This post has section links for: The Black Forest; Road trip; Cross-country ski paradise; Hemmersuppenalm; Winklmoosalm; and Real Bavaria Plan A: The Black Forest It was a great idea: fly to Frankfurt, take the train to Freiburg and stay at an Airbnb. Then use mass transit to take daytrips from Freiburg to ski trails in …
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SNSA matching grants- donations needed
Shawangunk Nordic Ski Association is a club that's been promoting cross-country skiing in the Gunks area (New Paltz, Gardiner, etc). Some of the attentiveness to grooming at Minnewaska has been due in part to the support of SNSA. Now the club has gotten grants from Fischer Sports and the Open Space Institute toward grooming the …
Minnewaska parking lot construction
There are constraints on parking up at the lake, which is the usual startoff point for skiing: Skiers should be advised that the only open parking area in the Lake Minnewaska area, presently, is the new parking area across from the maintenance garage. Access across the Wildmere field is blocked due to construction, so skiers …
Ski trips and outings
Some information about cross-country ski trips and outings has been posted to some email lists: Via NyXCski: check out Long Island Cross Country Ski Club. https://liccsc.org/. They have several trips this winter Via MHVXCS: New Hope Nordics bus trip to Stowe Feb. 7-11 2020. Bus leaves from Souderton, PA http://prnt4u.com/nhn1.htm Via AMC-ski NY/NJ: Intermediate XC Skiing …