I haven’t been out riding since Friday’s rain, but I can tell you we still have a solid remnant snow pack of 1-2 feet in the woods. Exposed open areas hold about 6-12 inches, with essentially 100% snow coverage.
Midweek Outlook:
As the cold air sets in, the swampy areas will drain and freeze back up. Most trails will have a hard, icy surface with a meager bit of loose granular on them. Lakes will have crusty frozen snow, glare ice areas and frozen slush ruts. Roads are either bare or icy. Studs and/or ice scratchers will definitely be an asset for throwing up enough frozen matter into the tunnel for cooling and lubrication.
At this point, we need some fresh snow to bring things back to life. Until then, expect frozen late winter/early spring riding conditions. Our best shots for any meaningful snow this week are probably Wednesday and Saturday. Ride with caution.
As always, you can check actual ride reports on the ilsnow.com board. I might go out for an after work ride this week to scope the conditions locally.
Darrin @ ilsnow.com
