The Adaptive Winter Sports Program is one of many programs the Double H Ranch in Lake Luzerne offers children with chronic illnesses or disabilities.
Skiing Old Mountain Road
BETA executive director Josh Wilson led Phil Brown on a ski tour of Old Mountain Road in March 2018.
Photos through the years at the Mountaineer
The Mountaineer gear shop in Keene Valley changed ownership toward the end of 2018.
Snowshoeing Sawyer Mountain
Standing at the Sawyer Mountain trail register, his snowshoes pushing through more than a foot of snow, Ned yelled out: “The last person to sign the register was six days ago.”
Adirondack Park poised to allow wider ski trails
The Adirondack Park Agency has tentatively approved new criteria for ski trails intended to enhance the experience of backcountry skiers in the forest preserve.
Perilous days in the mountains
Three DEC Forest Rangers assisted Long Lake Rescue Squad recover a 51-year-old Ontario, Canada man who had cardiac arrest on the trail to Owl’s Head Mountain. Members of the man’s group performed CPR but the man was deceased when Rangers and rescue personnel arrived at the scene
Battle over Old Mountain Road may be settled
When Jim McCulley drove his snowmobile on Old Mountain Road in 2003, he touched off a series of court battles that lasted fifteen years. For now, at least, the legal saga appears to have ended.
Ski trails open up, waters ice over
Some ponds and lakes are freezing up early, and people are already hitting groomed and backcountry ski trails.
Questions raised about proposed snowmobile trail
The proposed trail would cross South Inlet near Raquette Lake and run four miles through the Blue Ridge Wilderness, to the south of Route 28.
Classic Rock-Climbing History Gets Update
The new edition of Yankee Rock and Ice describes Matt Horner’s efforts to repeat a notoriously difficult ice climb called Gorillas in the Mist on Poke-O-Moonshine’s cliffs.
