Adirondack ski areas prepare for a COVID-altered season
By Stephen Leon
November 23, 2020
State guidelines, and the pandemic itself, have affected Adirondack resorts in mostly similar ways, with some variations.
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By Stephen Leon
November 23, 2020
State guidelines, and the pandemic itself, have affected Adirondack resorts in mostly similar ways, with some variations.
By Phil Brown
March 2, 2020
He figured he’d have to walk back to the car or, at best, try to gingerly schuss down the road with a broken binding. All that uphill climbing for naught.
February 3, 2020
Visitors could mistake Lapland Lake for a slice of Finland, with cabins named “Pohjan” and “Latu,” and a trail called “Karfu” (Finnish for bear).
By Mike Lynch
January 15, 2020
The trail system consists of nearly five miles of groomed trails and another mile-long spur trail that connects to the currently shuttered Big Tupper Ski Area. The system is a big upgrade from where it started in 2008 when the main focus was skiing the golf course, which is owned by the town and leased to the Tupper Lake Country Club from the spring to the fall.
December 2, 2019
One of my go-to ski tours, especially early in the season, is the Hays Brook Truck Trail north of Paul Smiths. Although another ski tour begins across the road, I never bothered to check it out until last winter. Now I know what I was missing.
March 27, 2019
The Hanging Spear Falls loop is probably the best backcountry ski tour in the Adirondacks that no one knows about. It’s surprising that it’s not on more cross-country skiing lists, because it integrates some of the best of the southern High Peaks: lots of views of mountains, a ski across the dramatic Flowed Lands, and an exciting ski out along the Calamity Brook Trail.
By Mike Lynch
February 26, 2019
Explorer editor Brandon Loomis skis the Jackrabbit Trail from Whiteface Inn Lane to McKenzie Pond Road in February 2019. A deep snowpack made for good skiing conditions. Video by Mike Lynch
December 31, 2018
A good mystery keeps people reading ... and this one was never really solved.
December 28, 2018
Winter is shortening and getting less predictable, with yearlong consequences that will intensify as the century moves along, according to the authors of the regional chapter of the National Climate Assessment.
December 23, 2018
The Adaptive Winter Sports Program is one of many programs the Double H Ranch offers children with chronic illnesses or disabilities.