Polar Vortex | ilsnow.com - Part 3
Allen Van Hoff

Polar Vortex

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Let’s keep the good times rolling!

With the first significant snow event for the central Adirondacks in the books, we’ve finally crossed the threshold into “real snowmobiling” season. You can click here to read the story of Monday’s snowmobile ride. I think the good times will probably continue through the remainder of January and we step into February on a favorable […]

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Clawing our way out of skid row

December 20, 2021 Update! Saturday’s storm brought the goods, with around a half-foot of snow mixed with some sleet throughout the central Adirondacks. As for TRYING Moose River Plains or Perkins Clearing, I can’t really recommend traveling for any real distance for a “look-see” ride. If you happen to be here anyway and you’ve got […]

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The waiting game… Update 12/27/19

The opening picture says a thousand words. 🙁 It the thing all winter lovers dread: snow conditions are lousy and the weather is acting like it has forgotten how to make snow. Even during winters that eventually turn out quite well for us, there have been periods like these. So we just gotta stick-and-jab until […]

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Maybe some fun next week, then? Update 12/12/19

Chances are you aren’t riding, so I’ve got quite a bit of reading (and listening) for you! Read all the way through… I was certainly disappointed to see our mini-bounty of white gold from early December go poof in the night. But our previous 6-12 inches of powdery snow cover wasn’t going to stand a […]

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Got hurt! Update 1/24/19

Not going to get into much specifics on yesterday’s ride because the conditions have changed dramatically since then: I banged out 160 miles yesterday including: Indian Lake, Newcomb, Long Lake, Raquette Lake, Uncas Road, Eagle Bay, Big Moose, Old Forge, Inlet loop trails and Moose River Plains back to Indian Lake. Most of what I […]

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