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ALPINE SKIING & SNOWBOARDING
Endless Turns – A Week of Skiing Adventures Across Five Regions
By Jeremy Davis
Like many of you, I’m a diehard skier. I try to get out on the slopes as much as I can during the winter. It’s one of the best ways to get exercise, fresh air, and spend time with friends and family outdoors during the season. READ MORE

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Crane and Oxshoe Ponds in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness
By Rich Macha
The Pharaoh Lake Wilderness is located east of the Adirondack Northway and the hamlet of Schroon Lake. Small mountains and an assortment of ponds of various sizes dot the wilderness area and many of the trails within are conducive to cross-country skiing. A two-mile trail on an old woods road in the northwest part of the wilderness area leads to Crane Pond, one of the bigger ponds in the wilderness area. READ MORE

RUNNING & WALKING
By Mona Kulkarni Caron
March is the start of the road racing season. Races are opening up registration and it’s time to start planning for your spring season. Let these upcoming races energize your training or see how your winter running, snowshoeing, and cross-training has helped you! READ MORE

ATHLETE PROFILE
By Alex Kochon
If you’ve been following local athletes for some time, Erin Sprague’s feat of becoming the youngest woman to run a marathon in every continent may ring a bell. The Queensbury native did so in 2008 at the age of 24, a Guinness World Record she achieved in less than two years while raising over $100,000 for charities around the world. READ MORE

WINTER HIKING
Finch Mountain – The High Peak of Blackbridge
By Bill Ingersoll
I first bushwhacked Finch Mountain many years ago, and I have returned there several times over the decades since – the lack of trails is hardly a deterrent. I’m not sure what I expected on that first ascent more than 20 years ago, but what I found was the most exceptional view possible over the wild valley of the West Branch Sacandaga River. This is by no means a bald mountain, and the one good ledge can be frustrating to find sometimes, but the rewards are so outstanding I cannot recommend this little-known climb high enough. READ MORE




