Category Archives: Skiing

Fahnstock yesterday was great.  Sunny, Temps in the high twenties and very good snow, mostly soft but a little slick where the sun had hit it and then it had frozen.  It is less than a two hour drive from … Continue reading →

Saturday 02/21/15 Fahnestock Winter Park, arriving at 9:45AM the temperature was colder than expected at 14 degree. The trees along the park’s were beautifully dusted with a new coat of snow. We started with an easy pace around the flat … Continue reading →

It was the the kind of week cross country skiers dream about. There was snow on the ground before we left home.  It snowed on the way up.  It snowed during the week we were skiing.  If the temperature had … Continue reading →

Just about 2 hours from Long Island is a beautifully laid out cross country ski area called Winding Trails. With just 18k of tracked terrain, they have done an outstanding job of putting it all together. The first afternoon we … Continue reading →

Sadly,  Storm Nemo created havoc for many people.  Some still trying to recover from Sandy! In Eastern L.I., however, Nemo dropped just enough snow to make for an exceptional day of skiing at Bethpage State Park. Susan and I arrived … Continue reading →

Here in the NY Metro area, spring was already in the air, in late February. BUT . . . the ski trip was scheduled . . . so off we went, along with about 22 other club members, to Jackson, … Continue reading →

Cross country skiing at Garnet Hill Inn, January 2011 Continue reading →

Monday, December 27, 2010 Got the walks cleared and the cars cleaned from the 20″ of snow that fell. Felt the ski legs tugging at me. What to do?  The local roads were still in lousy shape and the winds … Continue reading →

When Susan and I first started cross country skiing, back in the 12th century, I think…the choices were wood skis or these newfangled fiber glass things. Our wood skis went through many seasons and allowed us to climb many hills … Continue reading →

Big crowd showed up at Eagle Mountain House late Sunday only to see scattered snow patches where Jackson Cross Country Ski Touring rules.  That was the bad news. The good news was that increased elevation played a key role with … Continue reading →