ilsnow.com - Part 56
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Touchdown, Speculator! Update 1/2/18

Day off meant riding. But after Sunday’s frozen tundra ride, I was going to wait until the temperature at least got to zero. Since the day started at -16*F, that was going to take a bit of time. So, I washed a huge stack of dishes to help pass the time. I’m sure my daughter […]

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Decem-brrr!! Update 12/31/17

The guests at Saturday Night’s Snowarriors Party told me that snowmobile riding was great on Saturday. That made sense because the groomers were out and the very cold temperatures kept trails firm and the weekend traffic relatively low. I was bent on getting there to ride Sunday morning, no matter how cold it was! So, here […]

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Weekend Outlook: Update 12/28/17

After Tuesday’s epic ride, what can I do for an encore? NOTHING! Those kind of rides don’t grow on trees here in ilsnow land. I was at the right place at the right time. 🙂 Bill Belichick is fond of “looking forward to the next game” whether the Patriots win or lose on Sunday. So, […]

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Epic Powder Day! Ride 12/26/17

Each year, the Indian Lake boys like to do an annual Tug Hill ride after Christmas. The last two years, we’ve been rained out. Ironically, we got snowed out this year. We didn’t feel like trucking on greasy roads and blinding snow hours to Tug Hill. So we just trucked over to the Brown’s Farm […]

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Yes, Winter! Update 12/22/17

Christmas Update Saturday’s rain didn’t do much damage with temperatures getting barely above 32*F in the afternoon. Now we’ve got 7 inches of fresh snow in Indian Lake as of 6:30pm and the lake-effect guns were crushing Moose River Plains this evening. Lake-effect snows will continue in ilsnow land right through Tuesday.  I hear the […]

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