#BLACK FOREST INN PA TV#

This is a MUST-ATTEND event for any snowmobiler, antique/vintage snowmobile owner or not. For those of you that have never attended, Bill Sowers and his gang do a first-class job conducting the show with plenty of food, t-shirts, trophies, and comaraderie. There were lots of antique and vintage snowmobiles on display, and just enough snow to take a brief 10-mile trail ride. The weekend of 2/1 – 2/2/20 saw several lodge members and guests attending the God’s Country-Black Forest Snowmobile Club’s annual vintage show at their clubhouse. Good thing too, as about 4” of snow fell that day and night and several lodge members did utilize that access trail to ride their first miles of the season that weekend. Several lodge members removed that wayward tree. However, an impromptu inspection of our access trail revealed that a 3” tree had broken and was partially blocking the trail. Thankfully the temperatures were in the 20’s and snow was in the forecast but because of the weather, the attendance was sparse. Despite not being able to ride around the lodge as much as we wanted, the Hyner Mountain crew is a hardy bunch and we kept busy with a variety of club and snowmobile-related activities:Īfter kicking off the new year a bit early with its annual New Year’s party at the lodge the weekend of 12/28 – 12/29/19, the club conducted its annual open house the weekend of 1/18 – 1/19/20. It warmed in mid-December and despite a few cold periods and some snowfall, it seemed we spent the entire winter at 3” or so of crusty accumulation just waiting for one additional 5-6” storm that would finally drop the powder that the trails in our area so desperately needed. Sure, the winter got off to a hopeful start with snow in late November and early December, but the trails weren’t open yet.

Enjoying some impromptu off-trail riding in the Washburn, Maine area.Antique and Vintage Snowmobiles at the God’s Country-Black Forest vintage show.

#BLACK FOREST INN PA TV#

Despite prognostications from Penn State’s own WeatherWorld TV show of “a 60% chance of greater than average snowfall this winter”, snow was mostly a no-show for the majority of the season in Pennsylvania and the northeast US. Problem is that never happened, or at least not very often. Why you ask? Because at this point in the season I was hoping to be able to entertain you with tales of snow-covered weekends and miles and miles of riding from our lodge. Hello to everyone from the membership of the Hyner Mountain Snowmobile Club.

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