Recent Changes for "Cross Country Skiing" - Rochester Wiki

Cross Country Skiing

scotthendler — 2020-08-11T14:13:34Z

- Bristal Harbour Resort

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 20:	Line 20:
- =Resorts= - * ["Bristol Harbour Resort"] - ["Canandaigua"] - [[Footnote]]	+ [[Footnote]]

Cross Country Skiing

scotthendler — 2018-07-23T00:50:39Z

ski company

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 15:	Line 15:
- * ["Snow Ski & Board"] in ["Pittsford Plaza"] sells cross country equipment.	+ * ["The Ski Company"] in ["Frontier Commons"] sells cross country equipment.

Cross Country Skiing

EileenF — 2016-02-28T16:47:35Z

- Snow Ski & Board

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 15:	Line 15:
- * ["Park Avenue Bike Shop"] on the corner of Monroe and 65 sells and rents cross country skis. As of January 2011, a day's cross country ski rental costs $20.

Cross Country Skiing

greif — 2015-01-09T04:46:29Z

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 6:	Line 6:
- * The rest of ["Mendon Ponds"] is covered with trails of varying difficulty, including the terrifyingly-hilly East Esker.	+ * The rest of ["Mendon Ponds"] is covered with trails of varying difficulty, including the terrifyingly-hilly East Esker. Grooming is provided by rxcsf.org. With good snow this is the gem of Monroe County parks.
Line 8:	Line 8:
- * ["Powder Mills Park"] offers several (ungroomed?) trails, and a downhill ski area.	+ * ["Powder Mills Park"] offers several (ungroomed) trails (about 10 miles worth), and a very small downhill ski area using a rope tow.
Line 12:	Line 12:
-	+ * Durand-Eastman and Webster park are also groomed by the RXCSF.ORG + * When there is no snow in Rochester, there is very likely to be snow at Harriet Hollister Rec area (at the south end of Honeoye Lake). Grooming is provided by rxcsf.org. With about 2000 feet higher elevation the temperature runs about 5 degrees colder and the microclimate gets much more snow than the city.

Cross Country Skiing

AnthonyP — 2011-01-12T15:35:42Z

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 14:	Line 14:
- * ["Park Avenue Bike Shop"] on the corner of Monroe and 65 sells and rents cross country skis.	+ * ["Park Avenue Bike Shop"] on the corner of Monroe and 65 sells and rents cross country skis. As of January 2011, a day's cross country ski rental costs $20.

Cross Country Skiing

Matt-Smith — 2010-11-19T21:42:53Z

Fixed link for rxcsf

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 19:	Line 19:
- * The [http://xcrochester.com/new/home.htm Rochester Cross-Country Ski Foundation] focuses more on the development of nordic skiiing in the area.	+ * The [http://www.rxcsf.org Rochester Cross-Country Ski Foundation] focuses more on the development of nordic skiiing in the area.

Cross Country Skiing

BradMandell — 2009-08-16T01:28:45Z

bristol harbour

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 1:	Line 1:
- \|\|<25%> [[TableofContents]] \|\|Rochester is a wonderful place for '''cross country skiing'''. The area's many ["parks"] provide miles of trails.\|\|	+ \|\|<25%> [[TableofContents]] \|\|<^>[[BR]]Rochester is a wonderful place for '''cross country skiing'''. The area's many ["parks"] provide miles of trails.\|\|
Line 20:	Line 20:
	+ =Resorts= + * ["Bristol Harbour Resort"] - ["Canandaigua"]

Cross Country Skiing

BradMandell — 2009-01-29T00:07:25Z

Put TOC in table, redo image right, put ref at top of list, pack lists Hdr 1s

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 1:	Line 1:
- Rochester is a wonderful place for '''cross country skiing'''. The area's many ["parks"] provide miles of trails.[[TableofContents]] - - == Popular Trails ==	+ \|\|<25%> [[TableofContents]] \|\|Rochester is a wonderful place for '''cross country skiing'''. The area's many ["parks"] provide miles of trails.\|\| + = Popular Trails = + [[Image(snow.jpg,right)]] + * "Snow Trails - Cross-country Ski and Snowshow in Central and Western New York State" in a guidebook loaded with maps on where to have fun outdoors in Rochester in the winter. [http://www.footprintpress.com On FootprintPress.com ] (Image at right).
Line 5:	Line 6:
-
Line 7:	Line 7:
-
Line 9:	Line 8:
-
Line 11:	Line 9:
-
Line 13:	Line 10:
-
Line 15:	Line 11:
-
Line 18:	Line 13:
- * "Snow Trails - Cross-country Ski and Snowshow in Central and Western New York State" in a guidebook loaded with maps on where to have fun outdoors in Rochester in the winter. [http://www.footprintpress.com]. - [[Image(snow.jpg)]] - - == Shops ==	+ = Shops =
Line 25:	Line 17:
- - - == Clubs ==	+ = Clubs =
Line 29:	Line 19:
-
Line 31:	Line 20:
- - -	+ [[Footnote]]

Cross Country Skiing

JonRobins — 2009-01-28T23:53:47Z

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 4:	Line 4:
- * My favorite beginner's ski place is Quaker Pond at Mendon Ponds. Take the third entrance to Mendon Ponds (Pond Rd). The parking lot is about a .5 miles into the park, on the right, up a small hill. The loop is 2.7 miles and marked by purple. Along the trail I've seen many ["deer"], chickadees and cardinals. The flora is nice too, with cattails, evergreens and lots of tress.	+ * A popular beginner's ski place is Quaker Pond at ["Mendon Ponds"]. Take the third entrance to Mendon Ponds (Pond Rd). The parking lot is about a .5 miles into the park, on the right, up a small hill. The loop is 2.7 miles and marked by purple. Along the trail I've seen many ["deer"], chickadees and cardinals. The flora is nice too, with cattails, evergreens and lots of tress. + + * The rest of ["Mendon Ponds"] is covered with trails of varying difficulty, including the terrifyingly-hilly East Esker. + + * ["Ellison Park"] does not have any groomed trails, but offers plenty of flat and gently rolling terrain to ski. Intrepid trailbreakers often leave good ski tracks, if the dog walkers and snowshoers don't get them first. + + * ["Powder Mills Park"] offers several (ungroomed?) trails, and a downhill ski area. + + * Playing fields around ["Cobb's Hill Park"] are good for skiing, although snow is often too deep. + + * Behind ["Cobb's Hill Park"], ["Washington Grove"] Park offers a tangled network of trails with lots of twists, turns, and hills. The area is heavily used by dog walkers, who nicely pack the trails for fast skiing, so be courteous. Not recommended in icy conditions. + + * ["Genesee Valley Park"] offers acres of large fields to practice on. The ["Erie Canal"] towpath is sometimes ski-able.
Line 11:	Line 23:
	+ * ["Snow Ski & Board"] in ["Pittsford Plaza"] sells cross country equipment. +

Cross Country Skiing

DavidQuinzi — 2009-01-28T17:11:14Z

Formated existing content into sections. added a link to park ave bike ship wiki

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 1:	Line 1:
- Rochester is a wonderful place for '''cross country skiing'''. The area's many ["parks"] provide miles of trails.	+ Rochester is a wonderful place for '''cross country skiing'''. The area's many ["parks"] provide miles of trails.[[TableofContents]]
Line 3:	Line 3:
- My favorite beginner's ski place is Quaker Pond at Mendon Ponds. Take the third entrance to Mendon Ponds (Pond Rd). The parking lot is about a .5 miles into the park, on the right, up a small hill. The loop is 2.7 miles and marked by purple. Along the trail I've seen many ["deer"], chickadees and cardinals. The flora is nice too, with cattails, evergreens and lots of tress.	+ == Popular Trails == + * My favorite beginner's ski place is Quaker Pond at Mendon Ponds. Take the third entrance to Mendon Ponds (Pond Rd). The parking lot is about a .5 miles into the park, on the right, up a small hill. The loop is 2.7 miles and marked by purple. Along the trail I've seen many ["deer"], chickadees and cardinals. The flora is nice too, with cattails, evergreens and lots of tress.
Line 5:	Line 6:
- Get rentals at Park Ave Bikes on the corner of Monroe and 65.	+ * "Snow Trails - Cross-country Ski and Snowshow in Central and Western New York State" in a guidebook loaded with maps on where to have fun outdoors in Rochester in the winter. [http://www.footprintpress.com]. + [[Image(snow.jpg)]]
Line 7:	Line 9:
- The [http://RochesterNordic.org Rochester Nordic Ski Club] produces regular events, monthly presentations and meetings, and hosts the perennial ["Winterfest"].	+ == Shops == + * ["Park Avenue Bike Shop"] on the corner of Monroe and 65 sells and rents cross country skis.
Line 9:	Line 12:
- The [http://xcrochester.com/new/home.htm Rochester Cross-Country Ski Foundation] focuses more on the development of nordic skiiing in the area.
Line 11:	Line 13:
- "Snow Trails - Cross-country Ski and Snowshow in Central and Western New York State" in a guidebook loaded with maps on where to have fun outdoors in Rochester in the winter. [http://www.footprintpress.com]. - [[Image(snow.jpg)]]	+ == Clubs == + * The [http://RochesterNordic.org Rochester Nordic Ski Club] produces regular events, monthly presentations and meetings, and hosts the perennial ["Winterfest"]. + + * The [http://xcrochester.com/new/home.htm Rochester Cross-Country Ski Foundation] focuses more on the development of nordic skiiing in the area. +

Cross Country Skiing

alexandergartley — 2009-01-19T16:26:33Z

changed Winterfest web link to wiki link

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 7:	Line 7:
- The [http://RochesterNordic.org Rochester Nordic Ski Club] produces regular events, monthly presentations and meetings, and hosts the perennial [http://RochesterNordic.org/~winterfest/ Winterfest].	+ The [http://RochesterNordic.org Rochester Nordic Ski Club] produces regular events, monthly presentations and meetings, and hosts the perennial ["Winterfest"].

Cross Country Skiing

alexandergartley — 2008-11-18T14:59:55Z

added wiki link to Parks

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 1:	Line 1:
- Rochester is a wonderful place for '''cross country skiing'''. The area's many parks provide miles of trails.	+ Rochester is a wonderful place for '''cross country skiing'''. The area's many ["parks"] provide miles of trails.

Cross Country Skiing

alexandergartley — 2008-11-18T14:59:14Z

wrote a description intro

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 1:	Line 1:
	+ Rochester is a wonderful place for '''cross country skiing'''. The area's many parks provide miles of trails. +

Cross Country Skiing

alexandergartley — 2008-03-03T15:06:07Z

fixed formatting of ElizMazz's comment

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 20:	Line 20:
- RachelBlumenthal: I think you probably don't need to waste money on - lessons, but it is kind of physically hard and you've got to make your - body figure it out. but i bet whoever you rent skis from can give you - some tips to get started--after that i think it's basically trial and error. --["ElizMazz"]	+ RachelBlumenthal: I think you probably don't need to waste money on lessons, but it is kind of physically hard and you've got to make your body figure it out. but i bet whoever you rent skis from can give you some tips to get started--after that i think it's basically trial and error. --["ElizMazz"]

Cross Country Skiing

ElizMazz — 2008-03-01T19:07:22Z

Comment added.

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 16:	Line 16:
	+ ------ + ''2008-03-01 14:07:22'' [[nbsp]] three cheers for the RocWiki-- we followed these instructions and had + a most excellent ski expedition. + + RachelBlumenthal: I think you probably don't need to waste money on + lessons, but it is kind of physically hard and you've got to make your + body figure it out. but i bet whoever you rent skis from can give you + some tips to get started--after that i think it's basically trial and error. --["ElizMazz"]

Cross Country Skiing

RachelBlumenthal — 2007-12-10T17:40:26Z

Comment added.

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 14:	Line 14:
	+ ------ + ''2007-12-10 12:40:26'' [[nbsp]] Anyone know where I can take beginners' classes for cross country skiing? Or is it better to just rent some skis and go figure it out on my own? I've never been skiing (neither downhill nor cross country), so I really don't know much about it, but I'd like to give it a try this winter :) --["RachelBlumenthal"]

Cross Country Skiing

RachelBlumenthal — 2007-12-10T17:38:38Z

added comment box

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 11:	Line 11:
	+ + + [[Comments]]

Cross Country Skiing

peteb — 2007-09-18T21:33:54Z

Replaced with '

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 1:	Line 1:
- My favorite beginners ski place is Quaker Pond at Mendon Ponds. Take the third entrance to Mendon Ponds (Pond Rd). The parking lot is about a .5 miles into the park, on the right, up a small hill. The loop is 2.7 miles and marked by purple. Along the trail Ive seen many ["deer"], chickadees and cardinals. The flora is nice too, with cattails, evergreens and lots of tress.	+ My favorite beginner's ski place is Quaker Pond at Mendon Ponds. Take the third entrance to Mendon Ponds (Pond Rd). The parking lot is about a .5 miles into the park, on the right, up a small hill. The loop is 2.7 miles and marked by purple. Along the trail I've seen many ["deer"], chickadees and cardinals. The flora is nice too, with cattails, evergreens and lots of tress.

Cross Country Skiing

EricLarsson — 2007-01-18T20:21:40Z

add new link

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 7:	Line 7:
	+ The [http://xcrochester.com/new/home.htm Rochester Cross-Country Ski Foundation] focuses more on the development of nordic skiiing in the area. +

Cross Country Skiing

SueFreeman — 2006-11-05T01:13:27Z

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 8:	Line 8:
	+ [[Image(snow.jpg)]]

Cross Country Skiing

SueFreeman — 2006-11-05T01:13:07Z

Upload of image snow.jpg.

Cross Country Skiing

SueFreeman — 2006-11-03T21:24:51Z

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 6:	Line 6:
	+ + "Snow Trails - Cross-country Ski and Snowshow in Central and Western New York State" in a guidebook loaded with maps on where to have fun outdoors in Rochester in the winter. [http://www.footprintpress.com].

Cross Country Skiing

AndrewWheeland — 2005-11-14T20:08:55Z

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 1:	Line 1:
- My favorite beginners ski place is Quaker Pond at Mendon Ponds. Take the third entrance to Mendon Ponds (Pond Rd). The parking lot is about a .5 miles into the park, on the right, up a small hill. The loop is 2.7 miles and marked by purple. Along the trail Ive seen many deer, chickadees and cardinals. The flora is nice too, with cattails, evergreens and lots of tress.	+ My favorite beginners ski place is Quaker Pond at Mendon Ponds. Take the third entrance to Mendon Ponds (Pond Rd). The parking lot is about a .5 miles into the park, on the right, up a small hill. The loop is 2.7 miles and marked by purple. Along the trail Ive seen many ["deer"], chickadees and cardinals. The flora is nice too, with cattails, evergreens and lots of tress.

Cross Country Skiing

JohnLam — 2005-07-09T11:03:59Z

added the Nordic Ski Club

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 4:	Line 4:
	+ + The [http://RochesterNordic.org Rochester Nordic Ski Club] produces regular events, monthly presentations and meetings, and hosts the perennial [http://RochesterNordic.org/~winterfest/ Winterfest].

Cross Country Skiing

RyDahl — 2005-04-21T13:10:46Z

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 2:	Line 2:
	+ + Get rentals at Park Ave Bikes on the corner of Monroe and 65.

Cross Country Skiing

RyDahl — 2005-03-17T21:26:07Z

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 2:	Line 2:
- - On the last friday of every month a group of people get together to ride in mass around Rochester. This event is called Critical Mass and you can find out more about it at [http://web.pas.rochester.edu/~tobin/critical-mass.html].

Cross Country Skiing

RyDahl — 2005-03-17T21:25:35Z

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 2:	Line 2:
	+ + On the last friday of every month a group of people get together to ride in mass around Rochester. This event is called Critical Mass and you can find out more about it at [http://web.pas.rochester.edu/~tobin/critical-mass.html].

Cross Country Skiing

BretteLuck — 2005-03-17T21:04:04Z

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 1:	Line 1:
- someone write about good places to ski	+ My favorite beginners ski place is Quaker Pond at Mendon Ponds. Take the third entrance to Mendon Ponds (Pond Rd). The parking lot is about a .5 miles into the park, on the right, up a small hill. The loop is 2.7 miles and marked by purple. Along the trail Ive seen many deer, chickadees and cardinals. The flora is nice too, with cattails, evergreens and lots of tress.

Cross Country Skiing

RyDahl — 2005-03-17T15:32:07Z

Differences for Cross Country Skiing

Deletions are marked with - .	Additions are marked with +.
Line 1:	Line 1:
	+ someone write about good places to ski