Northeast Wild

  Feb 27, 2024 - BIG HOLLOW again, this time I skied the loop in the opposite direction, but less poking around, & added an off-trail spur to a waterfall. Temp rising thru the 50s, sunny - good to excellent skiing, maybe a bit faster than the day before. 7 miles, 656' el gain/loss, 3 hours. Record high temps in Albany 66, Glens Falls 65, Saranac Lake 61. Catching up on reported SNOW DEPTHS: Highmarket 19" Loch Muller 11.5" Lake Pleasant 11" Horseshoe Lake 10" Indian Lake 10" Long Lake 10" Raquette Lake 10" Carry Falls Reservoir 8" Lake Placid 8" Little Tupper Lake 8" Warrensburg 6.5" Conifer 6" Peck Lake 5" Cranberry Lake 4" Gabriels 3" Feb 26, 2024 - BIG HOLLOW ski on a combination of snomo trails, old woods roads, & off-trail. Lake George Wild Forest. Hiked up the red trail then skied up on the Prospect Mtn Hwy, saw a guy going up on a fatbike. Sunny & temp rising thru the 40s - great spring sk...

  Feb 7, 2024 - FISH POND loop ski. St Regis Canoe Area. Parked on the side of the Fish Hatchery Rd. Picked up the rail trail which had better skiing than the woods road to the Truck Trail summer parking area. The first part of the truck trail was not that interesting but skiing & scenery improved the further we went. There were old ski & snowshoe tracks but skiing in untracked snow was often better. Snowshoe tracks ended halfway to Fish Pond. Some fun hills. Crossed FP to the N lean-to for lunch (6.5 miles) - the pond glugged more than any of yesterday's ponds. Carry trail to Mud Pond. Steep climb to the top of an esker on the carry trail to Ochre Pond & a couple of steep drops. Had to take skis off to cross one brook. Short break at a campsite on OP. Carry trail to St Regis Pond - distant view of Whiteface - the temp was getting into the mid-30s & the snow was a bit sticky. Carry trail to Little Clear Pond & out. 13.6 miles, 810' el gain, 7.1 hours. The po...