Axes & Irons

Trail Report 3/13/14

Wednesday’s storm came through, BIG TIME, as ilsnow land was blessed with over a foot of white gold. This snow wasn’t wet, but rather, a dense and fine powder. Over all snow pack is well over 2 feet in the woods and it looks like mid-winter out there. Weekend Outlook: Get up here and ride! […]

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Perkins Clearing 3/11/14

When there is good snow cover, mid-March is a great time to ride! The late sunsets and balmy evenings are reward for the locals who stick it out all winter here. 🙂 After I got home from work, I set sail for Perkins Clearing. The Indian Lake village trails and C8/Sabael trail were groomed today […]

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Ride to Lake Durant 3/9/14

Bright sunshine and bright blue sky on Sunday afternoon means one thing: the traditional vulture run to pick at the weekend leftovers, after the crowds have left town! Indian Lake village trails were holding up pretty well for a late weekend. There were shredder bumps for sure and the heavily traveled trails were snirty. But […]

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March Outlook 3/8/14

The first week of March was amazingly cold with temperatures averaging greater than 15 degrees below normal! Not surprisingly, the Arctic air mass was very dry with little opportunity for significant snow. With the Polar Vortex swirling in eastern Canada, all of the storms were shunted well to our south. That cold snap is over, […]

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The Big One! 3/6/14

Matt, Cal and I have been talking about doing a “mega-ride” over to Tug Hill and back for a couple of years. Yesterday was the fulfillment of that dream. 🙂 We started our ride at 7:30am with a temperature near -18*F. Yeah, we like to start our rides COLD! The Indian Lake village trails were […]

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