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Perkins Clearing

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Finally!

Yes, FINALLY…points on the board as ilsnow land sat on the northern fringe of a historic snowstorm the night of December 16th into the morning of December 17th! We ended up with 6 inches at Indian Lake and a foot-or-more at Route 8 corridor places like Piseco and Speculator. Snowfall amounts north and west of […]

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Diehard: Report 3/12/20

UPDATE 3/23/20: Indian Lake picked up nearly 8 inches of snow in a hurry this afternoon. This would have been nice two weeks ago, before we lost the vast majority of our winter snow pack. All state snowmobile associations have closed their trail systems in the Northeast and Canada either voluntarily or by Executive Order […]

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Approaching the last dance! Ride to Oxbow Inn 3/5/20

That two inches of snow Indian Lake got Wednesday night was enough to make it look somewhat like winter again first thing Thursday. Indian Lake Parks and Rec were out grooming the trails and did head out C8 toward Cedar River Headquarters. We chose to make the run down toward Speculator way. C8/Sabael trail had […]

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Ride to Ohio: Update 2/28/20

Despite the Blizzard Warning remaining in effect Friday morning, apparently for flurries and some blowing snow on the lakes, I took the calculated risk to go for a long ride. The State highway crews had worked well into the night, repeatedly plowing bare roads so they would be passable for the morning commute. The ride […]

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Fun in the Sun! Update 2/21/20

After getting chilled to be bone after Thursday’s mega-miler that continued into the evening, I wasn’t in a hurry to get back out there at the crack of dawn in sub-zero temperatures. Friday morning’s low was -17*F and it was only back up to -11*F by 8am. Temperature jumped up to zero by 9am and […]

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