Ice out contest 2010

It's that time of year again. Whoever comes closest to the day and time of ice out on the webcam wins. Entries end at April 15, 2010. Good luck!

Trail's End

Looks like last weekend was it. Then we got 2" of snow last night and more on the way all week. Not to mention forecast nigh-time temps in the single digits. We'll see.

Trails are pretty much done and just lake riding, even the lake riding is in question. Be careful out there.

Trails

Groomed from the intersection of Maxfield and Loop Rd trail to the end of the Salmon Pond trail last night. Should be good riding today, lakes are still flat with plenty of snow.

Still snow and grooming

Groomed the Maxfield Brook Trail north off the Ragged Lake Trail last night. Still plenty of snow. There were a few holes in the trail, not any more! Groomed to the Golden Road and will groom the Salmon Pond Trail tonight.

Temps still in the low 20s at night. Sledders coming from Greenville and Rockwood yesterday reported a good ride, not much traffic. Conditions west and north of here are excellent. We'll be riding those areas this week.

Sunny days and cold nights, Spring Riding at it's best!

Still grooming and good weather

No rain in our NOAA forecast below. Repaired some bare spots today. Ragged is out tonight grooming and groomed last night. We cleaned up the connector trails to the trains. And we'll be grooming everything Thursday night. Rode our trails today and they are in good shape. Lakes are flat and 3 feet of ice. Night temps have been in the single digits. Looks like 2 more weeks of sledding here and north.

If the trails start falling apart south of us you can always trailer to our plowed out parking lot at the Pine Stream Rd and Golden Road and take the Salmon Pond Trail north up to the best riding in the state!

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 26. Light east wind.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 46.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Great Riding!

Trails are all groomed and ready to ride. We suggest using the NEW Maxfild Brook Trail headed north from the Ragged Lake Trail. This will avoid any brown trails. Follow the signs to Chesuncook. Fantastic weather, mid 30's during the days and teens at night. The latest forecast calls for nice weather this week into the weekend.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?site=CAR&llon=-69.912083&rlon=-68.852083&tlat=46.077917&blat=45.020417&smap=1&mp=0&map.x=113&map.y=6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz-avxyQ-HQ

Chesuncook Trail System Map

Chesuncook Trail System
Our current trail system is from Pittston Farm Seboomook Trail to Little Lobster Lake. Or from the Millinocket and Kokadjo take the Ragged Lake Trail to the NEW Maxfield Brook Trail and head north to Little Lobster then continue north to the Salmon Pond Trail then your here. It's all signed and groomed. ENJOY, and ride safe!

Google Earth Link:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=106507245598943280745.000462fc3d6ecd804b03f&t=h&z=10

Thank You Peter

Good evening. I can not tell you what a pleasure it was for me and my snowmobile buddies to visit your wonderful Inn on Chesuncook Lake. From the young man that provided fuel for our sleds to the waitress who took our order for a lunch. The food was great, the Root beer tasty but most of all it was the hospitality of you and your children. I wish you the best of success and the best of good health and look forward to coming back for another wonderful experience next year. By the way this is from the Peter one of the snowmobiles that our friends called you about last evening when we showed up late. Thank you for your concern. We enjoyed the trains. God Bless Peter K.

Peter Z. Kupczak
84 Jaffee Terrace
Colchester CT 06415

Trail Conditions

Trails are all groomed last night after 5 hours of welding repairs on the groomer's tracks, we where up and running.....Ah, crawling! Plenty of snow and with the low nigh time temps the trails are setting up good. Off trail riding is as good as is gets. When snowed last week is was wet and heavy, now off trail has 2-3" of hard pack with 2'+ of snow under. We'll be grooming up the small connector trails to the Trains this afternoon.

Ragged Riders and the Chesuncook Snowmobile Club opened a new trail yesterday from the Ragged Lake Trail to Little Lobster. Nice Ride, great views of Spencer Mt. headed south and Lobster Lake headed north. THANKS TO THE LANDOWNER WE HAVE THIS TRAIL TO USE AND ENJOY! The trail is 10 miles long and winds through some beautiful country. It is signed and groomed so have fun!