Trail Conditions
Damage assessment
Two inches of rain and a temperature cresting at 47*F in Indian Lake, NY Thursday night did what it’s supposed to do: Melt a ton of snow. Strong winds early Friday probably knocked down some trees. Remnant snow pack is thin in exposed areas and 6-18 inches elsewhere, which is freezing hard as a brick. […]
On the road again! Snowmobiling St. Lawrence County
Wednesday was yet another road trip for me. This time, I hit one of my favorite places to ride outside of ilsnow land. Didn’t have any wing men for this one. It was a solo venture. You know I never have a problem with flying alone. I trucked it to Seveys Point, with ample parking, […]
The ultimate Father & Son snowmobiling day on Tug Hill
Rich and Zach Lupia of UpstateSnow.com were planning a guest appearance on the ilsnow show last week. But those plans fell through and I embarked on my solo mega-miler instead. This week, we would NOT be denied. Darrin Jr was able to blow off work Tuesday. So, we loaded up the ilsnow mobile command center […]
The week ahead in snowmobiling (and beyond)
Wow! Friday and especially Saturday were the two busiest days we’ve had for snowmobiling all winter here in the central Adirondacks. I think most people had the same idea: Get out whilst we still can. Heavy traffic, warm weather and a quarter-inch of rain did its expected damage over the weekend. But we did not […]
Take my kid to work day
After Thursday’s epic day of discovery, I wanted to get back out to my “office”. Friday had started mild with temperatures cracking 40*F in the afternoon. I hadn’t ridden with Darrin Jr all winter, so I figured there was no better time than now. I didn’t unload my sled from the ilsnow command center after […]
