Axes & Irons

Moose River Plains

Weekend Outlook: Update 12/28/17

After Tuesday’s epic ride, what can I do for an encore? NOTHING! Those kind of rides don’t grow on trees here in ilsnow land. I was at the right place at the right time. 🙂 Bill Belichick is fond of “looking forward to the next game” whether the Patriots win or lose on Sunday. So, […]

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Epic Powder Day! Ride 12/26/17

Each year, the Indian Lake boys like to do an annual Tug Hill ride after Christmas. The last two years, we’ve been rained out. Ironically, we got snowed out this year. We didn’t feel like trucking on greasy roads and blinding snow hours to Tug Hill. So we just trucked over to the Brown’s Farm […]

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I’m Baaaack! Update 12/18/17

I was able to spring the 4-TEC from Lemon Tree today after its annual pre-season service. Figured since I was trucking my sled, I might as well haul it to a place to ride. Perkins Clearing had groomers stationed at both ends. But Perkins Clearing Road appeared to have most of the snow plowed off, even […]

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Weekend Outlook: Update 12/15/17

Alright! Let’s kick off the first snowmobiling weekend of the season for ilsnow land! Indian Lake If you are riding in the Indian Lake area this weekend, just truck it over to the Brown’s Farm near the Cedar River Road and pay the old lady $5/sled to park. Then ride out to Moose River Plains […]

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Got snow! Update 12/12/17

Tuesday’s Canadian Clipper on Steroids came through for us in a big way. I ended up with 8+ inches at the ilsnow storm center in Indian Lake. Further south, amounts were generally clustered around a foot along the Route 8 corridor. Morehouse was the big winner with 15 inches. Midweek Outlook This dump of snow […]

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