Trail Report

Thursday December 24, 2020 2:02PM

Poor overall conditions

Light lake-effect snow

2 general warnings

3 trail warnings

MERRY CHRISTMAS!  – It’s SNOWING  🙂

Alger SORVA wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and great time with Family and Friends.
Good news – our trail grooming forecast is looking good with the Lake Effect machine finally starting up this season. Hopefully this keeps up for a few days so we can get started cutting the trails in. As of right now we are seeing the typical bands of light to medium snowfall moving across the area. This morning we finished a few loose ends and staged all the equipment in and around the groomer building. We are more than ready to go and now it’s just a waiting game.
Stay tuned as we keep you up to date with the trail and grooming status.

Past 24 hour Grooming Operations: None

Forecast: Winter Weather Advisory, 2 to 4 inches of Lake Effect Snow, High 17ºF, Winds NW 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph
Currently: Light Lake Effect, 16º F, Winds W 9mph with gusts to 23 mph

Photos: Random shots around the groomer building this morning

IMPORTANT National Forest Closure Notice!

- STAY ON GROOMED TRAILS in the Stevens Lake F-16 crash site area. These are Trails 7 to the North and East, Trail 2 to the South and Trail 411 to the West. Notice from the National Forest important for those who venture off-trail: "Just a heads up to remind riders to stay on trails especially around or near the crash site they can be fined or imprisoned if caught inside perimeter thanks" (Map in images below shows area)

Trail 8 Large Water Holes

- Trail 8 at the M-94 crossing near Shingleton, short section running North-South along side of M-94 has very deep water holes that are not froze in.

Trail Conditions

7 North - Trail 8 to Christmas

Poor

Light Lake Effect snow, 2 to 4 inches of snow cover with thin spots and no base.

7 South - Trail 8 to CR440

Poor

Light Lake Effect snow, 2 to 4 inches of snow cover with thin spots and no base.

8 North - Shingleton to H58

Poor

Light Lake Effect snow, 2 to 4 inches of snow cover with thin spots and no base.

8 East - Trail 7 South to Shingleton

Poor

Light Lake Effect snow, 2 to 4 inches of snow cover with thin spots and no base.

8 West - Trail 7 South to Chatham

Poor

Light Lake Effect snow, 2 to 4 inches of snow cover with thin spots and no base.

Open Creek crossing between Munising and Wetmore. Not enough snow for culvert yet.

417 - Brownstone to Chatam 8

Poor

Light Lake Effect snow, 2 to 4 inches of snow cover with thin spots and no base.

Large water holes for two miles near Brook Street Munising end.

417 - Brownstone to Marquette

Poor

Light Lake Effect snow, 2 to 4 inches of snow cover with thin spots, rocky and no base.

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

Poor

Light Lake Effect snow, 2 to 4 inches of snow cover with thin spots, rocky and no base.

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

Poor

Light Lake Effect snow, 2 to 4 inches of snow cover with thin spots and no base.

419 - Trail 7 Christmas to Wetmore

Poor

Light Lake Effect snow, 2 to 4 inches of snow cover with thin spots and no base.

419 East - Wetmore to Trail 8

Poor

Light Lake Effect snow, 2 to 4 inches of snow cover with thin spots and no base.

Water holes along M-94 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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