Trail Conditions
After work ride to Newcomb: Update 3/11/19
Crazy Cal and I hooked up for an after-work snowmobile ride up to Newcomb. To be honest, I wasn’t feeling all that optimistic about the prospect for a really good ride, on a Monday, before the groomers have had a chance to make multiple rounds after the weekend carnage. Heading out of town on S84/Blue […]
Midweek Outlook: Update 3/10/19
Lots of snowmobiles in town on Saturday and even a decent amount Friday as well. You couldn’t have asked for nicer weather to ride in. Not so much traffic Sunday and with many people probably headed home to get the jump on the weather. Indian Lake got about 3 inches of snow on Sunday with […]
Overnighter: Ride March 6-7, 2019
Since I live in snowmobiling country, I don’t need to take an overnight or weekend trip to ride. I just do it on a day off and sometimes after work, especially as the days continue to get longer. But taking a two-day trip is fun, especially when it’s all by snowmobile! So read on… Day […]
Steep-n-Deep: Update 3/6/19
On my Tuesday morning snow surveys, I poked through nearly 3 feet of snow in the woods. Water content was a whopping 8-9+ inches! Needless to say, we’ve got weeks of riding left in ilsnow land with that kind of snow cover. Here’s a look at the bigger picture with a large swath of the […]
Sabattis to Childwold and Cranberry Lake: Ride 2/28/19
Crazy Cal wanted to ride the Cranberry Lake area, so we loaded up the sleds and took them up to Sabattis, where we started Thursday’s trip. C7/Railroad was rough with moguls. The sun was bright and the sky was deep blue. I wish I had stopped to take a picture of the breathtaking winter scenery […]
