SNOWMOBILE TRAIL CONDITIONS
No Permits Required to Sled in Long Lake & Raquette Lake!
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Clear and Beautiful Cold, crispy, hardpacked trails, great riding Tupper Trail -corridor C7B Hard packed, frozen. Icy base 2" fresh powder Small bare spots Sabattis Road from train tracks to town of Long Lake - rideable 2 " of powder Use Kickerville and C7B to get to Lake Eaton loop. Lake Eaton Trail - TREES ARE NOW CLEARED! Lake Eaton & Endion road. Try the ride and get back to us! Groomed on Wednesday Powerline Trail C8B Groomed on Wednesday Newcomb Trail - Corridor 8B - Hard packed. C7 - Sabattis Updated 2009/2010 snowmobile maps are now available Call 624-3077 for info Please make way for our groomers! Pisten Bully Paana has arrived!
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Light snow flurries 2" of powder "Snow up here" Uncas Road - Eagle Bay Dump Road Hard pack, icy Town to Bug Lake Trail Bare spots on corners, icy Couple of Bare spots on Big Hill Layer up! Stay warm. THINK SNOW!
Remember ASK A LOCAL for more info
Connect the dots between Raquette & Long Lake - Two Hamlets One town Serious riding, hardpacked fun 2" of fresh powder Wayne is out and on those trails!
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More Long Lake Snowmobile Info No additional permitting fees required. Sleds must be registered in NYS Gas, Food and Lodging in Long Lake & Raquette Lake Join the Moonlighters of Long Lake Membership fee $25.00 and reduce Moonlighters Registration Page |
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THE TOWN CANNOT DECLARE RIDING THE LAKES IS SAFE, PLEASE DO NOT ASK! WILDLIFE TENDS TO USE THE GROOMED TRAILS, WATCH FOR DEER! |
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CLICK HERE TO REQUEST A 2009-2010 SNOWMOBILE MAP OF LONG LAKE AND RAQUETTE LAKE TRAILS
2009 and 2010
Raquette Lake Winter Carnival, February 13, 2010
Winter Wacky Week Long Lake-
Events for the whole family February 13th & 14th in Raquette
February 15th - February 20th in Long Lake
Sleds must be registered in New York State
See you this winter!
For Trail conditions in other State and Local Areas try one of the Following:
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General Message Board
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The following is an excerpt from:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7733.html
Ice safety...
Safe ice is the number one consideration. A minimum of three to four inches of solid ice is the general rule for safety. Ice thickness, however, is not uniform on any body of water. The guidelines presented here are based on clear, blue, hard ice on non-running waters. Remember, your own good judgment is essential!
The American Pulpwood Association has developed a table for judging the relative safety of ice on lakes and streams. This is just a guide; use your own good judgement before going out on any ice. Avoid areas of moving water, including where streams enter the lake, and around spillways and dams.
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Ice Thickness Table |
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Ice Thickness |
Permissible Load |
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2 inches |
one person on foot |
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3 inches |
group in single file |
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7.5 inches |
one car (2 tons) |
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8 inches |
light truck (2.5 tons) |
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10 inches |
truck (3.5 tons) |
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12 inches |
heavy truck (7-8 tons) |
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15 inches |
10 tons |
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20 inches |
25 tons |
Note: This guide is based on clear, blue, hard ice on non-running waters. Slush ice is about 50 percent weaker. Clear, blue ice over running water is about 20 percent weaker. Many ice anglers do not like to fish on less than five inches of ice, and do not like to drive a pick-up truck on less than 15 inches of ice. Use common sense!
Be cautious in areas where "bubblers" are used to protect docks. They can produce thin, unsafe ice some distance away. Be especially alert in areas near shore, over moving bodies of water and on lakes and ponds where streams enter or exit.
Remember, use the buddy system while ice fishing - it saves lives.
