Weather Blog
Thursday Storm Update 12/31/13
WOW! There has been lots of internet and media consternation over the upcoming storm. Lots of flip-flopping, ping-pong forecasting out there with each model run every 6 hours. I try to avoid that, because in the end, it’s a meaningless exercise. Back on the 29th, I showed how the upcoming North American weather pattern supported […]
Trail Report 12/29/13 & Outlook
As expected, the snow late Sunday into the evening was very heavy and wet. It mixed with rain for a while at the onset here at the ilsnow.com storm center but I did end up with an inch-and-a-quarter of wet cement-like snow. Speculator/Morehouse area had much less rain mix and ended up with 3-4+ inches […]
The Phoenix WILL Rise Again! Update 12/23/13
It all looked good the first couple weeks of snowmobiling season, plenty of snow in Old Forge for Snodeo weekend, then a storm that dumped 8-12+ inches of snow throughout ilsnow land. Yes, we got hit for a hard loss last weekend. But the bleeding has stopped as temperatures have fallen below 32*F. It’s even […]
Big Hurt coming for Sunday: OUCH!
Another title for this would be: GET OUT AND RIDE, NOW! We’ve had a nearly 2 week stretch of great winter weather that has spread significant snow cover throughout the Adirondacks. But our latest winning streak will screech to a halt over the weekend. Although it will start to get milder on Friday and Saturday, […]
Weather Outlook for Opening Week of Snowmobiling Season
News of the upcoming thaw have people nervous. I’m here to tell you that it’s a mere bump in the road on our way to Opening Week and the Old Forge Snodeo. We’ve had an up and down temperature pattern through November and that is likely to continue well into December. But the cold surges […]
