http://dave.ironrange.org/blog An Iron Range Snowmobiling Blog by Dave Karpik Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:56:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow did we have a BLAST today on the snowmobile trails. It is my professional recommendation that if you have a sled, and you have a personal day (or become 'suddenly ill') that you get your tail up to the Iron Range and ride the fresh snow. Here's a few tips ... http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/04/08/ride-the-rangeon-a-sledin-april-im-serious/ Hello fellow riders... so you were already packing away your sleds- well not so fast.  We just received 18-24" of fresh stuff over the last 48 hours - and its heavy snow - not going to blow away.  In mid winter this might of been 36-48" of snow.  Deep snow ... http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/04/07/fresh-april-snow/ Hello fellow sledders: Great news- it snowed a nice heavy 3-4" last night and I was out on the trails earlier this week for a fantastic ride with a writer from Supertrax magazine.  We hit the Taconite, Laurentian, Moose Trail and the Virginia Spur trails- all were groomed... though they did ... http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/03/13/mid-march-trail-conditions/ Hey, guys and gals!  Check out my latest video podcast complete with the hottest snowmobile ‘bling’  on the market found on Blade snowmobiles - made right here on the Iron Range. PLUS, see the latest trail conditions firsthand.ShareThis http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/03/07/blade-tour-and-trail-ride/ Well... trails were just awesome yesterday... and I mean awesome. There's a 2-3-4" soft fresh blanket on top a table-top like surface. I did not find any bad sections across the range on my 137 miles trek. Unfortunately I did not see hardly another snowmobiler while riding. So ... http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/02/15/the-trails-are-awesome/ Fresh snow, so I'm hitting the trail today for an extended test ride on an unmarked BLADE (black & white) I should be out from 1:30 till dark. Catch me if you can because I got some great stuff to shell out to those lucky sledders riding today. PS. ... http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/02/14/fresh-snow/ Just a quick update on the trail conditions on the Iron Range. The word is out – the trails are in great shape! I’ve only made a couple of short jaunts but I can say the trails are extremely smooth but icey, and do lack some lubrication factor with them ... http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/01/31/iron-range-trail-update/ Be the FIRST person to catch me on the trail and mention the #8 and I’ll give you a free one night’s stay at the Super 8 in Eveleth! (Folks, you’ve gotta be on your sled or trailering your sleds…) The Iron Range has several great places to stay when ... http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/01/25/catch-me-if-you-can-win-a-free-night%e2%80%99s-stay/ Hello, fellow riders. We’ve had some darn chilly weather on the Iron Range recently, which makes it pretty much unbearable to get out and ride for pure pleasure. However, the good news is that everything is frozen now, warm(er) weather is on the way and there’s measureable snowfall in the ... http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/01/24/warmer-weather-measureable-snow-on-its-way/ Well, we’ve had some warm(er)-than-normal weather and I know many of you were concerned about the conditions of the trails. Areas near wetlands (swamps) continue to lack some grooming- so be prepared, but hey, with all the stand-up riding going on it shouldn’t be a bother… “stand-up riding” isn’t ... http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/01/15/iron-range-snow-conditions/