Conditions 3/9/18

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS 

• While the storm Wednesday and Thursday never snowed very hard, the net result is 6-8" of new snow throughout the area.  This on top of last week's few inches means we are back to (or even a littile ahead of where we were before the recent thaws.  Snowing again as of Friday evening, so the weekend is looking very promising.
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  JACKRABBIT TRAIL CONDITIONS​ ​

Base depth:  6-10"

•  Surface Conditions:  powder
•  Km Open - 50
•  Remarks -  All sections skiable with most , if not all, broken out.
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  BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS         
• Snow depth at Lake Colden: 42"
• Snow depth at 4,000 feet 5-6 feet 
• Hiking trail from Adirondak Loj now very skiable.
• Avalanche Pass also in good condition.
• Marcy and Wright Peak still have some obstacles (rocks) to be skied around on the lower sections, but the upper sections are in good shape.  With Wright Peak, this means after the departure from the hiking trail.  On Marcy, this means above the steep pitch past 5-meter(used to be 50-meter) bridge. 
  • • All of the  truck trail skis (Connery Pond, Hays Brook, Fish Pond, etc.) are of course now fully skiable
    • Lake Colden and Avalanche Lake crossable, but extra caution is still needed around inlets or outlets..
    • Whiteface Highway - no current report
    • Keene Valley/Garden Parking - Again skiable, but still a bit thin.
    • Lake Road to Lower Ausable Lake: Now perfect conditions
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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) - 4-6" 
        •               Off track snow depth - 6-10"
                        Inches New Snow - 2
                        Surface Conditions - Packed powder
                        Km Open - 50
                       Km Tracked 50
        •               Remarks - One short race on Saturday, then totally open for recreational skiing.
        •      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) - 4-6" 
        •               Off track snow depth - 6-10"
                        Inches New Snow - 2
                        Surface Conditions - Packed powder 
                        Km Open - 20
                        Km Tracked - 15
                        Remarks - 
        • Paul Smith's VIC: www.trailhub.org/trail/generatepdf?orgid=TXpFMA==&actid=TVRVPQ==
      •            30 km of trails, open daily, rentals, 518-327-6241, 
                               Base Depth (packed) - 10"
      •                        Off track snow depth:  18"
                                Inches New Snow: 0 
                               Surface Conditions - Packe powder  
                               Km Open - 30
                               Km Tracked - 
                               
      •                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) - 3-5"
                                Inches New Snow - 2
                                Surface conditions - powder 
                                Km Open -13
      •                         Km Tracked 
                                Remarks -  
        
                         Tupper Lake free x-c ski trails
                    All trails open and groomed 
                     http://www.skitupperlake.blogspot.com