Cascade/Jack Rabbit
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 231 ft
- climb
- 2,039 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Cascade/Jack Rabbit is an easy cross-country ski route in New York, about 1.4 miles from the village of North Elba. The trail is a short out-and-back, about 1.1 miles long, with a total climb of 231 feet from a low point of 1,932 feet to a high of 2,039 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.4 miles in, with a grade of about 6 percent. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lake Placid run from highs around 23°F in January to about 40°F in November, with January lows near 6°F. The station sits about 150 feet lower than the route's high point, so temperatures on the higher ground run a little cooler. Several other cross-country ski routes start within a tenth of a mile, including Main Street, Beaver Run/Jack Rabbit and Ridge Run. Farther out, the West Branch Ausable River offers river fishing about 2.4 miles away.
Best time to go
Best time to visit Cascade/Jack Rabbit
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, 5.2 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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