Making some miles.............

You'll hear Chris comment in the video, that he wasn't seeing many sleds out on the Old Forge trails.  It isn't that there aren't people here, because I see them over at Fastrac fueling up.  My guess would be, with the riding conditions as good as they are,  people are getting in some loop trips rides.

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Another day in paradise..............

That's what one of the guests said to me this morning when he came into the office.  He's been here four days and has put on over 500 miles so far.  The area saw some lake effect last night and it all depends on your location, as to how much.  Here in Old Forge, I'd give it an inch or two and Stillwater got around four.

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Snowmobile Poker Run this Weekend.......

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Shocked this morning............

I'm not sure where it came from.  Because I don't remember seeing it in the forecast or I just missed it all together.  But we woke up this morning to 22 below zero.  It's funny because I remember thinking to myself during the night, that the boiler seemed to be running a lot, guess that's why.

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Ice Harvest....

There was a post a few days ago asking when the ice harvest was in Raquette Lake.  I saw someone replied that it was on the 8th.  I wasn't sure of the date, so I made a call to Raquette Lake Supply, the people that do the harvest.  It is this weekend on Saturday the 1st.  If you haven't ever gone to see it, you may want to go and watch.

Must be pretty good................

Everyone left this morning and only one room has returned at 4:45pm.  The trail report has been upgraded to good to fair from fair.  We didn't see the snow totals, that some of the forecasts had predicted for our area over night.  It would of been nice to wake up to a half a foot of new snow.  But I'll take what ever they want to send our way, as long as it's frozen and white.

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Mixed bag of snow today.............

Looks like more snow tonight and into tomorrow.  But it all depends on which forecast you look at, because some are calling for another round of snow and others aren't.  Not much else to report, besides I had to clean the sidewalks off three times today.  Not sure how much we got, but with it blowing around like all get out and it kept filling in the sidewalks.  Joe in Stillwater told me they got 6 to 8 inches.

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A little short.............

I'm going to go with 3 to 4 inches for the snow total over the weekend.  It was a little hard to tell, because at times the wind was whipping pretty good.  Looks like more snow for the beginning of the week, with good temps for riding.  I didn't have anyone say anything about wet spots or slush on the lakes.  So I guess the cold from last week really did it's thing.  The cold did return this morning as we dropped down to 9 below.

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Stillwater says it all..............

We have had light snow in the air today and I'd give it an inch or two at this point.  This snow is the really nice packing stuff, that builds the base fast.  Everyone I have talked with has said the same thing.  Riding is good and they are having a nice time this weekend.  Check out today's video and you'll see what I mean, when you see Stillwater.

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Not as cold.................

Well we only got to 24 below this morning and it looks like it's going to be another cold one tonight.  But after tonight it look like it's going to be a little warmer.  With night time lows in the single numbers below zero and single and teens during the day time.  This weekend is The Adirondack Ice Bowl in Inlet and Nelson's Cottages has turned their webcam so you are able to see some of the hockey rings.

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Got that one right................

It stayed clear all night and we dropped down to 27 below zero this morning.  Think about this one, when it's that cold out and you have the heat set on 68.  The temp inside is 95 degrees warmer than out, heck at that point just call it an even hundred. Don't stand near the windows or doors, because we can feel the cold coming off of them.  Not sure what we' ll drop to tonight.  At 5:11pm we are 2 degrees colder than it was last night at this time.

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Got COLD................

We dropped down to 23 below this morning and if it stays clear tonight, I'm guessing it will get even colder.  I could tell the temp was dropping pretty low last night, just by the way the roof was cracking.  The groomers are out and Dave just told me they have everything in pretty good shape, even trail 5 was better than yesterday.  Not much else to report, besides things sure have improved.

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Going to be cold.............

The temp has started to drop and it looks like this week is going to stay that way.....cold!  You'll see in today's video that people are back out riding and having some fun.  The 7 to 9 inches we have gotten over the last few days has really helped things out.

As I said yesterday, I turned on the comment moderation and I think it's going to be a good thing.  Because now maybe more people will post and not have to put up with others picking apart everything they say.  So if you want to post something like....one and five was good riding on Saturday, but I really wished they didn't plow the roads so much, is fine.  But posting the highway super is a jerk and he has it out for snowmobiles, won't even show up.

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Got three and more today.....................

I'd say yesterday's snow total came in at 3 inches and there is more coming today.  Yesterday's snow wasn't off of the lake and was very dense.  So even though it was only 3 inches, it did make a world of difference in the conditions.  It would of been great to see this on Thursday.  It would of been enough to keep the sleds cool and the slide rails lubed this weekend.  If we get just the least amount they are calling for over the next few days and the cold to follow.  We should be in pretty good shape for this up coming week.  Cross your fingers and get a dancing!

Be advised if the abbreviations with four letter words in them, the name calling and so forth doesn't stop, I will lock the site.  I don't want to, because some of the stuff is really funny.  But to many young eyes look at this site and it also reflects on Christy's and the area.

Congratulations  posters, I turned on the Comment Moderation and all posts will be reviewed before showing up on the blog.

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Limited can still be fun!

We've had some snow this afternoon and it really hasn't amounted to much so far.  But if it snows like this all night, we could see enough by morning to measure it.  You'll see in today's video that there are some people getting some riding in, even with marginal conditions.  My guess would be they are day trippers.  Cross your fingers we get what is predicted for snow this week.  If we do, we could be riding by next weekend again.

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Not enough..............

We still have light snow in the air this morning, but nothing that's really going  to amount to anything when it's all said and done at the end of the day.  At least what we did get, made things look pretty again.  Because it really was looking pretty ugly out there.  So as I see it right now, I'm sorry to say, it looks like this weekend is going to be a bust.  But keep an eye on the cams, just in case we do get a blast of white stuff.

Let me clear something up.  If you really really want to ride, you can find some trails out there that aren't to bad and putt putt around on them.  But if you plan on coming to the area and ride where ever you want to, it isn't going to happen.  Also if the area saw traffic like a normal weekend, the conditions we do have, would go down hill very fast.

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Got some................

We've had snow most of the day and have gotten around two inches so far.  No not enough to come up and ride yet.  But at least we are headed in the right direction.  Everyone seems to be having fun on here and that's great.  It's helping pass the time away till we get snow again.  Just please remember when posting, young eyes read this also......Thanks.


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Still better.............

I looked back at last years chart and the year before today.  I'd say we are about the same as last year, if not a little better, from the first of the month till now. Here's the funny part, we had a melt down the same time last year.  Now if you look back to the year before (2012) we are way ahead.  Because we sat here that year till the third weekend till we had good snow.

I know many of you are upset and the conditions don't even come close to poor standards at this time.  But please remember when posting, that little eyes also look at this blog too.  Thanks!

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A little but............

Well the R stopped over night and the cold temps have returned.  This morning we woke up to lake effect snow showers and we have gotten about two inches of new snow.  Not enough to really go out riding.  But enough to suck up the sitting water and start things to freeze back down.  But you will see in today's video that there are a few people out giving it a try.

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24 Hours.............

I had a few rooms get here early on Friday and they got a good day in riding yesterday.  But this morning we woke to ugly and there's no better way to put it.  These swings in the weather are really starting to get old.  The worst part about this one is, I really don't see anything in the forecast that is going to bring things back around in the near future.

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Last day of.............

If the forecast turns out to be correct, it looks like today is going to be the last day of good riding for a few days. Best thing we can hope for now, is we don't see a lot of R, because that seems to be the only thing they disagree on, as all the forecasts are calling for warm temps.

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Just one day.........

Over the last 24 hours we have seen a dusting of new snow, with temps just right to hold everything together.  The high today was in the teens and we had sun and clouds.  Well it looks like we are going to see another warm up on Saturday with R.  Only if it could of only held off for one more day, everyone would of been able to get in a good weekend of riding.  Things could still change, it won't be the first time.  So cross your fingers it does and if anything let's hope for just the warm up and very little R. 

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Still Cold!

Our high temp for today was 8 and the low was 2 below.  Conditions are good right now and should be for the rest of the week.  But it looks like another warm up on Saturday afternoon.  So yes, the roads are going to be breaking up again.  Let's just cross our fingers that the warm up is shorted lived, the R is light and the trails hold up well.

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Chilly riding today...........

Well we woke up to snow this morning after yesterday's R event. Enough snow that you couldn't even tell we had a melt down the day before.  The warm ups and melt downs sure haven't been fun.  But at least they have been short lived.  Nothing worse than getting a melt down and then sitting here for a week or more till the snow gods smile on us again.

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It sure wasn't pretty..............

When I got up this morning and looked out the front window, it was a replay, all over again, of just a few weeks ago.  Went to bed with a foot plus on the ground and woke up to ugly.  But I do think this morning wasn't as bad as few weeks ago.  Because we had the ice base from the first melt down out there.  A slogan I started saying a few years ago is really fitting the part this year.  "Ride it while we got it"  We've gone from great conditions to ugly in less than 12 hours this years.

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Got Cold.............

Traffic was very light last night with the temps well below zero.  As a matter of fact we didn't even get above zero yesterday.  For those of you that forgot about the camera at Nelson's Cottages in Inlet.  Ken moved the camera this fall and it now has a better view of the sledders on the lake. http://www.nelsonscottages.com/webcam

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Interesting evening..........

Well last night turned out to be a little interesting.  Around 6pm our electric went to low voltage and then it went out all together.  It came back on at 3am, so during that time it was generator power for us.  I didn't want to take any chances as our temp was just above zero last night.  A few of the cams are still down and I'll try to get them back online ASAP.

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Lake effect at it's best.............

We had a lake effect snow band set up on top of us last night and it dropped a foot in a matter of hours. You can see some footage of it on the end of today's video.  Travel on local roads was restricted at one point because it was snowing so hard you couldn't see to drive.  Hope everyone had a Safe and Happy New Years Eve.

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