Changes to end October 2017
October has been mild and dry. Not much is expected to change the next several days with warm temperature anomalies expected to stretch across much of Canada and the lower 48 states for the next week: By the middle of next week, the game starts to change as a strong storm begins to develop over […]
What I am not liking about October!
We gradually switched from a cool, rainy spring and early-summer into a warmer, drier late-summer and early autumn. In and of itself, that wasn’t a big deal in September. But now that we are getting deep into October, we need to step back and take a look at the big picture. At this stage of […]
NYSSA Safe Trails Education Program (STEP) Class
In an effort to help NYSSA Member clubs better manage risks as they maintain snowmobile trails, the NYSSA Board of Directors approved a Risk Management Plan called the Safe Trails Education Program (STEP) back in 2009. STEP is designed to provide education to club representatives on issues arising from legal wordings in New York State snowmobile law, […]
Farewell to Winter! Update 4/2/17
The snow was melting quickly Sunday under the strong April sun, but I did sneak in a 20 mile ride after work. Lakes were slush pits, so I stayed off them. I took the opportunity to ride some of the local “side trails” that I seem to miss all winter. Looks like nobody had run […]
April Fool if you think its over…
Early spring snows are usually a tricky beast. Thankfully, Indian Lake ended up with about six inches of snow/sleet mash to grease the skids again. Didn’t make it out until after work. Indian Lake village trails were tracked up by late afternoon, but still in pretty decent shape; some slush here and there. S84 out to Blue […]
