It got a little cold last night as we dropped down to 24 below and the forecast is calling for cold temps and snow this weekend. The report from the town is good conditions with up to a 12 inch base. Not sure what else to say besides if you can get up you better as it doesn’t get any better than it is. There is some doom and gloom in the forecast for next week but we will have to wait and see if it happens.
The temp is in the single numbers this morning and we dropped down to 7 below last night. They are calling for it to drop to 17 below tonight….yes I said 17 below! The trails will be frozen in nice for the weekend and next week by what I am seeing. There is a little doom and gloom on Monday but I think it will be short lived. The report from the towm is marginal to 12 inch base and good conditions. I went out last night riding and my report on the trails is SWEET! It was like riding on air as you felt like the sled was floating with the new snow under you.
Urgent News regarding the DEC and the mileage cap on state land in the
Adirondack Park.
This needs to be publicized and everyone needs to send in comments. Time is
short.
The APA is accepting public comment until March 4, 2008 on State Land Master
Plan interpretation issues regarding Snowmobile Trail Mileage on Wild Forest
lands in the Adirondack Park Forest Preserve. Deadline is March 4 so there’s
not much time.
The problem is that the DEC is interpreting the “no material increase”
guidelines in such a way that if the state acquires private land with
existing trails, they are added to the total trail mileage that counts
towards the 848.88 mile cap. Even if the trails are on existing roads! So
for example if there are 805 miles of snowmobile trail within the Forest
Preserve, DEC purchases land that has 70 miles of snowmobile trail making
the total snowmobile trail mileage on Forest Preserve 875 miles; 26.12 miles
would be considered a material increase and would have to be removed from
the system.
This affects every snowmobiler in the state. It will limit riding
opportunities. And if the DEC gets away with this in the Adirondacks, it
will set a precedent and at the urging of the environmental extremists
they’ll go after trails on state land everywhere.
We need to stop this madness before it gets to that point.
Every snowmobiler in the state needs to see this and submit comments before
the March 4 deadline. Individuals should write their own letter and NYSSA is
specifically urging club presidents to write on behalf of their membership.
Please find the attached letter to use as a template.
I’m suggesting that copies be sent to state assemblywoman Teresa Sayward and
Senator Betty Little, who represent the Adirondacks, as well as to your
local state representatives.
If you don’t have the time to write PLEASE at least call your local state representatives and the numbers below (in red) to voice your thoughts on this subject.
Teresa Sayward
140 Glen Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
518-792-4546
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=113&sh=con
Betty Little
5 Warren Street, Suite 3
Glens Falls, NY 12801
518-743-0968
http://www.senatorlittle.com/45/Contact.aspx
Actually, the 848.88 mile cap is bogus to begin with. An article in the
North Country Gazette article posted February 25 talks about this:
Fish and Wildlife Management Board of NYS Region 5 is opposing “false cap”
on snowmobile trails
http://www.northcountrygazette.org/news/2008/02/25/opposes_false_cap/
We have gotten a half a foot to a foot of wet snow from the storm and it is still snowing. The temps have been in a downward trend since midnight and with this new snow the conditions are going to be sweet! I don’t have a update from the town…..sorry. If you look at the long range forecast you will see that the temps are starting to go up. So if you are able to get up soon I would as it doesn’t get much better than it is right now.
It is snowing and has been before 4:30 this morning when I got up. So far we have gotten an inch or two and if we get what they are calling for it is going to be sweet! The report from the town is a marginal to 12 inch base with good conditions and I would say that is right on the money. The roads did take a beating over the last few days with the bright sun but with this round of heavy wet snow they will be back in great condition in no time. I’ll keep you up dated on what we get as the day goes on.
We have had bright sunny skies here the last few days but today it’s back to clouds and it sounds like snow tomorrow and a good amount of it. By what I am hearing from the guests the trail are holding up pretty good except for 5 but what else is new. The roads have taken a beating the last few days with the sun out but that will all be changing starting tomorrow with the new round of snow coming in. So we will be in good shape for the next week and weekend as this snow is going to be the good packing type. I”l keep you posted on what we get and how it is looking.
We had a dusting of snow over night and it looks like a few days of partly sunny skies here in the north. Then we will be returning to cold and snow for the rest of the week and weekend. I don’t have a updated report from the town but what I am hearing from the guests is it is a normal weekend with 1 and 5 showing signs of heavy traffic and the rest of the trails are in pretty good shape. The long range forecast does have some doom and gloom in it so if you are able to get up this week it might be a good thing to do.
We dropped down to 9 last night and we are in the teens this morning. The report from the town is marginal to 12 inch base with fair to good conditions. Yesterday when it was all said and done the snow gods gave us about 2 inches of the white stuff. The guests we have in are putting on 100 plus miles per day so I would say the riding is pretty good. The up coming week is looking good for riding with snow most days and cold temps.
We didn’t get as cold last night as we did the night before. We dropped down to 1 at the lowest point and it’s in the lower 20’s now. The forecast is looking good for the weekend and upcoming week with snow on and off most of the time. The report from the town is marginal to 12 inch base with fair to good conditions. If you are able to get away this up coming week it might be the thing to do. As the end is getting near with March just a week away and the sun getting higher in the sky each day.
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