The cross country and biathlon World Cup seasons are over, and most of those athletes are flying back to the states tomorrow. Guess what? Many of them will be heading to Lake Placid from Wednesday to Sunday. Also, NCAA and USCSA Cross Country Ski Championships are over, so many of those folks will be headed this way as well. Not to mention "retired" athletes like Lucy (5 ski marathons this season) who will be there.
The two best viewing options are the national championship events: Friday sprints with head to head racing, and the 40k mass start on Sunday. That National Championship distance race will be five stout laps with a total of over 4000' vertical.