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Snow conditions: Update 12/28/14
I took a long walk today and was hard pressed to tell you that it’s late December. It felt, looked and smelled more like early April with the melting snow, mud and runoff. Snow cover was 3-6 inches “in the woods” around town but the usual exposed areas were thin to bare. There was some […]
Grim Reaper Cometh! Update 12/26/14
“You might be a king or a little street sweeper, but sooner or later you dance with the reaper.” – Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey I’m digging at the bottom of the barrel to find a little humor here. But it’s better than crying, I suppose. We did our dance with the reaper Christmas eve with […]
We’re still standing: Update 12/18/14
Wednesday’s “Thaw” didn’t really do much damage. I only got 0.05 inches of rain in the precipitation bucket and temperatures got up to about 37*F for a short time. We picked up a half-inch of snow Wednesday night at the ilsnow storm center. Based on what I saw of the web cams, Moose River Plains […]
Riding in ilsnow land: Update 12/15/14
I had an awesome time at Snodeo with Ride Clean NY. Many people were out riding while I was in the pavilion. From what I could see from Route 28, Trail 5 and the sidewalk trail to Inlet were in rough shape and snirty most of the weekend from very heavy traffic. I heard reports […]
We got hammered! Update 12/11/14
The storm delivered 3-4 inches of wet sloppy snow and mixed precipitation Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night. Then we got another 7-8 inches of more powdery snow Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. All in all, we got that foot of snow we were seeking! Overall snow pack is greater than a foot. Weekend Outlook: Expect […]
