Lake-effect snow continued to coat communities east of Lake Ontario Wednesday morning, with some now measuring feet of snow. And while some residents might be unhappy with the chore of shoveling and spreading salt, snowmobilers say the fresh snow and below-freezing temperatures are a blessing.

An Oswego County business, Kasoag Lake Tavern and Grill hopes for snowstorms. It's been in business for about five years next to a 100-acre lake, which lends to many visits from snowmobilers.

Previous years didn’t bring much snow to keep the 48 miles of trails open, which are tended to by a group of volunteers.

According to a 2021 study, snowmobiling in the Tug Hill region was responsible for more than $80 million in sales.

“Very, very busy. I can tell you I've not seen this many snowmobiles around here since I've been doing this,” said Jim Stevens, vice president of Kasoag Trailblazers.

“We've had more business this year because of the snowfall than we have in the past two years combined in just a little over three weeks. You know, last year, the trail system here locally was open about two weeks, and we had nowhere near the traffic that we have now,” said Jay Bergin, manager of Kasoag Lake Tavern & Grill.

“We haven't really stopped running the groomers since we've had snow two and a half, three weeks ago, since the beginning of January. So, we've been running almost every single day, either night and morning, and/or during the day,” said Stevens.