One more hurt, then… Update 1/7/16
Yes, we had a cold blast this week, but that’s only part of the transition to what I expect for the heart of the winter from mid-late January thru February. You’re not going to go from record warmth in December to hard core winter without the proverbial two-steps forward, one-step backwards. Unfortunately when a seismic […]
Snow Conditions: Update 1/4/16
Finally! We have gotten our first bona-fide arctic blast of the season with temperatures falling to zero at the ilsnow storm center this morning. Lakes are starting to crust over with ice. Temperatures will head well below zero tonight, which is another step in the right direction. At present, snow cover ranges from around 6 […]
Snow Update 1/1/16
UPDATE 1/2/16 3:15PM: The blowdown previously reported 12 miles into Moose River Plains has been cleared! The lake effect snows didn’t do much around Indian Lake until Friday evening, when we got 1-2 inches of snow in a very short time. Western Adirondack cams showed that at least several inches had accumulated in Old Forge and Inlet. […]
Snow (and sleet) Day! Update 12/29/15
We ended up with nearly 4 inches of snow/sleet mash Monday night into Tuesday morning. Then we put a nice icy crust on it Tuesday afternoon. For once, some cold air was around to put up resistance to the warm side of a storm. This snow isn’t the sexy powder we love to ride. But […]
Winds of Change! Update 12/23/15
As of December 22, Indian Lake Dam has totaled just 4.4 inches for the present snow season. This is simply mind-blowing when the average October thru December snowfall for Indian Lake is nearly 3 feet! To be sure, any hint of a “pattern change” by the GFS models has been latched onto by the social […]
