Weather Blog
Snowmobiling Limited
12/21/24 Update: We managed to bang out couple of inches of white sugar snow by early Saturday. Been told that people are riding into Moose River Plains from Brown’s Farm and encountering some carbide clank. Marginally rideable if you want it badly enough. Emphasis on: Limited! The ground is completely white, but I can’t endorse […]
Entering Snowmobiling Season
SUNDAY AM UPDATE: Good news! I picked up 4 inches of white freshness at ilsnow storm center Saturday night. Total snow cover is now 6-10 inches around Indian Lake, NY and probably a foot-or-more into Moose River Plains and back side of Perkins Clearing. Snowmobiling season begins in Hamilton and northern Herkimer counties one hour […]
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 […]
