Weather Blog
Darrin’s Winter 2023-24 Outlook for central Adirondacks
The article title was just clickbait to get you here. Winter outlooks have severely limited accuracy and cannot account for timing of singular events that can make-or-break a snowmobiling season. However, the development of El Niño can be a strong clue into what winter may look like. This chart shows a large and strengthening bank of […]
Perkins Clearing, Last dance!
I did my own drive-by recon on Friday. Wasn’t committed to rolling it out for one more stroll before the snowmobiling season finally ends in ilsnow land. Saturday dawned blue and beautiful. It would have been a shame for me to pass up such a ride this deep into April. We haven’t had many opportunities […]
Almost done snowmobiling, but…
…there is one more weekend for the ultra diehard to spin the track one more time before this snowmobiling season slides into oblivion. Snow pack has become Swiss cheese near highways and southerly-exposed places. But snow cover remains pretty solid in the woods throughout the south-central Adirondacks. Most narrow woods trails are cooked, either by […]
Hope for the Back-9 of Winter
This winter has really sucked! People are saying that it’s been strange and unpredictable. In reality though, it’s been one of the more predictable and cyclical winters I can recall. We were entering the third consecutive winter under a moderately strong La Nina regime. We saw what the previous two did. Throw in amazing early […]
Roll Childwold, Roll!
Have trailer, will travel… It’s been that kind of winter for me. Another trip up north was in order for Tuesday. This time, I trucked it to Horseshoe Lake on the horrible “road” called NYS Route 421. Thankfully, the snowmobiling was well worth enduring 6 miles of frost heaved pavement to reach the trailhead. Here’s […]
