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Sunday snowmobile stroll, Part 2

I got a text from Crazy Cal Sunday morning, asking me if I wanted to ride. To be honest, I hadn’t planned on riding and was content to stay home. I’d go take a walk to grab some outdoors. But the weather was beautiful and how many rides had I lost due to winter’s late […]

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Last dance…

The magic is gone! But you’ll be able to “diehard it” this weekend if you want it badly enough. Leftover snow pack has been whittled down to several inches or less over exposed areas with bare areas expanding daily. There is still upwards of 6-18 inches remaining in the woods: Some snow bowls in the […]

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Diehard report

This week’s meltdown has plunged us into diehard season. There’s still some riding to be had, if you absolutely need to spin the track one more time. Precip bucket was dry Friday morning. So, at least we dodged the rain and didn’t wash everything open. Remnant snow pack is generally in the 8-16 inch range […]

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Another Speculator Run

There has been no sign of grooming on the Indian Lake trails this week. So I was not game for running C8 out to Headquarters or even S84 out to Blue Mountain to hit the Newcomb trail. Heard the Indian Lake side of Moose River Plains got horribly rough over the weekend, so I definitely […]

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Something different

When I get to the Back 9 of Winter, I try to hit places I hadn’t hit all winter or even many years. So my plan for Wednesday’s ride was to get down to Powley Road, then hit C8/Clockmill Corners trail and ride that into Stratford. Leaving Indian Lake… The groomers were headed out of […]

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