Behind the Lens: The Jackrabbit Trail
By Mike Lynch
March 10, 2021
The 42-mile Jackrabbit Trail connects Paul Smiths to Keene, passing through Saranac Lake and Lake Placid on the way. It turns 35 this year.
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Five articles to get you in the skiing spirit
By Mike Lynch
December 20, 2020
One of the good things about backcountry skiing in the Adirondacks is that it’s usually easier to get away from crowds than during the busy hiking season.
Adirondack ski areas prepare for a COVID-altered season
By Stephen Leon
November 23, 2020
State guidelines, and the pandemic itself, have affected Adirondack resorts in mostly similar ways, with some variations.
When a binding breaks in the backcountry
By Phil Brown
March 2, 2020
He figured he’d have to walk back to the car or, at best, try to gingerly schuss down the road with a broken binding. All that uphill climbing for naught.
Where more than just the skiing is Nordic
February 3, 2020
Visitors could mistake Lapland Lake for a slice of Finland, with cabins named “Pohjan” and “Latu,” and a trail called “Karfu” (Finnish for bear).
Grassroots trails grow in Tupper Lake
By Mike Lynch
January 15, 2020
The trail system consists of nearly five miles of groomed trails and another mile-long spur trail that connects to the currently shuttered Big Tupper Ski Area. The system is a big upgrade from where it started in 2008 when the main focus was skiing the golf course, which is owned by the town and leased to the Tupper Lake Country Club from the spring to the fall.
A trail for all seasons
December 2, 2019
One of my go-to ski tours, especially early in the season, is the Hays Brook Truck Trail north of Paul Smiths. Although another ski tour begins across the road, I never bothered to check it out until last winter. Now I know what I was missing.
Skiing the Hanging Spear Falls Loop
March 27, 2019
The Hanging Spear Falls loop is probably the best backcountry ski tour in the Adirondacks that no one knows about. It’s surprising that it’s not on more cross-country skiing lists, because it integrates some of the best of the southern High Peaks: lots of views of mountains, a ski across the dramatic Flowed Lands, and an exciting ski out along the Calamity Brook Trail.
Skiing the Jackrabbit Trail
By Mike Lynch
February 26, 2019
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