Making up..................

There was more people in town today than I thought there would be.  So I'm guessing everyone is trying to make up for the last two weeks we lost.  Slow and steady guests returned from a day of riding this afternoon and everyone is saying the same thing, conditions are great.  The high mileage award today goes to Paul and Sue at 184 miles and they aren't a couple of twenty year olds zipping around at a hundred miles an hour.

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Ghost to crazy..........

Well we went from a ghost town to down right crazy in one day.  Amazing what a little snow will do around here.  Looks like a great week of riding will be had in the north country this week, so don't miss out on it.

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Out in full force...................

Well we didn't see any big number snow amounts here in Old Forge yet.  But the warning is in effect till 7pm Sunday night.  So anything is possible when it comes to lake effect snow.  The groomers are out in full force this weekend and they are doing there best to keep up with the amount of sleds that are in town.  I'd say we've seen 4 to 6 inches so far.  No not big numbers but enough to put us back in riding conditions.

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Don't want to hear any................

The lake effect machine is fired up and it looks like it's going to be around for a few days.  Who knows maybe we'll see the one to two feet they are talking about.  Trails conditions are improving by the hour and this up coming week is going to be great.  So I don't want to hear any excuses that you didn't get to ride, just get up here and enjoy!

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I said it..........

After I got the video all said and done I realized  said the R word, sorry.  But I wasn't going to do it over as it's 9:30 now and I still have things to get done for the day yet.  I got part of the cams back online after the power outage today and I'm hoping to get the rest of them back up in the morning.  But I can't promise you anything, as it will be crazy around here tomorrow, with the fresh snow and everyone looking to get checked in and out riding.

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It's coming together.......

Forecast is looking better by the hour and things are coming together for the weekend.  We had light snow all day, but it really didn't amount to anything.  The temps are low enough that things are starting to freeze back down and besides that there isn't much to report. 

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It's a long one.......

If a picture is worth a thousand words.....what's a video worth?    Right now I'd give the conditions a fair to poor rating and the reason for that is because everything is soft right now.  But if we get the temps and snow they are calling for, I'd say conditions should improve for the weekend.  There has been no sled traffic around town today and I only saw four sleds out on the trails when I was doing the video.  Hope you enjoy it, because it's a long one.

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It's coming..........

The temp has dropped back down below freezing and the snow is on it's way.  Northeasters can be very good to us, as they can produce good packing snow and lots of it fast. But they also can give us R, it all depends on the track of the storm and that can't be told till it's all said and done.  Right now it looks like we are going to see all snow.  So keep an eye on the cams to see what's going on.

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It's about time............

It looks like the warm temps will be coming to an end and winter should be returning by Monday night.  It's not to soon, because I don't think we could endure another day of temps like we had today.  You would of thought it was late April not January today when you went outside. I'm hoping we see the sleet that's in the forecast, as that will help get things back in shape much faster.

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One more..........

The forecast looks like we'll have one more day of this stuff and then I'm hoping it's back to something that looks like winter weather.  Because we aren't going to be able to take to many more days of this before we'll be down to zip.  Yesterday I commented that it's a ghost town around here, well it wasn't any better today.  Even the parking lot over at Fastrac is empty.

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That was short lived.............

Well the good looking forecast from yesterday was short lived, it's bad to cross your fingers it doesn't happen.  There are few people around town making the best of it.  But beside them it's a ghost town around here today.  It's sad, as this weekend is the Poker Run for the Inlet Barnstormers Snowmobile Club.  They put a lot of time and effort into setting that up.

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I'm liking it even better...............

Today was pretty much a repeat of yesterday, light snow and right at freezing temps.  The base is getting a little soft, but it's still holding.  All we need to do is get through a few more days of this warm stuff and the forecast is getting better by the day for next week. There's no question about it, this weekend is going to be a bust for riding.  So if you have something fun planned share it with everyone.

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I'm liking it................

Yesterday turned out much better than the forecast first called for.  Now the long range is looking better with cooler temps and some white stuff mixed in.  I'm liking what I'm seeing and who knows.  By next week we could be out riding again, as we really don't need all that much to turn things around.  The ice base is holding and Thursday night looks like the temp will drop down enough to freeze things up pretty good.

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Did 85.........

Our ride last night didn't go as planned, but we still put on 85 miles.  We headed to Brantingham and went in the back way through the Flats.  There was two areas with wash outs, that we had to go around and that was OK.  As someone else had already made a path in the woods to do it.  But then we encountered a hill that wasn't very nice to one of the sleds that wasn't studded.  No one got hurt and everything is still in one piece.  It just really took the fun out of the ride for the night.  Around Old Forge the ice base seemed to be broken up much more than over towards Brantiingham.  Weather has been better than first predicted and I'm crossing my fingers that we may even see some snow over the next few days.  May not be enough to put us back into riding conditions, but it's better than having it go the other way.

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The calm.............

You hear people say, the calm before the storm.  Well we sure have the calm, it's so calm, you would think it's more like April 15, not January 15th.  There is no one in town and of the seven times the phone rang today, only one call was for motel information.  Forecast is changing around some, but nothing so far that's going to make any difference, at least not yet.  I'll keep you updated with any changes worth talking about.  As they now have posted a Winter Weather Advisory for us.  I'm headed out of here at 6 for a ride.  Can't miss out on what we got, as who knows how long it will be before I get some seat time again.


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One more day...............

Not much weather wise to report.  We had a few flurries in the air this morning but they gave way to clear skies the rest of the day.  Forecast is still the same, so it looks like one more day of riding and things will be going down hill fast from there.  So if you're close by and get away for the day.  You better enjoy what we have, because who knows when we'll be riding again.

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Who would of know.........

A couple of rooms just returned from riding and I was a little nervous about asking them how their day went.  Well they went to Trailside in Brantingham and had no problems in getting there.  They said some of the trails have ice hard pack here and there, but over all they had a great day of riding and have seen it worse.  The end of ten mile crossing wasn't the best.  So on the return they went out the back of Trailside and came back that way.  They said traffic was light and everyone was taking it easy, I'm guessing because of the ice. So it sounds like the few that took the chance, are getting in a fun weekend of riding.  Hard to say if the conditions would of held up under a full weekend of traffic, but with the amount of people that are in town they won't have to worry about it.

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Two out of three...............

Well we didn't pull it off, like we did the last two weeks.  We only saw a dusting of snow after the warm up and R.  Things are freezing back down and there will be some riding this weekend.  But you'll be limited to trail riding only, as the roads are toast at this point.

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Hope for the best..........

It's all going to hinge on what we see over night when the cold front passes.   I'm crossing my fingers that it's enough to get things frozen back down and rideable for the weekend.  Yes conditions may not be what we've seen so far this season, which has been really good.  But after looking at the long range forecast, you better ride it while we got it.  Because by next week it could be down right ugly around here.  So take a look at the cams in the morning and go from there.  It won't be the first time things have changed overnight.

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No 8 - 12 for us..........

When it was all said and done we saw about two inches this morning.  There was just about anything you could think of for a winter mix coming from the sky last night.  It was a good packing mixture, but it wasn't the 8 - 12 that was in the forecast.  I was really hoping to see big number snow, so the R coming in Thursday had somewhere to go and not melt anything.  So like always it's going to be a waiting game for this upcoming weekend, cross your fingers.

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No question about it............

Well the plan changed last night, went out for four hours, did 75 miles and we ate at Pine Tree not Raquette Lake.  I'm headed out riding tonight again, as there's no question about it, conditions don't get much better than they are right now.  It started snowing around one this afternoon and at 5:30 the wind and snow is cranking up.  It'll be interesting to see what we get from this one.

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Mixing it up...........

Headed out for a ride tonight and I'm thinking it's a pasta night in Raquette Lake.  But nothing is for sure till we get there.  Won't be the first time we headed for one place and stop somewhere else.  Wednesday night has always been the night to go out riding.  But the lady that helps me with the office has a full schedule this week, so I'm mixing it up some and heading out tonight.

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Cross your fingers..............

Right now you couldn't ask for better riding conditions than we have.  I'm just hoping that the mid week mess doesn't come true and we see frozen stuff coming from the sky and not R.  Town seems quiet tonight after the crazy weekend we just had.

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Making up..............

With the amount of people that are in town this weekend, I'm guessing everyone is trying to make up for lost time from last season.  The last picture uploaded at Stillwater today showed a full parking lot.  I'm not sure what's going on with the webcam up there, but I'm not able to log into it and it stopped uploading this afternoon at 12:27.   I'll give Joe a call after things quiet down and see if we can't get it back on line soon.  Brenda, Jenny and everyone else that inquired about no post yesterday.  Sorry, but I ran out of hours in the day and didn't get to it.

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I called that one.............

In yesterdays report I stated that the lake effect band was starting to come together north of us.  Well it sure did, but the thing never really shifted much all night or today.  So we really didn't see much from it, but we did get enough to cover the slush and freeze everything back down.  Groomers are out and fun is being had by all, except for those that are stuck at home watching on the internet.

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Winter has returned.............

Take note of the metal roof in the beginning of the video today.  It shows that the warm up and R wasn't all that much to talk about, because the roof didn't even slide.  Forecast is looking great for the upcoming week and if we get just the bottom numbers of what they are calling for, conditions are going to be good .  Radar at 8:30 pm looks like the bands of lake effect are starting to come together north of us and not be all over the place like it was this afternoon.

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Quik Update...

This morning it almost looked like flurries in the air, but when you went outside it was a drizzle.  However at 10 am there is no question about it, we now have light snow in the air.  Forecast is still talking about a good amount of snow over the next few days.  If it happens we'll be in good shape for the weekend.  More later today.

1:50pm Update  Just like someone flipped a switch the snow has started and with it came the wind.

 

May not always be true......

My saying at the end of my videos may not always be true and you'll see what I mean in today's video.  Also I stated the base went down and inch or two today.  Let me be more clear on that.  The snow pack in the front yard has gone down an inch or two.  But the hard pack base in the driveway and I'd say the trails really hasn't taken much of a hit besides the loose snow on top melting.  Just like last week, if we get the snow they are calling for, this will be a short lived bump in the season.

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Headed out...........

Most people cleared out today, as they have to be back to work tomorrow.  So traffic has been light and not much else to report.  The weather still isn't looking good for Tuesday and I'll keep you updated as thing happen.  But for now I'm headed out for a ride.  Don't want to miss out on the good conditions we have before the ugly hits.

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Short lived....................

Well there's still some R in the forecast for Tuesday.  But as long as it's short lived it may do us more good than not.  This upcoming week is always slow after the holidays.  So with that in mind, the trails will get a chance to freeze up after the R and give us a better base than we already have.   I guess I was right about this one.  As I'm putting this post together Inlet Fire Dept is going to a call for a sled in the water. You'll understand more what I'm talking about after you watch today's video.

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