Trail Conditions
Live from Outer Mongolia! Update 1/5/15
Saturday night, we got 2-3 inches of snow/sleet mash caked with ice. Then temperatures shot into the 40s on Sunday, but thankfully not much rain with that. The whole thing settled into about an inch or two of slushy mess. Then everything froze solid last night as temperatures plunged into the teens. For good measure, […]
Got some fluff: Update 1/2/15
The lake effect snow guns came through, about as well as you can hope for around here. I picked up almost 2 inches of snow at my house by Friday morning, but Indian Lake hamlet easily had 4+ inches of fresh snow when I drove over for errands. Based on the webcams in the western […]
Snow conditions: Update 12/28/14
I took a long walk today and was hard pressed to tell you that it’s late December. It felt, looked and smelled more like early April with the melting snow, mud and runoff. Snow cover was 3-6 inches “in the woods” around town but the usual exposed areas were thin to bare. There was some […]
Grim Reaper Cometh! Update 12/26/14
“You might be a king or a little street sweeper, but sooner or later you dance with the reaper.” – Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey I’m digging at the bottom of the barrel to find a little humor here. But it’s better than crying, I suppose. We did our dance with the reaper Christmas eve with […]
Last call before the Thaw! Update 12/22/14
Some light snow today around Indian Lake. Snow pack remains about 10-11 inches at the ilsnow.com storm center. Perkins Clearing was reported to be a good ride away from the logging areas on the north side of Perkins Clearing Road. There were reports of good riding in Moose River Plains over the weekend, especially through […]
