Dispatches about Nordic skiing near NYC
Just after I finally cleaned and waxed the skis for summer storage and figured it's time to put the blog into hibernation, The New Yorker has a feature article about controversy and attempts to explain an ill-fated cross-country ski trip in the old Soviet Union: Has an Old Soviet Mystery at Last Been Solved? by…
Continue reading ➞ Cross-country skiing adventurers, death and mystery
If you desire that artisanal ungroomed trail experience but don't have the experience yet, here's a way to get a hint, courtesy of the AMC NH ski chapter. It's free as in beer, so the price couldn't be any better. Repost from AMC-SKI NY/NoJ Google group: For those of you who might not have been…
Continue reading ➞ For people interested in backcountry skiing
Lucky ducks in the White Mountains can go to Great Glen or Bretton Woods where there are a few kilometers open. Here in New York State, Mt. van Hoevenberg is sticking with 1.5k of manmade snow on a small loop. A couple of places got some snow but not opening trails yet- Notchview in MA…
Continue reading ➞ It’s on (in New Hampshire) and changes in reporting
