2016
Midweek Snowmobiling Outlook: Update 12/12/16
Early Monday’s snow event dropped 2 inches of snow in Indian Lake. The Route 8 Corridor did better with about 5 inches in Speculator and 7.5 inches in Morehouse. As a nice little bonus, I picked up a quick inch of snow at the ilsnow storm center Monday evening. Snow pack is in the 6-12 inch […]
Snodeo Update: 12/9/16
Indian Lake ended up with 2-3 inches of fluffy snow. Based on webcams showing over 6 inches of new snow in the western Adirondacks, I would say that Moose River Plains did well. UPDATE 12/11/16: Unfortunately, I heard news directly from Lake Pleasant that the north end of Perkins Clearing Road and Military Road are still […]
And so it begins! Update 12/4/16
UPDATE 12/5/16: We picked up 3 inches of snow late Sunday night into Monday morning, another move in the right direction! 🙂 The brutally long off-season ends at sundown, Sunday December 4th with the conclusion of big game hunting season for Hamilton and northern Herkimer Counties! We’ve got some snow the past couple of days […]
Early Snodeo Outlook: Update 11/28/16
As a reminder, snowmobiling season starts after sundown Sunday, December 4th for Hamilton and northern Herkimer Counties at the conclusion of big game hunting season. So the first official day is Monday, December 5th. I know people are wondering what the conditions are going to be like for Opening Day and for Snodeo Weekend December […]
“Final” Winter 2016-17 Outlook
With the mainly mild and quiet autumn we’ve had until this week, it’s natural to wonder if that will carry into the winter. The dominant EPO+ weather pattern (persistent low pressures near Alaska) has maintained a strong zonal flow across North America, keeping the cold air locked up over Siberia. I’m fond of saying “The snow pack […]
