Moose River Plains
Indian Lake recon mission
I got off to a late start snowmobiling on Wednesday. Figured I would just ride around Town in the afternoon to scope out local Indian Lake trail conditions merely for the sake of a trail report. My mind was open-minded for whatever, but I honestly didn’t think I’d be riding for more than 2 hours […]
More snow
Sunday night’s event deposited 3-6 inches of snow on the central Adirondacks and 6-9 inches along the Route 8 corridor in the Speculator region. After settling, snowpack ranges from several inches in thin/exposed areas to a general 6-12 inches in the shady woods. “Snow bowls” in the back side of Perkins Clearing and the high […]
Got (some) snow
Thursday night into Friday was a true “variable outcome” event through the Adirondacks. Reports ranged from only an inch or two of glop for the Route 8 corridor in southern Adirondacks to 3-4 inches of snow around Indian Lake and up to around a half-foot in Newcomb. Over the western Adirondacks, the temperatures nosed above […]
Rock bottom, now what?
We haven’t had any substantial snowfall in weeks, to the point it’s fair to wonder if this winter is a completely lost cause. As we rolled through autumn I saw a number of strong and obvious signals, indicating that winter could stumble out of the gate, possibly into January. You can click onto this post […]
Post Christmas Snowmobiling Update
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. Lake-effect snow over the weekend was mostly confined to the northwestern Adirondacks, and likely to remain that way through Tuesday. I would say the best bet for riding this week is Moose River Plains (MRP), with deeper snow pack and the best likelihood of some fresh snow to […]
