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December 2014

ilsnow storm center: Update 12/30/14

It’s depressing out there, but I’m not jumping ship on winter yet. In this video, I break down the possibilities for Sunday’s potential event and delve into why I am still optimistic about this winter as a whole. If you enjoy my videos, please share with your friends and subscribe to my Youtube channel. So far, […]

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Snow conditions: Update 12/28/14

I took a long walk today and was hard pressed to tell you that it’s late December. It felt, looked and smelled more like early April with the melting snow, mud and runoff. Snow cover was 3-6 inches “in the woods” around town but the usual exposed areas were thin to bare. There was some […]

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Grim Reaper Cometh! Update 12/26/14

“You might be a king or a little street sweeper, but sooner or later you dance with the reaper.” – Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey I’m digging at the bottom of the barrel to find a little humor here. But it’s better than crying, I suppose. We did our dance with the reaper Christmas eve with […]

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Last call before the Thaw! Update 12/22/14

Some light snow today around Indian Lake. Snow pack remains about 10-11 inches at the ilsnow.com storm center. Perkins Clearing was reported to be a good ride away from the logging areas on the north side of Perkins Clearing Road. There were reports of good riding in Moose River Plains over the weekend, especially through […]

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We’re still standing: Update 12/18/14

Wednesday’s “Thaw” didn’t really do much damage. I only got 0.05 inches of rain in the precipitation bucket and temperatures got up to about 37*F for a short time. We picked up a half-inch of snow Wednesday night at the ilsnow storm center. Based on what I saw of the web cams, Moose River Plains […]

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