WRAPPING UP BLIZZARD RECOVERY!
Overall Trail conditions a very good to excellent. The crew had some extra long runs cutting large drifts, clearing trees and going through lots of saw gas with this post blizzard clean-up. Thank you to all the snowmobilers that would stop and help along the way. Trails were grooming out excellent later in the day and through Monday night. Trail 422 to Miners Castle is the only one incomplete and scheduled for work today. Photos below show all the work cutting drifts, low hanging or downed trees and excellent hard pack ribbons. Operators Tyler in the Bully and Kris in the new Deere sharing the photos.
Ride with Caution, Ride Safe and Enjoy the Trails!
Past 24 hour Grooming operations:
Trails 8 East to 7 miles north of Shingleton and 8 West, 7 North to Christmas and south to CR440, Trail 417, Trail 418, Trail 419 East and West and Wetmore Spur.
Today’s Forecast: Scattered Snow Showers, 9 degrees, 5 to 15 mph Northwest wind. Less than 1 inch of snow accumulation.
Cover Photo: Operator Kris’s return finish pass after cutting drifts on Trail 8 East.
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
WATCH FOR GROOMERS
- Machines are often running two shifts so please be alert and watch for groomers day and night. Please SLOW-DOWN on the corners, especially those long sweeping ones.
7 North - Trail 8 to Christmas
Excellent
No fresh snowfall, post blizzard clean-up groomed and set excellent Monday night.
7 South - Trail 8 to CR440
Excellent
No fresh snowfall, post blizzard clean-up groomed and set excellent Monday night.
8 North - Shingleton to H58
Very Good
No fresh snowfall, post blizzard clean-up groomed and set great Monday.
8 East - Trail 7 South to Shingleton
Very Good
No fresh snowfall, post blizzard clean-up groomed and set great Monday night.
8 West - Trail 7 South to Chatham
Excellent
No fresh snowfall, post blizzard clean-up groomed and set great Monday night. High traffic trail groomed multiple times daily.
417 - Brownstone to Chatam 8
Very Good
No fresh snowfall, post blizzard clean-up groomed and set great Monday night.
417 - Brownstone to Marquette
Very Good
No fresh snowfall, post blizzard clean-up groomed and set great Monday. A few rollers in the drifting areas of AuTrain.
Large drifts cut out near AuTrain and the Lake Superior shoreline. The AuTrain River borders edge of trail in two areas - Ride with caution.
418 - East - Au Train / Forest Lake Rd to Trail 7
Very Good
No fresh snowfall, post blizzard clean-up groomed and set great Monday night.
418 - West - Au Train / Forest Lake Rd to Trail 417
Good
No fresh snowfall, post blizzard clean-up scheduled for today. Pre-blizzard conditions were very good and flat.
Extremely high winds may have trees down on trail - Ride with caution.
419 - Trail 7 Christmas to Wetmore
Very Good
No fresh snowfall, post blizzard clean-up groomed and set great Monday 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
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