Trail Conditions
Got snow! Update 1/24/17
Last night’s forecast was tough as nails! I was calling for a decent amount of snow in ilsnow land, knowing that it could bust right in my face. I woke up at 5am to find nothing but a half-inch crust of ice on everything! Needless to say, I got a big pit in my stomach. […]
Ride to Speculator and Wells: Update 1/19/17
The inch and a half of snow/sleet mash we picked up earlier this week sprung me loose for “Ride Day Thursday!” C8/Sabael trail down to Indian Lake was in pretty good shape as I left town this morning, aside from a few persistent water hazards. Indian Lake was a pretty smooth and flat crossing. The […]
Standing Eight Count: Holiday Weekend Update 1/13/17
Update 1/18/17: Indian Lake to Speculator/Wells area along the Route 30 corridor and points east picked up one to one-and-a-half inches of snow, sleet and freezing rain mix. Back into the western Adirondacks, like Inlet, Old Forge, etc there was much more freezing rain with little snow to show for it. At least for my […]
Yes! Snowmobile ride to Speculator 1/11/17
My ride to Speculator happened Wednesday. I know that today’s thaw will change the conditions, but the snowmobile ride has a story worth telling and might provide a sort of “base line” for what conditions could be like over the holiday weekend. So, here it goes! We got 3 almost inches of snow/sleet mash Tuesday […]
Ride to Newcomb and toward Long Lake: Update 1/5/17
Update 1/6/17: My ride was good enough to try again after work. Trail S84/Blue Mountain trail was even better than yesterday. Indian Lake Parks and Rec filled many of the remaining water holes up and groomed snow over them. But there are a few nasty ones that need some care to get through about a […]
