Outdoors
New trail to open Thursday on Whiteface
January 5, 2009
LAKE PLACID — A trail on Whiteface Mountain Ski Center’s newest addition, Lookout Mountain, is scheduled to open on Thursday. Season pass holders have also been notified that access to the 2.5-mile i » Full Story
Spots still available for Mountainfest in Keene Valley
December 30, 2008
KEENE VALLEY — Registrations are still being accepted for the 13th
Adirondack International Mountaineering Festival in Keene Valley that will be held from Jan. 16 to 18.
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Adirondack International Mountaineering Festival in Keene Valley that will be held from Jan. 16 to 18.
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DEC reports more than 15,000 junior big-game hunters in first year
December 29, 2008
ALBANY — In the North Country this hunting season, preliminary deer harvest numbers increased slightly from last season, bear harvests were up significantly, and the number of junior hunters in the fi » Full Story
State signs easements to protect 84,000 acres of timberland
December 29, 2008
ALBANY (AP) - New York officials have signed conservation easements with a lumber company to protect more than 84,000 acres of timberlands in the northeastern Adirondacks from development.
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Skier dies at Whiteface Mountain
December 29, 2008
A 44-year-old New Jersey man died in a skiing accident Monday at Whiteface Mountain Ski Center in Wilmington.
Gerald Reilly, of Morristown, N.J., lost control while skiing on John’s Bypa » Full Story
Gerald Reilly, of Morristown, N.J., lost control while skiing on John’s Bypa » Full Story
Go dogs, go
December 29, 2008
A team of sled dogs pulls a group of passengers Friday on Mirror Lake in the village of Lake Placid. (Enterprise photos — George Earl)
Dewey Mountain to expand youth ski programs
December 27, 2008
SARANAC LAKE — The ski area that helped produce Olympic nordic skiers Billy Demong and Tim Burke expects to have an improved youth skier program this winter. Owned by the town o » Full Story
Basic tips on winter trails and travels
December 27, 2008
The past week delivered true midwinter snow conditions to the Adirondacks. To date, the area’s snowpack measures 18 to 24 inches, with further deposits expected.
The snowpack is almost d » Full Story
The snowpack is almost d » Full Story
