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Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing
in Northern New York
Lapland
Lake XC Ski & Vacation Center (518/863-4974,
www.laplandlake.com) in Northville, New York features a touch of Finland
from the food, and the two resident reindeer, to the Finnish woodburning
sauna and children's games. For full page of info click here Lapland
Lake XC Ski & Vacation Center. There are 50 km of groomed trails
for classic and skating with 4 km of lighted trails and 12 km of snowshoe
trails. Lessons and xc ski and snowshoe equipment rentals available.
Napa Kikku is great entertainment for kids at Lapland Lake on the weekends,
where they play on a sled attached to a long pole to run circles on
a frozen pond. Lakeside campfires are also popular with family lodgers
and night skiers. Winner of the Best in the Mid Atlantic in the Best
XC Ski Resort Poll for 2002 and 2003. CCSAA member
The Garnet Hill Lodge (518/251-2444, www.garnet-hill.com) in North River, NY has 55 km trails groomed for classic and skate skiing. For a full page of info click Garnet Hill. Lake and mountain views, accommodations and dining, free ski clinics, rentals, snowshoes, and lessons. Four miles Ski Down and Ride Back Shuttle, 2 km lighted trail skiing and working sugarhouse in the spring. Exit 26 off of the Northway near Gore Mountain alpine ski area. There is a 4 mile downhill trail with a shuttle return to the lodge. CCSAA member
Salmon Hills Outdoor Adventure Center in Redfield, NY (315/599-7008, www.salmonhills.com) is between Lake Ontario and the Adirondacks on the Tug Hill Plateau, which is the snowiest area east of the Rockies. For a full page of info click Salmon Hills. There are 32 km of trails and 2 km of lighted trails. Lessons and xc ski and snowshoe equipment rentals are available. Night skiing happens on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday until 9 PM. There is yurt village, a log cabin lodge and a complete retail operation open all year long at Salmon Hills. CCSAA member
Byrncliff Resort & Conference Center (585/535-7300, www.byrncliff.com) in Varysburg, between Buffalo and Rochester, is a hidden gem on 400 acres of rolling hills in western New York. There are 20 km of groomed trails for classic and skating with 8 km of lighted trails. This is the most extensive night skiing in the state. This is a golf course but the property is double the size of the course and goes through the forested terrain. Rentals and lessons are available. Skier special on the weekends - skiing and rentals with dinner and a drink. .
Friends Lake Inn & Nordic Center in Chestertown, NY (518/494-4751, www.friendslake.com) is in the Adirondacks with gracious accommodations in 17 luxurious country inn rooms. There are 37 km of scenic wooded trails groomed for xc skiing and snowshoeing. Friends Lake Inn is known for its excellent dining and wine collection. There are lessons and xc ski equipment and snowshoe rental available. Friends Lake Inn is in the southeastern Adirondacks off of the Northway at Exit 25 and is near Gore Mountain and the Natural Stone Bridge and Caves.
Osceola Tug Hill XC Ski Center (315/599-7377, www.tughillregion.com/skiosceola) in Camden, NY where they boast of more than 300 inches of annually. There are 30 km of groomed trails for classic and skate skiing. Lessons, xc ski and snowshoe equipment rentals are available. CCSAA member
Mountain Trails Cross Country Ski Center (518/589-5361, www.mtntrails.com) is in Tannersville, NY in the northern Catskills on Route 23A. It has 35 km of trails groomed for xc skiing on 300 acres of old logging roads. There's rental equipment and a retail shop. CCSAA member
