NYSkiBlog

Over the past several summers, Bailey and Brian and I have been exploring landslides that scour the mountainsides across the High Peaks. Many of our objectives come from the book “The Adirondack Slide Guide: An Aerial View of the High Peaks Region” by Drew Haas, which contains images of most of the major slides and their bestowed names. Throughout the years, we’ve climbed ove...

Mention the word “drumlin” to most people and the response will at best be a blank stare. In Syracuse, however, it’s a familiar geological term describing the long, rounded hills left behind by glaciers during the last Ice Age that shape much of the region’s landscape. Drumlins aren’t unique to that part of the state (they’re found throughout New England and the Upper Midwest...

With the recent purchase of Cascade XC, there’s a palpable stoke in the Tri-Lakes ski community. Ever since the sale of the ski center by the Adirondack Mountain Club, people have been talking. Will it open this winter? What’s going on with the trails and the lodge? My first exposure to Cascade XC was in the late 1990s. My wife and I drove to Mt van Hoevenberg over the Saint ...

“Can I learn to ski as an adult?” We hear the question a lot. This article is for those who weren’t lucky enough to discover skiing at a young age and now wonder if they are too old to start. And it’s designed to get you to “yes.” You can learn to ski as an adult, if you’re reasonably fit and healthy. And we whole-heartedly recommend it. Picking up skiing or boarding at age 3...