Trail Conditions
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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
Diehardin’ Indian Lake to Perkins Clearing: Ride Report 3/30/13
Got a phone call from Cal this morning, saying that Matt and him were going into Deer Valley 11:30AM. They picked up me and the XP at the compound and trailered me over to Deer Valley. Very nice indeed! Road and parking lot was getting rather muddy, but we made it back into there with […]
