Welcome to Osceola Tug Hill XC Ski Ctr.
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OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 10AM TILL 5PM
09/19/18 6:10AM 56 degrees and partly cloudy. Noon forecast of 66 and partly sunny. Daytime 70 partly sunny and not as warm. Thursday 70 and mostly cloudy. Friday 79 and still calling for heavy afternoon thunderstorms. Saturday 62 clouds and sun. I hope you had the chance to see America's Got Talent last night. Amazing new talents coming. Amazing Mets? maybe not for the whole season, but playing better after the all star break.. Famous expression of baseball fans " wait till next year. 11 games to go this season.
09/18/18 6:48AM 64 degrees and mostly cloudy. Noon forecast of 75 and cloudy. There is a 7% chance of rain during the noon hour. Daytime forecast of 78 cloudy and humid. Wednesday 68 partly sunny, not as warm. Thursday 71 with a couple of afternoon showers. Friday 79 with heavy afternoon thunderstorms. Fall is just around the corner. While mowing yesterday, a fair number of leaves fell. Colors are changing. Peak fall foliage usually runs last weekend in September through first weekend in October.
09/17/18 6:03AM 57 degrees and overcast. Noon forecast of 75 and mostly cloudy. Daytime forecast of 79 and cloudy most of the time. Turesday 75 with a couple of morning showers. Wednesday 68 partly sunny and less humid. Osceola is 6 miles north of a town called Florence. Fortunaely, this Florence is not nearly as nasty as the now tropical storm Florence. Over 2 foot of rain in some parts of the Carolina's, 17 reported deaths and one million people with no power. Unfortunaely, some area's are still getting more rain. In Vermont over the weekend, and back in NY yesterday, warmer and more humid than I like. Wednesday looks more comfortable.
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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