Presidents’ Week Outlook (and beyond)
Monday, February 19th update: Rapped out another couple inches of fluff Sunday night. Got people asking me: “Is it worth coming from (fill in the blank) hours away to ride.” Welp… We got some snow and people are riding. Very busy from Brown’s Farm parking lot into Moose River Plains this weekend. Not as busy as […]
Poking around Perkins Clearing
I took advantage of Wednesday afternoon’s warmth to grease the rear suspension skid and install new carbides. It’s a more pleasant task at 40*F, rather than 20*F or colder for sure! Wanted to spin track one more time this week but didn’t want to bash the new carbides. Since my snowmobile was already on the […]
Tupper Lake to Saranac Lake Ice Castle…
…with a whole bunch in between! IDEAL mid-winter weather: wall-to-wall sunshine and deep blue sky. No way I would let this day pass by without spinning track. Started at 11am from the new Washington Street parking lot in Tupper Lake. This lot is so big, I was looking for the mall next to it. WOW! […]
Out and about, snowmobiling Indian Lake
Wanted to get out there another time to make the run up to Newcomb today. But first, I sniffed the other main arteries entering and leaving Indian Lake. C8/Sabael trail was my first look-see. As expected, it got messy past Pashley Road crossing. Indian Lake Parks and Rec was out there, trying to make the […]
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: […]
