Raquette Falls cross-country ski
Embark on a round-trip cross-country ski adventure to Raquette Falls, following an old logging road along the scenic Raquette River.
Map
All Stories
Seven Carries, 7th heaven
Doing the Seven Carries is a great adventure no matter what the season. Photos and text by Nancie Battaglia.
Klondike Notch Trail
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
Secret trails in the Bog River Region
Last summer I canoed across Round Lake and took a walk along the path that parallels the outlet. After a while, I saw a homemade sign that read “Round Lake Ski Trail.” Since I’m a backcountry skier, I made a vow to return. By Phil Brown
Kilburn slide: Winter mountaineering 101
In the first few days of February, the Adirondacks got about fifteen inches of snow, prompting the state to issue an avalanche warning. By Phil Brown
A peek at Peaked Mountain
I’m embarrassed to admit this, but I lived in the Adirondacks for close to fifteen years without owning a pair of snowshoes. By Susan Bibeau
Coney Mountain snowshoe
Is it possible to hike to the top of a mountain without climbing? I started to ask myself that question while trying out the new trail on Coney Mountain south of Tupper Lake. By Phil Brown
Hays Brook Ski Adventure
We were all happy to be on our first backcountry ski trip of the season, but none of us was as excited as Ella. By Phil Brown
Rattlesnake Mountain
When my wife, Andrea, and I moved to Plattsburgh, I was overjoyed at the thought of having so many mountains to climb, but I didn’t realize that most of them were at least an hour’s drive away. By Nick Chowske
Botheration Pond ski
The trail reaching into the Siamese Ponds Wilderness from near Thirteenth Lake can be a bustling, merry place on a good weekend in ski season. By Tom Woodman