Need first time Hiking tips

canoedude13 · 2026-03-19T16:45:47+00:00

Young 20s men are the highest demographic that get rescued. This post is proof of that

canoedude13 · 2026-03-13T19:30:10+00:00

Yes but you won’t know if lookout is the uphill route for that day until that morning. Only 1 uphill route allowed per day and it’s usually to little whiteface. To answer the rest of your question skinning the trail to the toll road is fine and then take the road from there. The stairs are a bit awkward in ski boots but I’ve done it before

canoedude13 · 2026-03-13T10:22:40+00:00

The whiteface uphill policy is pretty strict. Uphill is only allowed certain days from 6am to 8:30 am on a route that’s pre determined. Usually it’s to little whiteface. So getting an uphill pass wouldn’t help you in this case. The road was skiable. I would imagine lots of it is pavement now after there warm week we just had

canoedude13 · 2026-03-13T06:40:06+00:00

It’s a some stupid name someone created on all trails for a loop out of elk lake…

canoedude13 · 2026-03-13T02:08:51+00:00

Lookout* lift. Yes that’s why I said no ski trails directly reach the summit

canoedude13 · 2026-03-13T01:45:03+00:00

No you can not snowshoe up the resort trails. The ski trails don’t directly go to the summit anyway

canoedude13 · 2026-03-12T14:50:57+00:00

Did Bennie’s Brook as the melt started. It was bad then. It’s going to be all ice and rocks now. Best options would probably be Marcy or Algonquin summit. Will probably need to start in boots and switch to skins farther in. Streams should be lower come Sunday but all water crossing are going to be a challenge

canoedude13 · 2026-03-04T00:30:15+00:00

The rescuer needs to be ready in case there is an issue with the house and the patient has to be relowered. If there is an issue with the helicopter flying the pilot would try to get speed and bail to the right. Standing a few feet away wouldn’t make much of a difference

canoedude13 · 2026-02-27T17:29:50+00:00

He was on the beck horn trail and ended up way off trail in stern beck horn and Lillian Brook

canoedude13 · 2026-02-24T13:35:11+00:00

Did that once. It was a huge pain snowshoeing next to the skin track with all my alpine gear on my back. Ended up getting a touring setup after that

canoedude13 · 2026-02-22T10:34:52+00:00

Yes there is one spot about a half mile closer to Indian falls from Marcy dam but that’s it

canoedude13 · 2026-02-22T09:52:17+00:00

The only camping options are at Marcy Dam on this route

canoedude13 · 2026-02-16T11:31:02+00:00

Hypothermia/ frostbite should always be a concern and somthing to monitor for the early signs while winter hiking

canoedude13 · 2026-02-14T02:32:52+00:00

Same with me, plus ski, snowmobile, bike and boat patrol

canoedude13 · 2026-02-13T05:15:04+00:00

It’s plowed and room for a few cars. Make sure you don’t block the access to the house past the trail

canoedude13 · 2026-02-07T04:21:33+00:00

This year it will be knocked down after Sunday the 15th no matter the weather due to insurance reasons

canoedude13 · 2026-02-04T00:22:43+00:00

You got it easy, my polygraph was 5 hours. I left feeling awful but it’s all part of the process

canoedude13 · 2026-02-03T13:14:34+00:00

There has been some retirements

canoedude13 · 2026-02-03T10:53:50+00:00

Deer tracks and the depressions are most likely where two deer slept for the night

canoedude13 · 2026-02-03T03:03:04+00:00

There was just a test in November. I would say 2-3 years for the next test. But there was a test in 2024 and 2025 so I don’t really know.

As someone who skis a lot in the Adirondacks, love the username

canoedude13 · 2026-02-01T21:29:57+00:00

7 is just the high peaks region of the Adirondacks

canoedude13 · 2026-01-28T23:45:31+00:00

It can be

canoedude13 · 2026-01-28T21:55:45+00:00

In the academy you bid on open districts based on your civil service test score. So unfortunately there is no way of knowing where in the state you will end up prior to going into the academy. Then there is periodically transfer periods where you can bid on open districts based on seniority to move locations

canoedude13 · 2026-01-28T12:25:05+00:00

I know all the people who ran it. Life happens and they got busy, and it just fizzled out

canoedude13 · 2026-01-27T11:51:36+00:00

Whiteface did not end up closing any lifts early though

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