The Tully Group

Where shall I start ...

I just went to Labrador to try out the Mountain. Labrador is part of the Tully Ski Resorts which also include Song Mt and Toggenberg. I normally ski @ Bristol Mountain being that it is only about 30 minutes away. They have a family discount on Saturday nights, but the last time I went the ticket line took over an hour. I decided that I could drive for an hour and not have to wait in line. So off to Syracuse and then south to Tully. Labrador has growing room with its three peaks and adequate space to create new runs. The liftlines moved quickly and I was skiing within a few minutes of arriving. Starting on the Northern Peak, I was determined to ski everything that was available. What Labrador lacked in vertical, it made up for in trail length and grooming.

With the Olympic Downhill scheduled for the same day, I was risking that I might miss seeing the competition. To my surprise, the men's downhill was canceled due to poor conditions on the course (rain). It was snowing in Tully, NY and I'm sure the ski racers would have enjoyed the weather versus the slushy trails in Vancouver @ Whistler. What is more surprising was that 49 of the 50 states in the United State had a covering of snow.

Making my way across the mountain on variety of criss-crossing trails, I finally had skied everything open and decided to take a break. Once inside the ski lodge, I pumped back up with Gatorade and would finish the night on the Southern Peak runs. Each one of my favorite trails although not extremely difficult were very enjoyable to ski. I was able to zip down the mountain and complete a lot of as my son says "laps". Up, down, repeat, repeat, repeat. I was working on technique. No, I am not saying I'm ready for the Olympic trials, but I was very pleased with my form and speed. For the record, Jacopie and Upper-Lower Muzzle were my favorites and the most challenging was Cut Throat.

To date, I have now skied two of the three and received from a friend a two-for-one voucher for Toggenberg so I should be able to complete the set this year. The question I often have is ... will you come back. I would like to get a sample of the day only runs, too.