Grayling Trail Report – Fay’s Motel – 01/11
Greetings Sledders that are sledding somewhere else,
So, What do you want to talk about now? Or, In our case write about now.
Not much has changed in these here parts. We had about 6" of LE fluff on the ground last Friday morning and three of us groomer jockeys rode the loop in the hopes that there was enough moisture laden snow to pull the trigger and start panning a base, alas there wasn’t. We were plowing through the cottony lighter than air stuff and the carbides were clattering off every stone known to man. My decision was a no go for panning. One can pan and groom all of the LES that one wants (I’m talking about the 6" range that we got, not the 18" to 2′ that other areas have received) but the bottom line is that it will not adhere to itself because there’s no moisture content, which in our case, makes the effort a waste of your trail permit dollars. Not gonna do it, wouldn’t be prudent.
WEEKEND OUTLOOK:
There is a shot at some meaningful snowfall for the weekend, but my gut tells me that it may be too little too late for us to react to. The day of the week that snow hits is as important as the type of snow that we receive. System snow falling mid-week gives us something we can pan into a base before the weekend traffic hits and LES every few days freshens things up. We haven’t had those conditions all season.
Right now the trails are really thin and remain not recommended. Sorry but that’s the way it is.
Ride Often and Please Be Safe,
Keith, Sandy and The Girls
At Fay’s Motel enjoy direct access to the Grayling Area snowmobile trails.