As the weather gets even colder in the second semester, students have been enjoying the various winter activities that have become available. Lake Placid and its surrounding area have many unique opportunities for fun, and Northwood students have been capitalizing on these resources.
Students each have their favorite parts about winter so far. Natalie Gaeckle, ‘25, says, “Walking across the lake is really fun because I’ve never been able to walk across any lake, at home or anywhere. So, I think it’s cool that this lake actually freezes over, and we can go on it.” Jingxi Zhao ‘27 loves the snow at Whiteface this year. “I enjoy snowboarding with all my friends,” Zhao said.” It’s great that we have such good conditions this year to explore different trails earlier. Lookout Mountain is one of my favorites now. Also, I know it’s pretty cold, but I still like to go into town with my friends,” she added.
Sasha Luhur ‘27 has “had a lot of fun skating on the Oval, although it does get really cold. I learned the hard way to bring hand warmers with my mittens.”
Some winter activities haven’t been checked off students’ bucket lists yet. “I want to go down to the ski jumping area and watch competitions,” Gaeckle said.
Jingxi Zhao wants to “try the toboggan chute with my friends this year, and I also want to try the dog sleds. I saw them last year and thought they were really cool.”
It helps that it’s much colder lately in town, and the lake is frozen solid because Sasha wants “to skate on the lake because I didn’t get to skate on it last year. It would be cool if it froze deep enough, and I could do jumps on lake ice because I’ve always wanted to do that.” Hopefully, the winter weather will keep giving us opportunities to try new things and make lasting memories.
