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Conditions 2/17/2015

2/17/2015

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    INTRODUCTORY REMARKS 
      • No real change in the surface conditions since the last report.  Over the past weekend we endured the coldest temperatures of the season with a few inches of new light snow.  Tuesday has started out cold, but will warm to 10-15 and Wednesday will be about 20 before another cold front comes through and gives us some more light snow and cold temps Thursday and Friday.  Saturday and Sunday look to have highs in the 20s, so just about perfect skiing for the coming weekend.  Still no thaw in sight.
      • JACKRABBIT TRAIL CONDITIONS:
    •              Base Depth - 12-16" 
    •                Surface Conditions - Powder 
                     Km Open - 50 km
  •                        Remarks - Entire trail broken out with good ski tracks on most sections. 

      BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS:
                    Snow Depth at Lake Colden: 37"
                    Snow Depth at 4,000 feet:  4-5'  
                    Surface Conditions: Powder 
              Meadow Lane now closed for the winter.  Adds nearly a mile each way on the Marcy Dam Truck Trail.  Skis or snowshoes required in the High Peaks, needed elsewhere.  This new light snow plus some significant wind loading means that no slide can be considered safe for skiing unless carefully analyzed.
      • Good skiing right from the Loj and through to Lake Colden. 
      • Wright Peak and Marcy good skiing from top to bottom, although there are still a few rocks to dodge in the first mile above Marcy Dam on the Marcy trail.  
      • The Calamity Brook Trail fully skiable.  Opalescent River now frozen at Flowed Lands and crossable.  
      • Road to Newcomb Lake and Moose Pond good skiing with now nearly 30" of cover.  
      • Fish Pond and Hays Brook truck trails skiable.  Raquette Falls also skiable, but even with this new snow the steep downhill about three miles in may still have rocks just under the surface. 
      • Connery Pond to Whiteface Landing skiable. 
      • Lake Colden and  Avalanche Lake crossable.  Other lakes also safe to cross.
      • Whiteface Highway skiable from the Toll House.  Be prepared for the cold as the highway exposed to any wind that might be blowing.
      • Keene Valley/Garden Parking has better cover, but it's still likely to be a bit rough skiing to JBL.  Despite some additional snow, the rocks are still "disguised but not covered", but the trail is skiable with care.
      • Lake Road to Lower Ausable Lake packed by snowmobiles and skiable.
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        • X-C SKI CENTER CONDITIONS: (Groomed, trail fee required)
          •      Mt. Van Hoevenberg X-C Ski Center:  
          •     50km of trails, open daily, rentals, lessons, 518-523-2811, www.whiteface.com/activities/cross-country-skiing 
                          Base Depth (packed) -  15" 
          •               Off track snow depth - 26"
                          Inches New Snow - 
                          Surface Conditions - Powder
                          Km Open - 50
                          Km Tracked - 50
          •               Remarks -  
          •      Cascade X-C Ski Center:
          •     20 km of trails with connection to 50km at Mt. Van Hoevenberg, open daily, rentals, lessons, restaurant, bar.  518-523-9605, www.cascadeski.com
                          Base Depth(packed) -   12" 
          •               Off track snow depth - 24"
                          Inches New Snow - 
                          Surface Conditions -  Powder 
                          Km Open -20
                          Km Tracked - 15
                          Remarks -  Cascade's narrow, wind-sheltered trails make it a good choice for the cold conditions later this week - especially with the large fireplace in the lodge.
          •          Whiteface Club Nordic Center:
          •     10 km of trails, open Wed-Sun. Rentals, 518-523-2551,
          • www.whitefaceclubresort.com
          •  Base Depth (packed) - 
                          Inches New Snow - 
          •               Surface Conditions -  Powder 
                          Km Open -  10
                          Km Tracked - 10
                          Remarks -
          •              
                     Paul Smith's VIC:
                     20 km of trails, open daily, rentals, 518-327-6241, www.adirondackvic.org
                                 Base Depth (packed) - 12"
                                 Off track snow depth:  22"
                                  Inches New Snow 
                                 Surface Conditions - Powder
                                 Km Open - 20
                                 Km Tracked - 10
                                 Remarks - All trails open and packed.   
                         Dewey Mountain - Saranac  Lake
                      13 km of trails, open daily (including nights until 7PM Tue. - Fri.), rentals, 891-2697         http://www.deweymountain.com
                                  Base Depth (packed) - 6-8"
                                  Inches New Snow - 
                                  Surface conditions - Powder 
                                  Km Open -13
                                  Km Tracked - 8
                                  Remarks -  Good skiing with track set on the lower trails.  Upper trails open but still with some thin spots.

                           Tupper Lake free x-c ski trails
                       10 km of groomed trails starting from Tupper Lake Golf Course 
                       http://www.skitupperlake.blogspot.com
          All trails groomed with track set - best conditions so far this winter
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