LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – It's been three years since Andrew Weibrecht retired from the U.S. Ski team, but the mountains always beckon.
So, the two-time Winter Olympic medalist is back on his skis for a unique fundraising event — he's skiing the summits of all 46 high peaks in the Adirondack Mountains for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeastern New York.
The Albany-based organization was forced to cancel a fundraising ski event in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. When it happened again this year, Weibrecht moved forward with his own “Do it Yourself, Ski-For-Wishes COVID-19 Edition." “It was unfortunate that our best intentions were derailed due to COVID-19,” said Weibrecht, who won Olympic bronze and silver in super-G in 2010 and