Indian Lake Village:
I took a spin around the Indian Lake village trails Sunday afternoon. For the most part, they were very rough, looking like a sno-cross track. I bolted over to 42nd and Broadway and discovered that nobody had touched that since yesterday, so I romped through the fresh powder past the old dump, but instead of hitting Lake Adirondack I turned back.
The lumps and bumps on S84 (Blue Mountain Trail) were softer and more forgiving, so I decided to make a run up to Rock Lake. There were several shallow mud holes, but I got by them without much problem. However, there was a HUGE mud hole (probably 3-4 feet deep) where the creek crosses Rock Lake Marsh. I wanted to snap a picture of that, but I had forgotten to put the SD card back in the camera. I didn’t venture any further, but I heard rider reports about the Newcomb trail ranging from “pretty good” to “like glass”.
After I got back to town, I went back to 42nd and Broadway to double dip on the powder. Then I ran “Little Canada” between Route 30 One Stop and Lone Birch. That trail was really bumpy until Sawmill Road, then improved slightly toward the Lone Birch. After playing in a few “private stashes”, I called it an afternoon after spinning off about 20 miles.
I didn’t ride the Sabael trail or C8 past Adirondack Mountain Sports out to Cedar River Headquarters. But judging by what I saw around town, I can’t imagine either of those trails being in good shape.
Trees are heavy laden with snow. It’s as pretty as a postcard, but beware of low hanging and fallen branches. STAY OFF THE LAKES!
Moose River Plains:
I haven’t heard any direct reports today. But by previous accounts, Moose River Plains is being groomed from Indian Lake end to the Inlet end.
Bottom line:
As of late Sunday afternoon, there has been no grooming in progress around Indian Lake village. I’m confident that better days are ahead and I’m looking forward to a long winter of fun. But at this point, most of the trail riding around the immediate Indian Lake area is the pits, unless you enjoy the sno-cross conditions or can make the escape to some powder pits.
You can keep abreast of current conditions by monitoring the ilsnow.com bulletin board. It’s populated by good snowmobilers who want to help out fellow riders. Register and become a member if you haven’t already. You could make some cool friends. 🙂
