ilsnow.com - Part 95
Allen Van Hoff

Trail Report 1/12/13

Temperatures in the 40s on Saturday, fog, over an inch-and-a-half of rain. Needless to say, we’re in a world of hurt and we didn’t have much snow to begin with. The bleeding has stopped for now, but the damage is done. At this point, I’m only confirming the obvious. MIDWEEK OUTLOOK: Look somewhere else for […]

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Trail Report 1/7/14

As the evening wears on, it has become apparent the heavy lake effect band is not going settle into an Old Forge, Inlet, Moose River Plains axis. Instead, it will “snow itself out” somewhere near Stillwater Reservoir overnight. Got a report of a foot-and-a-half plus near Harrisville in the far northwestern corner of the Adirondacks. […]

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Trail Report 1/6/14

Much has happened around here in the past 24 hours: We got a quarter-inch of glaze ice Sunday evening, then temperatures shot up into the 40s overnight with a quick shot of heavy rain, then the cold came back with snow flying in the air. It wasn’t a complete meltdown, but this did hurt our […]

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Ride to Speculator and Salisbury 1/4/14

We assembled the ilsnow chain gang at Adirondack One Stop this morning at 9AM: Damion, Cal, Jake, Mattie, Steve and me. Then we set sail. The Indian Lake village trails were groomed and in good riding shape as we left town. The Sabael trail wasn’t as good, as there are spots that simply need much […]

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Indian Lake Ride Report 1/2/14

UPDATE 1/3 PM: Good news! The Indian Lake village trails have been groomed today. Conditions should be better than what I reported from yesterday’s ride. But keep an eye out for hazards… UPDATE 1/3 AM: Indian Lake ended up with 8+ inches of snow. Got reports of 10 inches around Speculator and Piseco. If you […]

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