Skiing and Snowshoeing at the Tupper Lake Country Club to Big Tupper Ski Area

Trail Descriptions

Trail Descriptions:

Located in Tupper Lake NY, this FREE winter trail system connects the Tupper Lake Country Club with Big Tupper Ski Area. This dog friendly trail is groomed for Classic XC skiing, but there are also some skate lanes available on the wider sections. Snow shoeing is welcomed, but please stay to the sides of set XC tracks.

Golf Course Loop: From the pro shop, this trail follows the cart paths on holes 4 through 9. This is a nice gentle ski with wide open spaces along the edges of the fairways and only a few short hills. The total change in elevation is +55' (but since it's a loop it's downhill half way!)

Cranberry Pond Loop: This trail breaks off of the Golf Course loop near the 7th Tee Box. From there, it follows the old logging road around Cranberry Pond. The trail between the golf course and junction "3" is very flat, and offers awesome views of Cranberry Pond and Big Tupper (see top photo). From "3" the trail makes a short but worthwhile loop with an overall 50' of vertical rise.

Little Logger Loop: This trail takes you from the backside of Cranberry Pond, to the "Big Corner" and back. This is an intermediate trail with about 100' of total elevation change. While the trail is more challenging, it goes through a quick study of Adirondack forests: From pond edge, to hardwood forest to spruce swamp to upper elevation hardwoods - all in 1 1/2 miles.

Big Tupper Trail: This trail takes you from the "Big Corner" to the parking area at Big Tupper Ski Area. This .6 mile stretch has been totally renovated for the 2011 season to be much more skier friendly. The net elevation change is less than 20' from the sign post at "9" to the parking lot ("11").

Skidder Trail: In 2010 we added a trail (from "6" to "7") that takes you across the top of several glades to the North of the trail that are ski-able with good snow coverage.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Trail Report

Well the Golf Course took the worst of it with this week's rain. There is still good snow on 5 - 6 (driving range side), and the conditions improve as you go. Recommended ski - Park at Big Tupper and ski the Little Logger Loop. Tracks are set where possible, upper loops the best bet for a good ski.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Powder Day!

With warm temps continuing today we're going to stay off the groomer until it gets good and cold this evening. This should help get more of yesterdays moisture out of the base, and hopefully give us a good groom tonight. Looks like there's not much winter left, so this could be our last weekend with a full course.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Great Conditions Today!

The moon was rising as the sun was setting. Going to be a nice night ski tonight!! Looking at the forecast for the week, we've decided to leave the trails alone, and hope to get a groom in Friday for the weekend. Tracks on the Golf Course are a bit glazed, but the woods trails are awesome! Might be just a few days of really good skiing left...so if you haven't been, procrastinate later.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Ready for Skiing!

More Fresh Snow

We have a nice fresh snowfall this morning. The groomer's going out to freshen up the course. Should be great conditions today!

Friday, March 2, 2012

This Weekend's Events

Tonight - Last bonfire of the season at Cranberry Pond. Shaky will lead the ski tour at 6 PM from the pro shop. Tomorrow there will be a paintball biathlon for the kids at 10 AM at the pro shop. Guided ski tour scheduled for 11 AM.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Still Snowing in Tupper Lake

We've had the groomer out the last 2 days, and expect it to be out again in the morning. We haven't seen these kind of conditions since last season - so it's best to get out and enjoy them soon!