3 peaks, 1 great day
On a Saturday a few winters ago, I awoke late and started thinking of where to go backcountry skiing. I wanted to go someplace new, but given the hour, it couldn’t be too big of an outing.
Then it struck me: Goodman Mountain near Tupper Lake. The state opened a trail to the summit a few years earlier. Most of the route is fairly mellow, with open woods suitable for off-trail skiing.
On the drive from Saranac Lake, I decided to ski nearby Coney Mountain too. If only I had not been such a late riser, I thought, I could ski Mount Arab as well. A Tupper triple crown—what a novel idea!
As I got out of my car in the Goodman parking area, a guy on telemark skis emerged from the woods.
“Did you just ski Goodman Mountain?” I asked.
“Yep,” he replied. “I skied Coney earlier. Now I’m heading to Mount Arab.”
“Oh, that’s cool.”
It turns out the Tupper Lake Triad is a
