Trail Report
Saturday December 29, 2018 6:57AM
Fair to Good overall conditions
Light snowfall
1 general warning
6 trail warnings
GREAT TRAIL RECOVERY!
Both groomers were out last night with a successful recovery from Thursday’s high traffic, warm weather and rain. Grooming started off rough but as the night progressed new snowfall and dropping temperatures really turned things around. A perfect ribbon began to layout and set hard. (See pictures) Grooming was completed on Trail 8 from Shingleton West to Trail 417 and Trail 7 from the Buckhorn to Christmas.
Overall trails are back to a Fair to Good Condition. Trail 418 from Au Train West, Trail 419 from Wetmore to Christmas and Trail 8 North of Shingleton are the only problem areas.
Grooming operations are going to be limited until we see more snow. We do not want to end up with dirty, non-binding sugar snow from over grooming. We were already seeing some of it created by Thursday’s rainy day snowmobile traffic between Trail 419 Wetmore and Trail 7 South.
Today’s Forecast: Snow Showers, 21degrees and 5 to 10 mph N winds. Only 1/2 inch accumulation forecast.
If you must venture out please ride with caution and conservatively and PLEASE be respectful, stay on the trail and off the throttle when in the towns. Do your best to be easy on the trail base.
Keep Snow Dancing with your friends and stay tuned for updates!
(Today’s photo’s are Trail’s 7, 8 and 418 grooming Friday night and clean-up of Trail 419.)
WATER HAZARDS
- Wet areas opened up around and North of Shingleton. Some of these are deep so ride with caution.
Trail Conditions
8 East - Shingleton
Fair to Good
3 inches of fresh snow and groomed well Friday night. Some icy corners and thin base areas. Rough North of Shingleton. There is an open water hole about 5 miles North of Shingleton and a deep depression about 6 miles North - ride with caution.
STAY ON TRAIL! Ride with caution in 1/2 mile wetland section just North of Shingleton. A few wet areas opened up and not frozen solid heading further North. Large hole at Trail 8 / Trail 41 Intersection (M-94 crossing in Shingleton)
8 West - Chatham
Fair to Good
3 inches of fresh snow and groomed well Friday night. Some icy corners.
7 South - CR440
Fair to Good
3 inches of fresh snow and groomed well to Doe Lake Road Friday night. Some icy corners and thin base as you head south.
7 North - Christmas
Fair to Good
3 inches of fresh snow and groomed well Friday night. Some icy corners. Thin gravely travel for last two miles as you approach Christmas.
Log Decking being done soon along Trail 7 just as you approach Christmas. Watch for large trucks and give right of way.
419 East - Wetmore
Fair to Good
2 inches of fresh snow and groomed well Friday night. Some icy corners and thin base areas.
419 West - Munising
Poor
1 inches of fresh snow and rough. Very thin snow areas with gravel, icy corners and thin base areas.
Logging Operations for 1/2 Mile on North end as you near Christmas. Watch for large trucks and give right of way. Open Stream crossing between Munising and Wetmore.
418 - Au Train
Poor
3 inches of fresh snow East (Good) diminishing to gravel as you approach Au Train heading West (Poor). Groomed well to about 1/2 mile East of Au Train Friday night.
417 - Brownstone Jnct.
Poor
2 inches of fresh snow, no base, very rocky areas. No recent grooming.
Large Rocks and wet areas - ride with caution.
422 - Miners Castle
Fair
3 inches of fresh snow, wet areas, with flowing water south of H-58. Travel along H-58 poor. Groomed Thursday morning.
Logging Operations on North end as you make the turn onto Miners Castle road heading North. Watch for large trucks and give right of way.
Wetmore Spur
Fair
1 inch of fresh snow, Groomed Thursday morning.
Use Caution in areas of steep side hill conditions near East end.
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