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

Trail Descriptions

Trail Descriptions:

Grooming Video

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: Beginner: From the pro shop, this trail enters into the woods, and follows along the sides of fairways 9, 8 and 7. From there you have choices of trails to take, or continue along the edge of fairways 6,5 and 4 back to the pro shop. 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!)

Hull's Brook Trail: Intermediate - Advanced: Added in the fall of 2015, this 1 km loop provides a challenging ski / snowshoe right at the start of the trails. Enter the main trail system by the sign in box. The first entrance to this loop is in about 300 yards on the left. The second is about 100 yards further.

Cranberry Pond Loop: Beginner - Intermediate: 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: Intermediate: 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: Intermediate: 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. In the fall of 2012, we widened this trail in anticipation of logging activity on the trails above. In 2013 we added another skid trail to this section - "Skidder Ridge". This new route has the same start and end points as Skidder, it just takes you along the ridge overlooking Cranberry Pond.

Thursday, February 8, 2018

Great Day, Great Conditions

Best conditions of the season await. All trails groomed and tracked. Up to 10" fresh snow on the upper trails.

Monday, February 5, 2018

We're Back on Track

Scott just finished grooming AND setting track. The trails have finally recovered. We should be in great shape for our next event - the Junior Lumberjack Scramble set for this coming Saturday.

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Getting Better, Bonfire Tonight

We received about 4" of new snow yesterday, and got the chance to pack it in well. For tonight's Full Moon Bonfire you are welcome to ski, snowshoe or walk in with traction devices. 6 to 10 PM
Optional route in would be from the Red Gate, just past the country club.

Monday, January 29, 2018

Go Take a Hike

This weekend's thaw, the 4th this season, took a big toll on the trails. Grab your favorite traction devices and walk the trails if you like. Hoping to get the snow this week to get them ski-able by the weekend.

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Full Moon Bonfire: Now Feb 3rd

We're going to re-schedule this Saturday's bonfire to Feb. 3rd. Looks like January has one more thaw in it....More snow coming next week.

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

3rd Thaw, but back in shape

Scott was out today getting the trails back in shape after our 3rd thaw of the season. Some icy spots and some thin spots, so please use caution on the trails.

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Bonfire Saturday Night

Midwinter Night’s Dream Bonfire

No, it’s not our take on a Shakespeare play. It’s a celebration of the fact that we have great trail conditions and it’s actually forecast to be above 30 degrees without rain! Suggested attire: Hawaiian Shirts.