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snowdate 01142010 SKIS OR SNOWSHOES REQUIRED!!!

by ~STS~ - January 14th, 2010.
Filed under: Ski Report.

hello all. The trails have had much use. We are in need of some new snow for sure. So if you know a snow dance…… On to another note, I hate having to do this. But we need some respect from any one showing up without skis or snowshoes. Yes over the last week, many people have used the trails wearuing just boots. Now this is fine as long as they stay OFF the ski trail. Stomping in the trail is easier, but it destroys the trail. Please Please dont walk on the trails!

A wise boy scout once said to me” Mr. J common sense ain’t that common!”

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3 Responses to snowdate 01142010 SKIS OR SNOWSHOES REQUIRED!!!

  1. Peter Racette
    January 14th, 2010 at 12:27 pm

    Steve,

    I don’t know if any “bootstompers” read the ski report, but if they do, please don’t use the trails in snow if you don’t have proper gear. It’s one thing if you are walking out of the track on the way to 236 or Luke’s Lodge, but someone had taken a nice walkabout yesterday. There were post-holes right down the Zipper and up Bunkhouse last nite. We were able to cover up the holes by side-sliding the hill, but if the snow hardened up before we could do that, the post-holes would be permanent features of the trail until we got another 6″+ of snow.

    The state hiking trails and the Visitor’s Intepretive Center in Paul Smith’s are ski or snowshoe only in winter because boot-stomping ruins the trail!

    Peter

  2. Doug
    January 14th, 2010 at 5:00 pm

    While I don’t think we need to mention crampons, the DEC requirement for the High Peaks Wilderness may be something to consider:

    Snowshoes, Skis and Crampons: Snowshoes or skis must be used in the High Peaks Wilderness. Snowshoes or skis are recommended to be used throughout the Adirondacks. The use of snowshoes or skis prevents “postholing”, eases travel through the snow and reduces injuries. Carry and use crampons on summits and other icy areas.

    It’s a requirement mostly due to the high levels of traffic the trails there get. We have a similar issue.

    Pete, have you seen this? YTS Lightweight Tracksetter

  3. Peter Racette
    January 14th, 2010 at 7:04 pm

    Doug,

    I had not seen that, but it looks slick. Of course, we’d need something to tow it with. Last nite Steve, joe and I were talking (tongue-in-cheek) about coming up with a device we could harness to Bernie to set track.

    I was looking at the trail packer they use at the VIC when I was up there at New Year’s. They don’t set a track, but they sort of soft pack a nice wide trail to even things out. They use a 10′ length of black plastic corrugated drain pipe weighted with a couple concrete blocks. They tow it around on a snow machine. The trick is in the hitch, crafted by someone more handy than I. This device looks slicker than that, and it sets the track in addition to packing. $395 ain’t bad, but we’d need a snow machine to tug it around.

    Peter

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