Waterskiing

Since the advent of the motorboat, Adirondackees have water-skied on the calm, clear waters of Lake George. With the inclusion of wakeboarding and tubing in recent years, this fast-paced activity has risen to the top tier of Adirondack Camp’s popularity list! Campers learn to water-ski and wakeboard in our powerful Ski-Nautique motorboats, while under the safe, professional, and experienced eyes of our several ski and wakeboard instructors.

Once you have learned the safety rules and spotter hand signals, our boats depart from our private dock into the protected Glenburnie Cove. Under the shadow of Anthony’s Nose (rock formation), our skiers do their best to “walk on water”. Adirondack Camp’s water-ski and wakeboard program parallels the American Water Ski Association beginner, intermediate and advanced courses, so campers can track their progress year-to-year and lake-to-lake. Specific water-ski challenges include crossing and jumping the wake, dropping a ski “mid-stream”, doing a 180’ and slalom. Wakeboarding skills include 180's, 360's, wake skates, and tail grabs. Advanced wake-boarders may ultimately learn to nuclear grab and back roll. Gnarly!

Adirondack Camp is home to two brand new Sport Nautique SV-211 boats, one designed for waterskiing and the other a multi-functional boat that allows for wakeboarding as well as waterskiing. Water-skiing and wakeboarding are definitely the most fast-paced activities at Adirondack Camp though, on a breezy day, our windsurfers would argue this point! Waterfront sports at Adirondack generally stress a partnership or sense of oneness with nature – like the quiet calm shared in a canoe or the intimacy of a kayak rounding the point… but there is no denying the thrill of being pulled across the water by several hundred horsepower! At Adirondack Camp we have activities for all speeds!