TCSC 2005-2006 Cross County Skiing

Date	Destination	Leader	Meeting Place	Meeting Time
Dec 31 (Sat)	Panther Mountain Snowshoe Hike See Ron’s write-up	Ron Brink	Chi-Chi’s
Jan 1 (Sun)	Greenwood Park (rental skis available!) So your New Year’s Resolution was to get more exercise? Join us in kicking off the year skiing at Greenwood Park. Greenwood offers ski rentals, so even if you’ve never skied before, you have no excuse not to join us. Greenwood also features the only machine groomed trail system in Broome County and a warming hut with concession stand. The trail system ( http://www.gobroomecounty.com/parks/pdfs/SkiTrailGuide.pdf ) has a variety of trails suitable for skiers of all levels. Meet at 12:00 at Greenwood parking lot near the beach.	Mark Brugger	Greenwood Park	Noon
Jan 7 (Sat)	Shawangunk Mountains See Ron’s write-up	Ron Brink	Chi-Chi’s
Jan 8 (Sun)	Hawkins Pond Hawkins Pond, a Broome County Park south of Windsor, and adjacent state forest land feature about 7 miles of trails for cross country skiing. Meet 12:00 in Hawkins Pond parking lot near the picnic shelter.	Mark Brugger	Hawkins Pond	Noon
Jan 14 (Sat)	Tug Hill – Winona Forest (12k / 25k classical ski races) The Tug Hill Plateau near Sandy Pond has the highest average annual snowfall of any region in the US east of the Rockies. The Tug Hill Ski Club ( www.tughillskiclub.com ) maintains a very extensive trail system with machine grooming and set tracks on much of the trail system. This trip coincides with the THSC “Try It” race so you may chose to enter a citizen race* at distances of 12 km (about 7.5 miles) or 25 km or you may chose to watch the racers go off and then ski off in a different direction. We’ll stop at Syracuse’s Dinosaur Barbeque on the way home for dinner. 7:30 AM departure to accommodate racers, contact trip leader for meeting location. *citizen race – an event for persons who mostly aren’t serious racers and who’s primary training regiment consists of 12 oz curls.	Mark Brugger	Chi-Chi’s	7:30 AM
Jan 15 (Sun)	Oakley Corners State Forest On a hilltop with one of the highest elevations in Tioga County, Oakley Corners frequently has snow when there isn’t much in the Triple Cities. Oakley has about 12 miles of trails maintained by the TCSC (yeah Al!). Meet at 12:00 at Oakley Corners, corner of Dutchtown and Hullsville Roads.	Mark Brugger	Oakley Corners	Noon
Jan 21 (Sat)	Highland Forest (rental skis available!) Highland Forest, an Onondaga County Park east of Tully, has one of the nicest trail systems for skiing in Central NY. Never mind that it has about 15 miles of trails ideal for skiing. As cross country skiers we get excited when we visit destinations with indoor plumbing. The recently constructed Timberline Lodge features not only flush toilets, but a cafeteria with seating for 160, and a spectacular view over a sledding hill so stupidly steep that they won’t let you take it from the top anymore. Highland offers rental ski packages and some good beginner oriented trails. Meet at 9:00 at Chi Chi’s parking lot to carpool.	Carol Manter	Chi-Chi’s	9:00 AM
Jan 22 (Sun)	Chenango Valley State Park Join us in skiing Broome County’s State Park. Endless miles of skiing from (literally) golf course smooth to rolling whoop-de-do’s. Meet for a pancake breakfast 9:00 at the JC American Legion or 10:00 at the Park’s Beach parking lot.	Mark Brugger	JC Legion Breakfast	9:00 AM
Jan 28 (Sat)	Dorchester Park – Crappie Derby Admit it, you’ve always wanted to understand the attraction of ice fishing. We won’t be ice fishing but there will be plenty of it going on as we ski up the lake and join in one of the Southern Tier’s signature events. Take this rare opportunity to sit at a picnic table sipping hot cocoa in the middle of a frozen lake. It’s fun. Really. ( www.crappiederby.com ) Meet at 10:00 behind the Whitney Point HS.	Mark Brugger	Whitney Point HS	10 AM
Jan 29 (Sun)
Feb 4 (Sat)	Tug Hill Tourathon – Winona Forest (12k / 25k / 50k ski races) The Tug Hill Tourathon features racing or touring over distances from 12k to stupid long. The Tug Hill Ski Club describes it as “a big party where some people ski fast”. Whether you chose to race or tour, you’ll find cocoa, cookies, and other goodies at the finish line and a dinner buffet after the event. Contact trip leader for meeting times.	Mark Brugger	Contact Trip Leader	5:45 AM
Feb 4 (Sat)	Greenwood Park (rental skis available!) Explore miles of machine-groomed beginner, intermediate and advanced x-country ski trails in the Town of Nanticoke. Ski rentals available at the park for a nominal fee. Tired skiers can drink hot chocolate and warm up in the park’s ski center. Snowshoers are also welcome. Lunch options in Endicott afterwards.	Ron Brink	Greenwood Park	9 AM
Feb 5 (Sun)
Feb 11 (Sat)	Nathaniel Cole Park Nathaniel Cole Park is named for a Revolutionary War veteran and tavern owner. The tavern is long gone, but he left us with 53 acres of fine skiing in eastern Broome County. Join us for the 4^th stop of our Broome County Park ski tour. Meet at the beach parking lot at noon.	Mark Brugger	Cole Park	Noon
Feb 12 (Sun)
Feb 18 (Sat)
Feb 19 (Sun)
Feb 25 (Sat)
Feb 26 (Sun)
Mar 3-5	Stowe Weekend Trip	Mark Brugger	Sears Friday 5:00 PM

Potential Travel (Sunday?) Destinations:

Bowman Lake - Norwich

Highland Forest - Tully

Kennedy State Forest (Greek Peak)

Hammond Hill – Ithaca

Bear Swamp

Salmon Hills – Tug Hill

Osceola – Tug Hill

Finger Lakes Trail

Potential Nearby (Sunday?) Destinations:

Oakley Corners State Forest

Jenksville State Forest

Chenango Valley State Park

Hawkins Pond Park

Greenwood Park

Nathaniel Cole Park

Dorchester Park (Crappie Derby is Saturday 1/29)