The Lorca Adirondacks

Indian Lake to Old Forge: Update 2/3/15

I didn’t make a deal with the devil or blow off work today. I live here and this happened to be my day off. Was going to start at the crack of dawn. Umm…minus 15*F changes that strategy pretty quick. So I waited until 9:40AM to get underway, to give the groomers a head start. […]

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Snow Update: 2/2/15

Monday’s storm delivered the goods with most reports clustered in the 9-10 inch range around Indian Lake. Many places along Route 8 got over a foot. It’s powder for sure, but should fill in a lot of the “needy” areas nicely. Snow pack around Indian Lake ranges from 12-18 inch “in town” to 18-24 inches […]

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Indian Lake to Newcomb: Update 1/30/15

The fresh 3 inches of snow last night into Friday morning got me on to the dance floor again. I set off to C8/Sabael trail, which was in pretty nice shape aside from some corner scuff, icy turns and some snirt. Dropped down to Indian Lake, thought about making a run to Speculator. But I decided […]

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Indian Lake to Speculator: Update 1/28/15

Bright sunny day screamed RIDE! Who was I to deny that voice? As soon as I left the compound, I knew it was going to be a great day. The Indian Lake village trails had fresh groom marks all over the place. The groomer did a nice job of pulling some snow on the east end […]

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Indian Lake to Newcomb: Update 1/26/15

Darrin Jr. and I embarked on a trip up to Newcomb this afternoon. The village trails had been groomed today for a nice start. S84/Blue Mountain trail was groomed and in really nice shape. Aside from the usual icy turns before you get “over the top,” it was just one peach of a ride! 538/Newcomb […]

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