Discover the Best Groomed Trails

By Skip Holmes

Winter has arrived in upstate New York and how are you cyclists and triathletes going to maintain a level of cardiovascular fitness? Sure you can go to some spin classes or swim in a pool or go for a run on those snow covered roads. How about another superb way to not only maintain fitness, but actually increase it! Nordic skiing may be just the activity you have been looking for. READ MORE...

Making the Most of Your Ski Season

By Jeff Farbaniec

We’ve had a fantastic start to the ski season. Cold weather arrived in early November, allowing many ski areas to open ahead of schedule, and Mother Nature’s been generous with snowfall. Trail counts have risen steadily, with many areas now at or near 100% open. The best part of the ski season is at our doorstep, so if you haven’t gotten out yet, now’s the time. Here are some tips to help you make the most of your ski season. READ MORE...

Nina Lussi

By Mim Frantz

Nina Lussi is the 2017 US National Champion in ski jumping and Nordic combined, but with the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, on February 9-25, she has been largely focusing her training and energy on solo ski jumping. READ MORE...

Snowshoeing Snowy Mountain

By Bill Ingersoll

Snowy Mountain is one of the Adirondacks’ most distinctive peaks. Its profile is easily identified from other summits across the Adirondack Park many miles away, and at 3,899 feet it is itself the highest mountain south of Newcomb. Natural rock openings provide vistas in nearly every direction, and the fire tower completes the view with a 360-degree panorama. It is a “high peak” in stature, if not in statistical fact. Therefore, as a snowshoe route it rates as a difficult climb. READ MORE...

Reading Resolutions

By Laura Clark

If you have already failed miserably at keeping your New Year’s resolutions, try a different approach. While you are lazing by the fire contemplating race calendars, why not go beyond scheduling and give some forethought as to how you can improve your 2018 running experience. Note that I didn’t mention PRs. For gratifying results don’t always come with a stopwatch attached. READ MORE...

Let’s Make Some Snow

By Skip Holmes

Winter officially started on December 21 and many of us have been anticipating the season by doing the annual ’snow dance’ to encourage mother nature to bring significant snowfalls in for our winter sports activities. In recent years the snow has started later and ended sooner. Just ask the Nordic skiers about the number of times they have skied. Downhill skiers on the other hand have had the benefit of artificial snowmaking to provide them with adequate cover on the mountains. READ MORE...