Historic Fact

THE 1932 BEAR MOUNTAIN OLYMPIC GAMES. (Well, almost)
Just like today, the International Olympic Committee considered several possible locations for the ’32 Winter Games which were held in Lake Placid, New York. Those locations included Oslo (Norway), Montreal (Canada), Denver (Colorado) and Bear Mountain (Rockland County). Yep, Bear Mountain, just up 9W.
In the 1930’s Bear Mountain was the premier ski jumping site in the United States. Featuring the world-famous Bear Mountain Lodge (really, it was!), Rockland County’s state park almost got the nod for the games, losing out in the final round to Lake Placid. The Bear Mountain ski jump would continue to be used until 1990.
As a consolation prize, Bear Mountain became the spring training location for the Brooklyn Dodgers during World War II.