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Can i ski Mt Marcy?

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Che~
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Has anyone ever skied down Marcy? I have hiked up the ADK Loj trail and i was wondering how the ski down is. I might do it this spring.
Mar 9 2009 6:13PM
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dandougherty
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yeah for sure, super fun ski.  theres tons of good skis in the adirondacks
Mar 11 2009 2:53PM
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Che~
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where on the mountain did you ski?
Mar 11 2009 10:32PM
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B_Hubbell
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wow.  i hiked marcy a couple of years ago in the fall.  the idea of skiing any of those mountains never occurred to me.  GO FOR IT, MAN!
Mar 12 2009 2:02PM
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General_Ripper
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theres a book out by this guy which shows how to get to and were to ski in the adirondecks you should pick that up
Mar 12 2009 3:39PM
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Che~
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the actual top should be good for skiing, i hiked it last may and there was still 3 feet of snow up there, i was really bummed i didnt bring my skis. but what about skiing down the actual trail?
Mar 12 2009 7:04PM
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dandougherty
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you can pretty much ski anywhere on the mountain.  The summit cone is really nice but it can get kind of wind buffed.  the trail is a fun ski as well. you can ski all the way to marcy dam which is about 5 miles and almost all the way back to the loj, theres only a few small up hills.  theres ton of chutes and glades and such hidden everywhere up there too. all you gotta do is search. there not too hard to find 
Mar 13 2009 2:32PM
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Alkyy
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Right now the snow up there his really bad.  In good snow, you can ski for amost 7 miles striaght, kinda flat but not bad i guess.  Deffanatly some better stuff then macry though.
Mar 14 2009 10:28AM
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Treestman
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skied colden and marcy a week ago, decent spring conditions. make sure you got snowshoes or are skinning up. crampons are a good idea if youre going to be summiting marcy, above treeline was solid ice last week.
Mar 14 2009 11:28AM
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