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13 below this morning with 3-5 inches of snow since yesterday with blowing and drifting big time. Soo to Kinross and Kinross to Raco have had groomers on most of them. They are rideable but not great for smooth yet, still some water issues but you can get your sled around them. The rest of the trails are in good condition.

Sault Ste. Marie to Brimley, Trail #8 –

Base 23- 5 inches -Trail is in Good Condition. Watch for logging trucks the last 2 miles before Brimley, they are using the grade to haul, so a portion is plowed.

Brimley to Raco, Trail #8 –

Base 2 – 6 inches -Trail is in Good Condition. The cold temps have the wet areas frozen except on the very edge of trail.

Raco to Naomikong Trail #8 [where Paradise meets us], Trail #8 –

Base 3 – 6 inches – Trail is in Good to Excellent Condition. Lots of snow out here but blowing and drifting snow with the high winds.

Sault Ste. Marie City Trail, Trails #497, #449, parts of #8 & #49 –

Base 2 -4 inches – Trail is Fair condition except right before you get to the Casino. There are several wet areas that are slowly freezing especially down by the Casino. But you can get your sled around them.

City curfew is from 1am – 6 am. Remember most City streets are open to traffic 20mph, stop at all intersections, and ride the right hand side of street not on side walks. Watch for closed streets that are posted, mainly around the hospital, university, and state trunk lines.

Sault Ste. Marie to Kinross, Trail #49 –

Base 2 – 4 inches – Trail is in Poor to Fair Condition. The trail still has a couple water issues but we did groom most of it Tuesday night.

When the trail is running along roads make sure you go with the flow of traffic on the right side of the road.

Kinross loop & south to Pickford, Parts of Trail #49, #472, and #494 –

Base 2 – 4 inches – Trail in Fair condition. Not as much snow out here but we did some new last night.

Kinross to Raco, Parts of trail #472 & #480 –

Base 1 – 4 inches – Trail in Poor Condition. Some wet spots and swampy areas. We groomed it Saturday and most of the water is frozen but one spot by the bridge but you can get around it on your sled.

The Downtown Trail is signed but not groomed.

Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association

January 6, 2015 – UPDATE: Checkout the following picture sent this evening by our groomer covering the southern portion of our system. A special thanks to our groomers for sending these pictures to us for up-the-minute trail reports. Be sure to let them know you appreciate their efforts. They are all VOLUNTEERS.

January 5, 2015

Condition: Fair – UPDATE: 7:20 p.m. Just heard from our President. He has been out today on Trail 35 headed toward Hobart when he had mechanical problems and could’t complete his run. He reports most of the trails have a light coating of snow. There is an ice base in some areas and dirt/gravel in others. We really need some packy snow as most of the snow we have received so far is light and fluffy and isn’t packing.

We started panning this morning with all three tractors. Groomers will be staying off the White Pine at this point.

We picked up a couple more inches yesterday so it is beginning to look like winter around here finally. If you are out there sledding be watching for the groomers.

January 4

Condition: Fair – Update 2:30 p.m.: Just received a call confirming that trail conditions have improved over yesterday on trails north of Hoxeyville. There are lots of sleds out today and they are doing a great job packing the trails. Snow is thinner south of Hoxeyville. White Pine trail is likely to be marginal with lots of drifts. Probably best to stay off of it at this point. Please respect the 4 inch minimum requested by the State Park folks before riding the White Pine. Not enough snow to groom yet.

We picked up 3.5 to 4 inches in the last 24 hours which has made a significant improvement in trail conditions. The coverage in the non-forest area is starting to accumulate as well. The snow guage in the Cadillac West area 2 miles north of the 33 Rd. staging area is showing 7 inches this morning. No word on grooming operations yet.

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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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