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night skiing at cascade

Night time is the right time, for skiing at Cascade

By Tim Rowland

Adirondack Mountain Club keeps trail lights on until 7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays

Hickory Hill

Hickory Ski Center faces deadline to fund ski lifts

By Times Union

Historic, challenging ski hill has been open to uphill skiers but wants to revive lifts

Ed Palen stands in front of a parking lot on his property that he created in recent years to accomodate skers visiting the Keene section of the Jackrabbit Trail. Photo by Mike Lynch

Urging a solution to Jackrabbit Trail access 

By Mike Lynch

Landowners at the Keene entrance to the Jackrabbit Trail say the parking situation there has become problematic, and they are offering a long-term solution for the popular trailhead.  

Breaking ground on a new ski trail

By Mike Lynch

Editor Brandon Loomis and multimedia reporter Mike Lynch joined trail volunteers in January 2021 on a 6-mile ski trip on the Foxey Brown Ski Trail in Piseco.

Skiing the Jackrabbit Trail

By Mike Lynch

Explorer editor Brandon Loomis skis the Jackrabbit Trail from Whiteface Inn Lane to McKenzie Pond Road in February 2019.

Skiing the Tupper Lake Triad

By Mike Lynch

Phil Brown skis the Tupper Lake triad in March 2018. Video by Mike Lynch

Skiing Old Mountain Road

By Mike Lynch

Former Editor Phil Brown skis Old Mountain Road on a snowy day in March 2018. Video by Mike Lynch.

Ron Konowitz talks about Wright Peak Ski Trail reroute

By Mike Lynch

Ron Konowitz, of Adirondack Powder Skier Association, talks about the Wright Peak Ski Trail proposal in the High Peaks Wilderness. The proposal has been approved since this video was made.

Jackrabbit Ski Trail

Skiing the Jackrabbit Trail to McKenzie Pond

By Phil Brown

On Saturday I set out to ski the two miles to McKenzie Pond on the popular Jackrabbit Trail. However, the sign at the trail warned that a bridge over McKenzie Brook was “flooded and impassable.” I knew that the bridge had been a few feet underwater after a recent thaw, but that was a week…

A lunchtime ski at Dewey Mountain

By Mike Lynch

Explorer Editor Phil Brown skis to the summit of Dewey Mountain during his lunch break.

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