Perkins Clearing
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 […]
Quickie Speculator Run: Ride 3/22/18
Indian Lake Village trails were hard in the morning. C8/Sabael trail was in good shape for the first 2+ miles, then brutally rough for the next mile until I got to Furnell’s Field due to the fact the groomer can’t pass through there anymore with the washouts. Trail from Route 30 down to Indian Lake […]
March Madness! Ride 3/19/18
With an unexpected day off Monday and a beautiful March day underway, I wanted to get a ride in. Usually I don’t bother riding Mondays because the trails are thrashed from the weekend. So, I didn’t start first thing…but waited until mid-late morning to give the groomers a head start. I know that Newcomb trail […]
Indian Lake Ride Report 3/8/18
Update 3/10/18 Indian Lake Parks and Rec grooming C8 out to Headquarters and Moose River Plains and S84 out to Blue Mountain Lake. C8/Sabael trail is a lost cause for grooming through the swamp. Snowarriors have groomed 538/Newcomb trail up to the Essex County Line turnaround. Ride Report 3/8/18 Wednesday evening, I went to bed […]
