Be Safe.........

 I said the wrong day in the video.  I said Thursday when I should have said Wednesday morning.  A man from NJ went off the trail and hit a tree on trial 5 early Wednesday morning and he passed away.

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What date is it?

 You would think it was the night before Christmas with as quiet as it is around town with the lack of snow.

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I'm here.............

 Wasn't much going on around here over the weekend with the lack of snow. Chelsea was here holding down the fort.  So, I went to a birthday party for a friend that turned 94.  Cross your fingers that Thursday turns into something more than what they are predicting, or we'll be sitting around another weekend again.

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May not want to........

 Not sure if you should look at today's video or not.  If you're one of those people that get really upset when the trail conditions, go downhill.  It may be best if you don't look at today's video.  It's not a wash out, but conditions have changed in the last 24 hours.

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How long?

Did you notice the sled sitting in the parking lot at Stillwater for three days now.    Funny what you pick up on when you get watching the cameras.  This is going to be a honey do list weekend for sure with the weather that is headed our way.

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Wait and see..............

Tuesday night the conditions over all are pretty good.  Now it's a wait and see on what we get over the next few days for weather and what damage will be done.  I'm hoping we just see light R or drizzle.  Even though we may miss out on a weekend of riding.  It could be a blessing on building some more base.  As the trails were pretty loose tonight and depending on the temps, it could help tighten them up.

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Light snow.............

 Went out for a ride tonight to Stillwater.  Put on 55 miles and over all I'd say conditions are pretty good.  When you figure the amount of traffic the trails saw this weekend.  Around 6pm light snow moved into the area.  

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Pretty sunny day................

 Had sun today, but with the cold temps it really didn't do any damage.  It did however make for some really nice trail video.

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On 4th Lake.............

People started running 4th lake this weekend, so trail 5 is going to get a break.  I'm keeping an eye on the mid-week forecast.  If we see just drizzle and not R, it could help on building more base.  It's a few days out yet, so who knows what we'll see.

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Good thing..........

 With the number of trailers that have been coming into town today.  It's a good thing that we're going to have below zero temps this weekend.  It will help hold the trails together with the amount of traffic they're going to get.  

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Quiet in the office...........

 Lots of phone calls but didn't see many guests coming into the office today.  Everyone was out riding and enjoying the conditions we have at this time.

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Holly Cow!!!!!!!

 Stillwater got hammered over night!  More later.

Don't be............

 There is going to be a lot of sleds out there this weekend. Please ride safe and keep right!  Don't be an accident waiting to happen.  All it takes is a split second and you can get yourself into trouble.   Trust me I know, because I have done it.  I've been lucky and have walked away from my mishaps.  But I can't say the same for the sled that I was riding. The Fire Dept is bringing in someone that crashed on trail 1 as I'm posting this tonight.

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Fun by all...........

 The reports I'm hearing is over all the conditions are pretty good.  The snow we got today was light weight lake effect and even with it being light weight, it helped improve condition a lot.  Looks like more of it over the next few days.

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No frowns...........

Didn't have one frown face come into the office, sorry they came up to ride.  The cold temps this week will hold the conditions we have till next week and it looks like we'll be getting snow the next three days.

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Parking lot is full............

 Looks like we'll have the next week of riding for sure.  With cold temps, cloudy days and snow on and off.  

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Going forward.........

Hopefully all the warm temps and R are behind us for the rest of the season.  

All we can do is cross our fingers and hope we get it!  The sad part is this was a every other day event 20 years ago.

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow expected. Total snow accumulation
of 6 to 12 inches near and north of Route 28, although locally
higher amounts possible north of Stillwater Reservoir. Winds
gusting as high as 45 mph.

* WHERE...Northern Herkimer County.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Monday.

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Just a heads up.............

 We lost power over night and I'm having a problem with the server for the webcams also.  So, some of the cameras are working and others aren't.  Live camera is on at motel, Rec. Center, Stillwater, McCauley base and Summit are all on at this time.  It may be Monday before I can get everything back online.  The people I need to talk to don't work on the weekend.

Let's hope!

 After the predicted R for early Saturday morning, cross your fingers we get enough snow to fix whatever damage the R does.  I'm hoping we don't have another winter, that the crappy weather always shows up just before the weekend and everyone has to make a last second decision if they are coming up or not.

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Gates are open!

 Talked to trail foreman this morning, the gates are open and the groomers are out packing the trails.  More later.

Don't think..........

 You'll see on the info center video a few sleds outside.  I'm guessing they stopped in to see why the gate was closed and I'm guessing it didn't make them very happy.  Cross your fingers we get limited or no R Saturday morning and the gates get opened Friday morning.

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Trails

 Just talked with the trail foreman and the plan, at this time, is to open the gates Friday morning if trials freeze back down.  There are still a lot of trees down and many water/slush areas.  By keeping the gates closed till Friday they are hoping for more of the water to drain off and not have what base we do have destroyed.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches.
Total accumulations 3 to 6 inches in a few locations.

* WHERE...Northern Herkimer County.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM EST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions due to snow covered
roads. Travel could be difficult.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The heaviest snow will fall from Route 28
and Old Forge northward to Stillwater Reservoir.

What a let down............

 You couldn't have asked for better snow or conditions than we had at 5PM on Tuesday.  A let down is an understatement to what we woke up to on Wednesday morning.  The R overnight washed away a good amount of the snow we got on Tuesday.  On the bright side next week's forecast is looking pretty good at this time.  Let's hope it all comes together.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6
inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.

* WHERE...Northern Herkimer County.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The heaviest snow will fall from Route 28
and Old Forge northward to Stillwater Reservoir.

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Looking better..............

You couldn't ask for better snow than we got today.  Have wind tonight and we lost the power once already.   Not much else to report and cross your fingers the forecast for next week comes true.  If it does, we'll all be smiling with the riding conditions that we could have.

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It's started.........

 The snow started just before noon and it's snowing at a good rate.  More later.

Check out the size of this storm.

What will it be?

 Forecast is looking better for Tuesday and Wednesday than it did yesterday.  Cross your fingers that we see limited R, just enough to help make some base.  Long range forecast temps are looking good, let's just hope we get them.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of
4 to 8 inches for elevations above 1500 feet and ice
accumulations of a light glaze. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph.

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5:30pm Report

 The snow has pretty much come to an end and after looking at the radar I'd say it's over.  We got 9 to 10 inches from the storm.  The snow isn't as wet as I thought it was going to be, but it's wet enough to pack down when you drive on it.

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Sunday 9:30am

 7" on the ground and still snowing.  More info later.

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Snow will continue throughout the day. Additional
snowfall accumulations of 3 to 5 inches are expected.
Accumulations totaling 6 to 10 inches with locally higher
amounts near 12 inches in higher terrain regions of the
Southwest Adirondacks and Southern Greens are expected. Winds
gusting as high as 30 to 40 mph in the higher terrain areas.

* WHERE...Mohawk and Schoharie Valleys, Greater Capital Region,
southern Vermont, Lake George and Saratoga Region, and the
Southern Adirondacks.

Looking better...........

 The storm heading up the coast is looking better for us by the hour.  But like always you never know till it's all said and done on what we'll get from a north easter.  Fourth Lake has ice on it after the low temps on Thursday night Friday morning.  Keep an eye on the webcams to see how things are going.

WINTER STORM WARNING

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6 to
12 inches with locally higher amounts up to 15 inches.

* WHERE...Mohawk and Schoharie Valleys, Capital Region, southern
Vermont, Lake George and Saratoga Regions and the Southern
Adirondacks.

If only...........

Thought it was a nice picture and I'd share it. Wouldn't it be nice if there was snow like this all over?

Chilly tonight..........

 The lakes will be cooling down tonight and maybe getting some ice on them with a low of 7.  Forecast may not be the best.  But at least it has cold temps and some snow in it.  

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It's trying........

 Lake effect is in the Stillwater area.  Let's cross our fingers and hope that it turns into a full out lake effect event for the entire area gets it.  I know it's not in the forecast, but one can hope.