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    Whiteface Toll Road, NY: 2/4/25

    Can’t get lost unless you fall over the guard rail! Did this tour on a snowy windy day since the sketchiest part is driving there on slippery snowy roads. Good news came in the form of a fresh 6 inches overnight. First car at the trailhead and broke trail on the up. Nice and quiet all around...
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    Bolton Backcountry, VT: 2/8/25

    Slightly outside NY Ski bounds, but you can technically see the Adirondacks from the peak so it still counts? Continuing tours based off of Best Backcountry Skiing, this one’s a partial within Bolton resort. Pretty amazing how quiet the uphill tracks are even when right next to a resort with...
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    Adirondacks, NY: 2/5/25 All Wrong Turns

    Made a resolution start working my way through David Goodman’s excellent Best Backcountry Skiing in the Northeast book. Most of the tours in the book are spread out, but the High Peaks offers an opportunity to combine tours since several start at the Adirondak Loj. The Wright Peak tour is ~7...
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    Telemark skis and bindings

    Got these to learn the turn. Recently lucked into some NTN gear so time to pass on to the next aspiring telemarker. 1. $50 - Black Diamond Machine 166 w/ BD02 bindings - Ski specs 120-79-106. Bindings size small w/ midstiff cartridges. I squeezed my 27.5 T4's in but that was probably pushing...
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