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St. Ignace VB
Snowmobile Trail Conditions as of March 1, 2010

Last Friday’s snow amounted to about 3" on the Northern Trails, and about 2" on the Southern trails. The Northern trail was groomed on Friday, and things turned out well.

The Southern trail remains ungroomed, and there are no plans to grooming those trails without an 8” snowstorm. All Mackinac Bridge crossers are advised to take the Western loop or trail #473 to get out of St. Ignace. You should be able to get through OK, but it won't be anywhere near perfect - especially in town, which has not been groomed at all this year. Right now, plans are to groom the Northern and West connector trails on Thursday or Friday, and they will probably sit there for the weekend. Additional grooming will depend on any snow that we get - if any.

The forecast for this week, should just barely maintain what snow we have, and then we will loose some this coming weekend. The last weather report showed a warm up, and maybe rain on Saturday.

Information provided by the Straits Area Snowmobile Club.

St. Ignace VB
Snowmobile Trail Conditions as of February 25, 2010

EVERYTHING we have is total ice. Some trails have a bit of broken, processed ice on top of the trail ice base, but there is not much, and it isn't very good.

The decent trails are: Caffey from Rexton in, most of the Burma Grade, most of the RR Grade from Trout Lake to the Burma Grade / Iron Bridge area, and most of the Cedarville connector - on our side.

The rest of the trails - the majority of them have various problems, ranging from sand on the trail surface on the pipeline section of #473 to long total gravel sections on the RR Grade from St. Ignace to Moran. There are some gravel problems, and major ice problems on the Carp River TT, heading North out of Brevort, and even the Cut River trail has some problem areas, and water holes.

We have a total stoppage on grooming until further notice. We need AT LEAST 4-6" to get things back to ridable in the Southern Areas, and MAY BE able to get away with 3-4" in the Northern Areas. The groomers will not be run in the mud and gravel, and we need to get some decent snow Friday if we have any chance of getting things back in shape. The forecast is anywhere from 1" to 5" of snow, so who knows what we are going to get. Next week is not looking good for snow; in fact it may warm up and start melting a bit again. The sun is higher now for sure, and we need to get another workable base up to get any riding in. This information will be updated if we get a decent amount of snow.

Information provided by the Straits Area Snowmobile Club.

St. Ignace VB
Snowmobile Trail Conditions as of February 12, 2010

Groomers did not run all week, and will both run tonight to pack down that 1" or so we got on Monday/Tuesday. That snow brightened up the trails, and they actually look pretty decent for the amount of snow on them.

Just as before, all the trails have a decent ice base, with between 1” and 4" on them - even the RR Grade. There are still two bad, but passable sections of trail. There is still the problem with the pipeline section of 473 out of St. Ignace; for about 1 mile, you will have to ride to the side. And there are two 100-yard sections of the RR Grade between Castle Rock Rd, and Moran that are down to gravel in the middle of the trail. St. Ignace out is OK.

Information provided by the Straits Area Snowmobile Club.

snowsoo
Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association is Hosting a Radar Run south of the Soo on trail#49 and 6 mile rd. on Sat Feb. 13, 2010..See how fast your sled really is or just come to watch with free cocao and hot dogs..
go to http://www.sootrails.freeforums.org/radar-...r-2010-t12.html
or log onto www.sootrails.org for info..

North Guide
Newberry Trail Report - Visit Newberry - 01/28

We are grooming, although the snow is in granular icy form. We ended up with about an inch of new snow overnight with more on the way.

Trail #9 south to Hemlock Ridge road (trail 2) has a 0 -4 inch base and is in fair condition.

Trail #9 north is in fair condition. The base is 4 - 6 inches and riders are reporting Fair conditions, please watch for ice and dirt, especially on hills and around curves. There have been reports of some thin spots due to the warm weather.

Trail #45 North is in fair shape with a 4-6 inch base, but, there are 2 logging areas on it. One north, and one south, of the Skyline Trail Head. It is plowed and can be rough at times. There is very little snow on trail from 500 to the falls.

Trail #2 to Rexton is in fair condition with a 1 -3 inch base.

Trail #473 has about 7 miles of plowed road from Rexton south to Epoufette due to logging in the area. Please watch for trucks and deer in the area. The base is marginal to 3 inches and in fair condition.

Trail #473 Rexton to Trout lake is in poor condition and willnot be groomed until we have more snow.

Town trails are open and in poor condition with a 0-2 inch base. The ally is down to dirt.

*Please remember our groomers are out daily to keep the trails in the best shape they can be for your riding pleasure. Please keep a safe distance from the groomer if possible.*

We have updated the Newberry Village trail map. There are just a couple of changes from the last map. Look for our upcoming article in the February issue of the Michigan Snowmobiler Magazine.

THINK MORE SNOW!!!

Sherry

North Guide
Newberry Trail Report - Visit Newberry - 01/27

January 27, 2010 1:00p.m.

Please be careful around curves. The weather has cooled down and there is some ice around the curves, and bare spots on the hills. We still have some snow on trails but it is getting thin in spots. We are adjusting the times we go out grooming. We are expecting snow and cold weather to move in starting tonight with 6 -12 inches overnight. We are grooming, although the snow is in granular icy form. Dave in groomer #11 went north on trail # 9, and Louis in groomer # 10 went North on trail #45 to the falls.

Trail #9 south to Hemlock Ridge road (trail 2) has a 0 -4 inch base and is in fair condition.

Trail #9 north is in fair condition. The base is 4 - 6 inches and riders are reporting Fair conditions, please watch for ice and dirt, especially on hills and around curves. There have been reports of some thin spots due to the warm weather.

Trail #45 North is in fair shape with a 4-6 inch base, but, there are 2 logging areas on it. One north, and one south, of the Skyline Trail Head. It is plowed and can be rough at times. There is very little snow on trail from 500 to the falls.

Trail #2 to Rexton is in fair condition with a 1 -3 inch base.

Trail #473 has about 7 miles of plowed road from Rexton south to Epoufette due to logging in the area. Please watch for trucks and deer in the area. The base is marginal to 3 inches and in fair condition.

Trail #473 Rexton to Trout lake has a 1 -3 inch base and is in fair condition. The groomer did break through the ice and there are some wet spots. We need more snow in this area.

Town trails are open and in poor condition with a 0-2 inch base. The ally is down to dirt.

*Please remember our groomers are out daily to keep the trails in the best shape they can be for your riding pleasure. Please keep a safe distance from the groomer if possible.*

We have updated the Newberry Village trail map. There are just a couple of changes from the last map. Look for our upcoming article in the February issue of the Michigan Snowmobiler Magazine.

THINK MORE SNOW!!!

Sherry

St. Ignace VB
Snowmobile Trail Conditions as of January 11, 2010

Thin-thin but ridable.

We made it through last weekend OK. It has been more than two weeks since we have seen any new snow, and it is showing. The RR Grade from just North of St. Ignace to Moran in the open areas is showing more and more rocks. The pipeline now has a couple of bad sand holes, and there are some rocks poking through here and there in the areas where the loggers plowed things. Everything is actually pretty flat out there. Anyone in the area can head out and get some good riding in, just understand that there are some rocks out there here and there.

January 14 update

It has been right at freezing for the last 2 days, and things are getting soft. Trails have not improved, but have not gotten a whole lot worse either as we have had no traffic. I can't recommend riding out of St. Ignace. The Northern trails are in better shape, but not a whole lot better.

Information provided by Neil Hill, from the Straits Area Snowmobile Club. (www.straitsareasnowmobileclub.com)

skidoo
I have been hearing alot about Kims Tally Ho in Curtis..... trails pretty good getting there?

St. Ignace VB
Snowmobile Trail Conditions in the St. Ignace area as of December 4, 2010.

Well, the phrase that still sums everything up is: Thin, but perfectly ridable.

We really could use some more snow though. As more and more sleds ride what we have, it will get pounded down into the ice. Right now the groomers are just pulling the snow back in that the sleds are blowing to the sides.

It was cold here over the weekend. Friday the big lake was clear of ice, and Saturday morning there was skim ice all the way to the island (which has since mostly blown away)

Logging on the Borland Road (#471) is all done and is nicely fixed up. It may be another 2 weeks for the other company to finish up.

Information provided by the Straits Area Snowmobile Club.

St. Ignace VB
This is the trail report as of December 30, 2009

The RR Grade heading out of St. Ignace is quite thin, but perfectly rideable. The base developed about perfect, and there is between 2" & 4" on top of a smooth ice base. The trails should hold some traffic well for the upcoming weekend.

There is a trail hazard, about 5 miles north of Moran, or 2-3 miles north of the Burma Grade, on the RR Grade, where there was some water flowing across the trail for a short stretch. Not sure if this is still a problem, but just be aware when riding that stretch between Trout Lake & Moran.

Both groomers will run today, and at the least again Saturday night. We are still really just panning things down - there is not enough snow to make huge moguls by any means. The trail inside town will not be groomed until we get more snow - can't risk tearing people’s yards up. You can certainly ride it, but no grooming. Things are very thin along the ice rink lot, but it improves as soon as you get under I-75 and head out of town. As stated, there is about 2"-4" on top of the ice grade, with a few rocks that poked through here and there. I actually see more grass and twigs then rocks - this is from the big brushing project last fall. All of the other roads have between 3"-6" over the ice base, with a little less on the Carp River TT, where the loggers plowed it. Watch for ice in the corners for sure.

Forecast is for a few inches of snow over the next couple of days, and big winds for New Year’s Day. That is supposed to hit the normal belts with lake effect snow. If the winds are strong enough it will bring that stuff across the UP to us. So things should improve a little over the next couple of days. Things certainly will not get worse with the very cold temps forecasted.

So, to sum it up – trails are thin, but perfectly rideable.

Information provided courtesy of the Straits Area Snowmobile Club.

St. Ignace VB
As of December 21, 2009

The Castle Rock Road, the south part of #471, has about a 10” base, but the Railroad Grade was much thinner with about a 4” base.

All of our trails have been initially panned down, but there is not really enough snow out there to do a major groom. The DNR wants us to wait to get some more snow before we do any heavy grooming out there. The good news is this morning’s forecast showed that we are supposed to get a Christmas storm. That should make us perfectly rideable for the week between Christmas and New Year’s. It still will not be anywhere near perfect, but we should not have any major problems either. Trails should be good to go for the weekend. The groomer will also go up the big loop to Trout Lake, and back to Brevort for its winter berth.

North Guide
NEWBERRY AREA SNOWMOBILE REPORT = December 16, 2009

Here are the latest reports that we have:

TASA TRAIL REPORT
December 16, 2009

The groomers are out and trails 45 & 9 are in good shape. It has been snowing most of day with expected totals to reach 1 - 3 inches. Trail 45 from county road 500 to the falls is wet in spots. With the grant we received we should have the spots cleaned up in early January. Trails have a base of 4 -6 inches but they get a little thinner the farther south you go. We have updated the Newberry Village trail map. There are just a couple of changes from the last map.

The TASA trail system covers state and private lands but please remember that during the off season the private lands are not open to the public unless you have permission from the landowner.

Thank you for your cooperation and support with this. THINK MORE SNOW!!!

Sherry

Trail Report by Halfway Lake Resort - 12/15
http://www.michiweb.com/halfwaylake

Just talked to our guests that have been out riding since early this morning. They said the trails are G R E A T! They bragged about running into only three other sleds and two groomers between here and Seney, and the fresh powder is awesome. They rated the trails on a scale of 1 to 10 at an 8.

The groomers are running.

North Guide
Working on getting reports for the Newberry area.... Cathy did a great job...

yooperwoman
WHOOPS!! I guess it would help if I had an email address for ya; northcountrycampground@gmail.com.

yooperwoman
Curtis Sled Head...hey!!! It is good to be missed!!! Dan and I were talking with one of the mechanics down here at the Wildlife Refuge shop (where we are working this winter) about grooming equipment. The man doesn't know anything about the type of equipment we are referring too so I told him I'd see if I could find any photos that I had posted online so started doing a search and it brought me here!!! It was so nice to read your comment!! So, anyway, I'm trying to find some TASA grooming shots that I had taken (I didn't bring any with me on my laptop) and after seeing a few photos and reading a few comments, NOW I AM KIND OF HOMESICK FOR THE EXCITEMENT OF TRAIL REPORTING AND PREPARING FOR SNOWSTORMS, ETC!! But we are having a a good time, even though it is only 42 degrees today!

I'll try to check in every once in a while and see how things are going!! Everyone take care and keep in touch! And try to keep these boards active! Patrick did one heck of a job putting this all together for you and to help promote the Newberry area so I sure hope everyone still participates!! Feel free to drop me an email because I probably won't be on this site a lot.

Curtis Sled Head
I sure miss Cathy being in Newberry to update us of any changes and the trail conditions. Trail report was last updated in April. It's December 9th people, come on. Is it snowing yet in the Newberry area? We need to know when to get our sleds ready to head your way!!!!

Doogirl
Hi Curtis Sled Head! My husband and I usually snowmobile from Newberry area(sometimes Paradise or Curtis). Love the eastern UP!!! A couple of years ago we went further west to the Baraga area. We stayed at a little place in Michigamme. The trails through Sidnaw, Bruce Crossings, Twin Lakes and Baraga were awesome!!! And it was even early season. Still haven't made it to Houghton - Hancock, but it sure sounds like fun! Bruce Crossings looked like a nice town to stay in, with lots of riding opportunities in all directions! It's a good 10-12 hour drive for us to the western side, which is why we tend to stay to the east side. We would rather be riding, than driving!

Curtis Sled Head
My husband and I always snowmobile from the Curtis area. This year we would like to head West across the Northern Upper Peninsula for a couple days. Any trip suggestions on places to stay, things to see, etc....

North Guide
NEW EASTERN U.P. MESSAGE BOARD FOR 2009 - 2010.... the link is

http://www.thetrailblog.com/?p=635

You can log into the new board with your facebook account or twitter. You can also try the disqus login (seems like a nice system as it keeps track of your comments.)

Email me if you have any questions - info (at) northguide.com

St. Ignace VB
Trails have been groomed for the last time for the 2008-09 winter season.

See you next winter!

St. Ignace VB
As of March 16, 2009

Things over the weekend were pretty good for those squeezing one more ride in. Overall our trail conditions were real nice, and perfectly rideable. The RR Grade is getting slushy over the ice base for sure, but no problems reported with overheating, and only 1 sled mishap that I heard of by running out of oil. Thanks to those who participated in the poker run. We had a few new faces around, which is always good to see. Everybody got a prize too, even if it was just a 12 pack of Pepsi.

Overall, trail conditions will deteriorate all week. It was below freezing last night, but not much. The RR Grade will be all ice by Wednesday, and the ice base on all the trails will probably be visible by this weekend. There is still about a foot of ice, covered by 6-12 inches of material on the Northern trails. I still think that there will be riding to be had this coming weekend, with problem areas, but mostly for the diehards. For the majority of us we are pretty much done, unless we get more snow on Thursday than just the trace they are talking. There will be mostly water and slush on the trails, even if there is ice underneath. The open areas are going to go pretty quickly in 50d temp days.

The forecasted temps are not good for sledding, and we may see the snow go almost as fast as it showed up last November. Overall, I guess that we can't complain about this season’s weather, or conditions overall, things were pretty darn good.

Information provided by the Straits Area Snowmobile Club.

St. Ignace VB
As of March 12, 2009

Our base survived just fine. We got a little bit of snow on the Southern areas, and a bit more in the Northern areas that have made them even more ridable, with some icy areas in the corners. The paved roads are shot, gravel roads about gone too. The logging area South of Trout Lake on the Truck Trail, where they had plowed it is icy for that mile or two, perfectly ridable though. In the St. Ignace area, the sides of Brevort Lake Road trail is rather tough for that short stretch. In town, there are the 2 sections of pavement to get by. The Mackinac Bridge connector has 2 blocks of tough going, but a shelf has been cut into the bank along a good chunk to fix up another block, with the rest of that trail holding fine. Drive your truck along that stretch to see if you are OK with it, otherwise trailer to the Ice Rink - riding is fine from there.

Going to be low 30s this weekend, almost perfect riding - with a warm up expected next week. Only 2 weeks left, might want to get while the getting is good.

EVENTS:
Timmy Lee’s Pub is sponsoring a poker run in St. Ignace on March 14th, signup is at the Driftwood Restaurant between 8:30 and 11 a.m.. The snowmobile club will be having our normal trail stop that afternoon as well on the North end of Trail #471. Come ride our trails, meet some club members and see a groomer or 2! Fun for the whole family.

Information provided by the Straits Area Snowmobile Club.

St. Ignace VB
Here are the snowmobile trail conditions as of March 9, 2009.

After a pretty rough weekend where there were quite a few riders here on Saturday, the trails got pretty tore up. Snow was loose and slushy, with a few slush holes here and there. Nothing that could be done about that with the weather we had. Sunday things cooled back down and got a bit crunchy, but everything was quite icy and slick. There were no major meltdowns to ruin sections of the trail. The sides of the roads were tough going however.

Sunday night we were on the North edge of the surprise snow, and got between 4 and 5 inches of fresh stuff. The groomers are out this morning packing it onto the base, and riding should be pretty good for the coming week. As that snow gets used up, you can expect some icy areas in the corners - normal March riding stuff. The sides of the roads will likely go away in a few days.

The weather forecast is all over the place again for the coming week. Some say a bit of rain, others a bit of snow, all say very high winds mid week, and cold temps for the weekend. Our base can survive another week of drizzle no problem, so with the cold temps, the Poker Run this weekend will be on, and trails should still be perfectly rideable.

Information provided by the Straits Area Snowmobile Club.

St. Ignace VB
Things are just great around here right now. Trails are thick, hard and flat. Off trail has great riding, and people are still currently crossing the ice bridge. It is currently 29d and warming, with a worrisome forecast ahead of us.

The calendar says it is March, and the forecast is looking that way too. They are now saying that we will have several says of above freezing temps in the day, and it is not going to get very cold at night. This means that the sides of the roads and the small parts of the town trail are going to go away soon, but the main trails will be fine for some time to come. We have a heavy 12" ice base, covered with over a foot of packed snow. Riding will be just fine. We will however have a more difficult time keeping up with the grooming. Expect things to get tore up if we have any kind of traffic - there is nothing that can be done about that. It looks like it will be like that across the whole EUP.

Information provided by the Straits Area Snowmobile Club.

St. Ignace VB
As of March 2, 2009
Trails around here are currently in good shape, and will be excellent after today with a cleanup groom. There is a small one-mile section of logging on the truck trail up by Trout Lake, no major problems with this plowed portion. All roads and access in St. Ignace are travelable now, and the town trails were groomed last Saturday night. Off trail is back in a big way. We don't have the 4' deep powder like along Superior, but over a foot still makes for some fun riding.

Ice bridge to Mackinac Island is still being traveled regularly. Check local conditions before you go.

EVENTS:

This coming weekend, St. Ignace presents the Ice Chip Golf Scramble on the wild waters of Moran Bay in St. Ignace. An 18-hole course will challenge the most savvy of players while they compete for the top prize. Registration at Mackinac Grille Restaurant, 8 am to 9 am, includes lunch and dinner.

Timmy Lee’s Pub is sponsoring a poker run in St. Ignace on March 14th, and the snowmobile club will be having our normal trail stop that afternoon as well. Come ride our trails, meet some club members and see a groomer or two! Fun for the whole family.

Information provided by the Straits Area Snowmobile Club.

North Guide
Newberry - Eastern U.P. Trail Report - 02/28

WINTER IS STILL HERE AND JACK FROST IS HERE TOO. It is more like DEEEEEEP FREEZE.

Currently we are at -12°
.the last day of February. I think March is going to come in like a lion. It isnt supposed to be very warm today, but I think we might see some sun. We did get another 5-10 Thursday night/Friday a.m.

Not much changes for tomorrow. Mostly sunny skies with highs back in the teens and twenties are the forecast. Some light lake effect snow showers hang around but they will be light. Less than 1 inch of new snow is possible.

Some clouds move back in Monday and along with them will be a few snow showers. Accumulations stay light again with less than an inch likely. Highs warm to a range of 18-25 degrees.

The mercury keeps warming through the week with highs topping out Thursday. You will see readings in the 30's. YES!!!!

With all of that said, I'm sure there are still plenty of lodging opportunities in Newberry. I CAN say FOR SURE that we, Clementz's Northcountry Campground and Cabins have openings for this weekend. I'm guessing that other supporters of this site do too; check out Halfway Lake Resort, the Gateway Motel, The Evening Star and the Comfort Inn.

CURRENT TRAIL CONDITIONS:
TASA
2/28/09 7:30 a.m.
SNOW ON THE GROUND: 30 inches to 50 inches
BASE: 6-10 INCHES (varies from place to place).
TRAIL CONDITIONS: GOOD TO VERY GOOD

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE VILLAGE OF NEWBERRY HAS AN 11:00 P.M. CURFEW.

HEADS UP!!! TASA GROOMERS WILL BE SEEN ON THE TRAILS DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. PLEASE LET YOUR GUESTS AND FELLOW RIDERS KNOW! WE ARE GROOMING 3 TRAILS WITH ONLY TWO MACHINES. WATCH FOR DEER ALONG THE TRAILS; ESPECIALLY SOUTH TRAILS.

TODAY IS THE GROOMER WORKSHOP IN THE SOO SO I CANT GET A DETAILED TRAIL REPORT FROM PREZ BOB, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THE FOLLOWING

#9 North has been groomed and is good to very good.

#45 to the Falls was groomed last night and is in good shape.

#9 South to Rexton, Cut River and Trout Lake is being groomed. Also Groomer Dan left at 3:00 a.m. (WITH THE # 9 GROOMER) to groom the trails around town and then as far south as Rexton. Groomer Jeff will be grooming the rest of # 9.

And just a reminder about the logging going on between Rexton and Trout Lake
when it warms up enough and that 2 mile stretch starts to get a little iffy, DO NOT HOP ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS TO GET AROUND IT! You will just have to deal with the sloppiness of that stretch when it happens
.and it wont happen for a while.

GRAND MARAIS (as reported by Kay);
Base: 2 to 12" or more
On the Ground: 20 to 54.5 Inches
Last Groomed: Every night, weather permitting
Current Trail Conditions: Good to Excellent
2/27 - This latest storm brought lots of drifting and anywhere from 6 to 8.5 inches of fresh snow. Blizzard conditions are expected into this afternoon with frequent whiteouts so if you are heading out, keep enough distance between you and the guy ahead of you. Dress in layers and be prepared for extreme cold

Seney Trail Report: AS REPORTED BY DIANE REED
2/27/09
5-8" in town over night and up to 10" up north. The bare spots in the swamp are covered again but they do have ice underneath the powder. Once out of the swamp the trails are awesome. It'll be a good weekend to ride.

PARADISE TRAIL REPORT (as reported via their website);
Falls trail # 45 :Groomer Dave said the falls turned out real good.
Point trail# 452: Groomer Woody reported the point is in good shape
Pine Stump # 8 : Groomer Mike said the trail is in good shape with plenty of snow.
South Swamp #8 : Groomer Bob said in good shape with no water holes in sight.
Raco/Hulber #8: Still in good shape.

Curtis Michigan Trail Report:
DATE: February 27, 2009
BASE: 8 inches
PAST 24 Hrs: 7 - 8" of new snow and high winds
CONDITION: Excellent near the trail. Also keep in mind near Naubinway you are likely to see deer. Trail 43 to Germfask Excellent
We received about 7 - 8 inches of new snow last night and now some extreme winds! The trails are great and are being groomed daily!! Come enjoy the ride!! Curtis Trail System: Trail 45 to Newberry - Excellent Trail 2 to Gould City, Engadine & Naubinway Excellent. Just east of town between Lilac Lane and Sandtown Rd. there is a stretch of about 1 1/2 miles where they are logging. The area is signed and about 1/2 mile of it is very rough with equipment near the trail. Also keep in mind near Naubinway you are likely to see deer. Trail 43 to Germfask - Excellent.

St. Ignace VB
February 26, 2009
It was 17 degrees yesterday, and trails are as close to perfect as they can get. We got a surprise 1.5" of heavy wet snow on Wednesday, capped with a little drizzle to pack everything in. Trails have a deep hard base, with several inches of workable snow on top. Most ice in the corners have been covered, with no major problem areas to report. Roadsides are still a little thin, but perfectly passable. Town trails area groomed and passable, with the US-2 trails VERY thin, but again, passable. Ice bridge to Mackinac Island continues to see heavy traffic. Groomers continue to run a regular schedule.

February 27th
We probably got 6-10 inches of snow last night. If you are out riding expect to see drifts for a full 24 hours after the storm as we may have not hade time to cover the entire trail system with the groomers.

After the storm, the weekend looks like great riding!

Information provided by the Straits Area Snowmobile Club.

St. Ignace VB
As of February 23, 2009, St. Ignace Area

Trails are in really good shape. In fact excellent. It snowed hard with blizzard conditions all day Saturday. Added between 4 and 6 inches. Off trail is getting there, but still really hard under a thin layer of soft stuff. The trails have a smooth hard frozen base, with workable snow on top – near perfect! The groomers have it all flattened out and good to go.

The town trail up last night. Things are rather thin along US-2, but the rest of the town trails are good to go, with maybe a short section of pavement, if the sun gets to the blacktop real bad. The rest of the trails are in good shape. You may find just a little ice in the tightest corners, and we are still pulling in some snow along the previous section that was plowed for logging, but the weekend snow has that just about fixed.

Information provided by the Straits Area Snowmobile Club.

North Guide
Newberry - Eastern U.P. Trail Report - 02/20

WOW!!!! Did we get some snow! I think total over the past couple of days HAS to be 15 to 20 in places!

It was howling, blowing and white out conditions at times yesterday. Old Man Winter made a gusty return!

Temp this a.m. is 21° and for the next couple of days the temps are to be quite tolerable. Winds could be an issue for wind-chill and some blowing, but nothing too severe.

Ya need to get up here and ride!!! The end of the season is drawing near!

ZEN THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: NEVER CATCH A SNOWFLAKE WITH YOUR TONGUE UNTIL YOU ARE SURE ALL THE BIRDS HAVE GONE SOUTH.

With all of that said, I'm sure there are still plenty of lodging opportunities in Newberry. I CAN say FOR SURE that we, Clementz's Northcountry Campground and Cabins have openings for this weekend. I'm guessing that other supporters of this site do too; check out Halfway Lake Resort, the Gateway Motel, The Evening Star and the Comfort Inn.

CURRENT TRAIL CONDITIONS:
TASA
2/20/09 8:15 a.m.
SNOW ON THE GROUND: 25 inches to 40 inches
BASE: 6-10 INCHES (varies from place to place).
TRAIL CONDITIONS: FAIR TO GOOD

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE VILLAGE OF NEWBERRY HAS AN 11:00 P.M. CURFEW.

HEADS UP!!! TASA GROOMERS WILL BE SEEN ON THE TRAILS DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. PLEASE LET YOUR GUESTS AND FELLOW RIDERS KNOW! WE ARE GROOMING 3 TRAILS WITH ONLY TWO MACHINES. WATCH FOR DEER ALONG THE TRAILS; ESPECIALLY SOUTH TRAILS.

#9 North, was groomed. Groomer Stan rated the trail as fair to good.

#45 , Falls Trail, was groomed by Groomer Louie last night. Rates the trail as good to very good.

The south trail will be groomed later today/tonight.

And just a reminder about the logging going on between Rexton and Trout Lake
when it warms up enough and that 2 mile stretch starts to get a little iffy, DO NOT HOP ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS TO GET AROUND IT! You will just have to deal with the sloppiness of that stretch when it happens
.and it wont happen for a while.

GRAND MARAIS (as reported by Kay);
Base: 2 to 12" or more
On the Ground: 20 to 50 Inches
Last Groomed: Last Night
Current Trail Conditions: Good to Very Good early & getting better
2/18 ~ We're Back!! All is white in the world of Grand Marais! The trees are hanging heavy and it's hard to tell the difference between the landscape and the sky! Since it started yesterday morning we've gotten about 6 inches of fresh snow in town, 8 to 12 out in the snow belt, and it's still coming! It's the kind of snow we can work with too! Wet and heavy, perfect for packing and the temperatures are supposed to drop into the teens which means the trails will freeze down after being groomed tonight! OH, Yeah! They are saying "Plan on total snowfall amounts of 8 to 19 inches during this storm

NOTICE UPDATED 1-21-08 - Trail #443 is CLOSED to snowmobile traffic between Trail #88 and Trail #8 for the season - The Chamber of Commerce will be installing signs within the next couple of days that will be easily noticable with detour information

Seney Trail Report: AS REPORTED BY DIANE REED
2/18/09
The storm came thru, 8-10" in town and 12" up north. Trails are all snow covered again and the town looks a winter wonderland again. Larry said the snow is soft as is 30 degrees this morning. Riders were out all night so the trails didn't set up after they were groomed. That means the corners get blown out easy and they get rough quick. Don said he will schedule them to be double groomed this weekend to keep up with the traffic.

PARADISE TRAIL REPORT (as reported via their website);
February 17, 2009
Falls trail # 45 :Groomer Bob said the falls turned out nice with no water and he didn't get stuck Yaaaa
Point trail# 452: Groomer Woody reported the point is geting better and is hard as a rock.Overall good shape.
Pine Stump # 8 : Groomer Jeff said the trail was a little rough before he got out but after he was done it turned our good the base is hard as a rock and with ice on the coners becareful.
South Swamp #8 : Groomer Mike reported last night the swamp has a couple of open water but passable the sledders are going around the holes with no problem
Raco/Hulber #8: Still in fair to good shape.

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