Avalanche Pass, NY — The Most Beautiful Backcountry Ski Trail in Adirondacks
March 3, 2026 | Avalanche Pass, NY • Listed among New England's Fifty Backcountry Classics, this is considered one of the region's most beautiful ski tours. The route winds through a narrow mountain pass, across frozen lakes, over avalanche and landslide paths... you might even experience an earthquake, they say.
*The Tour*
Highest Point, Avalanche Pass:
Trail: 12 miles, Out and Back
Directions: https://maps.app.goo.gl/W53yHYrKyU46TE137
Info: https://adk.org/high-peaks-information-center
*My Gear*
Skis: Atomic Backlands 95
Binding: Dynafit Rotation 14
Boots: Dynafit Radical
Skins: Pomoca Tour Pro (green)
Helmet: Mammut Haute Route MIPS
Bag: Ortovox Haute Route 40L
*Chapters*
Music: Epidemic Sound
Video Summary
AI GeneratedThe narrator explores Avalanche Pass in the Adirondacks, navigating a snowy landscape via ski trails. Despite freezing temperatures and a lack of cellular signal, the journey takes them through the \"Wizarding Mile,\" across Avalanche Lake, and to Lake Colden, where they encounter wilderness caretakers and reflect on the region's rugged beauty and history.