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Grayling Trail Report – Fay’s Motel – 02/01

Greetings Sledders,

We picked up a few inches of snow over the weekend and everyone who was here reported good rides and that is taking into account the typical Saturday afternoon conditions.

Our entertainment came from watching the Mayer twins, 7 year old Bryson and Kiersten, ride their 120 Polaris around and around and around the parking lot. They ride one up, two up, pull each other on a sled and do a mock starting line hole shot, to the extent that a 120 will actually pull a hole shot. Real cute to watch.

LET’S GET ON WITH IT:

WEATHER:
This is certainly the hot topic and you downstaters and out of staters probably know more about it than we do. We are currently in the 4-6" area and if it’s wet system snow like we are hoping for it will really help with the base building.

TRAIL CONDITIONS:
Right now the trails are in good condition and will improve with the anticipated snow. The only trail segment that I don’t care for is #7 to Frederic which is snirty and that too will improve.

GROOMING:
We are on our regular schedule and I see no reason to deviate unless there’s a breakdown.
On the topic of grooming, three riders tried to pass me on a corner Saturday night and didn’t make it as usual. This is never a good idea and rarely ever works. I knew they were there and about halfway through the corner I looked at the camera monitor and they were gone. This triggers an emergency shut down and there they were, pinned between the drag, a wall of snow and the inside of the corner. Please don’t try this. We know you’re there and will get you by us as soon as we safely can.

Ride Often and Please Be Safe,
Keith, Sandy and The Girls

At Fay’s Motel enjoy direct access to the Grayling Area snowmobile trails.

February 1, 2011 |

Grayling Trail Report – Fay’s Motel – 01/27

Greetings Sledders,

No major changes to the conditions. Folks that have been out riding are reporting decent and good rides and we are grooming on schedule. The type of snow that we are dealing with is the thing to think about as you are riding. It’s no different than heading into an icy corner in as much as the snow is loose and the carbides are searching for something to grab hold of and if there’s a build up of the loose snow you’re going to slide through if you’re going too fast. It’s just that simple!!

I see on my Big Fat Buddha Buddy’s website that people are asking about trail conditions in the area where the lady got hurt last Sunday and the answer to that is above. We just haven’t had good packing snow all season and the base is loose. It is what it is and please be careful. The area where the accident took place is really not any different than the rest of our trail system.

LET’S GO:

WEATHER:
We’ve had just a touch of snow today and the guessing gurus are calling for 2-3 maybe 4" to fall Friday night and into Saturday morning. Anything we get is a blessing and it all adds up. Temps look to hold.

TRAILS:
Like I said in the preamble leading off this gibberish stuff, conditions haven’t changed. Expect okay rides but not premium by any means. If you’re going to wait for premium rides here you may be waiting for a bit.There will be a mixed bag once again for this weekend and we will do our best to keep up with the traffic.

Ride Often and Please Be Safe,
Keith, Sandy and The Girls

At Fay’s Motel enjoy direct access to the Grayling Area snowmobile trails.

January 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
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