Trail Conditions
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 […]
Big Fly to Fopo and Boonville: Ride 2/27/19
I woke up at 6am, intending to be on the trails by 7am. But temperatures in the -14*F to -18*F range compelled me to wait a bit until temperatures at least made a run to zero before I got out. The groomers have been out in force around Indian Lake to iron out the Presidents […]
Presidents Week Wrap-up and look ahead: Update 2/25/19
There were tons of snowmobile riders in town over the week, especially on both Saturdays. As a consequence, the trails got beat up badly at times. And yes, I did hear complaints online and in-person. I rode enough places (over parts of 4 counties and a multitude of snowmobile trail systems) over the past week […]
