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Outdoors

Whiteface ski season starts today

WILMINGTON — The Whiteface Mountain ski resort is slated to open today for season pass holders, and Saturday for everyone. The announcement was made Thursday afternoon by the Olympic Regional Development Authority, which operates Whiteface Mountain, along with several other venues ...

Big Tupper auctioned for $650,000

MALONE — The Big Tupper Ski area and three smaller nearby parcels were sold at auction by Franklin County here on Thursday. Josh Parnes and Martin Schapira, two longtime friends who both live in Jackson, New Jersey, were the highest bidders for the Big Tupper Ski area, as well as parcels ...

Dehydrated hiker attempting 50-mile hike sent to hospital

RAY BROOK — Forest Rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to several calls in the Adirondacks recently, assisting injured, dehydrated and lost hikers — one group of which had been attempting a 50-mile hike. Rangers also put out a ground fire caused by an ...

DEC: Share the woods safely this fall and winter

ALBANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation is encouraging outdoor enthusiasts to respectfully share the woods and follow safety precautions this fall and winter. Hikers, nature photographers, leaf peepers, mountain bikers, hunters and trappers are encouraged to follow ...

Cellphones used for light on Gothics peak at night

RAY BROOK — Forest rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to a large volume of calls across the Adirondacks the past week. - Cellphones on Gothics - KEENE — On Oct. 4 at 8:55 p.m., forest rangers responded to a call from a group of five hikers who ...