Blue Mountain Rest

Trail Conditions

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 […]

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We’re still standing: Update 12/18/14

Wednesday’s “Thaw” didn’t really do much damage. I only got 0.05 inches of rain in the precipitation bucket and temperatures got up to about 37*F for a short time. We picked up a half-inch of snow Wednesday night at the ilsnow storm center. Based on what I saw of the web cams, Moose River Plains […]

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Riding in ilsnow land: Update 12/15/14

I had an awesome time at Snodeo with Ride Clean NY. Many people were out riding while I was in the pavilion. From what I could see from Route 28, Trail 5 and the sidewalk trail to Inlet were in rough shape and snirty most of the weekend from very heavy traffic. I heard reports […]

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We got hammered! Update 12/11/14

The storm delivered 3-4 inches of wet sloppy snow and mixed precipitation Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night. Then we got another 7-8 inches of more powdery snow Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. All in all, we got that foot of snow we were seeking! Overall snow pack is greater than a foot. Weekend Outlook: Expect […]

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Snowmobile season is HERE! Update 12/8/14

We struggled through summer and fall to reach the prize: Snowmobiling season! Friday night and Saturday’s mixed precipitation event did no harm. In most places, it was a couple inches of gunky snow with some ice and rain mixed in. Sunday’s colder temperatures froze everything up nice and tight. Snow cover is 3-6 inches in […]

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