Trail Report

Monday January 28, 2019 6:43AM

Very Good overall conditions

Light snowfall

1 general warning

4 trail warnings

GREAT TRAIL CONDITIONS!
Overall trail conditions are very good with a spell of bitter cold weather hanging on. This morning is -9 degrees so again be sure you are dressed properly and have friend riding with you.

Past 24 hour Grooming runs:
Operator Les groomed Trail 8 West and Trail 7 South down to CR440 in the Bully yesterday. Last night Operator Chuck ran it Trail 8 West to Trail 417 intersection, Trail 7 North into Christmas and back. With extreme cold temperatures all runs were getting very good grooming results setting quickly.

Today’s Forecast: Winter Weather Advisory Light Snow, 3 degrees and 10 mph Southwest wind. 1/2 inch accumulation. Wind Chill -30 degrees today.

New Groomer Progress:
Again Tom, Keith and Dave spent the afternoon working on the brush guard for the new John Deere. We need about 4 more hours to finish it up and have it ready for paint tonight.

Speed Limit:
Some off-trail speeding ticket complaints have come in from riders. Please note that ALL Alger County Roads have a 30 m.p.h. snowmobile speed limit.

PLEASE ride with caution, stay right and be respectful, stay on the trail and off the throttle when in the towns.
Keep Snow Dancing with your friends and stay tuned for updates!

WATCH FOR GROOMERS!

- We have machines often doing both daytime and nighttime grooming runs. Please stay alert for grooming equipment on the trails and give right-of-way.

Trail Conditions

8 East - Shingleton

Good

Light fresh snow, groomed and set very good Saturday night. The 7 mile section north of Shingleton is a high traffic section so may get rough between runs.

1 Mile West of the Doty Bridge a large depression and bump keeps appearing as the day progresses - RIDE WITH CAUTION!

8 West - Chatham

Very Good

Light fresh snow, groomed and set very good Sunday night. Trail is flat.

3/4 Mile West of H-13 a series of large depressions keep appearing as the day progresses - RIDE WITH CAUTION!

7 South - CR440

Very Good

Light fresh snow, groomed and set very good Sunday. Trail is flat.

1/4 mile South of Doe Lake Road a large depression and bump keeps appearing as the day progresses - RIDE WITH CAUTION!

7 North - Christmas

Very Good

Light fresh snow, groomed and set very good Sunday night. Trail is flat.

419 East - Wetmore

Very Good

Light fresh snow, Groomed multiple times daily. High traffic trail so it may get choppy between grooming runs.

419 West - Munising

Good

Light fresh snow, groomed and set very good Friday night. Trail is flat. Trail will get choppy between Wetmore and Munising. Not enough snow to work with having tight corners.

418 - Au Train

Good

Light fresh snow, groomed and set very good Friday night.

417 - Brownstone Jnct.

Good

Light fresh snow, groomed and set very good Friday night.

422 - Miners Castle

Good

Heavy fresh snow, groomed and set very good to H-58 Saturday night. Trail is flat.

Wetmore Spur

Good

Light fresh snow, groomed and set very good Saturday night. A bit choppy in areas.

Use Caution in areas of steep side hill conditions near East end.