winter
By Hanford Mills Museum on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017 - 11:40 am
The annual Ice Harvest Festival at Hanford Mills Museum on Saturday, February 4th offers adults and children a chance to take part in a traditional ice harvest using historic tools and techniques. Before refrigeration, harvesting ice was an essential... Read more
By tamyl4 on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 - 8:43 am
Our Fun community event-Miracle on Main Street in Middleburgh, NY is set for-
Friday, December 9th, 2016, starting at 5:30pm. Come one-come all!
Stroll down Main Street, Chestnut, Railroad, Clauverwie & Wells Avenue for tons of fun from Santa by the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 - 6:08 pm
Above: Kaaterskill Falls in winter 2007. Photo by Jason, via Flickr.
Editor's Note: The DEC's press release about this rescue reported erroneously that the incident occurred on Kaaterskill Falls, which has a notoriously dangerous unofficial trail that is... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 - 4:04 pm
Above: Radar shows a band of nasty winter weather heading for the Catskills on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 12. Image via NWS Binghamton.
Snow squalls, lake effect snow, high winds and general weather nastiness are forecast for portions of the Catskills this... Read more
By Hanford Mills Museum on Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 - 12:07 pm
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 - 9:17 am
Above: An inch of snowy, icy slush is cause for celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 29. Photo via the Great Western Catskills Instagram account.
After almost an entire December without snow, the Catskills got its first significant snowfall on Tuesday, Dec. 29.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 - 2:30 pm
Above: The first day of 2014 snowmaking at Hunter Mountain. Photo by Athena Billias.
Hunter Mountain Ski Resort, which has been run by the Slutzky family since its founding in 1960, will be sold to a publicly-traded company called Peak Resorts for $36.8... Read more
By Alan Via on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015 - 12:22 pm
Above: Hiking near the the Moonhaw on the Friday and Balsam Cap range in shoulder season conditions in 2012. Photo by Shirley LaPlante.
As October shoulders its way into November, the cool sunny days can easily lull us into a sense of comfortable... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Apr. 17, 2015 - 10:01 am
Even well into April, ice still lingers on many lakes and reservoirs in the Catskills. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection issued a reminder to fisherman on Thursday, April 16 to stay off the city's Catskills reservoirs until they are... Read more