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Game Over For Winter? Update 2/22/14

The long anticipated and dreaded thaw has come to pass. Rainfall amounts are generally an inch-plus on Friday. The deep snow cover has absorbed much of it, although the low-lying swampy areas and lakes are quite slushy. Remnant snow pack is generally 1-2 feet in the woods. Open areas around town hold less snow, but […]

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Long Range Weather Outlook 2/10/14

The cold as of late hasn’t been anywhere close to extreme, but it has been persistent. The last real semblance of a thaw for ilsnow land ended on January 15th. We have a few opportunities for snow over the upcoming week, then we’ve got some trouble on the horizon. Let’s take a look at them:

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February Winter Fireworks? Update 2/1/14

2/2/14 Update:Β Indian Lake ended up with 4 inches of dense snow last night. This should help tremendously! πŸ™‚ January 2014 was the ultimate Jekyll & Hyde month. Take a look at how the temperature bounced up and down like lottery ping pong balls at the Indian Lake Dam:   Take a look at the impressive […]

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Long Range Weather Update 1/24/14

The relative lack of snow for the past three weeks has been very discouraging. There won’t be any significant thaws for at least the next week to 10 days, but I think the pattern will be hostile to the development of a widespread significant snow event for the Adirondacks. Short term: If you want it […]

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Trail Report 1/14/14 & Weather Outlook

UPDATE 1/15/14: The prospects of a significant snowfall on Saturday continue to dwindle to the point where I don’t think it has a realistic chance of happening… Trail Report 1/14/14: This shot of downtown Indian Lake just about tells the story here. We are at the end of skid row, the bottom of the barrel. […]

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