Indian Lake
Yes! Snowmobile ride to Speculator 1/11/17
My ride to Speculator happened Wednesday. I know that today’s thaw will change the conditions, but the snowmobile ride has a story worth telling and might provide a sort of “base line” for what conditions could be like over the holiday weekend. So, here it goes! We got 3 almost inches of snow/sleet mash Tuesday […]
Ride to Inlet & Raquette Lake: Update 1/2/2017
1/4/2017 AM Damage report: All things considering, not terrible. We did get nearly a half-inch of rain, but with temperatures in the lower to middle 30s throughout Tuesday’s event we didn’t lose much snow. Then we got between a half-inch and an inch of wet snow late Tuesday night. Conditions are very soggy at present, […]
Got it! Indian Lake Update 12/29/16
Thursday brought the goods with over a half-foot of fresh snow. I felt like a kid just watching it come down but also like a caged animal. After work, I got my sled out of the yard for the first time this year. Seems strange that I wouldn’t have ridden yet. But I usually don’t […]
Weekend Snowmobiling Outlook: Update 12/23/16
Thursday’s weather system ended up being the little engine that could, with 3.5 inches of snow here in Indian Lake. The new snow is certainly enough to freshen things up nicely for places like Perkins Clearing, Moose River Plains, Speculator Tree Farm and Powley Road. As for the narrow woods trails around Indian Lake and […]
Fuel Stabilizer Ride: Update 2/24/16
I had walked enough on the snowmobile trails this week to know there was still a good icy base in the woods, even if the exposed areas were really thin. Snow pack was still holding at 6-12 inches in the woods. It would only take an inch or two of new snow (or slop) to […]
