Welcome to Osceola Tug Hill XC Ski Ctr.
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OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 10AM TILL 5PM
08/20/18 6:57AM 55 degrees and clear blue skies. Noon forecast of 73 and mostly sunny. Daytime forecast of 78 mostly sunny and pleasant. Tuesday 73 with a brief PM shower ot two. Wednesday 71 with a passing shower or two. Thursday 72 mostly sunny and nice. Always nice to leave with something nice. Or is it better - you can never make a second first impression. Either case - no snow in the forecast today.
08/19/18 6:01AM 56 chilly degrees and mostly cloudy. Overnight low of 54. Noon forecast of 74 and partly sunny. Daytime forecast of 78 partly sunny and pleasant. Monday 78 mostly sunny and pleasant. Tuesday 74 with showers and thunderstorms around. Wednesday 69 mostly cloudy and spotty showers. One of the weather sites I visit in the morning is accuweather.com. They had a link with a picture of a frog and the headline question " did you know that frogs make more noise just before it rains ". I did not, but will listen next time it is about to rain. Not sure if this is true or not. It must be because it is on the internet.
08/18/18 5:51AM 63 degrees and overcast. Noon forecast of 69 and cloudy with a 49% chance of rain during the noon hour, Daytime high of 74 with a couple of morning rains. Sunday 76 partly cloudy and pleasant. Monday 79 and mostly clear and pleasant. Tuesday 76 with showers and thunderstorms around. Average high for today's date in Osceola has dropped a degree to 79. Average low for today remains at 58.
The Osceola Tug Hill Cross Country Ski Center Inc is dedicated to the best cross country skiing possible. With this in mind, we only offer cross country skiing (winter months). No hiking, no tubing, no pets, no snowshoes..
40k of groomed ski trails for both classic and skate techniques. Groomed daily with an Alpina Sherpa featuring a 4 cylindar Peugot engine and a 84 inch Yellowstone track system groomer that get 2 passes on the entire trail system.
Largest selection of nordic or cross country ski equipment in the northeast. Hundreds of skis available to rent under our RENTAFLEXIBILY program where all rentals are credited toward purchase if you so desire.
OPEN HOURS SKI SEASON - 7 DAYS A WEEK 10AM TILL 5PM
APPOINTMENTS AT OFF HOURS ARE NOT A PROBLEM, BUT YOU WOULD NEED TO CALL FIRST TO MAKE SURE THAT I WILL BE AROUND.
WE HAVE TWO GROOMERS, OUR NEW ONE THIS YEAR IS A POLARIS EPS 1000. TRACKED MACHINE GENERATING 80+ HORSE POWER. IMPLEMENTS INCLUDE ROLLER, DISC DRAG, YORK RAKE AND TWO YELLOWSTONE 84 INCH GINZU GROOMERS.
We also groom with an Alpina Sherpa. This is a 1.6L, 4 cylindar truck on a snowmobile frame. An Italian made machine designed for pulling and climbing in the Alps. This machine produces 75HP and 82 lb-ft.
One of the main advantages we have in Osceola Is a wealth of fresh soft snow. At 0.38 pounds per square inch ground pressure the Shepa allows us the abilty to groom - renovate - pack any amount of snow. This lets our skiing stay firm to the ski for skate skiing. Set track for classic and no rug burns for those inadvertant sudden stops (falls). More specs. and pictures on www.alpinasnowmobiles.com
I use a Yellowstone 84 inch Ginzu groomer. With 250 pounds of down pressure we have the ability to smooth out all snow regardless of the age. The Alpina is 1180 pounds dry weight, the Ginzu groomer is 330 pounds. To give you a feel for the size of this equipment, the work class snowmobile from Bombardier the Skandic super wide track is 650 pounds. Two passes on all the trails with a touch of overlap gives you trail widths of 12 to 14 foot with classic track and skate lanes. www.yellowstonetrack.com
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