Trail Report

Trail Report

Friday December 13, 2019 7:24AM

Good overall conditions

Medium snowfall

1 general warning

3 trail warnings

TWELVE PLUS INCHES OF NEW SNOW AND STILL CLEARING TRAILS!
Overall fair to good trails with 12 plus inches of fluffy new snow. Groomed from Shingleton to CR440 and Christmas over the last few days. Trails 418, 417 and 422 poor with downed trees. Trail 418 has been getting worked on with slow progress.
The Pisten Bully was repaired yesterday and groomed from the Tanglewood Inn in Shingleton to about two miles north before electrical problems returned. Repairs were made with it scheduled for grooming all day today along with the Big Deere.
Thanks Sean, Al and Keith for putting in the long hours and driving all over for parts to get the Bully back on the trails. Also – thanks to Anthony, Cory and Dave for working on clearing about 1 mile of Trail 418 yesterday.

Past 24 hour Grooming Operations:
Trail 8 from Shingleton North 2 miles.

Today’s Forecast: Cloudy, High 30ºF, Winds NE 5 mph
Currently 22ºF, Winds calm

Photos: Bully fixed and ready to go

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

12 inches of fluffy new snow, Groomed Wednesday night. Scheduled for grooming today.

7 South - Trail 8 to CR440

Fair to Good

Light new snow, groomed Wednesday 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

12 inches of fluffy new snow. Groomed Tuesday night, Scheduled for grooming today.

8 East - Trail 7 South to Shingleton

Good

12 inches of fluffy new snow. Groomed Wednesday night, Scheduled for grooming today.

8 West - Trail 7 South to Chatham

Good

12 inches of fluffy new snow, cleared and groomed 5 days ago.

417 - Brownstone to Chatam 8

Fair

12 inches of fluffy new snow, cleared and bladed but not groomed yet, very rough. Scheduled for grooming today.

417 - Brownstone to Marquette

Poor

12 inches of fluffy new snow, Trees Down, NOT cleared or groomed, 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

12 inches of fluffy new snow, Trees Down, NOT cleared or groomed, very rough.

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

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

Poor

12 inches of fluffy new snow, Trees Down, NOT cleared or groomed, very rough.

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

419 - Trail 7 Christmas to Wetmore

Fair to Good

12 inches of fluffy new snow, Groomed Monday night.

419 East - Wetmore to Trail 8

Poor

12 inches of fluffy new snow, partially groomed last night. Bully only made it 2 miles north of Shingleton before electrical issues. Remaining 5 miles of the trail north is rough.

419 West Spur - West Munising Access / Boat Launch

Good

420 - Wetmore to 422~8

Good

422 - Miners Castle

Good

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