Groomers are running daily!

Jan 21

Trail 12 Ontonagon – Greenland was groomed the evening of 1-20-15 Very good condition

Trail 12 Ontonagon – Trail 1 was groomed the evening of 1-20-15, very good condition water that was across the trail along the high tension lines is now gone.

Trail 101 was groomed the evening of 1-20-15 and is very good condition.

Trail 1 north to the Porkies Ski Hill from trail 12 groomed 1-20-15

Trail 1 from the Ski hill to Lake of the Clouds will be groomed this morning 1-21-15.

Trail 11 will be groomed this morning 1-21-15, the logging is done so grooming is the full 25 miles.

Entering the Village of Ontonagon has become a lot better this season as the village trail is now on the old Rail Road Grade, only one block of street driving. Gas, food and lodging available down town Ontonagon.

White Pine has gas and food at the Konteka, Silver City has food at the AmericInn both are just off trail 1.

Come up and enjoy and please watch for groomers, sometimes grooming in the day.

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There’s no change to report from yesterday. Even though grooming wasn’t on the schedule our club president ran one of the groomers last night. The other one will groom tonight. Conditions are smooth. We’ve got some snirt in the mix and the base is thin. But there’s riding to be had and conditions are even better in the woods. The railroad grade gets the most traffic so it has a thinner base than the woods. The farther you get out from the arteries the better conditions are. We’re enjoying some sunshine right now but the thermometer is only at 8 degrees. BRRR…The forecast is for sunny skies and temps around 27 the next two days. Friday looks like a great forecast for snow. We will sit tight and keep an eye on the radar. Until then, have a great Wednesday!

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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