Nordic Ski Centers
November 1, 2011
On one of those winter afternoons when night falls as the clock says it’s still day, a line of small children moves up a white trail, marching wide-legged like ants on a branch. By Mary Thill
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Snow Sports
Bum Pond Ski
November 1, 2011
Bum Pond doesn’t sound like the most attractive place, and in truth there are better destinations in the Adirondack Park for cross-country skiing—lots of them. By Phil Brown
Secret trails in the Bog River Region
March 1, 2011
Last summer I canoed across Round Lake and took a walk along the path that parallels the outlet. After a while, I saw a homemade sign that read “Round Lake Ski Trail.” Since I’m a backcountry skier, I made a vow to return. By Phil Brown
Kilburn slide: Winter mountaineering 101
March 1, 2011
In the first few days of February, the Adirondacks got about fifteen inches of snow, prompting the state to issue an avalanche warning. By Phil Brown
A peek at Peaked Mountain
March 1, 2011
I’m embarrassed to admit this, but I lived in the Adirondacks for close to fifteen years without owning a pair of snowshoes. By Susan Bibeau
Coney Mountain snowshoe
January 1, 2011
Is it possible to hike to the top of a mountain without climbing? I started to ask myself that question while trying out the new trail on Coney Mountain south of Tupper Lake. By Phil Brown
Hays Brook Ski Adventure
January 1, 2011
We were all happy to be on our first backcountry ski trip of the season, but none of us was as excited as Ella. By Phil Brown
Botheration Pond ski
November 1, 2010
The trail reaching into the Siamese Ponds Wilderness from near Thirteenth Lake can be a bustling, merry place on a good weekend in ski season. By Tom Woodman
Blue Ridge Wilderness
March 1, 2010
It’s barely above zero, and we’re skiing across Lake Durant into the wind. After pulling on my balaclava, all I can hear is my breathing. By Phil Brown
BREIA trails
March 1, 2010
Here in the foothills near Boonville, the BREIA cross-country ski center has set its own path. By Tom Woodman