Ride to Newcomb and toward Long Lake: Update 1/5/17
Update 1/6/17: My ride was good enough to try again after work. Trail S84/Blue Mountain trail was even better than yesterday. Indian Lake Parks and Rec filled many of the remaining water holes up and groomed snow over them. But there are a few nasty ones that need some care to get through about a […]
Ride to Inlet & Raquette Lake: Update 1/2/2017
1/4/2017 AM Damage report: All things considering, not terrible. We did get nearly a half-inch of rain, but with temperatures in the lower to middle 30s throughout Tuesday’s event we didn’t lose much snow. Then we got between a half-inch and an inch of wet snow late Tuesday night. Conditions are very soggy at present, […]
Got it! Indian Lake Update 12/29/16
Thursday brought the goods with over a half-foot of fresh snow. I felt like a kid just watching it come down but also like a caged animal. After work, I got my sled out of the yard for the first time this year. Seems strange that I wouldn’t have ridden yet. But I usually don’t […]
Down but not out! Update 12/27/16
It’s always a bummer to get a warm-up and rain. But we didn’t fare that badly. Although the temperature shot up to 43*F Monday night at Indian Lake, we got very little rain…in the order of a quarter-inch. Temperatures then fell through the 30s on Tuesday, which stopped the bleeding. The winds also got really strong, […]
Weekend Snowmobiling Outlook: Update 12/23/16
Thursday’s weather system ended up being the little engine that could, with 3.5 inches of snow here in Indian Lake. The new snow is certainly enough to freshen things up nicely for places like Perkins Clearing, Moose River Plains, Speculator Tree Farm and Powley Road. As for the narrow woods trails around Indian Lake and […]
