Good Morning… its 10:00am on Thursday 1-30-2014….
If you are in Paradise,Mi. you are waking to a BALMY 24 degrees and overcast/with snow… ….STILL reprieve from weeks of Sub-Zero weather…

###‪#‎Weather‬ ….a weekend of temps in the teens daytime and lows in the single digits…. System snow over Wisconsin brought to us on S.W. 20-30mph wind gusts for today..and this evening…!!!!!

###‪#‎Trail‬ Report…..still all trails are FLAT both in width and length..(no bumps)…. +excellent rating for the whole month of January……….

###‪#‎Hazards‬…. 20-30 mph winds and system snows today and also last night …are bringing more 2-3 ft. drifting to open areas.. Trails are very hard and fast …noticing more sleds having near misses on trails this week…

Pictures from last night on trail #8 north of paradise…PIKE LAKE AREA… sled hit tree @ 3:00pm in daylight.. , tree was a 100ft. off trail.., Luce county amb. took driver to Hosp with a broken arm..

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GOOD ((( BRrrrr))) Morning….8:15A.M…. Its cold….-11f or -23.8 celsius …. Windchills thru-out U.P. of Michigan are -30f/-34C or colder depending on wind speeds..

#### Weather…Today brings Sunny Skys .-11f temps and bitter cold -30 wind-chills brought on a 15mpn S.W. wind…..Winds are pushing our ‘lake effect snow’ back out/over Lake Superior..
SNOW FACTS as of this morning..
Total snow fall for SEASON……153.1 inches (12.75 feet)
last 24hrs……6′ of heavy moisture snow..(settles/compacts quickly)
Snow depth….33′ on average….deeper north (on shores of Lake Superior)

### Trail Report… Grooming activity was CANCELLED yesterday due to many factors….HIgh winds…Zero visibility…Drifting snows..Wind Chills approaching -40f/c ( Celsius and Fahrenheit readings are the same at -40)
We are back grooming today…Tuesday 1-28-2014
All trails are perfectly flat with 6′ of new snow in last 24hrs… we are averaging a 24′ base in all areas …trails north of paradise are deeper in base and snow depth…

###Hazards….
Upmost Caution while traversing the ‘TOWN AREA’ of Paradise (trail#8) high snow banks, people removing snow,traffic & visibility… and there is a 15MPH speed limit and it is enforced…
Drifting on most trails today (tuesday) due to yesterdays Grooming shutdown..
Approach drifts with CAUTION …some are very hard with fine/moisture laden snows . drifts can actually be STUMPS !!!!….open areas have 4ft. drifts or larger.. Remember….In these are remote/wilderness areas…help is not readily/timely available in alot of areas…. (no cell phone signals or plowed rds, gasoline/ambulances is approx 45 miles between areas )