Paul Prill Memorial & Snowmobiling Conditions: Update 3/10/13
There was a great turnout for the Paul Prill Memorial on Saturday. Dozens of people at a time stopped to offer their sympathies and condolences to Kyle and his family. Many people signed a petition and gave donations to fight drunken snowmobiling. The REAL snowmobilers stepped up big time to support one of our own, […]
Piseco to Indian Lake: Ride Report 3/8/13
Keith from Piseco Performance had the XP ready and shined up beautifully. On my way home from work, I cut over to Piseco and rode the XP back to the compound. Spy Lake trail from Piseco Performance to Oxbow Lake was groomed and in halfway decent shape: snirty with some light chop and some spots […]
Memorial for Paul Prill on Indian Lake Saturday March 9th
Kyle Prill (SmokinShift600cfi on the ilsnow.com bulletin board) will be holding a memorial for his father, Paul, who was one of the two riders who died in the horrific alcohol-related snowmobile crash on Indian Lake last Saturday night. Paul was not a drinker and was clean prior to the accident. The memorial will start this […]
Snowmobile Conditions: Update 3/3/13
Time for another famous ilsnow.com drive-by Route 30 report. My snow surveys revealed 18-26 inches of snow pack this afternoon along the Route 30 corridor between Indian Lake and Speculator. 2 Miles from Hell was in very rough and bumpy condition late Sunday afternoon. I saw dozens of snowmobiles bouncing up and down on that […]
Which way, March? Update 3/2/13
February 2013 finished near normal for temperature (mean 16.4*F, normal 16.1*F) and slightly above normal for snowfall (27.1 inches, normal 22.2 inches) at the Indian Lake Dam. The final days of February featured a storm that produced significant (6-12+ inch) snowfall for the south/central and eastern Adirondacks. It wasn’t the spectacular finish I was anticipating, […]
