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Snowfall summary for 11/23/13

Went to winter in a hurry! It was partly sunny at Glens Falls yesterday afternoon. By the time I got home, Indian Lake had other ideas: Thankfully, I didn’t hit the sticking snow until I got up North River Hill. As the late afternoon and evening wore on, the roads got quite slippery. If you […]

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Update on Pre-Thanksgiving Storm

I was highly skeptical of the good ole fashioned “out to sea” idea for Wednesday’s storm and took the trouble to explain why this was our first legitimate prospect for widespread significant snow fall for the Adirondacks this season. The shorter range NAM model is starting to merge with what the ECMWF model is showing […]

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Pre-Thanksgiving Storm?

The Arctic Oscillation is starting to shift and I believe that may lead to our first widespread significant snowfall of the early winter season by the middle of next week. Before we get into any talk about big snow, there is a major cold blast to talk about for Sunday the 24th. This is an […]

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2013-14 Winter Outlook

I’ve been stringing along the Winter Outlook for a while. So it’s time for me to put up or shut up. First, let me get the disclaimer out of the way: This outlook is a general idea of what I think this winter might do. It is impossible to predict individual storms, cold surges and […]

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Indian Lake SnoCade Competition Underway

SnoCade is coming to Indian Lake on February 14-23, 2014 and the organizers are looking for a logo design. Anyone can enter the contest and the winner will receive a $25 prize. All entries have an opportunity to be on display during a gallery show at the Town of Indian Lake Library during the event. […]

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