TRAILS CLOSED - Not enough snow yet

We have 0-5" of fluff and no base. Some riders have been out in these marginal conditions and this is causing lots of landowner complaints and even some trail closures.

S26 - The trail from Speed Hill to Buffalo Hill Road is CLOSED most likely for the season, this is the trail from Don Mix's house on Rt79 to the old Crooked Board. The landowner has been up in the woods doing some work and there are a couple very dangerous 25 ft drop offs where someone could get seriously injured.

C2c - Trail from Dryden to Cortland. There are complaints from Sherman Farm that sleds are not staying on the trail and are running over fencing, in the fields north of the communication tower. Please pay attention to the signage and if you see a problem report it to one of our trail bosses.

C2 - At the top of Downy Rd the section of C2 (maintained by Candor Valley Riders) that used to run south through the woods to Gulf Creek Rd is closed due to a new landowner who does not want snowmobiles on their land.

C2 - At the end of Weston Road near Speedsville, sleds MUST stay out of the driveway at top of the hill. Follow the marked trail through the field, or this landowner will be shutting the trail down, and there is no good alternate route!

S23b - Alternate (field) route to Berkshire. Trail is closed until further notice due to land owner issues with an individual snowmobilier. That's right, one person's action can close a prime trail for everyone. When we get snow, riders will have to use the C2 (woods) route.

Remember if it were not for our landowners we wouldn't be able to ride and enjoy the sport we all love so much!!!

Please stay off the trails until we get more snow. Thanks!

Trails are closed due to lack of snow

This is the view from the Dryden VFW this morning. Most of our trails are bare and waterlogged. Please do not ride unless conditions dramatically improve.

New Groomer - Just in time for all the snow to melt

Dang! Looks like the season is rapidly coming to an end for us. Our beautiful snow is melting fast. Road crossings and low-lying fields are mostly bare. The snow left in fields is mush. Higher elevation woods trails are holding snow, but are getting rough. Obviously it is way too warm, and pointless to groom despite our eagerness to try out the new machine.

We are not closing the trails...yet... However, please respect land owners and do not ride on bare, unfrozen ground. If you want to ride, trailer to Hammond Hill, Shindagin, or Virgil. When you run out of snow, turn around! Do not expect to be able to get from point A to point B without doing damage and potentially getting trails closed for good.

It's been a ROUGH week

Both groomers were down this week for repairs and many of our trails were in bad shape. The Groton trail was groomed all the way to S59 (Cayuga county) on Sunday night. The groomer quit in Dryden with a dead alternator. That has been replaced, but we are reluctant to tempt fate further as it is being traded in early next week. I rode C2h to Groton on Wednesday and it had held up nicely. The railroad tracks and woods sections are starting to get rough again. We will need some help clearing brush on that trail before taking the new machine on it. Please contact a trail boss if you are able to assist. See our contacts page at our web site for email and phone numbers.

The other groomer had a flat tire and other issues that have been repaired and it was out all night last night, and will be out again tonight. Our trails should be in very good shape for the weekend. The following trails have been or will be groomed tonight: C2, C2b, C2c, S23, S23a, S23b, S24, S25, S25b.

Enjoy the beautiful weather and snow while it lasts. Temps are expected to rise next week.

Comments are welcome. If you prefer, you can email mail@dcdrifters.net.

16-20" of new snow!

We got hammered by the nor'easter yesterday and last night. Most trails had a good base, were groomed and in very good shape before the storm. This snow is wet and heavy underneath and dry on top. This means lots of drifts and tough going if you get stuck. This also makes it very tough to groom. One of the BR160's is out this afternoon working on S23b and C2 and C2b between the Old 76 Club and the Poor Shots right now. They may try to go up on Hammond Hill tonight. We will try and tackle Yellow Barn and Dryden later this weekend. Get out there and beat that snow down.

Have fun! Avoid riding alone.

Comments/updates on trail conditions are encouraged.

Trails are open and groomed

We have a 1-4" base built up on most of our trails. There is up to 8" of snow on the ground in the woods and most water holes are frozen.

The big groomer was out until 5am this morning covering most of Caroline, Slaterville, Yellow Barn and Hammond Hill. It is out tonight doing the rest of Hammond Hill and trail C2b to Virgil. The groomer operators feel that there just isn't enough snow to groom C2c to Cortland or C2h to Groton without tearing up the groomer and breaking more cleats on the tracks.

The Breast Cancer awareness ride is on for Sunday starting at 10am at the Dryden VFW.

Please post any comments on the current conditions of the trails.

Trails are open but conditions are marginal

There is 2-6" of dry fluffy snow with little or no base on mostly frozen ground. Woods trails are in better shape than fields especially in the higher elevations. We need more snow than this to groom without tearing up the machines. Please use extreme caution and stay on marked trails.

I rode S25b near Midline Rd. last night and it was better than not riding at all, but not by much. There was barely 4" on no base. Tough on the carbides.

Riders are encouraged to post comments with updated conditions.

Trails remain closed due to lack of snow

We got 1-3" of dry fluffy snow across the area last night. This gives us a total of 1-4" with no base and is not enough to groom or ride on. The poker run that is scheduled for Saturday will still happen regardless of the conditions. However, trails remain officially closed at land owner request and snowmobilers are strongly discouraged from riding until conditions improve. Thank you for your cooperation.

Trails are CLOSED

We completely lost our base with the rain and warm temperatures last week. Trails remain officially closed until conditions improve. We have received a dusting to a couple of inches in the past few days, but it is not enough to matter. There is not enough snow to groom or ride. Land owners have asked us to close trails and keep riders from causing damage to crop lands and lawns. Please cooperate and stay off the trails until we get more snow.