Trail Conditions
Sad sack of shit…
The Christmas Eve Massacre of 2020 has come and gone – leaving ilsnow land scorched and torched. Light snows Saturday into Sunday morning amounted to a dusting to an inch around Indian Lake. There isn’t anything “snowmobile ride-able” around here. I saw some people ice fishing on Adirondack Lake by Byron Park Sunday morning. But […]
Christmas Eve Massacre
It’s been pretty much status quo since the December 16-17 snow event. Snowpack is holding around 6 inches at Indian Lake and a foot-plus for the Route 8 corridor. The DEC gate to S84/Blue Mountain trail in Indian Lake has been opened and some snowmobilers have ridden in. Since I won’t have any real riding […]
Starter snow: Ride 12/17/20
After I completed my snow removal chores, I went out there to poke around in the half-foot of fresh snow we got in Indian Lake. It was starter snow, for sure, with no other snow under it. But I sorely needed to get out there and it was absolutely the right thing for me to […]
Finally!
Yes, FINALLY…points on the board as ilsnow land sat on the northern fringe of a historic snowstorm the night of December 16th into the morning of December 17th! We ended up with 6 inches at Indian Lake and a foot-or-more at Route 8 corridor places like Piseco and Speculator. Snowfall amounts north and west of […]
As “good” as it gets for a while
Wednesday’s snow was good for a cheap thrill here in ilsnow land. Here is an estimate of the snow cover Thursday morning: Yeah, sure…. If you want to slither down a back road at camp for a pass or do a bit of lawn jockey action, you could bang that out today if you want […]