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Darrin’s Winter 2024-25 “Outlook”
I don’t do winter outlooks, per se. They cannot take into account singular events (and their timing) that can make or break snowmobiling seasons. Many times, winter outlooks can be completely wrong. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun with hard, statistical analysis! We’ll look into the past and attempt to leverage the balance […]
My last ride of the season! (probably)
Had to grab it one more time before our grand mal meltdown rolls into town. Lake Durant toward Newcomb served me well last Friday. And I’m always one to keep going back to the well until it runs dry. Unloaded at Northville-Placid trailhead parking lot by 11am and headed out. The mile of S84 between […]
Sunshine ride! Lake Durant toward Newcomb
I almost kept this ride “off-book” as Sgt. Voight says on Chicago P.D. In the end, I felt compelled to share with the ilsnow nation, because it was such a wonderful afternoon! After morning fog and drizzle lifted and sun broke through, I couldn’t stay inside and let the afternoon go without spinning track. Especially […]
Presidents’ Week Outlook (and beyond)
Monday, February 19th update: Rapped out another couple inches of fluff Sunday night. Got people asking me: “Is it worth coming from (fill in the blank) hours away to ride.” Welp… We got some snow and people are riding. Very busy from Brown’s Farm parking lot into Moose River Plains this weekend. Not as busy as […]
Poking around Perkins Clearing
I took advantage of Wednesday afternoon’s warmth to grease the rear suspension skid and install new carbides. It’s a more pleasant task at 40*F, rather than 20*F or colder for sure! Wanted to spin track one more time this week but didn’t want to bash the new carbides. Since my snowmobile was already on the […]
