Trail Report

Saturday January 14, 2023 3:10AM

Good overall conditions

No snowfall

1 general warning

3 trail warnings

TRAIL REPORT, Saturday, January 14, 2023 3:00 a.m.
COLD CONDITIONS HELPING GROOMING!
Temperatures are staying down allowing for better than expected grooming conditions. Traffic is up this weekend but the trails are staying fairly flat with good snow cover and a good hard base. Parts of the main trails are becoming a bit sugary is areas and some ice developing in corners. Keep a close eye on conditions as you ride and stay right. We have a few wet trouble spots on Trail 418. The holes on Trail 418 are hazardous so ride and cross with extreme caution (Map in images showing locations). We did have the Deere go down last night with a broken bogie wheel. The Team got together for a repair today so it’s back out there grooming. Get out and enjoy some great riding conditions and keep the snow dancing going – we really, really need new snow.

Past 24 hour Grooming Operations: Trails 8 from 7 miles North of Shingleton West to Trail 417, Trail 7, Trail 417,  418 & 419, Wetmore Spur  (Trail 422 Miners Castle scheduled for early Saturday)

24 Hour Forecast: Partly Sunny, 23ºF, Winds S 5-10 mph w/ Gusts to 15 mph
Currently: Cloudy, 21ºF, Winds Calm

Today’s Trail Report brought to you by: Madigan Ace Hardware, Munising, MI

TRAIL 418 WATER HOLES

- Watch for water holes and flowing water near the East end of Trail 418. The holes are not deep with a solid gravel base and crossable. Use extreme caution

Trail Conditions

8 East - Shingleton

Good

Flat, Good Base and plenty of snow. Expected to get choppy. Groomed 1/13/2023

8 West - Chatham

Good

Flat, Good Base and plenty of snow. Expected to get a choppy. Groomed 1/13/2023

7 South - CR440

Good

Flat, Good Base and plenty of snow. Expected to get choppy. Thin from previous logging operations for a few miles South of Buckhorn near Baldy Lake. Groomed 1/13/2023

7 North - Christmas

Good

Flat, Good Base and plenty of snow. Sugary in areas with some icy corners developing. Expected to get choppy. Groomed 1/13/2023

419 East - Wetmore

Good

Flat, Good Base and plenty of snow. Sugary in areas with some icy corners developing. Expected to get choppy. Groomed 1/13/2023

ICY CONDITIONS - The hill heading out of Munising toward Wetmore has an icy base so ride with caution.

419 West - Munising

Good

Flat, Good Base and plenty of snow. Sugary in areas with some icy corners developing. Expected to get choppy. Groomed 1/13/2023

418 - Au Train

Good

Flat, Good Base and plenty of snow. Thinner snow cover near AuTrain. Expected to get choppy. Groomed 1/13/2023

WARNING! - Watch for water holes and flowing water near the East end of Trail 418. The holes are not deep with a solid gravel base and crossable. Use extreme caution when crossing.

417 - Brownstone Jnct.

Good

Flat, Good Base and plenty of snow. A bit Rocky on the hill heading South from the North gate. Expected to get choppy. Groomed 1/13/2023

422 - Miners Castle

Good

Choppy, Good Base and plenty of snow. Groomed 1/9/2023 (Scheduled for an early Saturday groom)

RE-REOUTE IN PLACE - see map in image gallery below. CAUTION - Watch for a few water holes North of H-58 and ruts on Miners Castle Road.

Wetmore Spur

Good

Flat, Good Base and plenty of snow. Expected to get choppy. Groomed 1/13/2023