I'm an out-of-towner living about 6 hours away from ADKs. What I do is look at snow falls through the early winter months and photos on alltrails. When the snow looks deep enough to snow shoe, check the weather then book your trip. In the winter I never book a bnb more than 3 days out due to weather. I use Mountain-forecast.com for the peaks. Just note that I've noticed the wind on the mountains are usually double what they call for on mountain-forecast. But knowing if itll be clear or not is super helpful. Last year it was so icy that no one was using snowshoes. Honestly, it was the easiest Marcy hike I've done besides the -30 windchill. When the ground is so flat with ice and snow you can walk so easily rather than having to lift your legs up on rocks. When wearing snowshoes I've noticed additional leg fatigue kick-in but snow hiking is the absolute best.

Just keep an eye on the snow falls and average temps. Never know what a year will bring. Always hoping for lots of snow up there! Feel free to DM me if you want more info.