Trail Conditions
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 […]
First day of Spring! Ride 3/20/19
It was such a beautiful day that it would have been a crime not to take a snowmobile ride with that endless blue sky. After a morning low of 8*F, I waited for the March sun to become my friend and break up the hard trail surface before setting out. Snow was getting nice and […]
After work stroll: Update 3/19/19
One thing to love about March: I can catch a really nice ride after work with a few hours of daylight remaining. It’s a fun time of year, but also fleeting because the increasingly high sun angle does its dirty work on the exposed areas and roadsides. When I saw this fresh groom down S86 […]
