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Weekend Snowmobiling Outlook: Update 12/16/16

The lake-effect snow guns delivered the goods! Snow pack is now 6-12+ inches in the central Adirondacks, then increases to 12-18+ inches as you traverse Moose River Plains into the western Adirondacks or head toward Powley Road & Morehouse in the southwestern Adirondacks. Moose River Plains has been groomed this week and reported to be […]

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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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Ride to Speculator/Wells: Update 2/11/15

Ahhh…the joys of mid-week riding! I knew it was going to be a good one today. Temperature started at -12*F this morning. I waited a bit until the temperature poked above zero, so I headed out around 9:30AM. The sun was out, I was warming up a bit and loving life. It was already a good […]

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Diehard Snowmobiling Outlook: Update 4/8/13

The end is quickly coming upon us. Snow pack is still in the 1-2+ foot range in the traditional “snow bowls” in central and southwestern Hamilton county. Snow cover is 6-12+ inches in the woods around the immediate Indian Lake and Speculator village areas. But large bare areas are opening up near roadsides, open fields […]

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Indian Lake to Speculator: Snowmobiling Ride Report 2/9/13

After looking like a frozen desert for the past week and a half, the fresh 8 inches of new snow brought snowmobiling back to life! The village trails benefited greatly from the new snow and the groomers had been out on the morning. Trail base is sufficient but not thick. Every once in a while, […]

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