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Into February! Is there hope for snowmobiling?
We close the books on a snowy, yet erratic January. Snowmobiling was non-existent to open 2024. Then, a rapid succession of snow and mixed-phased precipitation events built up snow cover quickly into mid-January. Even though we didn’t score any major or epic snowstorms, snow removal folks were BUSY! Recapping January in Indian Lake, NY 2024: […]
Let’s get winter rolling for snowmobiling!
6am Saturday update: 3 inches of dense snow/sleet mixture at Indian Lake, NY. Still getting white precipitation pre-dawn Saturday, but not for long as the mild punch makes inroads. Perkins Clearing and Moose River Plains have been groomed this week and ready to rip! Once we get over the hump today, lake-effect snows will gradually […]
Moose River Plains shakedown snowmobile ride
January 10th update: Ended up with 7 inches of snow by 9:00pm Tuesday that settled to 4-5 inches of waterlogged glop from 38*F warmth and rain overnight Our waiting game resumes until the snowpack firms up and we get our next installment of snow. Remember, this is a process, not an event. We essentially started […]
FINALLY! (Winter making an appearance in the Adirondacks)
Photo caption credit to John Dortch who spun off 20 miles into Perkins Clearing with the new snow. Our Saturday night into Sunday snow event delivered a dump of white gold onto the central Adirondacks to make it finally look like winter! Total snowfall was 8 inches at the ilsnow storm center in Indian Lake, […]
Pathway to winter
Sunday, January 7 @ 7am update: Snow far, snow good! Have 5 inches down at the ilsnow storm center in Indian Lake, NY and reports of 7 inches in Piseco and Wells. A lull developed pre-dawn Sunday. But the radar is loading up to our southwest again with snowfall rates of 0.5″ to 1.0″ inch […]
