ilsnow.com - Part 70
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Custer’s Last Stand: Update 2/2/16

It’s looking bleak out there… I’m starting to feel a bit like George Custer surrounded by the Indians at Little Big Horn. Well, I’m glad I got out there last Thursday. The conditions did hold up into Saturday. But the scene took a definite turn for the worse on Sunday as temperatures shot into the 40s. There […]

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Darrin Rides to Newcomb Again: Update 1/28/16

I was off work today and hadn’t ridden in almost a week. So I hit the “Newcomb Playbook” again. The Indian Lake village trails were pretty rough this morning. But S84 heading out toward Blue Mountain was actually half-way decent riding, except for those bony spots under the tall pines. The worst part was about a […]

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Winter on the Brink? Update 1/28/16

After the heart-wrenching December that averaged 12-14 degrees above normal, January has achieved a consistent (if not extreme cold) with only one truly brutal thaw day on January 10th with 44*F and an inch of rain. As a whole, January’s high temperatures have averaged in the middle 20s with lows averaging in the single digits […]

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Darrin rides to Newcomb: Update 1/22/16

Nothing better to do this evening, so off the Newcomb I rode. The Indian Lake inner village trails were groomed this week, but they were still in various stages of rough and bumpy with the lack of snow. But at least the base has been set. Before heading out, I checked out C8/Sabael Road as […]

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Midweek Update 1/21/16

Hey, got another update here! Town of Indian Lake groomed trail S84 all the way through to Old Stage trail and Blue Mountain Rest. It may not be the best ride with the low snow conditions, but you could make a run from Indian Lake to Newcomb and have a half-way decent time. I didn’t […]

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