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Snow (and sleet) Day! Update 12/29/15

We ended up with nearly 4 inches of snow/sleet mash Monday night into Tuesday morning. Then we put a nice icy crust on it Tuesday afternoon. For once, some cold air was around to put up resistance to the warm side of a storm. This snow isn’t the sexy powder we love to ride. But […]

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Diehard Update: 4/9/15

We got an inch of “gunk” yesterday evening, which provides some fresh meat for the die-hard. It even has a hard glaze crust this morning. Overall, snow cover around Indian Lake is still about 6 to 18 inches in the shady woods. But I can tell you that any snow in the exposed areas is […]

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Diehard Report: 4/1/15

First of all, let me assure you that none of this report is an April Fools’ joke! Snow cover in the exposed sections ranges from bare spots to 6 inches. Snow pack in the shady woods is still upwards of 12 to 20+ inches. The typical snow bowls in southwestern Hamilton County still hold over […]

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Snow Conditions: Update 3/28/15

UPDATE 3/28/15: We didn’t get a ton of rain this week, but the snow-cover in town took a serious hit this week. Around Indian Lake, the best bet would be to head straight to the usual die-hard hangouts and see what happens from there. Snow cover is better to the west of Speculator. I heard […]

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Ride to Speculator & Wells: Update 2/17/15

When I got up at 7:30am and saw -16*F and a cloudy sky, my heart sunk. But, the sun broke out for a bit and the temperature crossed zero by 10:00am ride time on its way to an eventual high of 15*F. Including myself, 8 hearty riders showed up at the Benton Road parking lot for […]

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