The local snow we are getting this season is awesome! I cannot remember a year when we had such good local snow to XC ski on. As a result our members have been skiing at places like Caumsett State Park, Bethpage Golf Course and Wildwood State Park. Fahnstock Winter Park, about 2 hour drive from… Continue reading “Best Local Snow In Memory!”
LICCSC members had another wonderful hike at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge on Jan 21, 2021 led by Helen Horton. You can see more pictures from the hike at the link below. These hikes are a great way to get out an enjoy the outdoors with other members as we wait for skiable snow. There is… Continue reading “Club Hike At Quogue Wildlife Refuge”
OUTSIDE Magazine’s seven picks for cross-country-skiing trail networks that make for perfect, crowd-free winter outings. Check out the full article in the link below. https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/destinations/north-america
On skinny skis, access to socially distant outdoors time is easy. But picking out the right gear isn’t. Check out the following link for some helpful information https://www.outsideonline.com/2419169/how-buy-cross-country-skis
With the arrival of about 10 inches of new snow on Dec 16 & 17, LICCSC members have been out on their XC skis all over Long Island. Here are some of the pictures from several of the members who gathered at Caumsett State Park and Bethpage Golf Course. Hopefully the start of a snow… Continue reading “We Have Local Snow!”
Mount Van Hovenberg is a world class cross country ski area in Lake Placid, New York. Lake Placid was the site of the 1980 Winter Olympics and is also the destination of our club cross country ski trip each January. This year, because of COVID-19 our trip had to be cancelled. Mount Van Hovenberg trails… Continue reading “Great Things Are Happening in Mount Van Hovenberg!”
The LICCSC fall foliage hike on Oct 22, 2020 was a big success. Linda Ilan led a group of 18 members plus two 4-legged friends on a 7+ mile hike around around New Mill Pond and Stump Pond at Blydenburg County Park. We were fortunate to have very mild temperatures and were treated to many… Continue reading “LICCSC Fall Foliage Hike”
