Snowmobilers wish for the white stuff
ELLSWORTH “Terrible.” That is how Hancock County Commissioner and President of the Ellsworth Snowmobile Club Bill Clark describes the current snowmobile season.
The bust of a season thus far has been marked by minimal snow accumulation and barely frozen ground.
According to a Facebook post by the National Weather Service in Caribou, “For the first two weeks of January, every day has featured above average temperatures in Caribou.”
The post also states that “temperatures are running 11.1 degrees Fahrenheit above average in Caribou and 7.5 degrees Fahrenheit in Bangor.”
Despite uncooperative weather, snowmobile sales are holding steady.