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Around the horn!

After Tuesday’s mega-miler, I didn’t get back at it Wednesday until 10am. I’m human, after all, and needed a bit of time to recover. Today’s direction was easy: NORTH! I had only ran to Blue Mountain Lake and Newcomb once this winter and was eager to try it again now that we’ve got real snow. […]

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Solo snowmobiling mega-miler

Snowpack throughout the central Adirondacks has settled into the 16-24 inch range. We’re finally at the point when I can head out, pick any direction and win. Last week’s snowstorm has blown open the ilsnow playbook. Almost everything goes! The lakes did have slush on them, but wasn’t a problem for me when I stayed […]

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All about Perkins Clearing!

2/4/22 8AM Update: We got it!!! Nearly a foot of new snow in Indian Lake, and we’ll add a bit more to the pile today. It’s a whole new ballgame… We did get some rain on Thursday before we switched to snow for good in the afternoon, so there may be some messy spots. Weekend […]

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Sunday snowmobile stroll, Part 2

I got a text from Crazy Cal Sunday morning, asking me if I wanted to ride. To be honest, I hadn’t planned on riding and was content to stay home. I’d go take a walk to grab some outdoors. But the weather was beautiful and how many rides had I lost due to winter’s late […]

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Newcomb Day!

Indian Lake picked up an inch-and-a-half of powder fluff snow into Friday morning. That set me in the mood for another afternoon of snowmobiling fun. I’ve ridden a lot this week, but hadn’t headed north. So I decided that January 28, 2022 would be henceforth, Newcomb Day. The Indian Lake local trails were in pretty […]

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