The state Department of Environmental Conservation is proposing to move the Cascade Mountain trailhead to the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex as a way to deal with the surge in hikers using the trail, according to a draft amendment to the … [Read more...] about DEC proposes moving Cascade trailhead to Mt Van Ho
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Skiing Goodman Mountain in Tupper Lake
Conditions were optimal for skiing in the Adirondacks on March 15, when Explorer editor Phil Brown and I hit the trails near Tupper Lake. The area had received a series of snowstorms over the prior days and weeks, meaning the snowpack was a few feet … [Read more...] about Skiing Goodman Mountain in Tupper Lake
Skiing Coney Mountain
Explorer Editor Phil Brown and I skied Coney Mountain yesterday as part of a daylong ski trip. Phil went on to ski all three mountains of the Tupper Lake Triad (Coney, Goodman, and Arab), while I skied the first two, before heading home for a family … [Read more...] about Skiing Coney Mountain
When the skiing was good …
Recent warm weather and rains have significantly depleted the snowpack throughout the Adirondacks recently. Many trails have been left with a ribbon of hard-packed snow and/or ice. Of course, that wasn't the case earlier this winter when we had a … [Read more...] about When the skiing was good …
Snowy Peaks in the Lake Placid Region
Snowy peaks in the Lake Placid region were on full display Sunday, January 7, a day when temperatures final went above zero degrees Fahrenheit after a frigid weekend. (Click on the above photos to see the full images.) See more mountain … [Read more...] about Snowy Peaks in the Lake Placid Region
Timelapse Video at Avalanche Lake
Here's a timelapse video I shot at Avalanache Lake in the High Peaks Wilderness in September. It shows clouds moving above the pass. https://youtu.be/KQoAsYA078Y … [Read more...] about Timelapse Video at Avalanche Lake