2016
Friday Evening Recon: Update 1/15/16
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY 2016 UPDATE: We got 2-3 inches of snow in Indian Lake and Speculator Sunday night. Heard reports that Perkins Clearing was pretty good over the weekend. Moose River Plains was used and abused. Inlet groomers were doing their best to keep the bumps to a minimum. Be safe out there! 1/15/16 Report I can […]
We Got Snow! Update 1/13/16
The lake-effect and clipper system really came through for us. Indian Lake & Speculator have picked up 6-10 inches of snow this week. Further west, through Moose River Plains into Inlet picked up a foot-plus. We’ve made a remarkable recovery from Sunday’s hurt! And another clipper system will add some more to the pile on […]
Moose River Plains Ride: Update 1/10/16
Moose River Plains: Crazy Cal stopped at my workplace on Saturday, desperate to have somebody ride with him through Moose River Plains. Since I hadn’t had a “real ride” yet this year, I reluctantly agreed to ride Saturday evening. There was enough skank along the side of the road to make it from the Brown’s […]
One more hurt, then… Update 1/7/16
Yes, we had a cold blast this week, but that’s only part of the transition to what I expect for the heart of the winter from mid-late January thru February. You’re not going to go from record warmth in December to hard core winter without the proverbial two-steps forward, one-step backwards. Unfortunately when a seismic […]
Snow Conditions: Update 1/4/16
Finally! We have gotten our first bona-fide arctic blast of the season with temperatures falling to zero at the ilsnow storm center this morning. Lakes are starting to crust over with ice. Temperatures will head well below zero tonight, which is another step in the right direction. At present, snow cover ranges from around 6 […]
