Hunter Mountain
Hunter Mountain will begin building five new ski trails this spring--four intermediate and one beginner--all of which are scheduled to open for next winter. The new runs will increase the resort's acreage by 25 to 30 percent. Also part of the $9 million project: a high-speed chairlift on the mountain's north slope.
Resorts from Vermont to New York will remain open past their usual closing dates due to the abundance of spring snow.
New York's plan also expands snowmobile access, but nixes proposed bike trails and luxury huts.
The 3-day event features camping, trail running, hiking, yoga, and music.
The campground, equestrian campground, and two day-use sites are proposed for the former Frontier Town site in North Hudson.
The proposed Empire State Trail would run 750 miles and connect the Big Apple to Buffalo and on to Canada.
The DEC is close to finishing negotiations on adding a new rail trail to a pheasant farm outside Ithaca.
The original stretch of the AT in Bear Mountain State Park turns 95 this year.
The new program will have volunteers in the Catskills and Adirondacks help new campers connect with nature.
Four miles of new singletrack are in the works at the upstate park.
