Could it be?

Is the stage being set for an upcoming year like we had a few years ago?  Could be, because the forecast is sure looking good for setting things in place to give us a good base on the trails.  But like always only time will tell.

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It's all.....

What you make out of it.  Yes conditions could be better, but they could be a lot worse.  Many people got the first ride of the season in this weekend and had a good time doing it.  The 120/Kitty Cat races at the show this afternoon went over big with the kids and may of had a record of entries.  Not much else to report besides winter weather looks like it's here to stay for awhile.

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Snodeo 2016

Hard to believe Snodeo weekend is here again.  Guess there is something to this getting older thing and life goes past faster.  With the people I've talk to, it sounds just like I said yesterday that the snow band hit harder south of us than it did north. If the long range forecast holds true one thing is for sure.  Things will be freezing up around here as they are calling for some below zero temps.  All said and done from the beginning yesterday till today we have gotten about a half a foot of new snow.

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It's starting.......

The lake effect snow warning was calling for the event to start around 7am.  We did see some lake effect first thing this morning.  But it wasn't anything to really talk about, as it was coming off of Lake Erie and by the time it got here there wasn't much left to drop on us.  However around noon we did start to see snow that is worth talking about.  It's now coming off of Lake Ont. as the lake effect band is shifting into our area from the north.  Cross your fingers that it stops on top of us and doesn't shift more south.  How sweet would it be to get the 8 to 12 they are calling for just before Snodeo.

5:30PM Update.  As of now we have seen about two inches of new snow in the Old Forge area.  But after talking with people coming into town from the south and looking at the radar, just south of us is getting hit.  So as long as it stays in the area it won't take much for it to move north again.

6:30PM Update:  All day there really hasn't been much of a wind.  Well that is changing and with it is coming the lake effect.  If it snows like this all night we'll have something to measure in the morning.

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Opening Day..............

It's white for the opening day of the snowmobile season.  But there really isn't enough snow to ride on just yet.  However there was a few people out giving it a try.  The snow we got today was a good wet snow that is packing down very nice.  Now we just have to wait and see what the rest of the week will bring us.

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Update.........

We had snow on and off most of the day on Friday, but it really didn't amount up to much more than an inch or so.  Today so far it's been cloudy with light snow in the air.  Cold temps are in the forecast with some snow, so it's just going to be a wait and see thing.

It did help......

Yes we lost all of the snow we got the other week.  But I think it did help things out in a round about way. Just like the rest of the region, we had a dry season and this melted snow put moisture into the soil.  Which will help frost settle in much faster and it also cooled the soil down.  Because up until that snow, it was bike riding weather here in Old Forge.

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