Last season, the owner of Osceola Tug Hill XC announced his intention to close. While it's a longish drive to get there, the area is a go-to for downstaters during bad winters. Lacking any viable offers for it as an operating ski center, and in accordance with his plan to retire, he’ll sell off assets …
Month: February 2020
Saturday Feb. 8 conditions + forecast for the week
Update 2/9: SNSA has cancelled the XC ski clinic at Mohonk for lack of adequate snowfall. Not a surprise. 'State of the Touring Centers' is slightly updated with reports from Lapland Lake and Waterville Valley. Timber Creek and Northfield Mountain still no report since the storm. Summary: Good news for people taking a cross-country ski …
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Feb. 8 weekend forecast- pack the wax box
Summary: Skiable snow has now been transformed to 'klister conditions' (for those who still wax for classic skiing), and the Ginzu-groomed frozen granular composition means fast skate skiing. However, snow and wintry mix in the forecast will change the waxing conditions considerably, so hold off on prepping those skis or figure on taking the wax …
Palindrome day ski conditions and forecast
Groundhog Day 02-02-2020, and one of only 12 palindrome dates this century. Bonus: it's a palindrome whether you follow MM-DD-YYYY or DD-MM-YYYY format. It's also a day to view the movie 'Groundhog Day', in which the main character repeats the same experiences day after day, and only by observing the smallest details over and over …
Across the Snow Line 