No change to report from yesterday. We’ve been starting out with single-digit temps and making our way into the 20’s each day. There are clouds across the sky this morning which are supposed to break up by the afternoon. Temps are at a decent 23 but won’t get much more than 26 they say. The radar looks clear right now but tomorrow’s forecast for snow (60% chance) is promising. There hasn’t been traffic but the wooded trails were groomed last night. Conditions are smooth with some snirt around trail arteries. It’s amazing what our groomers can do with only a small amount of snow! Check back in tomorrow for the latest in conditions…

Just an FYI that there’s logging activity on the east loop of our wooded trail. The area is signed but watch for changing trails conditions where the trail has been plowed for vehicle traffic. The activity stretches about 1/2 to 1 mile.

Other grooming club news is the new drag we took delivery of last week. 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 will be paid for with State dollars it’s nice to know your trail permit money is coming back around.

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, and more. Thanks to member donations we’re putting up a groomer building ,where we now store and can work on the equipment. Your support makes all the difference! Thank you–

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January 21, 2015 – Condition: Fair to Good

Not much has changed since our last report…we’re still waiting for some significant snow. The forest trails are fair to good while the White Pine Trail is extremely light to bare in spots. We continue to groom as needed.

January 14, 2015 – Condition: Good

We will be doing little or no grooming on Thursday as trail conditions seem to be holding. The decision to groom will be made on a day-to-day basis until we receive more snow or we see more sled traffic.

January 11 – Condition: Good

On Friday, the western portion of our trail system picked up 8 inches of new snow while the Cadillac area picked 4 inches. We continue to groom all trails with the exception of the White Pine Trail which does not have enough snow for grooming. It sure would be nice to get some packy snow because all the snow we have gotten so far has been light and fluffy. Our main trails have lots of snow while some of the smaller trails snow can get pretty thin. Over all, Jim Thomas, our new Trail Coordinator says the trails are good. Keep in mind, there is a bit more snow to the north and to the western part of our system.

January 9, 2015

Snow Report from Caberfae Peaks: 10.5 inches of new snow overnight and 28.5 inches in the last 10 days.

Two to four more inches of snow in the forecast…

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To better access the forest trails, you’ll want to use one of the Staging Areas below:

33 Rd Staging Area–S of M-55–approx.. 3 miles west of Cadillac on M-55 (watch for signs)

Caberfae Staging Area–approx.. 12 miles west of Cadillac on M-55 (watch for signs)

Boon Staging Area–park in plowed area south of Boon Grocery

Note: The porta-a-johns were removed from our staging areas today as our contracts on them expired 3-15-13.

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VIA CADILLAC WINTER PROMOTIONS
http://www.cadillacwinterpromotions.org/trailconditions.html