I've been to Lake Placid. It's not kvlt, but you have nice hiking and there is a good Chinese buffet.
Lake Placid during the winter is kvlt. Tourists seem to think it's awesome. It's a tourist attraction. Basically people who do not live here see something I do not, but than again they do not live here so what the hell do they know. If you wait on table all winter and deal with tourists everyday you'll never be the same.