Search for Quebec hiker missing in Adirondacks now likely a recovery mission [Video]

Authorities in New York state say the search for a 22-year-old Quebec hiker who went missing in the Adirondacks more than a week ago is now likely a recovery mission.

The New York State Forest Rangers say heavy snow and cold temperatures have made the search “essentially impossible,” and future efforts will depend on the weather.

Leo Dufour of Vaudreuil, Que., went hiking on Allen Mountain on Nov. 29, but failed to return the following day as planned.

“When you give it 100 per cent you hope to have some kind of conclusion or result. So it’s extremely hard,” said incident Cmdr. Jamison Martin in a Monday briefing to reporters. “You want to do it for the family. You obviously want to find Leo alive. It’s hard from every front.”

Martin said snow has fallen every day since Dufour went missing. The hike up and down the mountain is at …