Whiteface Landing

With just a dusting of snow in the Champlain Valley for weeks, we had been pining for a day on our skis. Lisa checked the North Country Public Radio's ski conditions webpage and with the Lake Placid region listed as "outstanding," we threw the skis in the car and headed to the Connery Pond road.

The day could only be described as perfect. The powdery snow make the skiing absolutely sublime as we meandered through the woods. We stopped briefly to admire Connery Pond from the boat access while making mental notes for a future return with paddle boats when the pond would be a bit more liquid.

Our destination was Whiteface Landing at the belly of Barrel Bay on Lake Placid. We took a brief snapshot of the lake but then ate our lunch in a grove of trees to keep our fingers warm. In winter trips, the breaks are brief and we were soon back on the trail, gliding most of the way. We backtracked except for where we skied across Connery Pond.

With puffy snowflakes falling gently from the sky, we savored our last mile of the trail. We will be keeping this one high on the list for all seasons!