Alger County SORVA

Wednesday January 18, 2023 6:11AM

Fair overall conditions

Light snowfall

1 general warning

2 trail warnings

TRAIL REPORT, Wednesday, January 18, 2023 6:30 a.m.
WEATHER SLOWLY COMING AROUND!
Again no significant changes from yesterday. Warm rainy weather still has grooming operations on hold with trails in an overall Fair condition. The main trails have fair snow cover but are choppy, soft and sugary. We do have some hope in the forecast with heavy snow Thursday. If we are lucky this will help us clean things up by the weekend. For now we are watching temperatures closely and letting the trails dry out before grooming will resume. For those die hard riders expect thin areas with dirty snow, gravely in areas with some icy inside corners and wet areas. Road crossings and entering towns will have dirty snow and bare pavement. Keep a close eye on conditions as you ride and stay right. We have hazardous water holes on Trail 418 so ride and cross with extreme caution (Map in images showing locations). Stay tuned for updates!

Past 24 hour Grooming Operations: None

24 Hour Forecast: Mostly Cloudy, 30ºF, Winds N 15 10 mph w/ Gusts to 25 mph
Currently: Wintery Mix, 31ºF, Winds N 17 mph

Today’s Trail Report brought to you by: Midway General Store, Wetmore, MI

Hazardous Water Holes

- Watch for water holes and flowing water near the East end of Trail 418. The East holes are not deep with a solid gravel base and crossable. The West holes are deeper with a hard bottom. Use extreme caution when crossing. Current weather forecast is expected to add wet areas to the trail system so stay alert when riding.

Trail Conditions

8 East - Shingleton

Fair

Choppy, Sugary Snow, Fair Base, some icy corners. Groomed 1/14/2023

8 West - Chatham

Fair

Choppy, Sugary Snow, Fair Base, some icy corners, larger moguls West of Trail7 North. Groomed 1/14/2023

7 South - CR440

Fair

Choppy, Sugary Snow, Fair to Thin Base, some icy corners. Groomed 1/14/2023

7 North - Christmas

Fair

Choppy, Sugary Snow, Fair to Thin Base, some icy corners and gravely conditions closer to Christmas. Groomed 1/14/2023

419 East - Wetmore

Fair

Choppy, Sugary Snow, Fait to Thin Base, some icy corners. Groomed 1/13/2023

EXPOSED CULVERT- Use caution crossing the culvert between Munising and Wetmore. Warm temperatures and flowing water will continue to take the snow away. ICY CONDITIONS - The hill heading out of Munising toward Wetmore has an icy base so ride with caution.

419 West - Munising

Fair

Choppy, Sugary Snow, Fair to Thin Base, some icy corners. Groomed 1/13/2023

418 - Au Train

Fair

Choppy, Sugary Snow, Thin Base, Gravely conditions and bare trail near AuTrain. Groomed 1/14/2023

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

417 - Brownstone Jnct.

Fair

Choppy, Sugary Snow, Fair to Thin Base, some icy corners, rocky conditions on hill just South of the North gate. Groomed 1/14/2023

422 - Miners Castle

Fair

Choppy, Sugary Snow, Fair to Thin Base, some icy corners, wet areas expected to develop North of H-58. Groomed 1/14/2023

Wetmore Spur

Fair

Choppy, Sugary Snow, Fair to Thin Base. Groomed 1/13/2023