Ride the Cloudsplitter Gondola at Whiteface Mountain (518-946-2223; http://www.whiteface.com) and see the Olympic downhill, giant slalom, and slalom trails made famous in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games and countless World Cups. The Cloudsplitter operates daily from June 20 to Sept. 1, and then weekends only from Sept. 5 to Oct. 19. Take a picnic lunch and enjoy the outing on this majestic mountain. Or, drive up the Whiteface Mountain Memorial Highway in Wilmington, and treat yourself to vistas that reach all the way to Canada.