The Adirondack Park has long been a destination and home for snowmobilers looking for extended rides along powdered trails. And now the Adirondack Rail Trail connecting Lake Placid to Tupper Lake will add another 34 miles to that, once fully completed.
Snowmobilers in the Adirondacks will likely become more visible.
Yet some conservationists say that the offroad vehicles’ environmental impact casts a shadow on snowmobile recreation. Research shows that natural ecosystems are vulnerable to exhaust and noise pollution from the sleds, which can disrupt the Adirondack wilderness. Snowmobiles are restricted to certain parts of the park and prohibited from wilderness, canoe and primitive areas.
An alternative came on the market in 2015 by then-recent college graduates in Montreal who
