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New York · Ski touring · Near Schroon Lake
North Quad
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 691 ft
- climb
- 2,978 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
North Quad is a ski touring route in New York, set within the Gore Mountain Ski Center on land managed by the State Department of Conservation. The climb is an out-and-back of about 1.4 miles, with a total elevation gain of 691 feet from a low point of 2,262 feet to a high of 2,978 feet. The route is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.27 miles in, where the grade reaches 26 percent. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically July and August, when typical averages from a nearby weather station run from the mid-70s to the low 70s for highs and the mid-50s for lows. That station sits well below the route, so temperatures on the high ground run cooler. Nearby, the Long Trail (bike) is about a mile away, and the Adirondack Express, Northwoods Gondola and Sunway ski touring routes are each about 1.4 miles off.
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Best time to visit North Quad
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
25° / 6°
17 wet
Feb
28° / 7°
14 wet
Mar
36° / 15°
14 wet
Apr
49° / 28°
14 wet
May
63° / 40°
16 wet
Jun
71° / 49°
15 wet
Jul
75° / 54°
15 wet
Aug
73° / 53°
13 wet
Sep
67° / 45°
13 wet
Oct
54° / 35°
16 wet
Nov
41° / 25°
16 wet
Dec
31° / 14°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Indian Lake 2sw, NY, 13.3 mi away at 1,670 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Photo: Ian Taylor Iant333, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Gore Mountain
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