Weather Blog
Poking around Perkins Clearing
I took advantage of Wednesday afternoon’s warmth to grease the rear suspension skid and install new carbides. It’s a more pleasant task at 40*F, rather than 20*F or colder for sure! Wanted to spin track one more time this week but didn’t want to bash the new carbides. Since my snowmobile was already on the […]
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, […]
