Trail Report
Wednesday March 27, 2019 6:38AM
Good overall conditions
No snowfall
2 general warnings
2 trail warnings
LATE SEASON RIDING HANGING ON!
Plenty of snow, overall good late season trail riding with a little chop in areas. A few sections of Trail 8 and 7 are getting “Sugary” but for the most part flat underneath. There is still a good base across most of our system with a few patches of water and icy corners forming. In-town trails are getting dirty along the roadsides with some bare spots.
Grooming operations have been cut back while we play the freezing point balancing act with trail groom-ability. We are seeing snow in the forecast for Saturday and Sunday so who knows, the “official” season may close with a great ending. STAY TUNED! 😉
The Pisten Bully is supposed to be picked up this week and is still located on the side of Trail 8 right near M-94 in Shingleton so ride with caution in that area.
Past 36 hour Grooming Operations:
Trail 8 East and 7 miles North of Shingleton, Trail 7 South to CR440 and Trail 419 East.
Today’s Forecast: Showers, 46 degrees, 10 to 20 mph South wind.
Cover Photo: Trail 7 road clean-up just South of Buckhorn
Gallery: Large, icy banked corner on Trail 7 near CR440 removed.
PLEASE ride with caution, stay right and be respectful, stay on the trail and off the throttle when in the towns.
SOME ICY CORNERS
- The warm weather over the last few days have created a few icy corners and patches. Slow down, stay right and ride with caution.
LOGGING
- Road clearing for logging trucks has started on the North leg of Trail 422. A short section just as you come off of H-58 is being cleared by dozers. Ride with caution in this area and watch for heavy equipment as you pass through.
Trail Conditions
8 East - Shingleton
Good
No new Snow, groomed Monday night. Light chop. Some gravel and bare pavement on connector through Shingleton - STAY ON TRAIL. North of Shingleton choppy with a few water holes forming.
PLEASE - STAY ON TRAIL when passing through Shingleton. DO NOT cross private properties. Ride with caution near third bridge north of Shingleton.
8 West - Chatham
Good
No new Snow, groomed Sunday night. Light chop. Groomed from 419 West to Trail 7 again Monday night.
7 South - CR440
Good
No new Snow, groomed Monday night. Light chop.
7 North - Christmas
Fair to Good
No new Snow, groomed Sunday night. Light chop. Some bare spots along last 2 miles on Christmas end.
419 East - Wetmore
Good
No new Snow, groomed Monday night. Light chop.
419 West - Munising
Fair to Good
No new Snow, groomed Saturday night. Smooth with light chop between Munising and Wetmore expected to develop with a few dirt patches. Dirty snow along sides of M-28.
418 - Au Train
Fair to Good
No new Snow. Choppy in areas.
TRAIL 418 NOTICE - VERY ROUGH HAZARD Location: 1 1/2 miles East of AuTrain. Recent snow melt damaged a 1/8 mile section of trail. Slow down and Use caution when riding this area. DETOUR: Take Trail 417 South from Brownstone Junction to Trail 8 East.
417 - Brownstone Jnct.
Fair to Good
No new Snow. Choppy in areas.
422 - Miners Castle
Fair to Good
No new Snow, groomed Sunday night. Fifty percent bare road and gravel along 2 mile section of trail on H-58.
Wetmore Spur
Good
No new Snow, groomed Sunday. Light chop.
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