Ski Season Calendar

Posted on by NYSkiBlog

When does ski season start?

The summer solstice is, by our thinking, the farthest point from the ski season in New York.  After the solstice, the days get shorter and forward we move closer to winter. We smile a little bit wider as it happens.

Fifteen years ago, we first published our Ski Season Calendar, a list of milestones for skiers on the longest day of the year. It’s become a tradition to feature it on the home page and update it as necessary.  It’s fair to say that ski life has returned to a new, more expensive, normal.  One immutable truth: we had some excellent ski days this season.

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June Turns on Mount Marcy

Posted on by ThatNYSkier

For many skiers, the season in New York ends sometime in March. For those a bit more passionate about the sport, some may make the pilgrimage to the more elevated resorts such as Whiteface or Gore, which usually spin their lifts until around the second half of April. And, for those who just can’t let the amazing NY season end, we find a way to continue making turns through May and even into June (if you’re crazy enough).

Marcy Dam Slides

Whiteface’s Skyward, which sits at over 4,300’ in elevation at its top, usually holds a decent snow patch that is hiked and skied for a good couple weeks into May, eventually becoming too sparse and rocky by the time the Veteran’s Memorial Highway opens in the middle of the month.

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Mount van Hoevenberg Singletrack Hike

Posted on by Peter Minde

Sunday before Memorial Day. The 400th consecutive cloudy day in the Adirondacks. At least it wasn’t raining. I paused construction on the ark for a trip to the happiest place on earth, Mount van Hoevenberg.

intersection of 3 trails
3 Trails intersection

While I’ve put in my share of mileage on the Ho’s ski trails, the singletrack is a mystery. I think that most of these were originally snowshoe trails linking various ski trails. At some point, many of them were cleaned up and manicured for summer cycling.

Last summer, I had a day where I incorporated a bit of singletrack on the cross country side into my run.

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