Perkins Clearing | ilsnow.com - Part 3
Allen Van Hoff

Perkins Clearing

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Thanks for staying home, Johnny Couch Banger!

Weekend weather event was a mess, but managed to leave nearly 2 inches of snow/sleet slops in Indian Lake, NY by Sunday. Wind was really howling Sunday morning, so I waited until noon to head out. Didn’t feel like having a tree fall onto my lap. Heading out Looked pretty good leaving the compound in […]

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Last snowmobiling call for the weekend!

Our two-and-a-half feet bounty from Pi Day 2023 Storm has been whittled away, but remnant snow pack remains deep for early spring. Southern exposed areas are getting bare, with snow cover receding from highways, buildings and parking lots. Elsewhere, snowpack Friday morning ranged from several inches in thin areas to 1-2 feet in the woods. […]

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Still got snow, bro

The picture shows how much snow I had remaining at the stake on my lawn at Indian Lake, NY after I got done with Wednesday’s ride at 5pm. Snow cover in my travels ranged from several inches in exposed/receding areas to 12-30 inches in the woods. Unfortunately, I had left my phone home and didn’t […]

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Snowmobiling fun in the sun

After riding every day this week, I wasn’t looking for an ambitious high miler. I wanted to roll it out of the compound and soak in the sun. Snowmobile riding in March is tremendously enjoyable when we have the snow to do it. Yeah, high sun angle eats away southerly exposed thin spots. But “in […]

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Ohio (and more) run!

Saturday, March 4th Update: With the storm winding down late Saturday morning, Indian Lake is approaching 8-inch total at the ilsnow.com storm center. Based on Oak Mountain’s 10 inch observation early this morning, I’d say that Speculator is ending up with around foot. New snow amounts decrease, pressing into the western and northern Adirondacks. Friday, […]

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