Weather Blog
Winter IS COMING!
Not yet for ilsnow land. I used a clickbait headline and banner to grab attention. Don’t go away angry! I’ve got plenty to talk about. I’ll look at what’s going on now, then play it forward. HERE WE GO! North Hemisphere snowpack expansion Early season snow cover explosion over Siberia is spreading into lower latitudes. […]
Summer is done, onward to Autumn!
With meteorological summer (June-July-August) in the rearview mirror, we can look for signs of what autumn may do for us. It’s time to dust off the ilsnow storm center console. GAME ON! Many winter outlooks are out there now. Most outlets say the same thing every year, pandering their audiences. I want to see how […]
Into the Back 9 of Winter
Even after a couple days of near 40*F warmth, I’m holding on to nearly 2-foot snowpack at the ilsnow storm center in Indian Lake, NY. Tuesday’s rain was minor, less than a quarter-inch. Under these circumstances, you count ANY win! Leaving Presidents’ Week Holiday, we enter The Back 9 of Winter. Whether snowmobiling is great […]
Holiday Weekend Snowmobiling Outlook
Groomers are swirling around Indian Lake, NY in places. C8 to Cedar River Headquarters and C8A/Old S84 toward Blue Mountain Lake have been groomed. I’m assuming that Moose River Plains and C8A/Old 538 Newcomb trail have been groomed as well. C8/Sabael trail hadn’t been groomed as of Thursday afternoon. That trail will remain a rough […]
GRADUAL Improvement this week
Tuesday 1/14/2025 UPDATE: Snow fairies delivered 2-3 inches of snow in town Monday night. Over a half-foot of new snow into Moose River Plains. Hopefully, that’s enough to summon the groomers to work some magic on the narrow woods connector trails this week. Maybe a real snowmobiling weekend here at ilsnow Capital City coming up? […]
