Olympic Regional Development Authority
ORDA is a state run organization for the development and betterment of young athletes in America. Our mission is to facilitate, support and operate Whiteface Mountain and Gore Montain Ski areas, Olympic Sports Complex, Olympic Ski Jumping Complex and the ice skating complex.
Established by the New York State legislature (Article 8, Title 28, NYS Public Authorities Law) on July 3, 1981, ORDA was given the mandate to manage and promote the sports facilities used to host the 1980 Olympic Winter Games. State and local government cooperatively created a long term solution to protect the public's investment in the Lake Placid Olympic facilities through the establishment of ORDA. In 1984 Gore Mountain joined the ORDA ranks. New York State had contributed $44 million to the construction and operation of the 1980 Olympic facilities while the Federal Government and the organizing committee provided an additional $150 million investment. ORDA's legislative mandate is to:
1.Institute a comprehensive, coordinated program of activities utilizing the Olympic facilities and Gore Mountain in and around Lake Placid, and North Creek, New York, in order to insure optimum year-round use and enjoyment of these facilities to the economic and social benefit of the Olympic Region and to minimize the financial burden on state and local government by maximizing revenue opportunities.
2.Improve the physical fitness and recreational education of the people of New York and the United States.
3.Develop, implement and supervise a comprehensive, coordinated program for the management, promotion and scheduling of a wide range of national and international athletic training and competitive opportunities that maximize the utilization of the Olympic facilities.
4.Develop, construct, operate, manage and maintain facilities for the training and housing of amateur athletes in connection with the United States Olympic Committee's training center program and ORDA's conduct of national and international sports events.
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