A picture is worth a thousand words, eh?
The Halloween storm dumped 4-5 inches of rain over the southern and central Adirondacks, severely washing out numerous roads and snowmobile trails.
Powerful winds in the storm’s wake uprooted large trees or split them in two.
Needless to say, our snowmobile trail systems are a mess now. While it’s fairly easy to survey damage on seasonal roads, it will take some time to assess blow down and washouts on narrow woods trails. Many snowmobile trail bridges are likely displaced or simply gone.
In Hamilton County, our local highway departments have started repairs on seasonal road networks such as Powley Road, Perkins Clearing and Moose River Plains.
UPDATE 11/8/19: Arietta Highway Superintendent Craig Small told me that Powley Road is closed to ALL TRAFFIC. Starting next week, the Arietta Highway Department will be placing MAXIMUM EFFORT into reopening Powley Road for this winter. Please keep away from Powley Road and give the highway crew room to work. The situation for Perkins Clearing is probably similar, please keep away to give the Lake Pleasant Highway Department room to work.
But snowmobile clubs need OUR help in repairing the remaining trails. This can be done in two ways:
- Donate money
- Donate time & labor (probably more important now)
Don’t wait for your snowmobile clubs to reach out to you. Get a hold of them to pitch a helping hand. If we can use the internet to join a club and get that voucher for the registration discount, we can use it to find the necessary club contacts. I’m sure your help will be most welcomed!
Remember…
For the ilsnow nation,
Darrin
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