Trail Report
Sunday March 17, 2019 9:25AM
Very Good overall conditions
No snowfall
1 general warning
2 trail warnings
GREAT LATE SEASON RIDING – ONE BIG PROBLEM !
Overall excellent trail conditions from Trail 422 West. Trails prior to grooming are in very good condition and excellent after. The big problem is the Pisten Bully went down with major damage on Trail 8 just East of Trail 422. Bad enough being down a groomer but in this case worse because we cannot get around it with another machine. We are working a plan to have it and the groomer towed out late Monday with the John Deere. Until then Trail 8 East of Trail 422 and North of Shingleton is expected to get very rough. We will be doing what we can to address the situation as soon as possible. Ride safe!
Past 24 hour Grooming Operations:
Trail 8 East to Trail 422, Trail 8 West, Trail 7 North, Trail 419 East, Trail 417 and Wetmore Spur.
Today’s Forecast: Sunny, 31 degrees, 5 mph Southwest wind.
Cover Photo: Trail 422 prior to grooming.
PLEASE ride with caution, stay right and be respectful, stay on the trail and off the throttle when in the towns.
WARNING - TRAIL HAZARD, PISTEN BULLY DOWN
- Our Pisten Bully had a major hydraulic drive failure on Trail 8 approximately 1/2 mile East of Trail 422 intersection. The tractor and groomer are completely blocking the trail. Road Cones and Hazard Markers are in place. It is in an open area so travel around is possible with a visible path. Slow-down and ride with extreme caution in this area. (see Map picture below for location)
Trail Conditions
8 East - Shingleton
Fair to Good
No new Snow, groomed and set perfect Friday night. A groomer is currently down and blocking the trail. From Trail 422 intersection East it is expected to get very rough. This is also expected for the 7 mile section north of Shingleton. (see Warning and Map picture below for location)
WARNING - TRAIL HAZARD, PISTEN BULLY DOWN Our Pisten Bully had a major hydraulic drive failure on Trail 8 approximately 1/2 mile East of Trail 422 intersection. The tractor and groomer are completely blocking the trail. Road Cones and Hazard Markers are in place. It is in an open area so travel around is possible with a visible path. Slow-down and ride with extreme caution in this area. (see Map picture below)
8 West - Chatham
Very Good
No new snow, Groomed and set well Saturday night. Small moguls on a few inside corners west of Trail 7 North prior to grooming.
7 South - CR440
Very Good
No new snow, Groomed Saturday. Small moguls prior to grooming.
7 North - Christmas
Very Good
No new snow, Groomed and set well Saturday night. Small moguls on a few inside corners prior to grooming.
419 East - Wetmore
Very Good
No new snow, Groomed and set well Saturday night.
419 West - Munising
Very Good
No new Snow, groomed and set well Friday night. Very light chop on a few inside corners.
418 - Au Train
Very Good
No new Snow, groomed and set perfect Monday. Very light chop. WARNING AREA - see below:
TRAIL 418 NOTICE - VERY ROUGH HAZARD Location: 1 1/2 miles East of AuTrain. Recent heavy snow melt and use damaged a 1/8 mile section of trail. Slow down and Use caution when riding this area, it is passable. DETOUR: Take Trail 417 South from Brownstone Junction to Trail 8 East.
417 - Brownstone Jnct.
Good
No new Snow, Light chop.
422 - Miners Castle
Very Good
No new snow, groomed and set well Friday night. Scheduled for Saturday grooming.
Wetmore Spur
Very Good
No new snow, Groomed Saturday. Very light chop near the steep bank section on East end.
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