TACONIC CREST TRAIL skiing & hiking, north of Petersburg Pass, SNOW HOLE
Feb 17, 2014 - SNOW HOLE. Taconic Crest Trail from Petersburgh Pass (el 2,000') Rt.2 on the NY/MA border. 2-3' of snow (perhaps too much?!) - very good skiing in & out of snowshoe tracks, uphills a bit of work in the troughs. Bare-booted the initial steep section from road to kiosk but skied it on the way back. Great view from White Rocks lookout (2,300') 2.5 miles in - the Taconics, across the Rensselaer Plateau to the Catskills. Williams College/Hopkins Memorial Forest has cut down most trees on a hill before White Rocks to attract flora & fauna that was found here in the past. The grotto-like Snow Hole did have snow in it,. Most of the trail is in NY but a section is in VT. Short side-trip on Birch Brook Trail which eventually drops 1,500' to Williamstown - nice conditions for that. Mostly intermediate with one steeper hill. 6 miles, 4.7 hours. Jan 11, 2009 - THE SNOW HOLE & BALD MTN. Taconic C...