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Trail mostly ice, with a dusting of snow to hide the ice occasionally. Started with microspikes then switched to crampons as the trail started getting steeper. Comfortable temps, very windy. Bundled up about 200 yards below the summit with full hood. Others in the group used ski goggles...

I received a pair of Mountain Hardwear Hunker Down Booties for Christmas. I have a very difficult time getting my foot into these - the opening doesn't seem to be adjustable and is just too small for my foot. They're sized appropriately for my 9.5 shoe size. Any one else have these and have a...

Loj to Avalanche Lake. Trail well broken out. Glorious conditions. A few rocks sticking out on trail to Marcy Dam and along the way to Avalanche Camp -- but nothing too bad. Skied out onto to Avalanche Lake a ways but turned around after encountering slush -- made for some icy skis.

Followed a DEC snowmobile track to the castle on Whiteface via the toll road. Good ski track set now. Mixed snow depth, 2 ft of powder, to blown clear in spots higher up. Crystal clear day, strong wind up high.

Date of Hike: 8/06/2010 Trail Conditions: Route was from Garden, Southside trail, Benny's Brook down to Rooster Comb trailhead on Rt 73. Benny's Brook had some wet spots where care was necessary. Trail down from LWJ was dry as can be. Special Equipment Required: Camera with lots of space...

Date of Hike: 8/02/2010 Trail Conditions: Typical of "trailless" peaks -- mix of mud & blowdown, but nothing to get excited about. Special Equipment Required: None. Hiking companion tried a pair of overboots to get through the mud on Cliff, ended up being more trouble than they were worth...

Date of Hike: 7/31/2010 Trail Conditions: Generally dry, easy to follow. Special Equipment Required: Vehicle with good ground clearance -- road in to the trailhead is a little rough in spots. Comments: Hundreds of dragonflies at the summit, circling the firetower. A little hazy, good views...

Date of Hike: 5/01/2010 Trail Conditions: trail in excellent condition Special Equipment Required: none. No bugs, a little overcast. Comments: First time climbing this peak. Fire tower summit outside of Long Lake. Nice views east and south. Did this hike after doing Blue Ledges earlier in...

Date of Hike: 5-01-2010 Trail Conditions: good shape -- a couple wet/muddy sections but nothing too bad. Buggy. Special Equipment Required: Bug spray would have been useful, unfortunately it was sitting back at the house. Comments: First time for this hike for me, gradual hike and then...

Date of Hike: 4/29/2010 Trail Conditions: Trail nice and dry until about 2100' then gradually increasing snow until about 9" around 3200' Special Equipment Required: Gaiters, hiking poles definitely useful Comments: Had hoped/planned to get up to Times Square and then do any of the three...

On Saturday, 4/3, my daughter and I decided to check out the Wright Ski Trail. She carried her snowboard and I alternated between skinning and carrying my skis. The old Marcy Trail had running water and from the Marcy Dam juncture to about 2900, the trail was pretty rough. After 2900 ft the...

Date of Hike: 1/30/2010 Trail Conditions: hard packed snow with a couple inches of fresh powder on most of the trail. Occasional rocks sticking through beyond the beaver pond. Special Equipment Required: snowshoes with some type of traction are sufficient Comments: Nice, short hike. Good...

Trail Conditions: Trail was clear at all times, hard to call these trailless peaks. No mud, large cairns marked all water crossings. Special Equipment Required: None, trails in excellent condition Comments: 5 hours roundtrip for these two peaks. Your name: rdl

Date of Hike: 9/11/2009 Trail Conditions: Hiked in via Rt 73 and the Boquet river to the slide. Trails all in excellent condition, little mud. Some slippery slime on the slide. Special Equipment Required: None Comments: Optional - Had a great day, the water in the Boquet and at all...

Trail Conditions: Loj to Avalanche Lake, ascent via Trap Dike, descent via Lake Arnold trail. Water level was low in the Dike, very enjoyable ascent. Special Equipment Required: Some cajones if you're nervous about heights or exposure. About 8 hours total includes time to snap over 500 photos...

Trail Conditions: Ascent from Rt 9 over Blueberry Cobbles & Bald, over to Rocky Peak Ridge & Giant and then down via Roaring Brook Falls. Trails in excellent shape, some erosion coming up Giant from the col but everything was very manageable. Special Equipment Required: Sunscreen, plenty of...

Date of Hike: 8/3/2009 Trail Conditions: All trails in excellent shape: some mud between Algonquin & Iroquois. Down from Iroquois to the Tooth was relatively easy to follow, up to Marshall was easy as well with no significant mud. Return to Loj via Indian pass had a few muddy sections but...

We are four, relatively mature but not quite senior yet, experienced paddlers looking to take a trip this fall. We've done Algonquin, Quetico and Temagami in the past few years and are considering something in New England this fall. I know absolutely nothing about paddle options in New England...

Beautiful day, great views. Timed this hike perfectly, arrived on the summit when the final two people up there were leaving. Left just as about 10 more people were arriving. Spent about 20 minutes on the summit by ourselves. We passed several people who complained bitterly about the trail...

Up the Wedgebroook Trail, hiked the ridge then down the Beaver Meadow Falls trail. Plenty of snow and ice on the north side of UWJ & Armstrong. Lots of snow on the trail down towards Beaver Meadow. Most trails, if not covered with snow, had a lot of meltwater running -- so a pretty wet hike...