ilsnow.com - Part 75
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Essex Chain Lakes Complex: Call to Action!

DEC recently held public meetingsĀ at the Newcomb Central School and the Indian Lake Theater in regards to the Essex Chain Lakes Complex Draft Plan. I attended the meeting at the Indian Lake Theater last week (July 9th). It wasn’t a packed house, but it was well attended. For snowmobiling, the biggest push in this plan […]

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8th Annual ADK Trails Conference

The 8th Annual Adirondack Trails Conference will be held Saturday, May 9th at the Adirondack Hotel in Long Lake from 10am to 2pm. Coffee, water and cookies will be available at the meeting. The ADK Trails Conference is an excellent way to get in touch with what’s happening with snowmobiling in the Adirondacks. Issues that […]

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Diehard Update: 4/9/15

We got an inch of “gunk” yesterday evening, which provides some fresh meat for the die-hard. It even has a hard glaze crust this morning. Overall, snow cover around Indian Lake is still about 6 to 18 inches in the shady woods. But I can tell you that any snow in the exposed areas is […]

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Diehard Report: 4/1/15

First of all, let me assure you that none of this report is an April Fools’ joke! Snow cover in the exposed sections ranges from bare spots to 6 inches. Snow pack in the shady woods is still upwards of 12 to 20+ inches. The typical snow bowls in southwestern Hamilton County still hold over […]

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Snow Conditions: Update 3/28/15

UPDATE 3/28/15: We didn’t get a ton of rain this week, but the snow-cover in town took a serious hit this week. Around Indian Lake, the best bet would be to head straight to the usual die-hard hangouts and see what happens from there. Snow cover is better to the west of Speculator. I heard […]

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