ilsnow.com - Part 112
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Just like last winter? Guess again! Update 2/21/13

I’ve got a lot to show you, so here it goes! The Arctic Oscillation (AO), North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Pacific North American Oscillation (PNA) are forecast to be favorable for cold, snowy weather around here into early March. You could say that’s the Triple Crown. This configuration certainly did NOT appear last winter: […]

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Snowmobile Hill Climbs Sunday February 24th at Woods Valley

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Snowmobiling Conditions: Update 2/19/13

I had to run by Speculator today, so I got some “drive-by” stuff for you: Indian Lake and Lewey Lake looked like really nice riding. 2 Miles from Hell was freshly groomed midday: The south end (near Perkins Clearing) was especially nice. The north end (near Lewey Lake) had some spots scuffed down to dirt […]

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Snowmobiling Conditions: Update 2/17/13

As expected, the extremely heavy holiday traffic has taken its toll on the trails. Anything I could see from the road late this afternoon was loaded with small bumps with snirty granular snow. In other words: The snow is tired! While picking up dinner in town, I ran into Charlie Clark and his wife from […]

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Could February end up snowy? Update 2/16/13

A couple of weeks ago, I said we would need a strong finish to February to have any hope for March. It appears that may be the case with the NAO-/AO- configuration forecast to set up for the later half of February: This map looks interesting: Toward the end of February, there would be no […]

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