High Rock in the Five Ponds Wilderness
January 3, 2014
After December snowfalls, our editor goes on his first ski trip of the season to High Rock in the Five Ponds Wilderness. By Phil Brown
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Snow Sports
Cascade Lakes
January 2, 2014
Ice skating on a wild pond in a magical setting can warm the soul. By Diane Chase
Mr. Van Trail
January 2, 2014
A refurbished Mr. Van Trail offers an alternative to the popular Avalanche Pass ski tour. By Phil Brown
Cascade Lake Ski Loop
November 14, 2013
Pigeon Lake Wilderness offers skiers a quiet refuge in snowmobiling country. By Phil Brown
Raymond Brook Ski Trail
November 14, 2013
WHEN THERE’S deep snow in your own backyard, you might be reluctant to venture off to someone else’s stash, but that’s what we did last January. By Nancie Battaglia
Jockeybush Lake snowshoe
June 14, 2012
By Stephen Williams The Capital Region forecasters were predicting a high of thirty-five degrees, meaning this day would rival the warmest in six weeks. So my son Nicholas and I debate: ski pants or blue jeans for our snowshoe trip? Nick, a college student who spends most of the winter in Potsdam—where it can be fifty…
Seven Carries, 7th heaven
March 1, 2012
Doing the Seven Carries is a great adventure no matter what the season. Photos and text by Nancie Battaglia.
Klondike Notch Trail
January 1, 2012
When I was a novice backcountry skier, I once climbed to Klondike Notch, the pass between Howard and Yard mountains in the High Peaks Wilderness...By Phil Brown
Mount Arab
January 1, 2012
On a brisk winter day, my dad and I set out for a snowshoe excursion up Mount Arab, a small peak with a restored fire tower west of Tupper Lake and a panoramic view of the northern Adirondacks. By Evan Williams