Recent content by A&W

Date of Hike: 5/1/10 Trail Conditions: Very similar to Wolfgang's report from 4/21, only there was a fair amount of fresh new snow from this week's snowstorm still remaining! Patchy snow from approx 2000 feet on up, significant new snow on top of existing snowpack from approx 3000 feet on up...

Date of Hike: 4/25/10 Trail Conditions: Very similar to bryan's report from 4/20. Melting spring snow pack from approx 2500 feet on up, 2 to 3 feet deep at higher elevations. Some folks barebooted the whole way, others used traction Special Equipment Required: Microspikes or other traction...

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Trails: Gorge Brook, Carriage Road, Snapper Trail Trail conditions: Very similar to Cymbidium's 3/25 report from Glenncliff. Snow from the start at our trail head. Well packed trails, decent base higher up with several inches of new snow. But step off the trail and you can end up in some deep...

Trails: Gale River Tr to Garfield Ridge to hut. Frost Tr to summit. Return via same route Conditions: At lower elevations trails are mix of ice, snow, mud and water. Above approx 2000 feet snow pack was consistent enough to switch to snow shoes. Several major blowdowns easily navigable. Stream...

Trails: Liberty Springs - Franconia Ridge to Liberty summit and back Conditions: A few inches of heavy wet snow at lower elevations. A foot or more of heavy powder at higher elevations! :) A few blowdowns easily navigated. Equipment: Snowshoes required at higher elevations. Note: We had no...

Conditions: Lots of Snow as you know! We planned on hiking in, camping and going to the summit Sunday so we took a leisurely start. Snow was falling the whole time. Camped off trail at 3400'. Breaking trail to camp not too bad - 1-2 feet over a packed base on the trail. Drifts in places made...

Conditions:Broke trail with approx 8" fluffy snow from the trailhead to the cabin and then up to the treeline. Trail was packed underneath that. A couple of the water crossings were high but manageable even with keeping the snowshoes on. Above treeline, mix of deep snow pockets and ice. We...

Conditions: Used our Snowshoes all day. Clear skies and little wind at the top and all the way over to the Horn. Special Equipment: Snowshoes. Didn't use crampons but there were some icy patches between Saddleback and Horn. We were able to get over them with snowshoes. Drifts of deep...

As of Saturday, Dec 23 - Unplowed. They plowed out a small parking area at the entrance.

Date of Hike: Sat - Sun, Dec 22-23, 2007 Trail Conditions: Ski slopes were an easy walk with snowshoes. From top of Sugarloaf, 12-15" new powder on hiking trails. Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes - essential. Crampons - on pack but not needed. Wind gear - essential. Note - we broke...

our friend lost his camera and asked us to post this... What’s up Hikers! Help! I lost my camera this weekend in the Garden parking lot! :-( The best I can figure is that I left my camera on the roof of the car after my group returned from hiking the Three Brothers (High Peaks region of...

speaking of bear canisters... At which facilities does the ADK have bear canisters available for rent? I know they are available at the Adirondak Loj. Are they available anywhere else? e.g. Johns Brooks Lodge

Excellent, thanks for the info. We'll be looking forward to playing in the mud! -A&W

We are relatively new to the Adirondacks, having hiked there only once last September. We loved it and can't wait to return! This year we're contemplating trips on Memorial Day Weekend and/or July 4th weekend. Wondering what sort of conditions to expect in the High Peaks region at those times of...