February 26, 2013

Snow conditions have been excellent of late and I have been out cross country skiing as much as my schedule will allow. Not long ago work had me in Tupper Lake, so Kendra and I headed to the James C. Frenette Sr. Recreational Trails – located near the municipal golf course and Big Tupper Ski Area.

Snow was falling the whole time while we were there, but the trails had been groomed the day before we were there and they were in good shape. And, while the trails are not groomed for skate skiing, the village maintains several miles of trail – where they lay tandem sets of track groomed along much of their length.

Tupper trails sign
Signs along the trails let skiers and snowshoers know the way.

Dogs are permitted on the cross country ski trails – so long as they are well behaved, don't pester or endanger other skiers, and their owners clean up after them. That's a great arrangement for us, since Wren enjoys skiing as much as we do. She pranced along excitedly as we skied the initial golf course loop before entering the woods. Snowshoeing is also permitted on the trails, provided snowshoers stay off of the set track, and we often find folks enjoying a chance to snowshoe on the trails.

The golf course loop can be skated, but we weren't skating on this day, choosing to classic so we could explore the trail system. The trails enter the woods along picturesque Cranberry Pond which looks up at Big Tupper Ski Area. These initial loops were easy and rolling – the bigger climbs and drops came as we passed the pond and climbed and looped trails like Little Logger and Big Tupper.

Kendra snow tupper
Kendra skies in the snow along the golf course trail while I try to keep my camera dry.

Each trail is easy to follow and the trail layout of interconnected loops makes it simple to make an outing as long or as short as skiers desire. Falling snow meant the track wasn't particularly fast, but we still glided along easily, covering all of the trails and later re-looping them to lengthen our workout.

Despite the falling snow, we still found snowshoe hare tracks crossing the trail – something we usually find when skiing at the Tupper trails. But the woods were silent of birds, and we were focused more on skiing anyway. Kendra and I decided to split-up to ski at our own rates, joining up together again in the middle of our ski and then as we finished. We returned tired and happy from a great time on the trail.

Tupper trails sign
Signs along the trails let skiers and snowshoers know the way.
Kendra snow tupper
Kendra skies in the snow along the golf course trail while I try to keep my camera dry.

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