Posted in New York City, Skiing, tagged Brits, Hunter Mountain, new york, New York City, ny, NYC, shopping, ski, Skiing on March 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Where to ski in New York - Mark Frary mixes shopping with skiing at Hunter Mountain on a short break in the Big Apple.
Posted in Education / skills, Skiing, tagged glossary, ski, Skiing, snow, terminology, terms on March 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Many variables affect snow conditions at resorts. Among these are temperature, the sun’s rays, gusting winds, humidity, a thaw-freeze cycle, snowpack depth, slope exposure, rain and snowfall.
Upon arriving at a ski area, go to the information desk and find out what kind of conditions you’ll face on the slopes that day.
Here’s a glossary of 22 [...]
Posted in Adirondacks, Skiing, tagged Adirondacks, new york, ny, oak mountain, ski, Skiing, speculator, volunteer on February 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Oak Mountain ski resort in Speculator enjoys a snow-filled boom year thanks to volunteers. Read the story here. http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2008/feb/15/215_ski/
Posted in Conservation, Gifts, Skiing, tagged Conservation, green mountain ski chair, recycling, ski, ski chair, snowboard, vermont on February 11, 2008 | No Comments »
In Vermont there’s a company called Green Mountain Ski Chair that builds hand-crafted ski furniture with the finest building materials and recycled skis and snowboards. Awesome idea! Check out their product line at GMSC. If you’re heading to Vermont, gather up your old equipment and make a donation.
Posted in Skiing, Western NY, tagged elicottville, holiday valley, new york, ny, ski, Skiing on February 1, 2008 | No Comments »
Holiday Valley, a ski resort in Ellicottville, NY, 55 miles south of Buffalo and a world away from ski-town glamour. Perfect! Read about Holiday Valley in this NY Times article.
Posted in Skiing, tagged downhill ski, new york, ny, outdoors, ski resorts, winter on January 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Why do ski resorts elsewhere get all the hype? Read this take on it from the New York Times:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/travel/escapes/11ski.html?ex=1357707600&en=b03a6868d218f356&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
Posted in Cross-country ski, Rochester, Skiing, tagged Cross-country ski, gary reif, new york, ny, outdoors, Rochester, rochester nordic ski club, ski, Skiing, winter, x-country ski on December 20, 2007 | No Comments »
The Rochester Nordic Ski Club operates a Yahoo Group where users post current trail conditions. To subscribe, you can to go to www.yahoo.com, then click groups, then do “Find a Yahoo Group” and search for “rochesterxc.” Sign up and you can get daily email messages and be in on the conversation to read the latest [...]
Posted in Cross-country ski, Skiing, tagged new york, footprint press, ny, outdoors, ski, Cross-country ski, winter, lake george, Skiing, glens falls, Roger Fulton, Florida, fl on December 18, 2007 | No Comments »
The bright light you see behind this skier is merely a light on the lighted cross country ski trail at Cole’s Woods in Glens Falls, NY. This trail is a hiking trail in the summer and is in the guidebook: “25 Short Hikes and Interesting Walks in the Lake George, NY Region.“.The skier is Roger [...]
Posted in Cross-country ski, Rochester, Skiing, Snowshoe, tagged , blue cut, canadice, canandaigua, casey, Cross-country ski, cumming, footprint press, footprintpress, genesee country, harriet hollister, huckleberry, memdon ponds, monroe, nature center, new york, ny, ontario, park, powdermill, Rochester, ski, snow, snow trails, Snowshoe, swamp, wayne, winter on December 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It’s winter - time to plan for some fun in the snow. If you live in or near Monroe, Wayne or Ontario Counties, there are trails nearby that provide opportunities for a quick evening moonlit ski or a longer weekend outing. Here are 10 of my favorites.
Monroe County
1. Mendon Ponds Park in Mendon has 20 [...]
Posted in Finger Lakes, Skiing, Snowshoe, tagged downhill, Finger Lakes, finger lakes ski club, footprint press, new york, ny, ski, Skiing, snow trails, Snowshoe on November 19, 2007 | No Comments »
Let the snow fly. You can’t stop it even if you wanted to, so you might as well enjoy it. Here’s an article about the Finger Lakes Ski Club, a year-round group of outdoors lovers who enjoy skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, camping, picnics and more. Of course, the emphasis is on downhill skiing.
If you prefer [...]
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