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Diehard vs. The Fat Lady! Update 4/12/13

4/13/13 Update: Darrin Jr and I did an ultra die-hard ride Saturday afternoon. There was just enough sleet/slush on the town trails to pick our way through to some good stuff on the back side of Lake Adirondack (where 42nd&Broadway used to go). We were only out for about an hour, but it’s not very […]

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The Fat Lady is Singing: Loud and Clearly! Update 4/10/13

The snow pack is ripe and steadily disappearing. I stopped at the north end of Perkins Clearing Road on Monday. “Off trail” snow was still over a foot, but 1/2 to over 3/4 of the road surface was burnt down to mud and we’ve only lost more since then! Much colder air will return for […]

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Diehard Snowmobiling Outlook: Update 4/8/13

The end is quickly coming upon us. Snow pack is still in the 1-2+ foot range in the traditional “snow bowls” in central and southwestern Hamilton county. Snow cover is 6-12+ inches in the woods around the immediate Indian Lake and Speculator village areas. But large bare areas are opening up near roadsides, open fields […]

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Weekend Diehard Outlook: Update 4/5/13

Snowpack is unusually thick for April 5th standards: Snowpack for April 5, 2013 In general, the snow pack is 1-2 feet in the shady woods around Indian Lake and Speculator, but has been whittled to 6 inches or less on southerly exposed hillsides, roadsides and fields, with bare areas growing daily. The traditional “snow bowls” […]

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Snowmobile Diehard Conditions: Update 4/1/13

We have lost a lot of snow in the past week, but an early spring cold snap has stopped the bleeding. Although snow cover has been burnt down to 6 inches or less (with dirt spots) in many exposed roadsides, hillsides and fields, there is still 1-2+ feet of remnant snow pack in the shady […]

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