Perkins Clearing
Snowmobiling ULTRA limited
1/5/25 Update: First the good news: Got 3-and-a-half inches of new snow last night into Sunday morning at ilsnow storm center in Indian Lake, NY. There’s undoubtably higher amounts of new snow to the west. Seasonal road networks like Moose River Plains and Perkins Clearing (open from the north end) got a much-needed boost. DRAG […]
Entering Snowmobiling Season
SUNDAY AM UPDATE: Good news! I picked up 4 inches of white freshness at ilsnow storm center Saturday night. Total snow cover is now 6-10 inches around Indian Lake, NY and probably a foot-or-more into Moose River Plains and back side of Perkins Clearing. Snowmobiling season begins in Hamilton and northern Herkimer counties one hour […]
One more time! Into Perkins Clearing
After bagging only 2 rides in March, getting a foot-plus of white gold was enough incentive to load the sled onto the ilsnow buggy and haul it to Mason Lake parking lot for a run into Perkins Clearing. At the very least, I wanted reward for Thursday’s sun-up to sun-down snow removal tour of duty. […]
Perkins Clearing snowmobiling play day
Even in crappy winters, Perkins Clearing is ole’ reliable. Not a big playground, but almost always gets the job done. I met up with Kyle Prill and his son Wyatt at Mason Lake Parking lot just after 10:30am. Plan was to ride Perkins Clearing and maybe arc over to Speculator Tree Farm thru Pig Rock […]
Poking around Perkins Clearing
I took advantage of Wednesday afternoon’s warmth to grease the rear suspension skid and install new carbides. It’s a more pleasant task at 40*F, rather than 20*F or colder for sure! Wanted to spin track one more time this week but didn’t want to bash the new carbides. Since my snowmobile was already on the […]
