Bear-proof canisters: What you need to know about using them in the Adirondacks
From selection to storage: A backpacker’s comprehensive guide to bear canisters
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Brothers make history skiing 81 mountains in Adirondacks, Catskills
By Phil Brown
Pair documents their feat in film "Variable," which will have a Dec. 7 screening in Lake Placid
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Winter trails guidebook gets update
Tony Goodwin on updates to his classic guidebook for ski trails and snowshoe treks across the Adirondacks.
Backcountry ski options: Where to start?
By Mike Lynch
A beginner's guide for picking skis for the woods
No vacancy for backcountry campers?
Using the Tetons as a way to explore the idea of backpacking permits in the Adirondacks
‘Everesting’ in the Adirondacks: Ski up, ski down, repeat 92 times
By Phil Brown
'Everesting,' or skiing up and down the great mountain's total elevation, takes a lot of repetition on a small Adirondack ski hill.
Should floatplanes be allowed on Lake Lila?
By Phil Brown
The state attorney general is again asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that demands that the disabled be allowed to fly to remote lakes in regions of the Adirondack Park classified as Wilderness, where motorized use is prohibited. Among the waterways targeted in the suit is Lake Lila, long a prime destination of…
Pilots win reprieve
By Phil Brown
Floatplanes to continue landing on Lows Lake.