Trail Report

Trail Report

Monday December 22, 2025 9:39PM

Fair overall conditions

Light lake-effect snow

0 general warnings

2 trail warnings

Over all great early season riding to be had. That last meltdown opened up some water holes and reduced the base.

That last system that went though didn’t give us the snow we were expected to.
Most of our trail system saw light fluffy lake effect snow. From SW to NE 3 to 6 inches.

We will see what the predicted snow for this week (Wed & Fri) delivers.
We will look for a window to groom them based on what makes sense.
Turning our trails in to snirt unnecessarily is what we are trying to avoid.
There will come a point where we bite the bullet and knock em flat.
We are providing the best riding possible by keeping rocks and dirt out of the base.

Trail Conditions

7 North - Trail 8 to Christmas

Fair to Good

Thin base with some chop in areas.

7 South - Trail 8 to CR440

Fair

Less traffic 2 to 3" icy snow base.

8 North - Shingleton to H58

Fair to Good

Some chop North of Buckhorn.

8 East - Trail 7 South to Shingleton

Fair to Good

Lower traffic. Thin icy snow base in areas.

8 West - Trail 7 South to Chatham

Fair to Good

Some chop. Higher Traffic.

417 - Brownstone to Chatam 8

Good

Thin and swampy in areas.

water holes

417 - Brownstone to Marquette

Fair to Good

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

Fair

Not much base to the trail. Watch for rock areas. 417 to Carp River - most is ridable. Snow and base is thin.

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

Good

Couple of water holes to be aware of. More snow up this way.

419 - Trail 7 Christmas to Wetmore

Fair to Good

couple area with dirt showing. Still decent.

419 East - Wetmore to Trail 8

Fair

Questionable at best. Needs snow. Still passable.

swamp area - water holes

419 West Spur - West Munising Access / Boat Launch

Good

420 - Wetmore to 422~8

Good

422 - Miners Castle

Good

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