Indian River Snowmobile Grooming Club

Indian River Trail Report – 02/03

What an interesting weather evening we had. Snow started falling late afternoon and it came down hard. The combination of declining temps and moist snowfall created a layer of ice glaze on the road. Soon after the ice glaze came the snow accumulation and hazardous road conditions. People hunkered down and the groomers were in our barn for maintenance/repair. After about 4″ fell the temperatures began warming and snow turned to light rain right before midnight. We stayed around the freezing mark all night and the precipitation was over by daybreak. Side roads are a disaster but main roads are quickly clearing. Practically every school in Northern Michigan was closed today. We haven’t seen any traffic on the trails yet, but that’s not a bad thing. What’s on the trails now is white gold for groomers. We don’t blame riders who take to the trails today–just take it slow in the corners so the snow doesn’t get pushed off the trail. Even though we could climb a little above freezing we’re looking at falling temperatures later. Once it’s time for the groomers to run we expect to be below 32. The groomers will make their magic and the cold will freeze in their work. We expect the great trail conditions to hold for days, thanks to forecasted highs of upper 20’s. So there you have it! The latest and greatest, brought to you by Burt Lake Marina. HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS…FOUND ON THE TRAIL: “Black hat between Indian River and Thirsty Sturgeon–Collectors Item–the weekend of 15th & 16th-must identify-please call 616-540-2431″…Logging continues on the wooded trails down around Weber lake. Remember, the “swamp” section of the Alanson Connector between Smith and Armock Roads is currently CLOSED due to unfrozen swamp causing sleds to get stuck. We are also still hearing reports of open water on Burt Lake so it’s not safe to cross the lake.

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