Indian Lake | ilsnow.com - Part 19
Allen Van Hoff

Indian Lake

Indian Lake Snowarriors

Indian Lake Snowarriors need our help!

I’ll give you the great news first: The Indian Lake Snowarriors have been awarded $83,000 by NYS Parks and Recreation to purchase a refurbished groomer for the club! Now, the challenge:  The Snowarriors need to raise $20,000 more to purchase this groomer. I’m no mechanic. But I understand when terms like “coolant leaks” , “hydraulic fluid […]

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Diehard Update: 4/2/2018

Update 4/7/18 With a fresh 5 inches of snow down, it’s looking like winter wonderland anew. Technically, trails and roads on State owned and managed lands are closed for snowmobiling now. If you DO decide to ride, be aware you’ll likely encounter large fallen trees from this week’s powerful wind storm. As per NYS DEC: […]

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Quickie Speculator Run: Ride 3/22/18

Indian Lake Village trails were hard in the morning. C8/Sabael trail was in good shape for the first 2+ miles, then brutally rough for the next mile until I got to Furnell’s Field due to the fact the groomer can’t pass through there anymore with the washouts. Trail from Route 30 down to Indian Lake […]

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Get it while we got it! Ride 3/21/18

Wednesday started cloudy and cold with the Parks and Recs groomers making their rounds. Snow cover in the exposed roadside areas in town was 6 inches or less with bald spots growing. But snow pack “in the woods” was still upwards of 1-2+ feet. Indian Lake village trails were snirty with some dirty corners, but […]

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March Madness! Ride 3/19/18

With an unexpected day off Monday and a beautiful March day underway, I wanted to get a ride in. Usually I don’t bother riding Mondays because the trails are thrashed from the weekend. So, I didn’t start first thing…but waited until mid-late morning to give the groomers a head start. I know that Newcomb trail […]

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