Night time is the right time, for skiing at Cascade
By Tim Rowland
Adirondack Mountain Club keeps trail lights on until 7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays
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Hickory Ski Center faces deadline to fund ski lifts
By Times Union
Historic, challenging ski hill has been open to uphill skiers but wants to revive lifts
Breaking ground on a new ski trail
By Mike Lynch
Editor Brandon Loomis and multimedia reporter Mike Lynch joined trail volunteers in January 2021 on a 6-mile ski trip on the Foxey Brown Ski Trail in Piseco.
Skiing the Jackrabbit Trail
By Mike Lynch
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
Skiing the Tupper Lake Triad
By Mike Lynch
Phil Brown skis the Tupper Lake triad in March 2018. Video by Mike Lynch
Skiing Old Mountain Road
By Mike Lynch
Former Editor Phil Brown skis Old Mountain Road on a snowy day in March 2018. Video by Mike Lynch.
Ron Konowitz talks about Wright Peak Ski Trail reroute
By Mike Lynch
Ron Konowitz, of Adirondack Powder Skier Association, talks about the Wright Peak Ski Trail proposal in the High Peaks Wilderness. The proposal has been approved since this video was made.
Skiing the Jackrabbit Trail to McKenzie Pond
By Phil Brown
On Saturday I set out to ski the two miles to McKenzie Pond on the popular Jackrabbit Trail. However, the sign at the trail warned that a bridge over McKenzie Brook was “flooded and impassable.” I knew that the bridge had been a few feet underwater after a recent thaw, but that was a week…
A lunchtime ski at Dewey Mountain
By Mike Lynch
Explorer Editor Phil Brown skis to the summit of Dewey Mountain during his lunch break.
An early-season ski in the Adirondacks
By Phil Brown
We got three to four inches of snow Sunday night, just enough to lure me out of the office for a backcountry ski on my lunch hour on Monday afternoon. I went to the Bloomingdale Bog Trail, an old railroad bed that needs only a few inches to be skiable. The base was thin, but…