2023
Darrin’s Winter 2023-24 Outlook for central Adirondacks
The article title was just clickbait to get you here. Winter outlooks have severely limited accuracy and cannot account for timing of singular events that can make-or-break a snowmobiling season. However, the development of El Niño can be a strong clue into what winter may look like. This chart shows a large and strengthening bank of […]
Perkins Clearing, Last dance!
I did my own drive-by recon on Friday. Wasn’t committed to rolling it out for one more stroll before the snowmobiling season finally ends in ilsnow land. Saturday dawned blue and beautiful. It would have been a shame for me to pass up such a ride this deep into April. We haven’t had many opportunities […]
Almost done snowmobiling, but…
…there is one more weekend for the ultra diehard to spin the track one more time before this snowmobiling season slides into oblivion. Snow pack has become Swiss cheese near highways and southerly-exposed places. But snow cover remains pretty solid in the woods throughout the south-central Adirondacks. Most narrow woods trails are cooked, either by […]
Drop the mike! I may be done.
The winter that took forever to get here is taking forever to leave! But it will leave, as it does each year, unfortunately. Wednesday night’s fresh covering of snow came with strong wind that knocked out power, phone and internet to much of Indian Lake, NY into Thursday morning. Once life got back to normal, […]
Garbage time in ilsnow land! Last roll into Sparkle City
It may be garbage time, but all points count in the final stats. Larry Bird would gun for the building scoring record in the final minutes of a Celtics blowout on the road, simply for his amusement. My time is nearly over. So, I might as well run up the score! There wasn’t any fresh […]
