Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Got Snow ! ! !

Got about a foot in the last hour or so and still coming.


7:18PM

I may have found the answer.............

The condition of the roads seem to be an on going debate each year and it really is getting old.  So I think I may have found an answer, on what some people find issue with, when it comes to how the roads are plowed and sanded.  Please watch today's video for my thoughts on this matter.  If anything you'll get a laugh out of it. 

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Monday, December 30, 2013

Get dancing and cross your fingers ! !

In a lot of ways the stage is set.  The R we had yesterday changed over to snow shortly after it started and didn't really do any damage to the snow/base we had.  The temps dropped over night and as soon as the new snow packed down into the slush underneath it turned to ice shortly after.  So the base has gotten a little better even without getting a lot of new snow.  So get dancing and cross your fingers we get the snow they are predicting.  If we do, things will be looking a lot better really fast.  One thing is for sure, it isn't getting any warmer.  The temp has been dropping all day and looks like below zero at night all week.

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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Well it started.........

At 2pm the temp was 37 and R started to come down.  By 2:30pm the temp has dropped to 34 degrees, so let's hope it keeps dropping and the R turns to snow soon. The forecast is calling for it to turn back to snow later on.   Cross your fingers it doesn't do to much damage before it does.  Because we really can't afford to much more of a melt down.  What else can I tell you besides we need snow, but I think most of you already knew that.

At 4:20pm the temp is 32 and the R has changed to wet snow.

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Friday, December 27, 2013

It's been snowing.................

We have gotten another 3 or 4 inches since yesterday.  But in my book, it's still to thin for me to tell guests to come up and ride.  I've seen a few sleds go past the trail cam and some over getting gas across the street. But I think if the area saw normal weekend traffic, things would get ugly real fast.   Forecast is calling for cold temps, so let's cross our fingers and hope for lake effect like we saw a few weeks ago.

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

Well as you will see in today's video we got a few inches of new snow.  Enough to make it look pretty, but not enough to go riding just yet.  Snow is predicted for the area, but I'm not seeing any big numbers.  All we can hope for now, is the winds to line up and give us another drop like we got two weeks ago.

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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Isn't looking good............

Well it isn't looking all that good after last night's R.  But remember, a week and a half ago, we went from no trail conditions at all, to pretty good conditions in a matter of a few days.  Will it happen again, who knows, let's hope so.  I can tell you, that even after the R last night, we are in better shape than we were last year at this same date.

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Friday, December 20, 2013

Time will tell.......

Well it looks like the forecast was off by just a little.  Today and Saturday was calling for a winter mix, but all we have seen today is R.   The snow has settled a lot today and has absorbed a lot of the R.  The snow stick was just above a foot and a half and it is now at one foot.  But I don't think it can handle much more before it starts to melt.  If  the R stopped right now and got cold again, it would have been a blessing for the rest of the season.  But by what I'm seeing, it looks like we are going to see more R over the next two days.  What will we have when it's all said and done,  your guess is good as any ones.  Keep an eye on the cams and cross your fingers we don't have to start all over again.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

SnoDeo 2013 one to remember!

The snow piles now, are as big as some years in late January.  Today's video says it all, check it out and you'll see what I mean.  What more could you ask for, besides the winning numbers for the lottery. Then you could be here every day enjoying the conditions we have right now.

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Saturday, December 14, 2013

What a start.............

It's been many years since we've had a SnoDeo weekend like this one and to think, just days before we didn't even have enough snow to talk about a trail report.  At this rate I will be out shoveling the roofs before the end of the year and I don't think I have ever had to do that before.  Most years I have to shovel them by the end of January, beginning of February.  Riding must be pretty good, because everyone left this morning and they are still all out at 5pm.

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Friday, December 13, 2013

SnoDeo Weekend 2013

Well someone must of put in a good word with the snow gods.  Because it's been many years since we have had this much snow for SnoDeo. Groomers where out yesterday packing the trails with a roller and I saw one of them with a drag on it earlier today on the trail cam.  The temp has been slowly dropping all day and they are calling for 11 below tonight.  Looks like another round of snow on Saturday.  What month did you say it is?

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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Looks like more to come.......

Forecast is calling for the lake effect band to move back north later today and drop some more snow on us.  Will it?  Who knows for sure, but it doesn't look like it will be as much as we got yesterday, when it does.  When I was out yesterday working on the trail cam, I kicked a whole in the packed snow after the groomer went past and I'd give it 4 to 6 inches of packed snow at that location.  By what I saw this morning, it looks like the improvement I did to the trail cam will stop the snow from stacking up in front of the lens and blocking the view.  Here's the link for the live cam again, just in case you missed it the other day.

www.christysmotel.com/live

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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

It's cold...that's for sure!

Hard to believe another snowmobile season is about to start.  Hope everyone had a great off season.  But now it's time for cold, snow and let's hope lots of it.  Because I to have a new toy I want to try out and it doesn't have skies on it.  It's been snowing most of the day today and we have gotten a few inches of new snow so far, with three to four on the ground. I'm sure most of you have seen the forecast and what they are calling for.   The temps are right, so we'll just have to sit back and see what happens.  I think you'll enjoy this, how about watching it live.  Check it out at www.christysmotel.com/live  Just cross your fingers for me, as I'm not sure how well it's going to hold up to hundreds of people or more all watching at one time.

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