ST REGIS CANOE AREA cross country skiing
Feb 9, 2025 - LITTLE CLEAR POND area xc ski from Conley Rd. The start is well-hidden - look for 2 snow-topped rocks about 2' in diameter. There are a few ski trail markers at first but then we were on unmarked trails into the St Regis Canoe Area around Lindsey Pond over to Grass Pond & across (a little bit slushy) then down the carry trail to LCP. Slushy near shore but better away from shore - I made it across ok but others following in my tracks accumulated some ice on skis & needed to scrape. Up the carry trail to St Regis Pond & L on a trail (flat, well-marked with yellow ski trail markers) to the Fish Pond truck trail. L on truck trail & soon L on unmarked trail past Bone Pond & around Little Green Pond then past LCP (saw a few other skiers). Most of the group (the scrapers) did not want to ski across the pond again so we completed the loop by skiing on the Rail Trail back to Conley Rd - not too exciting other than you do pass the outlet of LCP & the F...