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 …
Category: Commentariat
Midweek miscellany
Today has a mixed bag of items: conditions and forecast, a podcast shout-out, and a new page I've added to the site. The usual business Snow depth indicates the White Mountains got the best out of the last storm, which wasn't as big as we might have hoped for. But it was good enough to …
Thin but solid cover
Mohonk Jan. 20 Beautiful day today- cool but sunny, and a slight breeze. Mohonk groomed but the base was too thin for making tracks. You could sometimes feel solid ground with pole tips but not with the ski bases unless you took a digger or went off-piste. I suspect it was much the same on …
Skis + trains
Some people love trains. Some people love skiing. Two great experiences that go great together, like the taste of peanut butter and chocolate (or Oreos). In the US, there's a just a few train routes that go from city to slope. And while they exist to serve the downhill skier/rider market, in some cases they …
Caution: writers earning a living
Akin to an adage that people only think about skiing when they see snow, early season snowstorms prompted writers (or their publications) to produce stories about cross-country skiing. PR blitz Independently but coincidentally, 'uphill skiing' is striving to become a Thing. I've noticed articles in multiple outlets in the last few weeks. Even the New …
Across the Snow Line 