A couple of quick hit news links for today. Adirondack Rail Trail Construction starts on a multi-use trail from Lake Placid to Tupper Lake, the Adirondack Rail Trail, a 32-mile section of railed that will be smoothed and paved in parts. Snowmobilers on rail trail in Saran Lake during a prior winter season Story on …
Author: cfski
Living in the NYC area means watching for skiable conditions.
And then there were none
Today marks Mt. van Hoevenberg's final day for XC skiing, marking the last closure of this season. For the past couple of weeks only the Competition trails have been usable. Gore Mountain Nordic trails were probably skiable to about the beginning of the month, but TBH I stopped keeping track in late March when the …
Almost made it to April
This post contains section links to Conditions and Forecast. Summary Last light touch of winter this weekend and the early part of next week, before warmer weather and rain finishes off what's left of the snowpack, but for the high elevations. Conditions Hit up 'State of the touring centers' or in the menu above for …
Winter’s spring finale
A bit of snow and colder temps in store for northern areas on the weekend. Won't be enough snow to have touring centers reopen or call groomers back to work, but might be just enough for those who are up north and want to get in a last ski outing before putting the skis away. …
Dramatic endings
Here's what I missed by spending more than a week away from thoughts of skiing: Sturm and drang, and the fat guy starts to sing A pretty good winter snowstorm in the northeast on the weekend of March 11-12 put about a foot of snow onto the north country, and even helped keep some XC …
Across the Snow Line 