Gore Mountain will host the FISU World University Games, featuring top collegiate athletes from around the world as they compete in events including Snowboard Cross, Ski Cross, Slopestyle, Snowboard Slalom, and Big Air, from Monday, January 9th through Sunday, January 22nd. [Read more…] about Gore Mountain Changes During World University Games
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Rangers Take Part in Gondola Rescue Training
On November 3rd, seven Forest Rangers participated in gondola training at Gore Mountain Ski Area in Johnsburg, Warren County.
Each year, Rangers and Gore Mountain staff train for gondola rescues in preparation for the ski season. [Read more…] about Rangers Take Part in Gondola Rescue Training
Peter Bauer: It’s Time To Pass A Constitutional Amendment For Mount Van Hoevenberg
Protect the Adirondacks supports a proposed Article 14 Constitutional Amendment for the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex outside Lake Placid.
At the Mt. Van Hoevenberg complex, the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) currently manages around 1,220 acres of Forest Preserve classified as Intensive Use by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA). Abutting these lands is 319 acres of land owned by the Town of North Elba. Together this complex houses the Olympic bobsled and luge track, cross-country skiing and biathlon trails, and associated facilities, with most of the intensive buildings and facilities located on the town lands. [Read more…] about Peter Bauer: It’s Time To Pass A Constitutional Amendment For Mount Van Hoevenberg
Recent Avalanches A Reminder That Adirondacks’ Avalanche Risk Is High
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has advised backcountry users in the Adirondacks, especially the High Peaks region, of potential avalanche risk following mild temperatures and high winds. Avalanche danger increases during thaws when warmer weather and rain melt existing snowpack and snow becomes increasingly unstable as it undergoes freeze/thaw cycles. [Read more…] about Recent Avalanches A Reminder That Adirondacks’ Avalanche Risk Is High
Whiteface Mountain Ski Center Management Plan Comments Sought
The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) has announced they are accepting public comment regarding Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan conformance for proposed amendments to the Whiteface Mountain Ski Center Unit Management Plan. The Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) has proposed new management actions to increase public accessibility, improve user safety and enhance recreational experiences. The APA will accept public comments until April 11th, 2022. [Read more…] about Whiteface Mountain Ski Center Management Plan Comments Sought
Snowy Mtn Skier Rescued; ATV, Snowmobile Accidents; Flood Response
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.
What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Snowy Mtn Skier Rescued; ATV, Snowmobile Accidents; Flood Response
Avalanche Risk Increased in the Adirondacks
Backcountry downhill skiers, snowboarders, and all outdoor adventurers who may traverse slides or steep, open terrain in the Adirondacks should be aware of and prepared for avalanche conditions, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has advised today. [Read more…] about Avalanche Risk Increased in the Adirondacks
Winter In the Catskills: The Columbia Ski Resort
It is unlikely that when he built the hotel with the spectacular vistas in 1891 John Harms Knapp envisioned it ever being a year-around resort, let alone one that advertised “superlative skiing,” and yet that is exactly what the Columbia Hotel in Hurleyville in the Catskills became in the early 1960s.
And of all the ski areas in Sullivan County — from Glen Hill to Christmas Hills — the Columbia’s was among the most successful, albeit for a relatively short time. [Read more…] about Winter In the Catskills: The Columbia Ski Resort
Whiteface Designating Lift & Finish Area in Honor of Andrew Weibrecht
The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) has announced that Whiteface Mountain will recognize Olympic medalist Andrew Weibrecht with the name of its new chairlift and with the theme of its updated race finish arena.
Weibrecht is a three-time Olympian, Lake Placid native, and lifelong skier of Whiteface. He was awarded Silver in Sochi in 2014 and Bronze in Vancouver in 2010, both in Super G. [Read more…] about Whiteface Designating Lift & Finish Area in Honor of Andrew Weibrecht
Man Arrested For Defacing Hunter Mtn Lean-to, Rock Face With Graffiti
On Nov. 2, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Central Dispatch received a call about a social media post showing graffiti on a lean-to on State lands at Hunter Mountain, in the town of Lexington, Greene County.
Forest Rangers Fox and Dawson began an investigation with DEC’s Bureau of Environmental Crimes Investigation (BECI). [Read more…] about Man Arrested For Defacing Hunter Mtn Lean-to, Rock Face With Graffiti