Sure does look pretty - Wild Wings Jan. 10 2025 (Wild Wings photo) Mother Nature is being stingy and selective in handing out snow. But slight refreshes are helping keep what cover there is decent enough for good skiing. This post is about conditions for Jan. 11, 2025, and forecast for the next few days. …
Continue reading Please ma’am, can I have some more? Ski conditions for the week of Jan. 13 2025
... and I knew I'd arrived at the right place,-West Yellowstone. For winter, the side streets remain snow covered to make it easier on the the tracks of snow machines that crowd this small town in the southwest corner of Montana, hard by the borders to Idaho and Wyoming. But for a few weeks in …
Continue reading There they go, skate skiing down the street…
If I were rich I'd be in Scandinavia right now. Less well-off I'd head to California. But there's no hiding from Mom Nature either way. "Snow and ice are a way of life here. See how a lost winter upended that." You’ve got to figure out how to make winter fun Finisher at this year's …
High Point is the best bet close by to NYC. Upper Awosting trail at Minnewaska is on life support, attended to by groomers, but it's still skiable. If the ever-reliable Prospect Mountain is too routine, head to the Tug Hill areas or the southern Adirondacks. The Osceolas as well as Lapland Lake and Garnet Hill …
Continue reading Maximize the minimums: XC skiing for the week of Feb. 19 2024
I've enjoyed skiing at resorts and touring centers, but dislike having to drive a long distance for it. Having lived in a resort town for a time I remember chafing at the limited scope and ceiling of work and careers for year-round residents. And the traffic during holiday and vacation weeks. One foundational idea for …
Continue reading The dream: Urban XC skiing in North America
Across the Snow Line 