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Into February! Is there hope for snowmobiling?
We close the books on a snowy, yet erratic January. Snowmobiling was non-existent to open 2024. Then, a rapid succession of snow and mixed-phased precipitation events built up snow cover quickly into mid-January. Even though we didn’t score any major or epic snowstorms, snow removal folks were BUSY! Recapping January in Indian Lake, NY 2024: […]
Now what?
The caption picture sums up our conditions: Unfrozen lakes and patchy snow cover. Sunday night and Monday “delivered the goods” with 3 inches of rain and flash flooding. The only silver lining is that we didn’t have much snow to lose, anyway. Needless to say, we have no options for snowmobiling in ilsnow land for […]
Trying to look like winter
Moose River Plains (MRP) update, Thursday: Gates are open at Cedar River Headquarters, so you can ride into Moose River Plains (MRP) from Brown’s Farm parking lot near the end of Cedar River Road in Indian Lake, now at $10/snowmobile. If you’d be content with spinning the track into MRP on starter snow for limited […]
Slo-vember again for the Adirondacks?
When putting out my “winter outlook” on September 28th, I was concerned about a slow start to the snow season. Unfortunately, those concerns are playing out as feared. October 2023 ran quite mild in Indian Lake, NY with mean (daily average) temperature of 48.9*F, several degrees higher than the climo mean of 43.0*F. And October […]
Tough sleddin’ ahead: Update 12/17/18
We dodged a bullet last weekend, but I don’t think we’ll be so lucky for the next go around. The top of the snow pack is crusty from the sleet/freezing rain mixture we got on Sunday. We did get a bit of snow mixed in, but not enough to move the needle up for us. […]
