun and seemed to be a popular spot. They advertise that you can ride as many times as you’d like within the current shift, however in reality the line was so long and moved so slowly we only had one ride. $25 for 1 ride for one adult and one kid. But this wasn’t the worst part… There is a rough transition between the chute and the ice. So much so that it bruised my son’s tailbone and BROKE my friend’s tailbone! He will be in pain for at least a month, as there’s nothing really that can be done for a broken tailbone. We will not be doing this activity again and do not...

Getting real time info for this is hard to get on the web. You can maybe gauge Mirror Lake's frozen status with web cams. We also did the dog sled and saw a pickup drive on the ice to deliver new dogs. Yes, ice was thick enough to support a truck!

My daughter and I climbed the platform in 15 degree wind chill weather. Bring thick gloves and ski goggles.

We slid all the way to the end that we tilted against a small snow bank.

Both dog sled and toboggan are not to be missed if you can beat...

It was a toss up on the stars. Obviously it's a one of a kind and great fun! Only 2 real "complaints." 1, they used to run it at night which was a blast to do as well as to watch. 2, I don't know the logistics of icing an old olympic ski jump to make it go onto a lake, but I'd love to see a smoother transition to the ice on the lake. 3 days later and I'm way crippled. Watch my video, and you'll hear me grunt when we hit the bottom. Was only good for 2 runs...