If you decide to climb Azure, regardless of the weather or season, you won’t be alone.
Paul Smith’s system opens to skiers
Taking advantage of bomb cyclone snow and seeing old growth of epic proportions
Flume Knob is in the shadow of the Whiteface/Esther ridgeline, and is great for hiking or snowshoeing.
A key access point to one of the Adirondacks most popular paddling routes will be closed for next season and perhaps longer.
In 2022, Explorer recreation writers made trips by bike, skis, foot and boat.
After Friday’s storm, the snowpack now exceeds a foot in many places in the Adirondacks.
No ‘kick and glide’ to be found when skiing 2 feet of fresh snow