Here I am… I apologize for the late posting today. Bad weather had me stranded out-of-state so it took an extra day to get back to my laptop. By now you’ve checked the radar and other sites to know we got some great snow over the weekend. The big snow fell late Saturday into the early morning hours Sunday. Temperatures plummeted into the teens and winds kicked in yesterday. Lake effect was in full force, bringing another few inches last night. Most area schools were closed this morning. Today temps were in the teens but the wind chill made it feel like single digits.

Areas from Wolverine around Indian River saw a couple more inches of snow fall late this morning/early afternoon. We’ve got beautiful snow cover everywhere, but I’ve heard a couple exposed areas on the railroad grade had snow blown off. Groomers ran over the weekend and are out again tonight. I will have a better feel for specific areas of the trail once I touch base with them (in the morning). Riders are already taking to the trails and making weekend plans too. Looks like the weather will cooperate, keeping us cool and bringing fresh snow. Have a good evening, sledheads.

Last January we took delivery of a new grooming drag. The State approved our purchase and this drag was custom-made for us by the experts at Dubie Welding & Fabrication in Gaylord. We’re glad to support local, Michigan business with this purchase. And since this drag was for with State dollars it’s nice to know your trail permit money is coming back around. Support snowmobiling and trail development by purchasing your trail permit today! Available at snowmobile dealers and other locations around the state.

If you’re interested in supporting local grooming efforts, visit www.justgroomit.org for details on joining the Indian River Snowmobile Grooming club with a membership donation. We have hats and t-shirts (short & long sleeve) for sale too. Even when we can’t groom we still have operational expenses like insurance, two-way radio communication subscriptions, maintenance of our new grooming building and more. Thanks to member donations we’re almost done with interior/finish construction at our new equipment barn! We now store and can work on the grooming equipment only yards from the DNR trailhead. Your support makes all the difference. Thank you–

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Winter has arrived. We have added 9-10 inches of snow in the past 48 hours. This followed a slight warm up which has helped start a trail base. Calling for more for this week and weekend, amounts vary depending on your favorite meteorologist (not me!). TASA has groomers out on the trails. Riders are headed out. Things are looking good!

Groomers are reporting wet spots and closed trails on their pages (500 to falls and south of Newberry). Things have been bitterly cold so hopefully the swamps will freeze over soon.

This week we are running a beginning of the week special: $89/night plus tax for two adults. NO availability for Friday January 15/16/17th

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Ride right from your door in a different direction each day! We are located 12 mi NW of Newberry (Halfway to Lk Superior) and 7 miles south of Pine Stump Junction. Between Grand Marais and Paradise. Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association (TASA) grooms over 125 miles of trails that interconnect to hundreds of miles of trails groomed by local associations.

This week we are running a beginning of the week special: $89/night plus tax for two adults. NO availability for Friday January 15/16/17th

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January 10, 2016

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