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As promised last week, here is a quick TR from our easter weekend attempt at finding some snow on the Ermine Brook slide. To make the TR quick, we never actually reached the slide as we turned around at our planned turn around time. We began the hike at the trailhead with the intention of...

I didn't expect to have any snow on the horse trail. In fact, I don't plan on bringing my skis at all because of an injury. My friends however, will bring boards if there is any chance of snow, as I normally would. This is more of a recon trip for myself to see if it is worth the 10 or so...

Thanks Mavs, That's what I suspect as well, I'm just hoping to be surprised. At this time of year when the grass is turning green, it's always amazing how much snow you can find in certain areas. Unfortunately, usually on the northern or eastern facing slopes.

Hello Everyone, To all Adirondack residents (especially those from the Newcomb area) or people hiking in the area within the next week, it would be very appreciated if someone could tell me if the Ermine Brook Slide has any snow left on it. I know it is west / southwest facing and would like...

Mines Madeleines I spent a night at the Mines Madeleines hut in March 2000. In the hut there was a family that had reservations and they had allowed four guys from Montreal to join them in the hut for 1 night. That went undetected. I don't know what would happen if detected and the lenght of...

Booties Depending on how you deal with the cold you may not need them. I have issues with cold feet and know that I would'nt be able to winter camp comfortably without them. Since I've gotten booties, winter camping is comfortable and more enjoyable. I have friends on the other hand who's...

For those interested in purchasing a bear barrel, Mountain Equipement Coop, www.mec.ca, sells the Garcia Machine Backpacker's Cache Model 812 for 72$ canadian. Which seems to be a little cheaper than I have seen on other sites.

I will not pretend to know what the bear population was in the high peaks 30 years ago, I trust these are accurate numbers. Even so, do you not see education of hikers and initiatives such as using bear cannisters to help prevent bears from becoming dependant on humans as a better alternative...

Lack of Education I have to agree with jbrown, I love how humans move into wild places and our presence creates problem critters (this can also apply to many urban areas). We then don't want to take the blame for the problem we have created, as we never do, unless we are taking responsibility...

Dugan's Tips Dugan, Thanks for the tips, a)suspenders b)vet rap, I'll definitely try b) as I always have vet rap with me. I think this is something that should be brought as well, you never know what could happen. My dog was cut up pretty severely one day while skiing in the backcountry, I...

Winter Dog Hikes My pup has been on a many winter hikes and even with a lot of conditioning, sometimes still has paw issues. I always bring booties out for longer hikes and usually bring spare sets of booties. I've tried the store bought booties but find that they fall off frequently and are...

Intuition Liners Will those intuition liners fit in a pair of Garmont Veloce. I can't seem to find any place that has G-Fit liners in stock or available for my foot size (9). And the intuitions are a steal.

Battery Conservation This may be stating the obvious but, when using my digital camera in the winter, I find that not using the LCD display makes an enormous difference in battery conservation.

Thank you Peakbagr and Out4awalk, It was definitely Debar, I believe Lyon is probably the next significant peak just to the east of Debar. Beautiful day, very wet, with about 4-6" of snow higher up. :D Thanks for your help.

On my frequent drive from Ottawa to the Adirondacks, I've noticed a mountain that seems to have significant vertical and in turn, elevation. It can be seen from NY30 just south of Malone, soon after the turn off for Owl's Head and Mountainview (probably about 15 miles/25 kilometers south of...