Trail Report

Saturday December 22, 2018 6:50AM

Poor overall conditions

No snowfall

1 general warning

5 trail warnings

No Significant Trail Improvement!
Yesterday’s inch of snow across the area has everything whiter but no real changes to report. The high winds were blowing most of it around and off the trails. Overall riding conditions are still poor with numerous bare spots and waterholes. Trail 8, Trail 7 North and Trail 422 have some snow cover but dirty riding. Again, No grooming equipment operation scheduled at this time but will be watching the snowfall closely.
Cloudy forecast today, 26 degrees and 5 to 10 mph NE winds. Snow in the next few days but they are only saying 1 inch or less.
If you must venture out please ride with caution and conservatively.
All we can do for now is keep Snow Dancing with your friends and stay tuned for updates!
(Today’s photo is showing yesterday’s snowfall at our trail headquarters)

WATER HAZARDS

- Numerous Wet Areas are not frozen or opened up. Some of these are deep so ride with extreme caution.

Trail Conditions

8 East - Shingleton

Poor

1 inch of fresh snow, thin to no base, bare and rocky areas. Gates are OPEN in Shingleton. Bare Trail from M-94 crossing North to the Tanglewood/M-28 crossing.

Ride with caution in 1/2 mile wetland section just North of Shingleton. Many wet areas are not frozen solid heading North of Shingleton. Some of these are a foot or two deep. Large waterhole right at the Trail 8/Trail41 intersection just south of Shingleton.

8 West - Chatham

Poor

1 inch of fresh snow, thin base, bare and rocky areas.

7 South - CR440

Poor

1 inch of fresh snow, thin to no base, bare and rocky areas. Wet areas near south end.

7 North - Christmas

Poor

1 inch of fresh snow, thin to no base, bare and rocky areas.

Logging Operations from Ridge Road as you near Christmas. Watch for large trucks and give right of way. Also Log Decking being done along Trail 7 just as you approach Christmas.

419 East - Wetmore

Poor

1 inch of fresh snow, thin to no base, bare and rocky areas.

419 West - Munising

Poor

1 inch of fresh snow, thin to no base, bare and rocky areas. 50% of trail has basically a dusting of snow between Munising and Wetmore. Trail now open toward Christmas with construction completed - but just a dusting of snow there too.

418 - Au Train

Poor

1 inch of fresh snow, thin to no base, bare and rocky areas, especially along the big lake in Au Train.

417 - Brownstone Jnct.

Poor

1 inch of fresh snow, thin to no base, bare, wet and very rocky areas.

Large Rocks, wet and bare areas - ride with caution.

422 - Miners Castle

Poor

1 inch of fresh snow, thin base, bare and rocky areas. More snow as you head North but H-58 is a rough travel.

Rough, Wet areas along the middle section of this trail, just south of H-58.

Wetmore Spur

Poor

1 inch of fresh snow, thin to no base, bare and rocky areas.

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