Weather Blog
Rock bottom, now what?
We haven’t had any substantial snowfall in weeks, to the point it’s fair to wonder if this winter is a completely lost cause. As we rolled through autumn I saw a number of strong and obvious signals, indicating that winter could stumble out of the gate, possibly into January. You can click onto this post […]
Slim Pickin’s in Perkins Clearing
I hadn’t ridden in two weeks and was desperate to get in a bit of snowmobile riding Wednesday, even though I was expecting marginal conditions at best. Fortunately, Mason Lake parking lot is a short haul from Indian Lake, so it was worth a shot. I unloaded my sled at the lot and was ready […]
Skid Row
Hard to believe I was snowmobiling last week. But that’s the way it’s rolling here now. We’ve avoided 50*F weather and excessive rainfall, our silver lining to a very dark cloud over ilsnow land. Remnant snowpack is 6-10 inches “in the woods” around Indian Lake, NY. Southerly exposures are thin with bare spots widening daily. […]
Back on the saddle and out riding!
After performing snow removal for nearly 2 days, it was time for me to play in it! I headed out late Sunday morning and found the expected assortment of plentiful snow and water/mud holes. It was plenty wet around Bear Trap Swamp. Nothing had been groomed around Town yet. But most of the trails were […]
Looking ahead into the start of snowmobiling season!
Mid-November 2022 fulfilled its promise in a big way, culminating with an epic, blockbuster lake-effect snow event during November 16-21 timeframe. This event mostly avoided the central Adirondacks. But we did score our first real snow of the season November 15-16 with a bit over 4 inches in Indian Lake, NY. Snow cover hung around […]
