Happy New Year !

Not much to report or tell you about.  Forecast is looking good and everyone has been having a fun weekend of riding.  Only complaint I have really heard, is about the temps.  What's wrong with 20 plus below the last few mornings.  It makes the snow crunch when you walk on it.  I guess it can take the fun out of a day of riding if you aren't prepared for it.  But with some extra layers and a few heat packs you can still get out and have fun.  I'd like to wish everyone A Happy and Safe New Year!

Today's Video..............

Are you having fun?

Because just about everyone up here sure is.  Today is a prefect example, of telling how good the riding is, by what you see out front.  After it warmed up some this morning everyone headed out for a day of riding.  It's now 7pm and only a few rooms have returned.  So that's telling me the riding must be pretty good and everyone is having fun.  Like most big weekends, the farther you head out, the better the conditions get.

Today's Video................

Sign says it all...........

Went over to Fastrac last night and a sign on the pump said it all.  High Test gas sold out.  Saw tanker later on giving them a fill up.   The only time of the year you see that sign, is during snowmobile season.  This mornings 26 below made for a slow start of the day.  As there was a few sleds that didn't want to start.  But nothing a hair dryer and a trap couldn't fix.  I'm sure most of you have seen the tracks on Stillwater, going over to six mile road.  Please use caution when thinking about going on the lakes.  This last round of snow is going to slow down the freezing on the lakes.

Today's Video.......

Looks like the old days to me..............

And to think that just four days ago, we had R coming out of the sky and today it's a winter wonder land.  I was putting my money on the R helping things come together and it sure did.  It may have wrecked it for the few that had plans to ride Saturday, but it sure put every thing in place for one heck of a base.  The driveway that I couldn't get to freeze down, now has a solid ice base with a nice covering of snow.  Sorry I didn't get a post up yesterday, but with all the new snow to take care of, I ran out of hours.

Today's Video..........

Update

At 1:40am on 12-26-17 the snow stick is at 2 1/2 feet.  If the lake effect stays in our area till Wednesday morning, like the forecast is predicting.  I can see the snow stick being at the 4 foot mark with no problem.  Headed to bed now and will be back up at 6 to start plowing all over again.

Santa was good to us....We Got Snow !

Today's Video says it all......
l

Been snowing like this for almost two hours.  Won't be long and the two foot mark on the snow stick will be covered.

Merry Christmas !

It's 10:45 pm on Christmas Eve and we are starting to see the first of the snow predicted to bless the area over the next few days.  If the forecast comes true, we will be measuring snow totals by the feet, not inches by the time it ends on Wednesday.  The base is in place and with this new round of snow coming to the area the riding for Christmas week will be the best it's been in many years.  Hope everyone is having a Very Merry Christmas!

Today's Video..............

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

So the forecast is looking better than it was.  Yes there is still some R in it for Saturday.  But I'm looking at it this way.   We get snow on Friday and I'm not talking an inch.  Then we get some R to wet it down.  Temps drop back down with another shot of snow late Saturday.  If it all comes together, groomers will be out packing things down and the new snow will have a chance to freeze up with the temps in the teens.  But like always only time will tell.

Today's Video.........

Hope it's...........

Well we have a warm up going on today and I'm hoping it's a short one.  Forecast is calling for the temp to drop and snow later on today, only time will tell.  Snow on the snow stick has settled down to 10 inches as of noon today.

Today's Video.......

Another quiet day...............

Traffic was light today again and in some ways I'm happy it is.  The trails are getting just enough of a work out to settle them in and give the base a chance to set up.  We had snow over night again and we picked up another 4 plus.  Long range forecast is still looking good.  Who knows maybe we'll have good conditions for Christmas week this year.

Today's Video..............

A Few.............

Sled traffic has been very light and there hasn't been many trailers heading into town today.  Which doesn't shock me at all.  With Christmas just ten days away, people are home going to Christmas Parties, doing the family thing and picking up that thing they forgot to get on the last shopping trip.  Forecast is looking good and if it all comes together the riding is going to be great for the upcoming holiday week.

Today's video............

Coming together nicely............

The snow is at the foot mark out front and the temp over the next few days is a high of 8.  Groomers are out packing the trails and there has been next to no sled traffic around.  Which is putting everything in place for the trails to get a change to freeze down and start the base for the season.  The cam is back online at the Rec. Center.  The DSL modem had to be replaced.  Forecast is looking good for the next ten days, so let's hope it stays that way.  Not much else to report at this time. 

Today's Video...........

Better late than never............................

I've been finishing up, on doing things around here, that should of been done some time ago.  But with winter taking it's good old time getting here this year, it was easy to put things off.  Now I'm having the fun of doing things in the cold and snow.  Who knows maybe next year I'll get with the program.    The new snow from yesterday gave the trail crews enough to work with and they went out packing the trails today.  I'm guessing the cold temps settling in later this week will make history of the R we had last week and the base making will begin for the season.

Today's Video..............

Snodeo 2017.............

By what I was told, Snodeo had a good turn out.  It also sounds like the Shoot Out on Saturday may have turned out to be a win win for everyone.  Giving people a full day of things to do on Saturday.   I only have a still pic of the Snodeo, as the internet connection went down Friday afternoon at the Rec. Center and is still out.  Forecast has three active warnings in place for us.  So keep an eye on the cams to see what's happening.

Today's Video............

Won't be the first..............

There's snow in the forecast, but it doesn't like it's going to be much. So it looks like we won't be riding Snodeo this year.  It's not the first time and I'm sure it won't be the last.  But that doesn't mean there won't be fun things going on in the area over the weekend.  The Shoot Out is on Saturday this year, so that and the goings on at North Street, will make for a full day of things to enjoy.

Today's Video............