Trail Conditions
Snowmobiling Conditions Update for 2/6/13
That inch or two of snow we got this morning got blown to smithereens by the sun and wind this afternoon. But it was fun to watch! Indian Lake Village trails have been groomed this week, so I would assume trails are pretty flat. The heavily traveled trails have dirt spots and icy stretches, but […]
Snowmobiling Conditions: Update 2/3/13
I did some “drive-by” recon this afternoon. Overall, conditions are icy/marginal with about an inch of loose granular snow on top. Snow pack along the Route 30 corridor was mainly 8-16 inches, but the southerly exposed areas were burnt down to grass in places. Perkins Clearing Area: North end of Perkins Clearing Road was icy […]
Speculator Snowmobiling Update: 2/2/13
I’m passing along some trail closure information from the Pleasant Riders: WARNING !!!!!! TRAIL UPDATES CLOSED CAVE HILL TRAIL IS CLOSED MIAMI RIVER TRAIL in Perkins Clearing CLOSED RIVER TRAIL IN SPECULATOR BY THE BALL FIELD CLOSED SPY LAKE TRAIL IS UNGROOMABLE DUE TO WASH OUTS THESE TRAILS ARE CLOSED TILL FURTHER NOTICE Darrin@ilsnow.com […]
Snowmobiling Conditions for 1/31/13 with Weekend Outlook
We survived the Thaw! Rainfall Wednesday afternoon and night was generally in the 1.00-1.50 inch range, which was not as bad as some of the dire predictions. But the rain, combined with temperatures reaching 50*F did its fair share of damage. The typical low lying swampy and wet areas are a mess now. Lakes had […]
Indian Lake to Speculator 1/29/13
After we got the half-foot of snow yesterday, I knew what had to be done: I would blow off work and take Darrin Jr out of school to go for a ride before we get hit full bore with the next Thaw! The snow really helped the Indian Lake village trails tremendously and the groomers […]
