Tamarack
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 44 ft
- climb
- 1,984 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Tamarack is a cross-country skiing route in New York, about 1.3 miles from the small populated place of Shady Corner Curve. It's an easy out-and-back, roughly 0.78 miles long, with almost no change in elevation. The route starts and ends near 1,981 feet, and the high point is 1,984 feet. Winter is the natural season for this ski route. Typical averages from the nearby Lake Placid weather station run to highs around 23°F in January and 27°F in February, with lows near 6°F and 8°F. Those figures are from a station a few hundred feet lower than the route, so temperatures on the ski trail run slightly cooler. The Tamarack route sits among several other cross-country ski areas. Rabbit Run and Bear Trap are each about 0.1 mile away, and Lower Brookside is about 0.2 mile off. For a change of pace, the West Branch Ausable River is about 2.2 miles away and offers canoeing.
Best time to go
Best time to visit Tamarack
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
23° / 6°
18 wet
Feb
27° / 8°
14 wet
Mar
36° / 16°
14 wet
Apr
49° / 29°
14 wet
May
62° / 40°
15 wet
Jun
70° / 49°
14 wet
Jul
74° / 54°
14 wet
Aug
73° / 52°
13 wet
Sep
66° / 45°
13 wet
Oct
52° / 35°
15 wet
Nov
40° / 25°
16 wet
Dec
28° / 14°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Placid 2 S, NY, 5.5 mi away at 1,888 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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