Perkins Clearing
Opening Day: Update 12/3/18
After the snowiest November in recent history for ilsnow land, we sit on the opening day of snowmobiling season here on Monday, December 3, 2018 for Hamilton and northern Herkimer Counties! After an inch of snow/sleet/freezing rain slop late Saturday night, we got our rain for Sunday. Thankfully, it won’t be warm enough, long enough […]
Got Snow! Update 11/27/18
I woke up to 9 inches of new snow at the ilsnow storm center Tuesday morning and you can see what it looked like outside my window in the above picture. There was a TON of snow on the trees. Blue Mountain Lake had around a foot from the storm. Snow pack throughout ilsnow land […]
Public Meeting April 25 in Speculator
DEC Seeks Input for Managing Recreational Opportunities on Perkin’s Clearing-Speculator Tree Farm Conservation Easement Tract Public Meeting Scheduled in Speculator on April 25, Comments Accepted Until May 11 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking public input regarding public recreation on the 39,579-acre Perkin’s Clearing – Speculator Tree Farm Conservation Easement […]
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: […]
Diehard Update 3/27/18
It’s that slow death time of year in ilsnow land when the late March sun just eats away at anything exposed. But it has been rain-free and temperatures have fallen well below freezing at night, so nothing has gotten washed away. Even the lakes have remained good riding. But that will change as we get […]
