Perkins Clearing
Perkins Clearing, One more time! Ride 3/26/17
Weekend snowmobile traffic was rather light and we didn’t get much rain, so I decided to take a Perkins Clearing run when I got off work Sunday afternoon. Indian Lake village trails were in pretty good shape, aside from some bald spots. Trail surface was fairly hard and didn’t offer the best cooling today. C8/Sabael trail had […]
Spring Fling II, Getting worse: Update 3/21/17
Darrin Jr and I launched in Speculator today. Snow conditions started soft, which eased any bumps. Here is a summary of the conditions encountered: Perkins Clearing: Great riding for the most part. Southerly exposures on Mud Lake Road showing some dirt. Carpenter Hill Road was mind blowing! Big Brook: Pretty good ride, just a few […]
To the edge of oblivion, but… Update 3/9/17
3/10/17 Update: An arctic front dropped an inch-plus of snow Friday evening, ready to be blown to smithereens. 3/9/17 Report Winter’s remnant snow pack took yet another hit this week. We didn’t get a ton of rain, but two days of mild temperatures and strong winds ate some more cover away. Around Indian Lake, snow […]
Limited Snowmobiling Options: Update 3/3/17
UPDATE 3/3/17 EVENING: The central Adirondacks picked up an inch or two of dry, powdery snow Friday afternoon. It’s not enough to improve the base, but it’s enough to keep your slides and heat exchangers cool while you nick and shear your carbides to pieces. 😉 Friday Morning Report Wednesday’s thaw was bad enough with […]
Trail conditions going downhill! Update 2/24/17
UPDATE 2/27/17 After our severe bout with spring thunderstorms on Saturday, it got colder quick and we got almost 3 inches of cement mixture Saturday evening that froze overnight. As to be expected, many trees got bent or knocked down with the heavy snow/ice load. If you have any designs on riding, better do it […]
