Lake Ice, Trail, and Snow Conditions

April 24, 2024

Hello everyone,

This week, the snow and trails have continued to slowly deteriorate at a steady pace. The skies have been clear and bright and the temperatures have been rising from twenty degrees in the early morning to fifty some degrees by mid afternoon. The lake trails still have a thin layer of frozen snow on them but by the afternoon that snow is getting soft and mushy. There are a few spots it has melted down to the ice. The trails off the lake continue to stay hard packed but bare parts showing up more and more daily. I would estimate they will hold up for limited travel for another week or so. Fortunately the melting snow has not been a big problem. There's been no standing water or overflow reported. Everything has just been slowly settling down. So far a nice break-up and my guess is: the lake won't be ice free till the second week of June. That's just me. 

This week we've picked up and put away, all the map signs on the lake and begun pulling all the trail markers. All the markers on Tyone and Lake Susitna have been picked up and the ones on Lake Louise, will all be removed by this Saturday.

Both of our groomers have been parked and prepped for summer storage and once we have all the markers put away we'll call it done for the season.

THANK-YOU ! …........... to everyone who helped with all the trails this year. We had a great year with exceptional trails because of your efforts and help.

Thanks again, Be safe this summer and hope to see you next season.

Happy Trails, 

Harry Holt, Trail Boss 

Lake Louise Snowmachine Club

907-232-9080