Paul has two more webcams - click on the links on his website.

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UPDATE: 2009-2010 Season . . .

Tuesday, March 30, 2010      11:30am.

Trails Closed. 
This certainly was a short season.  The temps shown above tell the whole story.  In the 1980's the season shut off early and was one reason why snowmobiling fell into decline.  But now the sport is different - it has become a tourist industry.  We all travel to find the snow, whether it's Tug Hill, Canada, New Hampshire - we make it happen.  There's always snow somewhere.

And there is always next season, and our hopes run high.  T.C. Riders will have a second groomer - a Tucker 2000 with a B.G.Rosco/Marcel drag.  We expect to have the best maintained trails in the Northeast U.S. 

Thanks to all who supported our efforts this past season, whether by joining T.C. Riders, buying a raffle ticket, putting a couple of bucks in the jar on the bar, or just spreading the word about our good trails.  Hope to have you all back again next season.

CLICK HERE for www.TrailConditions.com

NORTH SECTION (north of the powerline and 46 Corners area)
Trails closed.

SOUTH SECTION (south of the powerline and Camden area)
Trails closed.

Thanks to all who:  Stayed sober.  Stayed right.  You can join now for next season - just go to the "Membership" page and join on-line. 

Ted

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The bridge in Johnson Park (pictured above) provides access to downtown Camden via Secondary Trail S-46B (connect from Corridor Trail C-4i).  Snowmobile Trailer parking is available behind the Camden DPW garage and sleds have trail access over this bridge using S-46B to C-4i.  Camden is a "snowmobile friendly" village - the only downtown area on Tug Hill accessible from the Corridor Trails.  All village streets are open to snowmobile traffic with the exception of NY Routes 13 & 69.  We can keep the streets open by riding slowly and carefully in the village, yielding the right-of-way to all traffic and pedestrians.  It is very important to limit noise - all village areas are very noise sensitive.  Let's not loose this valuable downtown resource through careless speed and noise. 

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Directions to Snowmobile Trailer Parking Area at Camden DPW: 

Arriving in Camden via:
NY69 from the east (Rome), turn left on 3rd St. (by churches)
NY69 from the west (Parish), go thru traffic light, turn right on 3rd St.
NY13 from the north (Pulaski), turn left on Mechanic St. (by Pizza Plus)
NY13 from the south (Canastota), turn right on Mechanic St.

At the bottom of the hill is the DPW Garage.  To the left of the building is a driveway leading to the parking area.  If the driveway to the left of the building is blocked, go to the right of the building.  Please avoid parking immediately behind the DPW building unless the snowmobile trailer parking area is full. 



NOTE: This parking area is lighted and police patrolled. 

Directions to Downtown Area from the snowmobile trail:
Go thru the DPW parking area, proceed behind the DPW building, then straight up Mechanic St. shown on the right side of the picture (pizza & two gas stations available) -or-

For "off-street" snowmobile parking, turn right on 3rd St. in front of the DPW building, then left on Miner Ave.  Just before the traffic light, turn right into the village parking lot.  Most businesses have access using their back doors to the parking lot. 

For a map of Camden, click here.
  Type Camden, NY into the "Search Maps" line.  Then zoom in for street names.

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NWS SNOW MAPS 

The National Weather Service (NWS) "Snow Information" page for the Northeast Region has links to numerous maps of interest.  For the serious sledder planning a snowmobiling trip in the northeast, these snow maps may be helpful.  Check out the additional links at the bottom of the "Snow Information" page :

NWS Snow Maps

NWS Montague Radar (Tug Hill Region)

24 Hour Snow Depth Change

(Be sure to select today's date and then click on "Redraw Map."   It appears that this map is not updated every 24 hours, so it may default to the last revised date.)  On this map it is easy to see the Increase/Decrease in snow cover.

For those of us who rabidly follow the weather and look for any information that might help predict future snow potential, this next link might help. After all, without "Lake Effect" the Tug Hill might not have much snow - it seems most major storm systems track south.

Lake Ontario Surface Temp

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TRAIL COMMENTS & CHANGES
    .  .  .  for 2009 - 2010 Season.

WOLCOTT HILL ROAD
This road crossing is a very sensitive residential area and actually uses the neighbors’ yards.   Stay in the corridor and be alert for children playing in the yards. SLOW and QUIET in this area, please. 

TRAIL FROM THE LEGION to THE GRAPE 'n' GROG
This trail (S-46B) crosses NY Rte 69 to the Grape 'n' Grog.  This is a VERY busy highway!  The bridge in Johnson Park connects this trail (S-46B) to the Camden DPW lot which is open for trailer parking.  All village streets (EXCEPT State highways!) are open to snowmobiles making "Downtown Camden" snowmobile accessible .   Please ride responsibly. 

HANIFIN CORNERS (MOHAWK CONTAINERS)
When parking at Hanifin Corners (this is 1 mile south of 46 Corners), be sure to obey the "No Parking Here to Corner" advisory signs.   Law Enforcement has issued tickets for parking beyond these signs.   Please, as always, honor the "No Snowmobiles" signs in the neighbors' yards.

THOMSON CORNERS ROAD CROSSING
This is a VERY noise-sensitive area.  Residents at the crossing ask that sleds not park at the crossing and engage in loud conversation or leave motors running.  Noise is the leading complaint against our sport.  Let's not lose a trail for something that is entirely avoidable.

FLORENCE - OSCEOLA ROAD
Absolutely and without exceptions or lame excuses, Respect "NO SNOWMOBILES" and "STAY ON TRAIL" signs.   Failure to comply will result in loss of the trail.  This would be BAD NEWS!  Sleds would have to use the highway to connect to the Redfield trail.  It is not certain that Oneida County would open the highway for snowmobiles to connect to the trail. 

THE DRIVEWAY IN FLORENCE
We have moved the trail off the driveway, using the route up the hill that we used years ago with smaller equipment.  The trail is widened to accomodate our Tucker 2000 with the 9'6" wide drag. 

GRAVES ROAD BRIDGE
The single-lane bridge (connecting TC trails with the Redfield trails) has passed into history, replaced with a 12' wide bridge allowing us to groom the trail across the bridge. 

T.C. Riders Snowmobile Club
We take this opportunity to say “Thank you” to all of our members.   T.C. Riders is committed to maintaining for our members and guests the best trail system in NYS.   We welcome your comments and suggestions.  Use the convenient e-mail link at the top of each web page.

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Where to Buy Trail Guides 

Camden American Legion/Arthur S Moran Post No. 66 Camden Auto Service Camden Collision Carpenter’s Paint & Hardware Carquest Auto Parts Christmas & Associates Country Store Eastern Shore Associates Ellis Insurance Agency Good Life Tavern Grape ‘n’ Grog Hill Insurance Agency Joe's Chevron Kelley’s Sport Shop K. J. R. Contracting, Inc. Kirch Hardware Mad River Realty McDonalds Moosehead Lodge - Florence Hill Rd. Pizza Plus R.A. Wilkes Real Estate Spink Lumber Florence Mahogany Ridge - Thomson Corners Florence Hotel - Downtown Florence Redfield/Osceola Hayloft Pub - County Rte. 27 & 39 Osceola Hotel - Downtown Osceola Osceola Outpost - Downtown Osceola Reservoir Inn - County Rte. 17 Taberg Shooting Star Cafe - NY Rt. 69 Rome KDK Sports – NY Rt. 69 west Rome Savings Bank Schoff Polaris - Elmer Hill Rd. Stokes Mikes Cycle and Sport Shop - NY Rt. 26 Sylvan Beach Oneida Lake Inn – NY Rt. 13 Westdale West Camden Country Store - NY Rt. 13 West Monroe Fox's Discount Parts, LLC - NY Rt. 49

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Rules of the Trail 

	NYS law requires all snowmobiles to yield the right-of-way to the groomer. When overtaking the groomer from behind, always wait for the groomer to stop before you pass.
If you encounter hazardous trail conditions, flag down the groomer and advise the operator, or dial (315) 335-0020 to reach the Tucker Sno-Cat's cell phone.
You can also report trail conditions/hazards to:

Ted Gay, Trail Committee Chairman: 315-271-7818 or tedgay@twcny.rr.com

Bob Place: 315-264-9182 or blplace@twcny.rr.com.

Trail comments, suggestions, and advisories are always welcome.

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Grooming Schedule
2009 - 2010 Season 

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Day	North	- open -	North	- open -	- open -	- open -	- open -
Night	- open -	- MTC -	South	North	South/ North	North	South

Note: NORTH is north of the Power Line (Florence & 46 Corners area)
SOUTH is south of the Power Line (Camden area)
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Trailer Parking Sites

(1) Camden DPW Garage, Corner of 3rd & Mechanic Street **
(2) Kelley’s Sport Shop, Rte 69, Camden (toward Parish).
(3) American Legion, Moran Post Road, Camden ***
(4) Mahogany Ridge, Thomson Corners.
(5) Florence Hotel, Downtown Florence.
(6) The Hayloft Pub, between Florence & Redfield.

** NOTE:  Parking at the Camden DPW has direct trail access to
                  Corridor 4i via the bridge in Johnson Park.
*** NOTE:  The lot across from the Legion is unplowed.  Park behind
                  the Legion toward the rear, but be careful not to block
                  the snowmobile trail.

These businesses plow the parking lots at their own expense.  Help keep this critical service to our sport by supporting the business where you park.

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