Weather Blog
Starting to roll snowmobile track
FRIDAY 1/10/25 UPDATE: Status quo for the week with deep cold and pixie dust snow. Your best bet for this weekend would be to park at Brown’s Farm lot near end of Cedar River Road, plunk down the $10/snowmobile on trailer, ride into Moose River Plains and take the points from there. We need a […]
Snowmobiling ULTRA limited
1/5/25 Update: First the good news: Got 3-and-a-half inches of new snow last night into Sunday morning at ilsnow storm center in Indian Lake, NY. There’s undoubtably higher amounts of new snow to the west. Seasonal road networks like Moose River Plains and Perkins Clearing (open from the north end) got a much-needed boost. DRAG […]
Snowmobiling Limited
12/27/24 Update: Groomers have been through Moose River Plains with snowmobilers out riding and having a good time at it. Better hit it SOON! Oil will begin to leak on Saturday. Wheels will fall off Sunday and especially Sunday night as the mild flood gate opens wide. Gonna look FUG-LY by Monday. Just another installment […]
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 […]
