Feb 12, 2021 — with temperatures around the region expected to drop below zero and wind chill in parts of the Adirondacks potentially around -20 degrees. One way to get a hike in when it's this cold? Stay at lower altitudes. Emily Russell snowshoed out along the shores of a frozen lake near Saranac Lake and sent this postcard. Emily RussellSnowshoe trek on the shore of a frozen lake in the Adirondacks Snowshoeing along the shore of Middle Saranac Lake. Photo: Brian Mann My car thermometer says it's six degrees when I step out into the cold and strap on my snowshoes. I'm heading out towards ...