If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Tug Hill Advice
After a long warm period, the Tug Hill region of New York State is now
getting blasted with lake effect snows. So off we go next weekend. Except that I've never been to the Tug Hill cross-country centers. There are two main ones: Salmon Hills and Osceola. They appear to be near each other. I'd appreciate seeing thoughts about each. Thanks. -- Bill in Schenectady |
Ads |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Bill in Schenectady wrote:
After a long warm period, the Tug Hill region of New York State is now getting blasted with lake effect snows. So off we go next weekend. Except that I've never been to the Tug Hill cross-country centers. There are two main ones: Salmon Hills and Osceola. They appear to be near each other. I'd appreciate seeing thoughts about each. Thanks. These guys usually have current snow reports: (this is for the Winona Forest, also nearby) http://www.tughillskiclub.com/Trails/trails.php map w/contours http://www.tughillskiclub.com/Trails..._trailhead.pdf map, no contours http://www.tughillskiclub.com/Trails...nocontours.pdf http://www.salmonhills.com/conditions.htm http://www.uxcski.com/?taret=_blank |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
"gr" wrote in message ... Bill in Schenectady wrote: After a long warm period, the Tug Hill region of New York State is now getting blasted with lake effect snows. So off we go next weekend. Except that I've never been to the Tug Hill cross-country centers. There are two main ones: Salmon Hills and Osceola. They appear to be near each other. I'd appreciate seeing thoughts about each. Thanks. These guys usually have current snow reports: (this is for the Winona Forest, also nearby) Not really snow reports I'm looking for. I know they have snow. I'm wondering about the pros and cons of their respective trail systems. Are the challenging? Pretty? Crowded? As for me, I enjoy hilly trails and only do classic skiing. Also enjoy narrow wooded trails. |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 03:13:30 GMT, "Bill in Schenectady"
wrote: After a long warm period, the Tug Hill region of New York State is now getting blasted with lake effect snows. So off we go next weekend. Except that I've never been to the Tug Hill cross-country centers. There are two main ones: Salmon Hills and Osceola. They appear to be near each other. I've only been to Salmon Hills once. It was quite nice. Very good lodge, nice trail system that was well-groomed and set for classic technique and skating. The only things I didn't like about the ski center were that certain parts of the trail system were very loud (due to snowmobiles going fast on a lake) and that sometimes it was snowing too hard to see much at all. Everone came indoors for about an hour when we were there due to the heavy snow. JT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Also Jackson Hill area near Boonville has nice classic skiing (Eastern
Tug Hill, Salmon Hills is Western). My understanding is that some well to do person that likes XC skiing bought the land, developed trails, has them groomed occasionally and lets the public ski on them for free. Had some great skiing there last President's weekend. You can get a trail map off the internet by doing a google search. Trail system also goes down the hill to connect with some sort of canal system that is skiable. |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
One big difference is in grooming methods. Hugh at Osceola uses a
snowmobile; the SH folks use a Pisten Bully. This affects the firmness of tracks for classical and the feel of the surface for skating - go to Salmon Hills if you want corduroy and firm, pressed tracks; go to Osceola for narrower trails with softer, less manicured conditions. Note that trails at both places will be soft and better for classical for the next few days b/c of the new snow. The terrain at both places is rolling. Osceola is hillier and arguably more interesting than SH, especially this season because SH is not grooming Coey Hill, a part of the trail system with several big climbs and winding, fun descents. Oscoela is more rustic - the lodge is the parlor of an old farm house with a wood stove. Salmon Hills has a lodge with motel and yurt lodging and restaurant. Both places have reasonably well-equipped shops, but the shop at Osceola has a much bigger inventory of racing equipment and wax this year. I would guess that both have more snow and better conditions than any other Nordic ski center in the northeast right now. Enjoy! Todd "Bill in Schenectady" wrote in message news:ufUFf.3126$PK2.2389@trndny06... After a long warm period, the Tug Hill region of New York State is now getting blasted with lake effect snows. So off we go next weekend. Except that I've never been to the Tug Hill cross-country centers. There are two main ones: Salmon Hills and Osceola. They appear to be near each other. |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Couple thoughts:
If you're interested in equipment, Osceola has a really good selection and their prices are the best I've seen anywhere (including the web). Trail tickets are reasonably priced. Hilly. 1.5hr drive for me, so we don't get there a lot, but I really like it - we got a family season pass this year. Salmon hills has very nice trails, trail prices are more than Osceola. We went skiing there once, late in the day. Their lodge and public 'yurt' are very nice. They sold us a day/night pass - then didn't turn on the lights! I had to go find them to turn on the lights. They said yes, we went out, and they still didn't! Not sure where everyone is located, but one place to think about: Greek Peak Nordic center, south of Syracuse. Their phone is (607) 835-6562. They tend to get more snow than Syracuse (although not as much as the tug), groom for skate and classic. Flat/hilly, woods/open - your choice. Very nice trails. The guy who runs the place knows what he's doing. No 'lodge' or ski shop. This place is the closest to Syracuse with good skate skiing - I really like this place. http://www.greekpeak.net/content/nordic.asp |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
"kddonath" wrote in message oups.com... Couple thoughts: If you're interested in equipment, Osceola has a really good selection and their prices are the best I've seen anywhere (including the web). Trail tickets are reasonably priced. Hilly. 1.5hr drive for me, so we don't get there a lot, but I really like it - we got a family season pass this year. Salmon hills has very nice trails, trail prices are more than Osceola. We went skiing there once, late in the day. Their lodge and public 'yurt' are very nice. They sold us a day/night pass - then didn't turn on the lights! I had to go find them to turn on the lights. They said yes, we went out, and they still didn't! Not sure where everyone is located, but one place to think about: Greek Peak Nordic center, south of Syracuse. Their phone is (607) 835-6562. They tend to get more snow than Syracuse (although not as much as the tug), groom for skate and classic. Flat/hilly, woods/open - your choice. Very nice trails. The guy who runs the place knows what he's doing. No 'lodge' or ski shop. This place is the closest to Syracuse with good skate skiing - I really like this place. http://www.greekpeak.net/content/nordic.asp Thanks for all the advice. This is what I'm looking for. I think we'll try Salmon Hills on Saturday and Osceola on Sunday. We're coming from Schenectady but are meeting friends from Rochester. I'll keep Greek Peak in mind, but for this trip, we have our hearts set on Tug Hill. Isn't Greek Peak also a down hill area? Now the next question: I've not been able to find suitable lodging near those Tug Hill ski centers so am inclined to stay in the Rome, NY area and commute. Any other ideas? The yurts are too expensive for a family of four, plus we don't intend to stay for two nights. |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:16:32 GMT, "Bill in Schenectady"
wrote: Isn't Greek Peak also a down hill area? Yes. Bike races finish there too.... http://www.jt10000.com/jtgal/cornell.htm Now the next question: I've not been able to find suitable lodging near those Tug Hill ski centers so am inclined to stay in the Rome, NY area and commute. Any other ideas? The yurts are too expensive for a family of four, plus we don't intend to stay for two nights. The Super8 in Redfield (I think) is OK. JFT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
In article QDbGf.101$Ob.98@trndny05,
Bill in Schenectady wrote: Now the next question: I've not been able to find suitable lodging near those Tug Hill ski centers so am inclined to stay in the Rome, NY area and commute. Any other ideas? The area is full of armpit motels that cater to the snowmobiler/ATV/fishing/hunting crowd, but they're inexpensive and well-located. Try www.harrislodging,com, www.brendasmotel.com, www.portlodge.com, www.portlyanglerlodge.com, among others. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community. |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Crossover and Crossunder | foot2foot | Alpine Skiing | 288 | May 14th 05 06:09 PM |
Tug Hill Try it XC Classical 25K | [email protected] | Nordic Skiing | 1 | January 8th 05 03:18 AM |
Good advice on the Internet :) | Lisa Horton | Alpine Skiing | 74 | May 29th 04 10:41 PM |
make the hill less steep | Ken Roberts | Nordic Skiing | 4 | February 23rd 04 06:48 AM |
The Tug Hill Tourathon, Can Entries Ever Reach The Level They Once Were? | Douglas Diehl | Nordic Skiing | 3 | January 27th 04 02:32 PM |