Trail Conditions
Early Snodeo Outlook: Update 11/28/16
As a reminder, snowmobiling season starts after sundown Sunday, December 4th for Hamilton and northern Herkimer Counties at the conclusion of big game hunting season. So the first official day is Monday, December 5th. I know people are wondering what the conditions are going to be like for Opening Day and for Snodeo Weekend December […]
Wait! Snowmobiling Season Not Underway Yet: Update 11/21/16
Our early season snowstorm is winding down, with pretty much the results I had expected. Indian Lake got about 6-8 inches of snow. Amounts increased to a foot or more across Moose River Plains into the Western Adirondacks, thence upwards of 18 to 2+ feet in the northwestern Adirondacks. This modeled snow depth chart isn’t […]
End of the Road: Update 3/2/16
We got an inch of snow/sleet Tuesday night. Then temperatures shot up to the middle-30s with a quarter-inch of rain. Shortly after sunrise, the temperature took a nose dive into the teens. Some decent snow showers blew through, but didn’t leave anything of significance. Lakes are glare ice and any left-over trail base is hard […]
One last chance for Ole’ Man Winter: Update 2/29/16
3/2 AM Update: We got an inch of snow/sleet Tuesday night that’s getting wiped out with rain and temperatures in the middle-30s. Temperatures will drop off rapidly today with a freeze up. Probably not worth riding for most… Temperatures hitting the upper 40s on Sunday, plus a bit of rain Monday morning have put us […]
Fuel Stabilizer Ride: Update 2/24/16
I had walked enough on the snowmobile trails this week to know there was still a good icy base in the woods, even if the exposed areas were really thin. Snow pack was still holding at 6-12 inches in the woods. It would only take an inch or two of new snow (or slop) to […]
