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Meadow Lane (previously South Meadow Road) is now closed for the winter. This adds about one mile to the approach to Marcy Dam via the Truck Trail or to the Klondike Notch and Mr. Van trails.

A conversation with the SOA's attorney today confirms that as of late September Blodgett Lane is now a legal approach to the trails to Moose and McKenzie. This replaces the older approach via Chipmunk Lane. At first, this route was just supposed to be an "escape route" for hikers unaware that...

The location for the ski condition reports that have been on the lakeplacid.com web site has been changed to: http://www.jackrabbittrail.org/conditions.html. So far, not much to report except for some slippery conditions up high on Columbus Day weekend, but there are predictions that this...

Last summer, the Lake Placid Shore Owners Association (SOA) decided to close off access to the trails on private land on the west shore of Lake Placid. This means that the Chipmunk Lane access described in the ADK guide and other guides is no longer possible. Consequently, the loop trip on...

The DOT has signs announcing this closure for next weekend to deal with bank stabilization and drainage issues. The detour will be via Upper Jay and Springfield Road to Fox Farm Road to Rt. 86. It appears that one will be able to get close enough (coming from the Lake Placid side) to climb...

The AMR trailhead is open for the coming weekend. As Phil Brown has posted elsewhere, the Dial and Nippletop trails have been cleared of some heavy blowdown and are open. Noonmark and Round have also been cleared and are open. The first bridge over the river leading to the W.A. White and West...

Based on a conversation today with the current president of the Lake Placid Shore Owners Association (SOA), the access from Chipmunk Lane is no longer permitted. This access has been described in the three previous (11th, 12th, and 13th) editions of the ADK High Peaks Guide, but will of...

The Lake Placid Visitor's Bureau has totally redone their web site. Unfortunately, to date the ski conditons page that many have come to rely on over the years is not in the new site. I am working on resurecting this page or upgrading the ASTC web site (jackrabbittrail.org) so that the...