Trail Conditions
Got Snow! Update 11/27/18
I woke up to 9 inches of new snow at the ilsnow storm center Tuesday morning and you can see what it looked like outside my window in the above picture. There was a TON of snow on the trees. Blue Mountain Lake had around a foot from the storm. Snow pack throughout ilsnow land […]
More Winter, then? Update 11/15/18
Our early start to winter has got us pumped! It’s great to see that November has been colder and snowier than expected, after an up-and-down start to the month. With snow cover spreading across North America faster than climatology, things are looking good: This development, along with several other factors I have looked at, is […]
Diehard Update 3/27/18
It’s that slow death time of year in ilsnow land when the late March sun just eats away at anything exposed. But it has been rain-free and temperatures have fallen well below freezing at night, so nothing has gotten washed away. Even the lakes have remained good riding. But that will change as we get […]
Quickie Speculator Run: Ride 3/22/18
Indian Lake Village trails were hard in the morning. C8/Sabael trail was in good shape for the first 2+ miles, then brutally rough for the next mile until I got to Furnell’s Field due to the fact the groomer can’t pass through there anymore with the washouts. Trail from Route 30 down to Indian Lake […]
Get it while we got it! Ride 3/21/18
Wednesday started cloudy and cold with the Parks and Recs groomers making their rounds. Snow cover in the exposed roadside areas in town was 6 inches or less with bald spots growing. But snow pack “in the woods” was still upwards of 1-2+ feet. Indian Lake village trails were snirty with some dirty corners, but […]
