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Indian Lake & Speculator, Twice! Update 2/1/17

Some friends needed a mental health day so they decided to rent a snowmobile from Village Motorsports and ride up to Indian Lake. I was more than happy to take a run down to Speculator to meet up then show them my neck of the woods. You just know the day is gonna be alright when it starts […]

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Attempt at Salisbury: Update 1/26/17

Update 1/28/17: 3 inches of fresh snow down as of Saturday morning here in Indian Lake, with much more further west. If you want to sit the couch this weekend, that’s your business. But I think that most people who come here to snowmobile this weekend will come away happy! I also got word that […]

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Ride to Speculator and Wells: Update 1/19/17

The inch and a half of snow/sleet mash we picked up earlier this week sprung me loose for “Ride Day Thursday!” C8/Sabael trail down to Indian Lake was in pretty good shape as I left town this morning, aside from a few persistent water hazards. Indian Lake was a pretty smooth and flat crossing. The […]

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Yes! Snowmobile ride to Speculator 1/11/17

My ride to Speculator happened Wednesday. I know that today’s thaw will change the conditions, but the snowmobile ride has a story worth telling and might provide a sort of “base line” for what conditions could be like over the holiday weekend. So, here it goes! We got 3 almost inches of snow/sleet mash Tuesday […]

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Weekend Snowmobiling Outlook: Update 12/23/16

Thursday’s weather system ended up being the little engine that could, with 3.5 inches of snow here in Indian Lake. The new snow is certainly enough to freshen things up nicely for places like Perkins Clearing, Moose River Plains, Speculator Tree Farm and Powley Road. As for the narrow woods trails around Indian Lake and […]

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