Labrador Mountain, Truxton, NY

Labrador Mountain is one place people heading to Truxton, New York can go in winter. The mountain has been set up as a ski park for those who enjoy downhill, jumps, snowboarding, or cross country. The terrain park features include a 20' flat rail, 20' round rail, small flat down box, big flat down box, tire bonk, battle ship, triple kink, 20' ramp jump, 30' table top, and rainbow rail at 15'. It also provides a mound, A- frame, 46' head wall jump, 10' cannon rail, jersey barrier cannon box, 4x8' butter box cannon and a 20' mail box.

Labrador Mountain also has a new Log Jam Park that is open. The terrain for this is 12' flat top log, 2 20' round log, and a flat top ride with an A- Frame. The ski conditions of the mountain are constantly changing as the weather changes. This means the seasons are dependent largely on how much snowfall they will see in the Syracuse area. If there is not enough snow the park will create snow,though they typically see more than 105 inches of natural snow each season.

There are 15 groomed trails for cross country, and the depth can be between 20 to 40 feet at the base. There are slopes that open in the night. Out of the 23 slopes only 12 slopes are open at night. All three lifts are used both during the day and at night. The hours are 9am to 9pm daily. However, as the snow wanes the hours can change.

College students are able to get a special discount if they have ID. During the day they can ski and ride the lifts for $20 and at night it is only $15. The lift tickets are normally $43 for nine hours, $40 for four hours, and $25 for one hour. Night tickets are $25. The night rides begin at 4:30pm. Juniors skiing on the mountain are charged $37. A junior is anyone between 6 and 12 years of age. There are season passes one can also obtain. These passes range from $382 to $1379. It is dependent on the amount of family members the package will handle. For example the more expensive package is for 6 plus family members. The 1 family member pass is the lowest cost. Students under 21, tiny tots, full time college students, and seniors get discounts on the tickets. A locker rental for the entire season is $110.

The lift tickets and passes are not transferable. There is no one resort on the mountain like other places in New York. Instead Labrador Mountain is just a park for skiing. There are hotels close by like the Cortland Area Innkeepers, Hampton Inn, Best Western, Country Inns, Alice and Dowry B&B, and Ramada Inn.

Lessons are available at the park for $20 to $55. The lessons can be private or groups, depending on how much a visitor is willing to pay. The hours for lessons range from 10am to 6pm. The lessons are all 1 1/2 hours in the day and an hour at night.