Big Tupper

Hi Harv,

Thank you again for taking the time to visit us this week.  I hope that you have a better understanding of the Big Tupper operation and why everyone in Tupper Lake is passionate about making Big Tupper a viable, permanent part of our community.

ARISE re-opened Big Tupper last year with the help of over 200 volunteers and the promise of a prosperous future for Tupper Lake with the development of the Adirondack Club and Resort.

We are more confident than ever that Big Tupper will continue to be a very special place in the future and will offer an amazing experience for everyone inside and outside of the blue line.

We look forward to hosting you and your readers during the upcoming ski season and keeping you all updated with all of the great happenings at Big Tupper!

Best,

ARISE of Northern New York, Inc.
Ski Big Tupper, Again!

adkcliff wrote

OK! How's the grub? Well, we are working on that. Because we are working on a very TIGHT budget, we don't have a kitchen. That opens a whole can of  worms. The Health Dept. then gets involved. We are working on a cook wagon for this season.

Cliff

Another food option might be what  happens at West Mtn each week. There's a guy who bbq's all day in their parking lot one day a week, I thinks it Saturday . Don't know if he gives away food or if others also bring grub but it's sorta a big deal there. They have a permanent area roped off for him in the north parking lot and maybe even a BBQ pit. He even sends food up the lift to the lifties and Patrol. They Love it! It's popular. It builds camaraderie. West lets him do it even tho they have a restaurant and cafeteria.

Sooooo how would this fit into Tupper? Maybe just an area to BBQ and some PR about it. If you were lucky, you may even find a soul like West Mtn has who does it weekly on his own. Parking lot? Slopeside? Half Day? Apres ski?

Just an idea....

heres some info: open fri sat sun .. try to be open for school vacations ie christmas and winter break...no snowmaking but the trails will be groomed. no cafeteria but a food wagon will be outside. there will be an extended menu this winter

The opening date of course depends on mother nature!! Big Tupper closed only one week before Titus MT did last year with snowmaking. So Mother nature and Bill M. did an outstanding job. As for food.. bring a BBQ grill and have a tailgate party or support the food wagon. Think snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Without the dedication of Cliff, Bill, Kurt, Tim,Jim and many others Big Tupper would have never opened. These people deserve a standing ovation!!

Mt. Mutt wrote

Without the dedication of Cliff, Bill, Kurt, Tim,Jim and many others Big Tupper would have never opened. These people deserve a standing ovation!!

  They do deserve a standing ovation. Community activism at its best is on display at Tupper.

Hello All,  what a great conversation about Big Tupper!  We are very proud to be a part of this group!

As an FYI - on October 10th, ARISE and the Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce is resurrecting 'Octupperfest' an event which had become a tradition in Tupper Lake.

If you happen to be in the area and would like to explore Big Tupper, we would love to have you stop by.  Print this post and bring it with you and we will waive the entrance fee!

Octupperfest details...

Some really good news for skiers coming out of Tupper Lake in the last 24 hours ...

http://www.nyskiblog.com/2010/10/big-tupper-lift-3-approved.html

That is good news. Well done Cliff, et al.

Harv, if lake Ontario is warm, does your weather crystal ball foresee any conditions where a lake effect dump could hit Tupper?

I certainly don't have a crystal ball, especially about weather.

But lake temps are pretty easy to measure. This is a pretty cool source of info:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/laketemps/laketemps.php

From looking at it, I think 54F is about average for this time of year.

A few inches fell at the summit of Mt. Morris a few nights ago, but work still continues today.

Transporting wood up the hill to do some work on the liftie shack at the top of Chair 3:


Cellphone pics courtesy Ski Big Tupper.

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Also the hill announced their planned operating schedule, conditions permitting:

Big Tupper 2010-11 Anticipated Operating Schedule

Chair Lift 2 and The Mitey Mite Lift will operate from 9am-4pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as well as selected holidays.  Chair Lift 3 will operate 10am-3pm on Saturday and Sunday, as well as selected holidays. The operation of Lift 3 is dependent on conditions and staff availability:

December: 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

January: 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30

February: 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27

March: 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27

April: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

Pretty cool promo IMO:



Sweet lookin boards too. Details here:

http://skibigtupper.org/579/skis

Got a mobile pic from adkcliff who's working up at BT today.

Looks like Ms. Ontario is sending the goods....



Txt message said:  

"6 in. of fresh powder."

But I think Cliff needs a new ruler.



EDIT: Cliff must be following the forum... just got this:

Looks like Big Tupper has fired up a groomer:



Txt message with photo: "It's a start."

Hey Harv, funny story...
I was working at school today in the machine shop, and the kid who worked the position I have last year came it. Guess what he was wearing? a Ski Big Tupper shirt! He was pretty shocked to hear I knew what it was.

Apparently he lives right in Tupper Lake. I talked to him a bit, it was pretty cool. Also, one of the older guys who works in the shop's daughter is a ski instructor up at Stowe. Some kids who go there went to the Olympics for freestyle skiing, too.

Who woulda though there's so many skiers in Buffalo?

Woah woah woah. A ski company coming to Tupper lake to support Big Tupper?
http://freeskier.com/articles/article.php?article_id=5694

On Saturday December 11, at 1:00 PM, representatives from Avant Ski Company will be at the local train depot in Tupper Lake, NY, where they plan to announce their desire to relocate their company to the Tupper Lake community. You may be asking yourself, why would Avant want to move into a small town plagued by a struggling economy? Well, read on my friends.

Tupper Lake is home to Big Tupper Ski Resort, childhood mountain to the Gaffney brothers, and also to Avant co-founders Ben Callaghan and Joel Nashett. The mountain was closed for years due to the previous owner being forced into bankruptcy; now, things are about to change. And here’s where this story gets exciting.

A development has been proposed that would re-open the mountain and turn it into a world-class 4-season resort, complete with slope side condos, state of the art snowmaking, fancy lifts, etc. This past year, to get the ball rolling, the local community rallied and re-opened the mountain themselves; it was an operation fueled entirely by volunteers. On account of uplifted spirits and some fluffy white stuff, the season rocked.

Building on last year’s success, Avant is collaborating with ARISE (Adirondack Residents Intent on Saving Their Economy) and the ACR (Adirondack Club and Resort of Tupper Lake) this year in an attempt to put this aforementioned development fully into play. Avant formed an alliance with these two groups to produce an initial line of limited edition Big Tupper Commemorative Skis for the 2010 season. This deal is entirely unique; along with the skis come embedded 5-year and lifetime passes to Big Tupper. The proceeds benefit Big Tupper directly.

Avant hopes to re-locate their operation to the slopeside of Big Tupper. There, they would build a research and development center, a tourable factory and a “Mountain Lab” where people can experience the production of skis first hand. One might have the opportunity to even test skis the very same day they are produced. Avant’s move would be a big step in becoming competitive in the global snow-sport industry.

The collective efforts of Avant (Callaghan and Nashett in particular, who seek to preserve their old stomping grounds) and the local Tupper Lake community can serve as a source of inspiration to us all. Thanks to this joint endeavor (and with a bit of luck) the economy and the future of alpine skiing in Tupper Lake look to be back on track.

Click here to read a press release about the announcement on Saturday. Also, be sure to follow along with this unfolding story by liking Avant and Big Tupper on Facebook and following Avant and Big Tupper on Twitter.

Ya know, Avant may well prove to be the proverbial 212th degree, the icing on the cake that enables Big Tupper to succeed this time around. Having an up and coming ski manufactor slopeside at Tupper could generate an en vogue, tres cool popularity for Avamt - Big Tupper.

" Avant a Big Tupper Ski Day! ".    Get it? Avant that on a T-shirt. hehehe. "Avant Great Skis"

This whole thing about letting people come to their slopeside factory, then making their own skis and  then immediately stepping out the door factory and skiing on them.... I could see people diggin that. Sure would be unique.

Another thing, if Tupper does fly, there will be three good/great ski areas side by side! That's very significant. It's only like 40 minutes from the Whiteface/Lake Placid area to Big Tupper/Avant and then just another 45 minutes to Gore! If Hickory ever gets snowmaking, it's only another 20 minutes to Hickory with it's MRG vibe. Then 20 more minutes to West Mtn.

New York could have it's own version of Vermont's famed Skier's Highway and a more " Destination Skiing" type customer base. This could rock. Nightlife. Apres Ski. Smokin Hot Babes.  


Great post Fuj. Bet you will get some Tupper days in now with your new friends. You sure have a knack for meeting the cool people  of the ski world.

YOU KNOW WHAT....

Avant should let someone from Harvey Road test drive a demo pair of their skis. Harv's lookin for new boards and the Avant Aviator at 123-90-113 sidecut is in the ballpark for what he wants. The Avant Aviator has a popular core/Carbon fiber overlay! That could prove interesting.

Wonder if it Telies? Harv would be a great reviewer! If no Telie, then some other HR staffer should get a demo loaner test pair. That'ld be wicked cool! Maybe several of you guys could ski it and report on it.



A video Review/commercial on Avant Skis.  
http://www.freeskier.com/videos/video.php?video_id=2416 

http://elitechoice.org/2010/03/29/avant-garde-aviator-ski-designs-dazzle-everyone/

From Avant Facebook.....

....you guys should do a demo here

December 5 at 11:56am · View Feedback (1)Hide Feedback (1)


Avant Skis Hey Aaron, we hope to do a demo day at Whiteface, Gore and Big Tupper this year
December 6 at 7:18am · .

4:36 pm from Big Tupper:

"Still base building.  This weekend TBD.

This is top of picnic table at the base."

From Big Tupper's Facebook Page:

"Big Tupper to Open Saturday, January 15th!

We are excited to announce that Big Tupper will open for skiing on Saturday, January 15th!  We will also be open on Sunday the 16th & Monday the 17th. Looks like all of the dancing worked!"