Fat Biking in the Snow - Enjoy Riding All Winter!

By Dave Kraus

The newly fallen snow has made the forest still and quiet, and the only sound as I ride is the soft crunch of the tires on the groomed trail, and my own breathing as I work to keep the fat bike moving beneath me. It’s a good workout. The fat bike’s super wide tires and wheels are heavier and make it slower than a regular mountain bike. But the huge, low pressure tires let me float over obstacles, and the snow has filled in most of the irregularities in the trail, making for a smooth ride. READ MORE

Cedar River, Pashley Falls and Elm Island

By Rich Macha

Despite being close to the hamlet of Indian Lake, the designated ski trails along and near the Cedar River seem to go unnoticed by many. A trip on the Pashley Falls loop and Elm Island trails quickly whisks the skier away from civilization and into the wilds of the Adirondacks. READ MORE

Mountains Less Traveled – Smaller Gems Offer Variety and Savings

By Darryl Caron

While larger resorts offer great size, terrain and amenities, lift tickets at New York’s smaller resorts can be half the price, as can be the cost of their ski schools and more. Other advantages are lesser crowds and smaller mountain sizes, but they do offer lots of variety and challenges. If building memories skiing with your family or friends is a top goal, they’ll happen just as fast here. READ MORE

Schumann Preserve at Pilot Knob – Fantastic Views of Snow and Ice

By Tom O’Grady

The Schumann Preserve at Pilot Knob is a great place to visit in the winter if you are looking for a hike that will provide the opportunity to explore and also to capture some breathtaking views. Located on the southeastern side of Lake George, the preserve occupies 223-acres of land that further protects the lands within the basin. Regardless of the season you decide to hike the Schumann Preserve and its 3.8-mile circuit of trails, remember to plan ahead. READ MORE

Shaun & Kim Donegan – Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

By Jen Ferriss

Running clubs sometimes act as a catalyst for singles to enter ultra-long courtships instead of sprints to the alter… and so our story begins. Shaun and Kim Donegan met in the summer of 2009 at a Saratoga Stryders’ trail run series race at the Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park. READ MORE

When Will Herd Immunity for Covid-19 be Achieved?

By Paul E. Lemanski, MD, MS, FACP

In the first five articles on Covid-19, I have stressed that the lifestyle approach of proven risk mitigation strategies – including masking, social distancing, handwashing and targeting quarantine – was essential to protecting us until natural infection (despite properly executed strategies) or preferably a vaccine had produced antibodies in the blood of a sufficient number of individuals to achieve herd immunity. To redefine that term: if you have no antibody protection from the virus, you need to be surrounded by individuals (the so called “herd”) who have antibodies to Covid-19 that protects the individual from exposure to virus. This is important to stop the transmission of the virus thru the population. READ MORE

Covid Ski Wedding

Mark and Kate Smitkin are from Wilton. Kate is the owner of Hand To Hand Occupational Therapy in Glens Falls and Mark works for the Yuengling brewery. They rented a house in Lake Placid with their two closest friend couples. One of whom married them, while the other built a beautiful altar. Friday night before the ceremony, the guys set up the altar and dug out a path for an aisle, and added pine cones and holiday garland. READ MORE