Trail Report

Thursday December 12, 2019 12:49PM

Good overall conditions

Light lake-effect snow

1 general warning

5 trail warnings

ANOTHER COLD NIGHT AND STILL CLEARING TRAILS!
Overall fair to good trails. Groomed from Shingleton to CR440 and Christmas. Trails 418, 417 and 422 poor with downed trees. A crew is currently working Trail 418 today.
The Big Deere went out grooming again last night, our Pisten Bully is still sitting in our barn waiting for parts (hopefully today) and the back-up Bully is clearing trails today.

Past 24 hour Grooming Operations:
Trail 8 from Shingleton to Trail 7 North to Christmas and back.

Today’s Forecast: Snow, 2 to 4 inches, High 12ºF, Winds E 5 to 10 mph
Currently 12ºF, Winds calm

Photos: Grooming Trail 7 North and Trail 8

TREES DOWN - ROUGH CONDITIONS

- Trees down. broken and/or leaning across the trails on Trails 417, 418 and 422 to Miners Castle. Ride with caution and watch for machines and volunteer crews out there clearing the trails. Areas that are being worked on are extremely rough with big holes in the trail.

Trail Conditions

7 North - Trail 8 to Christmas

Good

Light new snow, Groomed last night.

7 South - Trail 8 to CR440

Fair to Good

Light new snow, groomed last night to Trail 7 North, Cleared and bladed but not groomed yet from Trail 7 North to Trail 417 intersection, very rough.

8 North - Shingleton to H58

Good

Light new snow, Groomed Tuesday night.

8 East - Trail 7 South to Shingleton

Good

Light new snow, Groomed last night.

8 West - Trail 7 South to Chatham

Fair to Good

Light new snow, cleared and groomed 4 days ago.

417 - Brownstone to Chatam 8

Poor

Light new snow, cleared and bladed but not groomed yet, very rough.

417 - Brownstone to Marquette

Poor

Trees Down, Light new snow, NOT cleared, very rough.

Trees down with No clearing - ride with extreme caution and watch for volunteer workers

418 - East - Au Train / Forest Lake Rd to Trail 7

Poor

Light new snow, Trees down with No clearing - ride with extreme caution and watch for volunteer workers

Trees Down, No new snow, NOT cleared, very rough.

418 - West - Au Train / Forest Lake Rd to Trail 417

Poor

Trees Down, Light new snow, NOT cleared, very rough.

Trees Down, No new snow, NOT cleared, very rough.

419 - Trail 7 Christmas to Wetmore

Fair

Light new snow, groomed 4 days ago.

Use caution along steep banks 2 miles east of Wetmore.

419 East - Wetmore to Trail 8

Fair

Light Fresh Snow, Not Groomed, Recently cleared but only bladed, rough If parts come in grooming will commence tonight.

Watch for wet soft spots just North of the Tanglewood Bridge and close to the Bear Trap intersection. Large water hole at M-94 crossing just south of Shingleton.

419 West Spur - West Munising Access / Boat Launch

Good

420 - Wetmore to 422~8

Good

422 - Miners Castle

Good

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