Cascade
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 193 ft
- climb
- 2,033 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Cascade is a short, easy cross-country ski route in the Mount Van Hoevenberg Winter Recreation Area in New York, managed by the State Department of Conservation. The out-and-back trip is about a mile long, with a total climb of 193 feet from a low point of 1,968 feet to a high of 2,033 feet. The steepest stretch comes early, at about 0.18 miles in, with a grade of 3 percent. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lake Placid show January highs around 23°F with lows near 6°F, while March runs a bit milder at highs around 36°F. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the route's high point, so temperatures on the higher ground run a little cooler. Several other ski routes lie within a tenth of a mile, including Flanagan's Run, Rabbit Run and Dog Bone. The West Branch Ausable River, about 2 miles away, offers canoeing.
Best time to go
Best time to visit Cascade
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
23° / 6°
18 wet
Feb
27° / 8°
14 wet
Mar
36° / 16°
14 wet
Apr
49° / 29°
14 wet
May
62° / 40°
15 wet
Jun
70° / 49°
14 wet
Jul
74° / 54°
14 wet
Aug
73° / 52°
13 wet
Sep
66° / 45°
13 wet
Oct
52° / 35°
15 wet
Nov
40° / 25°
16 wet
Dec
28° / 14°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Placid 2 S, NY, 5.7 mi away at 1,888 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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