Mt. Marcy, NY × Backcountry Skiing New York's High Point in March
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Published 2019-04-23
My day off work in late March lined up perfectly with deep snow and good weather, so I made a push for it. I started in Charlotte, Vermont - my hometown - and took the ferry across Lake Champlain to Essex, N.Y., driving west to Lake Placid and the Van Hoevenberg Trail.
The trip ended up being just over 14 miles, starting at 9:30a, summiting around 1:00p, and finishing at around 3:30p (6 hours total). There was with a clean, packed down track on the way up and good snow coverage throughout, making for a quick journey.
As you'll see in the video ( 7:44 ), conditions can get a bit slick on the last 1/4 mile toward the summit. I would have strapped on crampons after ditching my skis if I had packed them. The ice axe was nice to have.
Next Up: Mt. Arvon, on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan!
Camera Kit Used...
▷ Sony a6400 + 24-70 f/4 Zeiss + Rode VideoMicro
▷ GoPro Hero 7 Black + Windscreen
Backcountry setup...
▷ Black Diamond Helio 105 185cm skis
▷ Dynafit Speed Turn binding
▷ Scarpa Maestrale RS boots
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All Comments (17)
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Congrats !! I did the same in 1989 with Fisher E99 Telemark Skis and Asolo duckbill boots. I had powder snow from the Loj to the Top though...
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This video just puts a smile on my face. I miss the mountains. You made great time too. Thanks
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Enjoyed that very much. Thanks.
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Awesome video man!! Enjoy the upcoming season
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Great video🙌 well done!
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dude.. drone pilot, audiobook listener.. I've found my twin. Just got my first splitboard and am STOKED for some Northeast backcountry exploration! Thanks for the vid!!
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This was awesome dude, very cool to see Marcy Done like this! Not sure if you're committed to doing them all in the Winter but Mt. Washington and Katahdin would be sweet skin up (Katahdin being the gnarlier of the two!) Good luck on the project man!
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Very cool 😎
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How the hell did you just do that?? I went snow shoeing for an hour yesterday and I thought I was a hero! Where do you get the energy and courage to do something like that when most mere mortals can barely walk to their mailbox in the winter??!! Great job and thanks for letting me experience something I’d never ever be able to do!
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good luck on Denali
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Amazing video dude! Been looking to do this for some time now! What part of the season did you do this?
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Its March the winters about finished, try May for The High peaks....
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Would this be feasible with nnnbc bindings and stiff leather boots like alpina alaska? Looks awesome!
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Classic forgotten camera at home. Happens all too regularly.
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While the axe is occasionally handy, grab some crampons...yikes!
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Sick video well done..probably the lamest background music anyone’s ever picked though
