Jenkins Mountain ski
I had skied Jenkins Mountain once before and though I enjoyed the view from the summit, I didn’t particularly like the long slog down an old woods road to get to the mountain’s base.
Snow Sports
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The uncommon cold: High Peaks ski
I am thinking a lot about Mike’s toe. The big one on the left foot. It’s swollen, purple and covered by an ugly brown blister. If he loses it, I don’t know what I’ll do. I might have to cut off my own toe in penance.
Vanderwhacker Mountain
Picture the Adirondacks as they were just after the glaciers departed: Windswept peaks rise naked from the gravelly aftermath of the Ice Age, temporarily bare of soil and forest.
The frozen steep
This is a piece about ice climbing. I’ll tell you what I know, how it’s done, when it’s done. I’ll explain all the pointy tools and where people do it. By Don Mellor
Peachy Keene ski trips
I had been to Lost Pond on the Nun-da-ga-o Ridge on summer hikes several times, but I never visited it in winter until two years ago on skis. What a lovely place mantled in snow!
Snowshow heaven
Snowshoes are an integral part of the winter landscape in the Adirondacks, almost certainly dating back to when the first humans began to explore these snowy mountains on foot.
Owls Head snowshoe
Embark on a gentle snowshoe hike to Owl Head Lookout in the Giant Mountain Wilderness, offering serene winter landscapes and panoramic views.
Skiing Tongue Mountain
Backcountry skiers in the northern Adirondacks spent most of last winter waiting for the big snowstorm that didn’t show up. So when Lake George got hit by a nor’easter in late January, I decided to go to the snow.
Moss Lake grows on you
Last winter, my friends and I stumbled across one of the many wonderful secrets hidden in the western Adirondacks.
Jackrabbit trail
5:45: Wake up. It’s late winter. I’m in my friends Jack and Mary Jean Burke’s house on Keese Mill Road in Paul Smiths.