The forecast snowfall later this evening into tomorrow for the snowbelt areas is still on schedule. I’m going to stick and stay with my snowfall forecast from yesterday with these caveats: Yes some parts of the hill will likely break 10″. If they do i’m thinking localized 12-16″ amounts on the hill proper, probably not

The freezing rain/icing event has unfolded and thankfully, not as bad as feared. By this we mean by how widespread it has turned out to be and staying away from major population centers. The areas under ice storm warning south of the Thruway, except for the hills near Route 20 and just south of there,

The last chance to ride anything anywhere will be today and tomorrow. You have options on the Tug Hill and in Old Forge but extremely limited. With the weather that is coming Sunday into Monday, it will take the entire state offline for at least a few days. Between the holidays and the fact the

We can’t afford to lose much more snow to keep riding. As you see above, there is not much left outside of the Southtowns and Chautauqua Ridge in WNY, Tug Hill, Adirondacks and a few places here and there… Today will be the warmest day so far with many areas, even Tug Hill and the

I did not get home from work in Albany until after midnight last night, and church is coming up fast. This blog will be much shorter than yesterday‘s. I’m not going to talk about the weather because there is no change and no hope of snow this upcoming week. Above freezing, especially tomorrow, will make

This is a very long post. Weather first, then our ride, then the help with Ohio Ridge Riders. No change in the weather as a very cold 1040 mb high is parked over Vermont. Sunny and frigid this morning but not as bad this afternoon. The trails where there is riding on the Tug and

We need to make the most of what we’ve got. This is as quiet as I have ever seen a pattern in December. I honestly cannot remember a stretch where I look out seven days and see nothing significant in terms of precipitation. Neither rain nor snow. That almost never happens. The good news in

We’ve got a clipper and arctic cold front coming in which will set off snow showers and snow squalls across the state. All areas will see gusty winds and times of near zero visibility with blowing and drifting snow. Here is the breakdown: Through midday: Heavy lake effect snow nails Watertown and Buffalo areas during

The trend for our Tuesday snow event being colder and farther south continues. The good news is now that, outside of the Mid Hudson Valley, I expect this event to be all snow across most of Upstate as the trends go colder. The bad news is with the track being farther south and the initial