Osceola Tug HIll, Osceola, N.Y.
Grooming: Skate and Classic
Lighted? N
Distance: 40k
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Description: Rolling trails on the Tug Hill Plateau are in a prime location to catch feet of snow, often skiing from November to April.
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| Conditions | Date | km groomed | Comments | Submitter |
| Good | 2013-04-15 | 0 | Last day that we are open for the ski season. 99% plus of the trails open. We close every year on the 15th of April regardless of the amount of snow that remains. Good conditions especially for 4/15. I want to thank all those who have skied here this year. Disc golf grand opening the weekend of June 1. for info go to www.uxcski.com | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2013-04-13 | 0 | 3 days to our closing at the end of the day 04/15/13. Base is 3 to 8 inches, spring conditions where some of the snow in the shade is hard and exposed areas soft. southern exposure hills need a careful approach and I have at least 3 culverts that need to be stepped over. $5 trail fees - 30% chance of rain Sat - Sunday looks better - Monday looks great for weather. | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2013-04-10 | 40k still open. For the first time in months it is best to use an older pair of skis. All the trails have coverage, but some of the southern exposure hills are beginning to get icy and narrow. | Hugh Quinn | |
| Good | 2013-04-09 | still holding in there. spring conditions on a 8 to 12 inch base. Looks like no problem making our closing date of April 15th, but we might be getting to rock ski conditions in the next day or so. Currently you can still ski with new skis | Hugh Quinn | |
| Good | 2013-04-06 | Excellent late winter skiing here on Saturday. With the rain coming this week, I am not sure how much longer he can hold the base. Get it while you can! | nordicwoman | |
| Good | 2013-04-04 | 40 | 40k graded for skating with shallow set track. Spring skiing. Firmer in the morning. softer in the afternoon. 18 to 24 inch base | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2013-04-03 | 40 | Mid season snow and a 2 foot plus base. Winter weather for Wednesday and warmer for the end of the week into the weekend | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2013-03-31 | Remarkably good spring skiing | Too Boats | |
| Excellent | 2013-03-27 | Spring has finally arrived in the skiing. 3 to 4 foot base - set track and skating with the snow conditions changing hourly as the temperature rise and than fall | Hugh Quinn | |
| Excellent | 2013-03-22 | 40 | 31 inches of snow in the last 4 days. 40k open for classic and softer snow skating | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2013-03-18 | We have a 18 to 28 inch base with new snow 3 of the last 4 days and snow predicted 4 of the next 5 days with upper 20's projected for daytime highs. I have run the Osceola XC Ski Ctr for 32 years and this has to rank in the top 10% for skiing conditions in mid to late march. We usually have skiable snow until our winter closing date of April 15th and this year it appears to be no problem for skiing into mid April. | Hugh Quinn | |
| Excellent | 2013-03-14 | 40 | 5 inches of dry snow overnight and snow showers currently. 40k groomed for skate and set track. 18 to 28 inch base. | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2013-03-10 | 40 | Spring conditions on a 24 to 30 inch base. Predicted high Sunday is 46 and mostly cloudy before turning colder and snow mid week. 40k open for skate and classic | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2013-03-10 | These were excellent spring conditions. But with the temperature in the mid 50's, these were most definitely spring conditions. Coverage was excellent. | Mickey | |
| Excellent | 2013-03-06 | 40 | 40k of set track and skate lanes. 30 inch plus base | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2013-02-28 | 2 inches of high moisture snow overnight on a 30 inch plus base. Staying off the trails with the groomer until the snow dries out some. Snow showers and cooler temperatures in the hourly forecast for the next 36 hours. Weekend has the same forecast with highs in the mid 20's. | Hugh Quinn | |
| Excellent | 2013-02-26 | 40 | excellent set track and skating south side of the road. north side is good skiing on packed trails | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2013-02-24 | south side of the road is very good. skate and set track. North side still skied in tracks on 24 inches plus of powder. hard to get up if you fall because the snow is still to soft. Uneven from skiers who have ventured into the powder. Hope to be able to get up the hills Monday on the north side. | Hugh Quinn | |
| Excellent | 2013-02-21 | 40 | 34 inches of snow in the last 36 hours. Lake effect has finally ended and you can see stars. Excellent snow conditions, trails are packed with skied in tracks. Way to soft for skating. | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2013-02-19 | 40 | great snow and a 20 to 28 inch base. Warming today with mixed precipitaion and lake effect overnight and into tomorrow. 40k set track and skating | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2013-02-16 | Lots of snow, no ice, good base with some fresh topping. Nicely groomed near Wart Road... Winona Way. a beautiful day, even if it was Saturday. Thanks to the groomers and all support people. we drove 2.5 hours to get there, stayed in a motel,.... So we were psyched. | Cathy Garrison | |
| Excellent | 2013-02-14 | 40 | 40k of trails on 12 to 20 inch base. north side a little soft for skating. excellent set track entire system. | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2013-02-11 | 40 | Trails are in excellent shape. mixed precipitation Monday AM before switching back to all snow later in the day. Snow in forecast 3 of the next 5 days. With a 12 to 24 inch base we are in good shape to make it to our normal April 15th closing date. High School section 3 races Wednesday and Friday starting at 3:30PM | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2013-02-08 | 40 | Loose granular skate and set track on 40k. Weekend looks good with lots of snow on the trails and warmer spring like conditions | Hugh Quinn |
| Call in sick | 2013-02-06 | 40 | About 20 inches of dry snow over the last 4 days since the last warm spell. excellent set track and skating conditions on entire 40k groomed trail. | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2013-02-06 | 40 | correction - hit wrong general conditions comment - excellent conditions not call in sick | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2013-02-04 | 40 | We have a 30 inch plus base with set track and skating lanes. All the trails are full width and fun but faster than normal due to the number of skiers over the weekend and 3 days of above normal temperatures last week and below normal over the weekend. Snow showers and mid 30's predicted first part of this week. | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2013-02-02 | 40 | We are caught up up the new snow and have 40k groomed for skate and classic. Section 3 High School skate race from 9:30AM to 11AM on south side of road. 50% of south side available for open skiing on the south side and 100% on the north side before 11AM. Everything open after 11AM | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2013-02-01 | 40 | 16 inches of fresh snow overnight. soft conditions - should be good by tomorrow | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2013-01-26 | 40 | 4 nights is a row with double digit minus temperatures and 25 inches of snow in the last 4 days. Excellent conditions for skate and classic on whole 40k. 12 to 20 inch base. High of 19 today, similar for Sunday. Looks to be a good weekend coming up. | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2013-01-23 | 22 inches of snow yesterday, 28 inches over last 2 days. I left km groomed blank and will be trying to get whole 40k packed. At 20 below at the moment (6:21AM) and a high of around 5 predicted - its a case where I will get as much done as possible. no skating, no set track but lots of powder | Hugh Quinn | |
| Good | 2013-01-20 | 40 | windy and snowy for today. Starting in the mid 30's and dropping to the low 20's. will get faster as temperature drops. not the best day for weather, but a fair amount of snow predicted. | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2013-01-17 | 40 | After 2 days of grooming with an Alpina we are easily in the very good skiing range. Added a couple of inches of fresh snow overnight and we have excellent conditions of skate and set track on a 4 to 12 inch base on 40k. | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2013-01-15 | 40 | 40k groomed of skating and set track. loose granular on a 4 - 8 inch base. not virgin white snow with small twigs and pine needles, but still skiable with good skis. | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2013-01-12 | warm conditions. still lots of snow. set track from yesterday. good conditions Saturday, expect some scattered showers Sunday before winter returns early next week. With mid 40's Saturday - waxless skis may be the choice vs klister. | Hugh | |
| Excellent | 2013-01-10 | 40 | 15 inch base with snow that is still on the soft side. Excellent set tracks and very good skating on entire 40k of trails. 30 plus inches in the woods | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2013-01-06 | 12 to 15 inch packed base. Full 40k in operation with set track and skate lanes | Hugh | |
| Good | 2013-01-03 | lake effect snow left 10 inches of dry fluffy snow in a matter of 2 1/2 hours after grooming yesterday. will pack everything this morning. Beautiful snow covered trees and soft snow. very fun for classic. A little more work for skating | Hugh Quinn | |
| Excellent | 2013-01-01 | 40 | excellent track and very good skating on 40k. 8-12 inch base with 30 inches plus in the woods | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-12-29 | 40 | 40k in excellent shape. 6-8 inch base. set track and skating. with 30 inches of snow in the last 4 days - beautiful snow covered trees, so a few low hanging branches | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2012-12-27 | 40 | Osceola Tug Hill XC Ski: We have received 30 inches of snow in the last five days. Last nights "major storm" with 10 inches ranks third is 24 hour snowfalls for this season. 40k open. We will be on the soft side for skiing today | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-12-26 | 40 | Complete system is groomed. 40K with a 5 to 8 inch base. we are setting track with the exception of the downhills and under some evergreens | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2012-12-23 | Osceola Tug Hill XC: another 6-8 inches during the day yesterday and overnight. Still some downed trees to remove so we are staying with the 20k fully groomed and the remaining 20k skiable but more work | Hugh Quinn | |
| Good | 2012-12-23 | 15 | Lots of snow up in Osceola. It was mostly cloudy when we were there and the skate lanes were soft (no classic tracks). A couple of wet spots, but otherwise fine skiing, if a bit lumpy and uneven. It was slow in the morning and got a little faster in the afternoon. Trails north of the road were skier-tracked. Winter wonderland scenery, and more snow tonight!.JPG) | Ari (SkiTrailReport) |
| Good | 2012-12-22 | we picked up 10 inches overnight and still snowing briskly. 20MPH winds. Will get as much of the trail system packed as possible. target is 20k, it may be as much as the full 40k. Weather Sunday looks the better of days for the weekend. | Hugh Quinn | |
| Poor | 2012-12-21 | we picked up an inch of snow overnight. not enough to ski yet but all forecast have snow starting again this afternoon and than snowing throughout the weekend. Several ? inches by forecast. I do expect to be open for early season skiing Saturday | Hugh Quinn | |
| Poor | 2012-12-03 | 0 | we have closed trails currently, reopen with some new snow | Hugh |
| Good | 2012-12-01 | 39 | one inch dusting on top of a 1 to 4 inch base. 39 of 40k open with just a minimum of rocks that have melted through. Lower 30's and cloudy. No set tracks yet, but a nice ski. | Hugh |
| Excellent | 2012-11-28 | 39 | we picked up another 5 inches overnight. 39k packed and rolled. No set track yet but with a 2-5 inch base skiing is very good | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2012-11-27 | 20 | The Tug Hill got over a foot of snow and Hugh at OTH was out packing down his trails for the early season crowd. I skated with some young, enthusiastic skiers that I'm coaching and we had a great afternoon on the trails. The 15" of snow in the woods has packed down to a 2-4" base and it was good enough for me to be on my good skis. Its been quite warm so the base is a little soft but it should hold up for a few days and there is more snow in the forecast. Good November skiing! | Jesse Crandall |
| Good | 2012-11-27 | 39 | no tracks yet but nice skiing on a 1-4 inch base. 39 of 40k packed and rolled | Hugh |
| Fair | 2012-11-25 | I skied classic for about an hour and half on 2-4 in of fresh snow at Osceola Tug Hill Nordic Center. Hugh had the shop open and there were a few brave skiers there enjoying the early season conditions. We skied on the south side trails. There was grass poling through pretty much everywhere, and plenty of rocks, but the snow was gliding well and with just a few more inches, they can start packing the trails which are free of debris and ready for the winter. It was a great first ski of the year on fair early season conditions. | Jesse Crandall | |
| Poor | 2012-03-15 | 0 | last weekend of skiing for the diehards. I expect 25-30k skiable with spots where you will need to remove skis. All the hills are done. Expect to walk 15% of the time on the trails if you do the entire system. Sections where you should be able to ski up to 2k with no ground in sight. Closing for skiing after Sunday at 5PM | Hugh Quinn |
| Fair | 2012-03-13 | 0 | 38k open for spring skiing. Most of the southern exposure hills are unskiabale. snow depths on trail run from 3-8 inches with some areas quite good and some areas (hills) bare or icy patches. | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-03-09 | 40 | 5 inches of new snow today on top of 6 to 10 inch base. 40k of skate and set tracks. Saturday partly cloudy and 30 degrees, Sunday mostly sunny and in the 50's | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-03-05 | 40 | Last 10 days like a normal winter with snow 5 out of the 10 days. 40k open for skate and set track. Warm mid week and cooling end of week. weekend looks sunny and warm. 8-12 inch base. | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-03-02 | 40 | 8-10 inches of new snow yesterday on a 10 to 14 inch base. 40k open for skate and classic. Wet weather overnight tonight(Friday) and drying up for Saturday. Some wind Saturday, but warmer and than snow Saturday night into Sunday. Looks to be a very nice weekend for skiing | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-02-27 | 40 | good coverage on the entire 40k. set track and skating lanes are just like a normal winter. 6-12 inch base | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-02-25 | 40 | 6" new snow overnight, 10" in the last 48. excellent classic tracks. full 40k groomed for skate and classic. On the soft side for the skater's that like harder granular snow. | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-02-23 | 40 | 3 inches of snow each of the last 2 nights. 40k open with wet snow currently for skate and classic. lake effect and colder saturday (31 degrees) Sunny for Sunday. Looks to be an excellent weekend for skiing | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-02-21 | 40 | all 40k open. 3 to 8 inch base. skating excellent, classic track good. hills are fast. 2 inches fresh snow came Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-02-17 | 40 | entire 40k open and good conditions for skate and classic. 4-8 inch base, new snow overnight and snow predicted Saturday afternoon. Sunny for Sunday | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-02-15 | 40 | Fresh snow each of the last 3 days. a little soft for skating but still good and classic tracks are very nice. snow than rain and than snow predicted today and more snow Friday, & Saturday. Looks to be a great weekend for skiing. | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-02-13 | 40 | 7-8 inches fresh snow on 40k of groomed trails. 3 to 8 inch base before the new snow. classic is excellant, skating a little soft today- should be fine by tommorow. | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2012-02-10 | 40 | A dusting of snow overnight. Not enought to get the hills good yet. 40k open with loose granular and a few icy patches. good skating, fair classic, good coverage except the hills that have been snowplowed heavily. all hills skiable uphill. A few of the hills caution should be used going downhill | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2012-02-08 | 40 | hanging in there. 40k open with a 2-8 inch base. good skating and set tracks at about half there normal depths. Hills are snowplowed heavily | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2012-02-06 | 40 | WOW - winter of weird. 40K still open with tracks and skating lane. a little soft with the warmer temperatures (38 to 40 while skiing). Still good coverage with some of the hills heavily snowplowed but skiable. Snow predicted for the end of the week and thankfully cooler temps. | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2012-02-04 | 40 | 2 inches fresh snow on a 3-10 inch base. 40k open with skate and set track. some hills are still hardpacked from skiers snowplowing. | Hugh Quinn |
| Fair | 2012-02-02 | 40 | 100% of trails open (40k)- 70% quite good, 25% fairly good and 5% icy. Even trails that are good are loose granular, not the packed powder that is the norm. skate is the best option, but classic also available | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-01-29 | 40 | excellent set track and full 40k for skate and classic. 6-10 inch base. 1 inch fresh overnight mixed in with existing snow - packed powder | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2012-01-27 | 40 | After rain all morning we have switched over to snow with 2-3 inches so far this afternoon and still snowing. good coverage with set track and skate lane on all 40k | Hugh Quinn |
| Good | 2012-01-25 | 40 | skied to malloy on fresh set track, very nice. Good coverage with set track and skating lane on 40k of trails. Alpina groomer and Ginzu 84 do very nice job mixing new and old snow together. 6 to 10 inch base. | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-01-21 | 40 | All trails with 6 to 10 inch base, packed powder with skate lane and set tracks. 17 inches new snow in last 72 hours. all 40k open. | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-01-19 | 40 | 12 inches of fresh snow on an existing 6-12 graded base. 40k of set track and skate trails. excellent conditions | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-01-15 | 40 | cold temperature, great snow and perfect track - entire 40k was excellent for skate and classic. | Hugh Quinn |
| Excellent | 2012-01-13 | lake effect snow at a rate of 2-3 inches an hour currently. so far 8 inches and still snowing briskly. 40k open set track and skate with no need for rock skis. | Hugh Quinn | |
| Excellent | 2012-01-13 | 40 | about 20 inches of lake effect snow in the last 24 hours. Clear and brisk currently. 40k groomed for skate and classic. | Hugh Quinn |
| Poor | 2012-01-11 | rain - rain go away. we have 20k open but raining at 34 degrees. hard pack trails and thin spots on hills. Lake effect predited for Friday during the day. Weekend looks ok but best to call first. today it would be best to wait a day or two. | Hugh Quinn | |
| Poor | 2012-01-09 | warm weather and than cool with not enough depth in the snow cover to get aggressive in breaking up the hardpack. 20k plus still open so even with a couple of inches of fresh snow, skiing should be good. Hills are thin. | Hugh Quinn | |
| Good | 2012-01-05 | 3 inches fresh on a 3 to 7 inch base. 40k open for skate and classic. 98% of trails excellant. a few of the hills are thin from skiers snowplowing. overall a very nice experience | Hugh Quinn | |
| Good | 2012-01-04 | still skiing on 40k - 95% of trails in very good condition. Thin spots under a few evergreens but skiable. Some of the hills are getting thin from all the skiers snowplowing. | Hugh Quinn | |
| Good | 2012-01-03 | Suprisingly good. 40k of trails open with set track on 60% of the system. www.uxcski.com | Hugh Quinn |
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