Trail Conditions
Ain’t over until it’s…. Update 4/5/19
With the cold (for April) weather we’ve had here the past several days, snow pack has only been slowly whittled away from roadsides, buildings, southerly exposures and trees. In the woods, there is still 1-2+ feet of snow off-trail. I can tell you that places like Powley Road, Perkins Clearing and Speculator Tree Farm are […]
No April Fool! 4/1/19 Perkins Clearing Ride
Sunday night’s fresh inch of snow inspired me to take a Perkins Clearing rip, just to say I rode in April. So, I trucked my sled down to Mason Lake parking lot and started from there. I gotta say that if we had gotten several inches of snow, I would have been seriously tempted to do […]
Last Dance! Update 3/29/19
Wednesday was a great spring ride, but conditions have gone steeply downhill since then. It’s one thing to have warm days. But having it stay mild like it did Thursday night keeps the snow melt going 24/7. Lakes have standing water with the ice getting incrementally weaker by the day. They are certainly “at your […]
Spring Ride! Update 3/27/19
I actually tried this ride on Tuesday. Even with the strong late-March sun, the crusty snow was not breaking up in the woods or the lakes enough to keep the heat-exchangers happy, even with ice scratchers deployed. In particular, Indian Lake was hard as a brick, even into the afternoon as temperatures didn’t even break […]
One More Weekend! Update 3/22/19
11:55 PM FRIDAY Update: After our 5 inches melted down to 2-3 inches, we picked up another inch or two of snow at night. Falling temperatures were making the wet snow “set up” on the trails. Groomers should be able to work some magic on Saturday once the trails have fully firmed up. The melting […]
