The Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) is a
New York State public benefit corporation
New York state public-benefit corporations and authorities operate like quasi-private corporations, with boards of directors appointed by elected officials, overseeing both publicly operated and privately operated systems. Public-benefit nonprofit ...
, created by the
State of New York
New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. state ...
to manage the facilities used after the
1980 Olympic Winter Games
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States.
Lake Placid was elected ...
at
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,303.
The village of Lake Placid is near the center of the town of North Elba, southwest of Plattsburgh. ...
.
ORDA is the only state-owned
ski area
A ski area is the terrain and supporting infrastructure where skiing and other snow sports take place. Such sports include alpine and cross-country skiing, snow boarding, tubing, sledding, etc. Ski areas may stand alone or be part of a ski resort.
...
organization in the United States.
Destinations they operate include
Whiteface Mountain
Whiteface Mountain is the fifth-highest mountain in the U.S. state of New York, and one of the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains. Set apart from most of the other High Peaks, the summit offers a 360-degree view of the Adirondacks and clear ...
,
Gore Mountain, and
Belleayre Mountain
Belleayre Mountain, in Catskill Park, New York, United States, is a ski resort owned and operated by the Olympic Regional Development Authority or ORDA. It is the only Catskill resort that contains a gondola and attracts many new visitors from ...
. ORDA operates the
Olympic Center
The Olympic Center is a sports complex in Lake Placid, New York that acted as the Olympic Park for both the 1932 and the 1980 Winter Olympics. which houses ice skating, museum, event space, and offices for ORDA. It also operates the
Olympic Sports Complex and
Mount Van Hoevenberg
Mount Van Hoevenberg is a summit point located in the Adirondack Mountains in the Town of North Elba, Essex County, New York, 9 miles (15 km) east-southeast of the village of Lake Placid. Named for Henry Van Hoevenberg (1849–1918) (no ...
located five miles from Lake Placid and the
Olympic Ski Jumping Complex.
History
On July 1, 1981, the New York State legislature (Article 8, Title 28, NYS Public Authorities Law) declared ORDA to maintain and operate all the Olympic sites of
Lake Placid after the final 1980 winter Olympics.
In 1984 ORDA acquired
Gore Mountain and added it to its portfolio.
In November 2011
Belleayre was transferred from the
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (informally referred to as NYSDEC, DEC, EnCon or NYSENCON) is a department of New York state government. The department guides and regulates the conservation, improvement, and protection ...
to ORDA.
Organization
ORDA's consists of its President and CEO Michael Pratt along with 12 board of directors, they are:
* Kelly Cummings, Board Chair
* Bill Beaney
* Cliff Donaldson
* Eric Gertler (Designee - Steve Hunt)
* Thomas Keegan
* Andy Lack
* Art Lussi
* Betty Little
* Diane Munro
* Erik Kulleseid (Designee - Chris Pushkarsh)
* Basil Seggos (Designee - Jeff Stefanko)
* Elinor Tatum
See also
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Adirondack Park Agency Adirondack may refer to:
Places
*Adirondack Mountains, New York, US
**Adirondack Park, a protected area in the US, containing a large portion of the Adirondack Mountains
*Adirondack County, New York, a proposed county in New York
* Adirondack, New ...
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Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund
The Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund is the public-benefit corporation responsible for administering the New York Sire Stakes.
The Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund was established in 1965 t ...
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Development Authority of the North Country
The Development Authority of the North Country (DANC) is a New York State public-benefit corporation. It was created in 1985 by the New York State Legislature to develop and manage the infrastructure needed to support the reactivation of the 10th ...
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Hudson River–Black River Regulating District
The Hudson River–Black River Regulating District (HRBRRD) is a New York state public-benefit corporation that traces its formation to the creation of the Black River Regulating District in 1919, and the Hudson River Regulating District in 1922 ...
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New York Racing Association
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) is the not-for-profit corporation that operates the three largest Thoroughbred horse racing tracks in the state of New York, United States: Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park, Queens; Belmont Park ...
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New York Wine/Grape Foundation
The New York Wine & Grape Foundation is a New York State public-benefit corporation. Its mission is to provide an effective and continuous program of research, promotion and education to strengthen New York State's wine and grape industry's pos ...
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Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority
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United Nations Development Corporation
The United Nations Development Corporation (UNDC) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that helps the United Nations with its real estate, office space, and development needs. It was created in 1968. The UNDC is permitted ...
References
External links
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Public benefit corporations in New York (state)
Sports venues in New York (state)
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