Indian Lake
After work ride to Newcomb: Update 3/11/19
Crazy Cal and I hooked up for an after-work snowmobile ride up to Newcomb. To be honest, I wasn’t feeling all that optimistic about the prospect for a really good ride, on a Monday, before the groomers have had a chance to make multiple rounds after the weekend carnage. Heading out of town on S84/Blue […]
Overnighter: Ride March 6-7, 2019
Since I live in snowmobiling country, I don’t need to take an overnight or weekend trip to ride. I just do it on a day off and sometimes after work, especially as the days continue to get longer. But taking a two-day trip is fun, especially when it’s all by snowmobile! So read on… Day […]
Big Fly to Fopo and Boonville: Ride 2/27/19
I woke up at 6am, intending to be on the trails by 7am. But temperatures in the -14*F to -18*F range compelled me to wait a bit until temperatures at least made a run to zero before I got out. The groomers have been out in force around Indian Lake to iron out the Presidents […]
Ride Day! Update 2/20/19
Wasn’t sure where I was gonna head today. So I just started up my sled this morning and hoped the groomers were able to put Humpty-Dumpty back together again. Around Indian Lake, the groomers did get out and it looked really good: Since I hadn’t been to points south for much of the winter, I […]
Got snow, bro!! Update 2/13/19
Lots of internet chatter about how this storm was a bust for other places. But what can I tell you? I forecasted 6-12 inches of snow/sleet mixture for Indian Lake and ended up with about 8 inches at the ilsnow storm center. Most reports along the Route 8 corridor were in the 8-12 inch range. […]
