Exploring new trails in Essex
By Tim Rowland
Champlain Area Trails, SUNY Plattsburgh work together to create 15-mile trail network
Snow Sports
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Lake Placid puts in bid to host 2026 Olympic sliding events
By James Odato
Organizers in Italy seek to farm out the competition to cut costs of hosting the Olympics
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
Feeling the (Higley) Flow
By Tom French
Wood's Trail offers easy backcountry access in St. Lawrence County
Equipped for snowmaking
By Tom French
Whiteface weather warriors use all the tools to get the job done
The Good, the Brittle and the Dirty
Ice climbing at Cascade Pass proves to be a solid start for beginners to the sport
Wild Ice Skating
By Mike Lynch
A look back from January 2020: Dan Spada skates on wild ice throughout the Adirondacks in this video.
What you need for recreating in the winter
If you're looking to explore Adirondack trails in the winter, it's important to bring along essential gear for personal safety reasons.
A ski down Buck Mountain
Backcountry skiers descend Lake George low peak without breaking any bones By Alan Wechsler It was a Monday when we hit Buck Mountain. It was in late March last year, a week after the biggest nor’easter of the winter, which dropped several feet of snow all over upstate New York. That means that any skier…
Mount Marcy
Each year, the Explorer’s editor heads up Mount Marcy on skis. This is his guide to the region’s premier backcountry tour. By Phil Brown The spring equinox occurred on March 20. The baseball season opened on April 2 (the Yankees lost). The Masters Tournament will begin in a few days. As far as I’m concerned,…