The Wall
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 71 ft
- climb
- 1,162 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
The Wall is a short, out-and-back cross-country ski route in New York, about a mile from the village of Osceola. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at roughly 0.09 miles from the start, and the route crests at 1,162 feet before descending back to its starting point. It is a hard route, with a total gain of 71 feet over 0.34 miles. Winter is the natural season for cross-country skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 25°F with lows near 4°F, while February is a little milder at 28°F. That station sits about 640 feet lower than the route, so temperatures on the Wall run cooler. Several other ski routes lie within a short distance. Lightning, Screamer and Deer Run are each about 0.1 miles away, and Pete's Pond is about 0.2 miles off. For time on the water, the Salmon River offers canoeing roughly 4.5 miles away.
Best time to go
Best time to visit The Wall
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
25° / 4°
20 wet
Feb
28° / 5°
16 wet
Mar
36° / 13°
16 wet
Apr
49° / 28°
14 wet
May
65° / 40°
14 wet
Jun
72° / 49°
13 wet
Jul
78° / 53°
14 wet
Aug
76° / 51°
13 wet
Sep
68° / 45°
13 wet
Oct
54° / 35°
16 wet
Nov
41° / 24°
16 wet
Dec
31° / 13°
19 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Highmarket 2w, NY, 10.5 mi away at 1,804 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Keep exploring — more snow worth the drive
Photo: Anne LaBastille, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)McCauley Mountain Ski Area
~1h 8m drive
McCauley Mountain Ski Area in New York has 5 lifts and 19 runs.
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Lightning
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0.17-mile out-and-back ski trail in New York with 65 ft of elevation gain.
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Screamer
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0.21-mile out-and-back route in New York with 28 ft of elevation gain.
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Pete's Pond
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Woods Valley
~36 min drive
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Deer Run
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0.26-mile out-and-back ski trail in New York with 50 ft of elevation gain.
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Kamikazee
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Baby Bridge
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Dry Hill Ski Area
~54 min drive
Dry Hill Ski Area in New York has 4 lifts and 10 runs with 284 ft of vertical drop.
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Rocket Run
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0.10-mile out-and-back route in New York with 53 ft of elevation gain.
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Photo: Antepenultimate, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Salmon River Falls
~21 min drive
Photo: andyarthur, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Salmon River Falls (Ice)
~22 min drive
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