It’s still marginal out there. I would guess I had maybe 15 sleds thru here yesterday. Snow is coming down pretty good right now and is supposed to get us some accumulation today. Still everyone I have talked to agrees on the very icy conditions out there.

There were 2 sleds parked out back here this morning and they were just heading out. 3 trailers at the area motels this morning but about 40 jeeps at the Ramada. One of the Kalkaska groomers was out yesterday up towards starvation lake but that’s the only groomer that I am aware of that has been out. I haven’t broke out my plow truck yet, we still need more snow before I am ready to push some.

Today is the 50th anniversary of the I 500 up in Soo St Marie. I have never been to that and someday might go to watch them do their 500 laps on the track up there. Also Wertz warriors were spotted out by Dingmans either yesterday or the day before on their annual fund raiser and ride for Michigan Special Olympics. They used to come to Frederic but haven’t been here in a few years now. Mark the Byrd Fydrich used to be their big draw and was a super guy. So now we just need more snow to get this season moving again.

Also a big SHOUT OUT and THANK YOU to Brook & Kathleen from Fenton who were kind enough to deliever my 6 coneys from Tellys Coney Island in Flint…..what a great breakfast those make….The pics below are from this morning outside of sledheads….Its now 10:12 a.m. and I am adding this to this post, the train just went by here heading towards Gaylord. Its the State Police out patrolling the tracks. At least they pick a weekend to do it when there is no one here. They have the big MSP decals on the train.

I have said it many times before STAY AWAY FROM THE TRACKS. For those that don’t they will learn expensive lesson today. Thanks for checking in. Pete

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It’s windy and 3 or 4 inches of white fluff this at noon and 15 degrees. Still no where near enough to call it rideable conditions even though I have heard of sleds out there on the trails.

I had to show a house up past the hide away yesterday at starvation lake and couldn’t believe when I pulled up to the bar that there were 8 sleds setting there. I went in and talked to the guys and they were from Indiana and they confirmed what I have been saying about it being beyond extra slick out there from the ice underneath.

It is still along ways from it being time for the groomers to come back out. This lake effect snow looks good but we still need system snow. So as of right now I give the trail ratings very poor.

Pic below is from Starvation Lake at the Hide away yesterday. I know I have several readers that have been following me for the 21 seasons I have been writing this. Hard to believe but 18 years ago I kept counting down for the birth of Baby Sledhead and today was the day just 18 short years ago that our baby Haley was born. That same day there was a horrific sled wreck right here in Frederic. That night at the hospital as Haley was born I didn’t know it at the time but the rider that had hit the truck and I thought he was dead. Well John pulled thru that accident (unbeleiveably) so I always think of him on Haleys Birthday and his new birthday. Happy Birthday to Haley….couple pics of her from that night. I had to bless her with a couple coneys from the corner bar. I don’t think we would like to see any pics of John from that night. Thanks for checking in and lets hope the snow keeps falling. Pete

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