G LAKE hiking, skiing
Mar 7, 2016 - Still a foot of snow west of Piseco - skied in the G Lake area today. Dec 26, 2011 - G LAKE skiing. 2-3" powder over 1-2" icy base - good skiing on the 2.1 mile unplowed dirt road, fair skiing on trails. G Lake Rd drops 100' in the first mile then climbs 200' in the next mile. From the summer parking area it is 0.4 miles N along an old woods road to a campsite at the E end of the lake - major windchill with a W wind. Explored the old road S of the lake - had some minor blowdown. Sidetrips on Alder Brook snowmobile trail & to Big Marsh. 3.3 hours. Adirondack lakes mostly iced over (Canada Lake had the most open water). Nov 19, 2008 - G LAKE xc skiing. Piseco/Speculator region reported 6"-9" & more W of there; Boonville & Tug Hill area over a foot. So we drive up to Speculator - 2", head west on Rt.8 Piseco 5", things start to look real good west of Piseco Lake. ~6" at start of the unp...