LAKE PLACID — Professional trail work at Cobble Hill in Lake Placid resumed on Monday and is expected to continue for three weeks while Tahawus Trails focuses on making major improvements to the steepest section of trail, including the rock slab. The work will entail moving large ...

ST. HUBERTS — HikeAMR, the Adirondack Mountain Reserve's reservation-based parking system, will return for a fourth year on May 1, operating through Oct. 31. A partnership between AMR and the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the three-year HikeAMR pilot program was created as ...

WILMINGTON — This looks to be the final weekend for skiing and snowboarding at the Whiteface Mountain Ski Center. Whiteface reported Friday that the 1980 Winter Olympic venue will be open today and Sunday — serviced by the Cloudsplitter Gondola, Face Lift and Summit Lift. On Friday, ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Tri-Lakes region is expected to receive a significant snowstorm this weekend, bringing hope for winter sports in a season unkind to snow lovers. “Big snowstorms in March are not rare at all,” said Whiteface Mountain Field Station Science Manager Scott McKim. “It ...

KEENE VALLEY — The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation is urging outdoor recreationists to postpone high elevation activities due to unstable spring conditions. With one of the warmest winters on record, current conditions are typically encountered in late March to ...

The first call for help came in around 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 2. A group of hikers was climbing up Saddleback Mountain in the Adirondack High Peaks when one of them fell, dislocating his shoulder and fracturing his leg. “That part of the mountain is extremely steep, nearly vertical,” ...