Trail Report

Trail Report

Thursday February 14, 2019 6:32AM

Very Good overall conditions

No snowfall

1 general warning

3 trail warnings

HOLDING ON!
  Overall trail conditions are very good with the 10 to 12 inches of from the other day. Primary trails are holding great and only getting a little choppy by the next groom. Trail 419 West, Trail 418, Trail 417 and Trail 7 South may start to get choppy today with our equipment issues.
The Pisten Bully is fixed so we are able to hook-up and operate the Dubie Groomer wings again. They are needed being down a machine right now. Hopefully the John Deere parts arrive today so we are back to full grooming capacity. Thanks again to Trenary Northern Trails for helping cover our west side Tail 8 and Trail 7 into Christmas.

Past 24 hour Grooming operations:
Trails 8 East to 7 miles north of Shingleton and 8 West, 7 North to Christmas, Trail 419 East.

Today’s Forecast:  Snow, 30 degrees and 5 to 15 mph Southeast wind. 1 to 2 inches of accumulation.

Cover Photo: Trail 419

PLEASE ride with caution, stay right and be respectful, stay on the trail and off the throttle when in the towns.
Keep Snow Dancing with your friends and stay tuned for updates!

ICE FEST AND DOG SLED RACES

- This weekend we have the UP 200 Dog Sled Races - This affects trails from Marquette to Grand Marais, Please WATCH for crossing signs and SLOW DOWN. We also have the ice climbing festival - this affects Trail 422 to MIners Castle. Tracked vehicles with sleds are transporting climbers. Watch for the vehicles and ride with caution. The sled leaves grooves in the groomed trail (see picture at bottom of report).

Trail Conditions

7 North - Trail 8 to Christmas

Very Good

No fresh snow, groomed and set perfect Wednesday night. Light chop prior to grooming.

1 Mile West of the Doty Bridge a large depression and bump keeps appearing as the day progresses - RIDE WITH CAUTION!

7 South - Trail 8 to CR440

Very Good

No fresh snow, groomed and set perfect Wednesday night. Light chop prior to grooming. Moguls build on inside corners.

8 North - Shingleton to H58

Good

No fresh snow, groomed and set perfect to 1 mile south of Doe Lake Road Tuesday. Light chop.

8 East - Trail 7 South to Shingleton

Very Good

No fresh snow, Light chop prior to grooming. Groomed and set perfect Wednesday night with help from Trenary Northern Trails (TNT).

8 West - Trail 7 South to Chatham

Very Good

No fresh snow, groomed multiple times daily. High traffic trail section so may get choppy between grooming runs.

417 - Brownstone to Chatam 8

Good

No fresh snow, groomed and set perfect Sunday night. Light chop, Large moguls develop on short section in the hills between Munising and Wetmore.

417 - Brownstone to Marquette

Good

No fresh snow, groomed and set perfect Monday. Light chop.

Ride with caution in area approximately 2 miles East of AuTrain. Rough conditions in area of repair from flooding.

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

Good

No fresh snow, groomed and set perfect Monday. Light chop.

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

Good

No fresh snow, groomed and set perfect Monday night. Light chop.

419 - Trail 7 Christmas to Wetmore

Good

No fresh snow, groomed and set perfect Tuesday night.

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

419 East - Wetmore to Trail 8

Good

419 West Spur - West Munising Access / Boat Launch

Good

420 - Wetmore to 422~8

Good

422 - Miners Castle

Good

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