Charlie’s Inn to Malone, AGAIN!
Tuesday’s ride got me off the pine for the first time in nearly two weeks. A fresh 2-3 inches by Wednesday morning had me ready to go! This time, I was able to get Darrin Jr. to blow off work and ride with me. I told him that he was gonna like it, a lot! […]
Brantingham snowmobile run
After getting skunked last week and with trouble looming on the horizon for next week, I’m ALL IN for the ride-a-thon this week! I hadn’t ran to Brantingham this winter and figured Tuesday would be the day for that, since I heard some good ride reports from that way over the weekend. First, I wanted […]
Into the Back 9 of snowmobiling season
The “Back 9” is what I call the remainder of snowmobiling season after Presidents’ Week. There are a number of people who are done snowmobiling for the year, no matter how good the conditions may be. That can work well for the rest of us who ride until the final bell. March has been a […]
Back in business!
Friday brought the snow we SORELY needed to make ilsnow land look like winter again. The storm is winding down and Indian Lake has totaled 9 inches of snow. Overall snowpack ranges from several inches-plus in the exposed areas to 12-20 inches elsewhere. But this doesn’t mean it’s all white unicorns and roses. Enduring two […]
Need… Snow… Badly!
Tuesday brought 50*F temperatures and an inch of rain, as if we weren’t already hurting badly enough. Creeks are flowing once again! Snow pack took another significant hit. Exposed areas are thin, with bare areas. Shady areas still hold anywhere from a few inches to a foot-plus of remnant that will freeze hard as a […]
