Conditions are very good

We have been actively grooming the trails and developing a very nice base in the upper elevations. Low lying fields like in Dryden are very thin, but ridable. Get out and enjoy the trails.

Our benefit ride for Breast Cancer research is scheduled for Saturday, Jan 29. Registration is at 10:30am at the Dryden VFW and participants will leave at 11:30am. Please show up to support this great charity event.

Poker Run/Cash Raffle, Sat. Feb 5th registration from 9-11 at the Dryden VFW $10 a hand and our Cash Raffle Prize Drawing will be at 6 so sell/sell/sell. Contact Missy Cooper (274-6313) if you need tickets.

Lewie's Cabin in Berkshire will be open this weekend and next from 11-8 on Sat. and 9-5 on Sundays.

Poor Shots in Speedsville will also continue to be open on Sat and on Sundays from 12-4 as long as trails are rideable, they will also have food available. Tonight's special is Lasagna and next Fridays is Fried Chicken!!!!

We've finally got some snow

We got about 6-9" of fresh powder Thursday night. Trails are open and in good condition. The new groomer was out all afternoon and evening (just got home). Covered the following trails, C2c to Cortland, Yellow Barn and up to Hammond Hill. C2b from Hammond hill to Virgil. S25b to Slaterville. Not sure what got done in Caroline/Berkshire yet. Get out and ride.
Don't forget to thank land owners and snowmobile club volunteers for their generosity and hard work.

LET IT SNOW! - Trails open where conditions permit

We have 4-10" of fresh snow. It is fluffy and getting blown around, but there is enough to ride in the higher elevations. Dryden is still very thin. Groomers have not been out yet, but might get going tomorrow or Friday depending on how much more snow we get tonight.

Good news. S23b, the alternate field route to Berkshire is now open. The issues the land owner had with the individual rider have been resolved and the club has permission to open the trail back up.

Please ride with respect to land owners and stay on the marked trails.

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.