Snowmobiling to Old Forge and Brantingham
Friday NOON Update: Fresh morning groom on C8A/Old S84 heading out to Blue Mountain Lake. Yeah!! Grooming has commenced on our local trails, including C8 out to Cedar River Headquarters. C8/Sabael trail has not been groomed yet. Be prepared for rough riding in that area, especially through the swamps. It takes a lot of work […]
Indian Lake to Newcomb snowmobile ride
That half-foot of new snow on Tuesday got me motivated to bang out a local ride! T’was mid-winter cold, which almost felt strange. But I haven’t forgotten how to suit up for it. Since my sled was already sitting in the ilsnow mobile command center, I just trucked it over to the parking lot at […]
Monday evening Moose River Plains run
6pm Tuesday update: We picked up about a half-foot of new snow today! Somewhat more than I had anticipated from yesterday’s forecast. Every once in a while, we can get the shooter’s roll. 🙂 I sat on the pine waiting for the holiday weekend crowds to leave. Still didn’t know whether I’d bother snowmobiling on […]
Let’s get winter rolling for snowmobiling!
6am Saturday update: 3 inches of dense snow/sleet mixture at Indian Lake, NY. Still getting white precipitation pre-dawn Saturday, but not for long as the mild punch makes inroads. Perkins Clearing and Moose River Plains have been groomed this week and ready to rip! Once we get over the hump today, lake-effect snows will gradually […]
Moose River Plains shakedown snowmobile ride
January 10th update: Ended up with 7 inches of snow by 9:00pm Tuesday that settled to 4-5 inches of waterlogged glop from 38*F warmth and rain overnight Our waiting game resumes until the snowpack firms up and we get our next installment of snow. Remember, this is a process, not an event. We essentially started […]
