Sometimes it waits for you just long enough... ...But you have to go get it before the rains come, as they did on Saturday. Minnewaska was beautiful that morning, with fresh wet snow from earlier in the week, the kind of snow you see often in British Columbia or at Mount Bachelor in Oregon.
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Ski race Saturday, clinic Sunday
The Shawangunk Nordic Ski Association is holding a cross-country ski race at Minnewaska State Park Preserve Saturday Feb. 10, and a clinic for people who want to know more about the sport at Mohonk Mountain House on Sunday Feb. 11. New Paltz is about 2 hours from NYC, an easy drive, and the views over …
What does the NYTimes have against cross-country skiing?
The Article Every four years it's the same thing- people notice that there's a set of Nordic sports (cross-country skiing, Biathlon, Nordic combined, ski jumping) and the intense focus and discipline required. The result is the usual spate of pieces about how much work it is, how demanding cross-country skiing and biathlon are, and how watching them …
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Wednesday January 31 ski conditions
Summary Daytime temps will be above freezing throughout much of the Northeast on Thursday before dropping to the 20's and even teens on Friday and Saturday. The groomers will have to make a granular surface out of the refrozen snow they have. There's no major snowstorms in the forecast, but even a bit of white …
Wednesday January 24 ski(?) conditions
Summary Daytime temps are above freezing across the entire region and will stay that way through the weekend. Everything south of Albany has closed their trails. There's a chance that Mt. van Hoevenburg will still have some trails open this weekend, and Osceola Tug Hill may actually get some new (wet) snow. As of midweek …
Across the Snow Line 