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Trail Report 2/23/14

I haven’t been out riding since Friday’s rain, but I can tell you we still have a solid remnant snow pack of 1-2 feet in the woods. Exposed open areas hold about 6-12 inches, with essentially 100% snow coverage. Midweek Outlook: As the cold air sets in, the swampy areas will drain and freeze back […]

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SnoCade Ride to Newcomb and Beyond 2/20/14

2/21 PM Update: Inch of new snow Thursday evening was washed away by over an inch of rain today. We’re not wiped out by any means; I still have a foot-and-a-half of snow in my yard. But the lakes have tons of slush on them. Low-lying sections of trail near swamps, river and brooks are […]

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ilsnow invades Washington County & South Warren 2/17/14

I’ve been wanting to ride the Washington County trails FOR YEARS! Damion has invited me to ride from his house in Ft. Edward on several occasions, but it never came to pass until today. We loaded my sled on Damion’s trailer Sunday night and set sail for his house first thing in the morning. I […]

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Ride to Perkins Clearing & Speculator 2/14/14

UPDATE 2/15 PM: D.R.A.G of Speculator reports their BR-110 is FIXED and ready to do battle on the bumps tonight and through the weekend. 🙂 TRAIL REPORT 2/14: Darrin Jr and I took a ride down to Perkins Clearing & Speculator this afternoon. This wasn’t Valentine’s Day 2007 with the 3 feet of snow, but […]

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Ride to Old Forge & Brantingham 2/12/14

When Matt, Cal and I got together to ride at 8AM this morning, it was still -20*F after a low of -24*F. Yeah, it was COLD! The Indian Lake village trails were fast and flat with about an inch of packed snow on top. The carbides and track lugs were just enough to break up […]

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