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Just posted a blog on this development, with photos. You can read it here.

News gets worse I just got back from Marcy Dam and will post an update soon. The bridge is gone; I saw parts of it smashed against the rocks a little downstream. Some of the water from the pond has drained, revealing mud in the middle. But the really bad news is that the road to Adirondak Loj...

DEC says the bridge at Marcy Dam washed downstream during the storm. I have a few more details here.

Excellent idea.

Tom, if I hear anything about that, I will let you know.

DEC is denying that it sat on the cougar report. Read more here.

DEC has issued its latest Ranger Report. It includes the deaths of two hikers in the High Peaks and the ordeal of two canoeists who lost all their gear, including their shoes, when their canoe capsized in the Cold River. It took them a few days to make their way back to civilization. Read the...

The cougar that journeyed from South Dakota to Connecticut (where it was hit by a car) passed through the Adirondacks, state officials confirm. Click here for more details.

Officials say the cougar killed on a Connecticut highway in June migrated all the way from South Dakota--some 1,500 miles. This raises the questions: could cougars re-establish themselves in the Northeast? Click here and here for more details.

A friend has suggested we climb the Ermine Brook Slide this weekend and bushwhack to Santanoni's summit. I am reluctant as I've read the bushwhack from the top of the slide to the summit is horrific. He counters that with the snowpack we'll be above the trees. Who is right? Has anyone done this...

You can find the ranger report for Jan./Feb. by clicking here. It includes the searches last weekend and more.

AG intervenes in Shingle Shanty suit You can find the legal papers here.

DEC conducted a search, but the men were able to ski out on their own. They were found at a trailhead three miles from their car. So I guess it's not a rescue (though I assume they were given a ride back to their car).

Some of you might get a kick out this commentary on the controversy over the Finch lands and Follensby Pond.

Check out this post for a neat photo of Colden caretaker Nate Jeffrey skiing with his dog in his backpack. Also, you'll find a link to a story about two skiers forced to bivouac in the Dix Mt. Wilderness.

I'm not aware of a snow avalanche on the Avy Pass Slide. DEC forbids its use in winter as a precaution. Many avalanches are triggered by human activity.

DEC warns of avalanche danger in the Adirondacks. The agency issued the following news release this morning. -- Phil Brown The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today warned Adirondack back country visitors to be aware of the danger of avalanches and take necessary...

The Adirondack Council blasts the Local Government Review Board over last week's resolution calling on the state to back out of the Follensby Pond and Finch, Pruyn land deals. Click here for the full story.

I have been told that the original thread was removed out of concern that it seemed like a pitch for money. It's a fine line. On the one hand, I think paddlers would be interested to learn that the Explorer has set up a legal defense fund. On the other hand, I suppose any mention of the fund can...

Click here to read DEC's Ranger Report for November/December.