Rangers aid hikers unprepared for winter weather
November 30, 2021
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions include rescues in winter conditions
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Snow future
March 26, 2021
Snow's flaky future: Communities, ski centers and individuals adjust to changes in the winter season and decrease in overall snow cover.
The magic of ice climbing
February 18, 2021
From December until early to mid-March, locals and climbers from all over the world flock to this ice climbing mecca.
Five ways to take advantage of that fresh snow
By Melissa Hart
February 4, 2021
After our recent snowstorm, it's time to hit that fresh powder! Here are a few ideas for a variety of ski outings.
Well into winter, gear sales see no sign of slowing
February 2, 2021
Outdoor recreation products have been in high demand, and there's no sign of sales slowing during the winter months. Unfortunately, that has led to a shortage in availability, hurting store owners' ability to resupply.
Crazy Freedom
December 13, 2020
There is no easy way to access “Passion and Warfare.” The location combined with winter weather anomalies can present a logistical nightmare, but nothing worthwhile is easy.
Puppy Power
November 28, 2020
Park offers good skijor terrain for a few enthusiasts and their friends By Gillian Scott In skijoring, a person on skis is towed by another creature—a dog, a horse or, in the case of former Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center owner Olavi Hirvonen, a reindeer. You can even skijor behind snowmobiles (if you dare). Many…
When a binding breaks in the backcountry
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.
Alpine enchantment on ice
By Phil Brown
February 10, 2020
Avalanche Mountain Gully lies across the lake from the Trap Dike. It’s an old climb that rated a brief mention in Tom Rosecrans’s 1976 guidebook “Adirondack Rock and Ice Climbs,” the first guidebook to catalog the region’s ice routes.
Northville-Placid Trail humbles winter hikers
January 29, 2020
“I have a respectable hiking resume, and this is the first thing I've set out to do and was simply not successful."