Mulleyville Snowmobile Club

We have decided to cease grooming operations for the season.  All the feeder trails from the parking areas are almost bare.  There is still tons of snow up top but getting to it will be very difficult.

Also, The Plowed section of Ormsbee road is down to dirt/mud and the mud season barrier is up.  Please respect our land owners and do not use the Ormsbee access area anymore this year.

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Trails took a beating this weekend.  The snow is deep and very soft.  Grooming can only do so much with this kind of snow when it’s consistently above freezing.  There are no cold temperatures in the forecast so expect spring riding conditions for the foreseeable future.  We have enough snow that the trails should last at least 2 more weeks but without it setting up to a base it could go fast.

Most of the trails were groomed Monday night and will likely see more grooming Tuesday, and again later in the week.  The conditions will change rapidly as it will only take a few sleds to erase the evidence of the groomers.  Please treat the trails nicely and we’ll get them to last longer.

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Snowed all day in Mulleyville and we picked up about 4-6″ more.  We have a lot of snow but it’s all mashed potato snow that does not set up well when grooming because it’s so warm.  Most of the trails were  groomed friday night but it’s hard to stay ahead of the bumps with the temperatures.

Groomers were out all afternoon trying to keep them good.  Sunday should be another good day then we’ll clean them up again for the mid-weekers.

Please stay off the private road at the Lake Desolation end of C8A.  It is not ok to ride on the road.  The lake is ridable now.  If you don’t want to ride the lake then you must take S83 out to Fox Hill Road and ride down from there.

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Rode the trails today.  There is a TON of snow on the trails now.  It snowed all day on the mountain, though the radar is showing that it might have changed over this evening.  Pulled up to the bottom of Spruce Mt Rd at 9am and it was pouring.  Thought i might have a very short ride.  Not even half way up the spruce mt dead end (8A) it changed to snow.  All the rest of the trails were all snow exept the Ct Rt 10 dead end and wells road dead end as they drop down in elevation.  Still plenty of snow on them though.

Lake Desolation is in good shape with the exception of the parking area on the lake across from Tinney’s.  Looks like it was plowed off and in doing so the slush came up.  There’s a slush spot that is very deep.  You are best off going around and over the snow back near the shore.  Head on over and spend some money at Tinney’s.  The low snow has hurt them badly.    

All the trails are groomed or packed.  the main C8 trail from sacandaga intersection to the Ormsbee T at the kiosk wasn’t groomed yet but had been packed and was pretty wide.  Just watch out for low hanging branches from the heavy snow.  Also watch out for limbs in the trail.  Please stop and remove them instead of riding around them, it will make everyones life easier, especially the groomers.

Burnt Mill Vly trail (s86) had a tree down that makes it impossible to get around.  Unless you see fresh groomer tracks, assume its still there.  Use the Towers (S87) trail to get from one side of the mountain to the other.

The new C8A trail to lake desolation is in great shape now.  It’s amazing what a little snow will hide.

We threw a track on one of the groomers last night so hopefully it will be up and running again by tomorrow but we’re a little shorthanded right now.

Be safe, come on out and ride.

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We got about 20″ of heavy snow out of Round 1.  Round 2 looks promising for another 8-12″.  Trails have all been groomed once but are still going to be pretty soft due to the warm temperatures.  Please go easy on the trails as mashed potato snow bumps up very easy.  I fully expect to see some monster bumps at some points this weekend.  We will do our best to keep up but how fast the snow is coming, the expected high traffic, and temperatures could be tough on them.  One thing is for sure, we don’t have low snow conditions anymore.

please ride wide and don’t cow path trails as you break them.  This will improve the groomers ability to pack it down and improve safety by widening the trails.  Stay right, and remember Groomers have the right of way.  When you see them coming please pull off the trail and let them by.  if you are behind a groomer please don’t thrash the trail and they will let you by as soon as it’s safe.  They know you are back there.