March 1st roared in like a lion with 15 inches of fresh powder, making it the biggest storm this year. The skiing was the best we have had all season and Sunday River left the powder ungroomed for the skiers. The snowmobiler's have been pounding the trails since Thursday. The ridding has been excellent all the way north. Joe Kruse, President of the Jackman Snowmobiler's club and owner of Lake Parlin Lodge and Cabins, www.lakeparlinlodge.com, tells me that the trails have plenty of snow and are groomed daily. Friday was a beautiful day here in Hanover, so my brother in law Bob and I took off Friday and ran the trail from the Bear River Store at Newry corner to Andover. Along the way you pass the memorial for the KC-97 stratotanker refueling plane the crashed on Jonathan Smith Mountain on June 27th, 1960 taking the lives of all five service men on the aircraft. The debris field covers 5 acres.
Unfortunately, our sugaring project took a back seat to the weather as the sap stopped flowing. However, today I hear the pinging of the sap hitting the metal buckets which is seasonal music in the western mountains. I anticipate the sap will be flowing heavy towards the end of the week as the temperatures should be up in the 40's. Our flock of wild turkeys have found the deer feeder and we counted 20 gorging themselves early this morning. The spring gobbler season starts on April 2nd and is shaping up to be a very good one with the mild winter. Once again, it is a great time to visit the Western mountains of Maine.
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