Got (some) snow
Thursday night into Friday was a true “variable outcome” event through the Adirondacks. Reports ranged from only an inch or two of glop for the Route 8 corridor in southern Adirondacks to 3-4 inches of snow around Indian Lake and up to around a half-foot in Newcomb. Over the western Adirondacks, the temperatures nosed above […]
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. […]
Darrin vs. Tug Hill
I missed my chance to ride Tug Hill with friends the day after Christmas. I wanted to give it a whirl before the big warm up comes to town. Got to Smith Road State Parking Lot near Constableville and was ready to head out by 9:30am. There was a long line of trucks-n-trailers parked along […]
