The year without Canadians in the Adirondacks
By Stephen Leon
February 12, 2021
New York's wildland trails, ski slopes and lakes have had less of a Canadian accent with the border closed during a pandemic year.
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By Stephen Leon
February 12, 2021
New York's wildland trails, ski slopes and lakes have had less of a Canadian accent with the border closed during a pandemic year.
By Phil Brown
March 23, 2020
Whiteface should be able to develop a sensible policy that allows skiers to skin uphill throughout the day without putting downhill skiers in jeopardy.
By Mike Lynch
February 20, 2020
Uphill skiing at Whiteface Mountain has gained in popularity in recent years, drawing the scrutiny of the ski area's management.
By James Odato
March 22, 2019
“I never did backflips,” Michael Hannagan said. “But the whole point of the airbag was to try a trick and have a soft landing; it was the perfect place to try things out.”
By Phil Brown
October 30, 2018
The Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway opened in 1936. From spring to fall, motorists can drive up the road and then ride an elevator more than 260 feet up to the 4,867-foot summit. The elevator has been closed since fall 2017.
By James Odato
September 27, 2018
ATV rides abruptly ended at Whiteface after environmental watchdogs raised concerns to state officials, and after the Adirondack Explorer inquired about the propriety of the rides.
By Phil Brown
March 13, 2018
Constantinos “Danny” Filippidis left a trail of questions after skiing off Whiteface Mountain and ending up in Sacramento, California...
By Phil Brown
March 2, 2018
For the third winter in a row, the Mountaineer has had to cancel its annual backcountry ski festival due to a lack of snow. The Keene Valley store had planned to hold the festival this weekend. As usual, a variety of backcountry ski tours and clinics were on the schedule. Ironically, the region is seeing…
By Phil Brown
February 14, 2018
A skier who vanished from Whiteface Mountain and somehow ended up in California doesn’t recall what happened in the six days he went missing, according to New York State Police. “We ask no one to jump to any conclusions,” said Major John Tibbitts at a news conference in Ray Brook Wednesday afternoon. Constantinos “Danny” Filippidos,…
By Mike Lynch
February 13, 2018
Constantinos “Danny” Filippidis of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, made contact with local authorities there, ending a multi-agency search that included forest rangers, U.S. Border Patrol, state police and other state and federal agencies.