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: […]
Indian Lake to Ole Barn snowmobile run!
Wednesday, January 31 AM Update: Fresh groom staring down the barrel of S86 main drag toward Bear Trap Swamp. Grooming in progress into C8A/Old S84 toward Lake Durant & Newcomb trail. C8 toward Cedar River Headquarters yet to be groomed, but it’s probably a matter of time this week before that gets combed over. C8/Sabael […]
Lunch run to Newcomb on snowmobile
Wednesday night’s damage was limited to a half-inch or less of rain and temperatures hovering around 32-33*F. Not enough to kill the riding, but certainly enough to soften the snow and get the water flowing under the narrow woods trails again. Or in the case of Bear Trap Swamp, onto the trail, as seen above. […]
A few hours to play on snowmobile
With the fresh couple inches of snow we got Tuesday night, I wanted to go for another ride before conditions deteriorate. Couldn’t get out until afternoon, so I opted for an easy ride. The closest I have to an easy button snowmobile ride is taking a run to Perkins Clearing and booking it back to […]
Indian Lake to Speculator & Powley Road
Wednesday 8AM Update: Banged out a couple inches of freshness in Indian Lake, NY last night, a nice little bounty for the opportunistic mid-weeker. Tuesday’s ride rolled out from the compound, instead of hauling it. As much I can enjoy road trips, embarking on my snowmobile rides from the garage is twice as nice! My […]
