As of 12-18-14, I took a ride on my own sled on the trails to see what they were really about. I started out from my motel and ventured towards Whitepine and Silver City on trail 1. The low areas (swamps) are really wet and some spots are not frozen over completely. Once you get outside of town a little bit, the trails were not that bad.

I was the first to break trail on the fresh snow we had from the other night. I made it to Silver City and back without running into any problems. The trail groomers are out, but once again they are trying there hardest to redo what they just got done doing. At this time they are mostly out trying to get the bad spots passable by sled. Old railroad grades along with higher ground areas are alright for sledding. Once again you just have to use caution for the wet areas. I recommend at this time to stay off trail 13 on the east side of Lake Gogebic and trail 102 going toward South Boundary Rd. Trail 8 west of Bergland towards Wakefield has a lot of swamp. With the few days of warm weather and a day with rain. Trail 8 has some very bad spots, this may change as the colder temps freeze them up. Snow is in the forecast, so as the days go by the trails should be getting better. As always feel free to call and asked for the latest conditions.

Thank you!

Casey Yesney
Owner

With temps back to normal condition of the trails should improve. Temps today will be a high of 25 with a low of 6 for tonight. Tomorrow our high will be 28 with a low of 16. We need these temps to help firm things up.

The Gogebic Range Trail Authority Report:
Trail 2 from Ironwood to Marenisco is groomed and is in fair condition with some wet spots mostly east of Wakefield. Trial 8 is groomed and again it is in fair condition with a few wet spots. There is running water in the creeks and the swamps are still open so PLEASE USE CAUTION IF YOU PLAN TO RIDE.
Trail 11 south will be closed for the season due to logging.

Lake Gogebic Groomer’s Report:
Well, we’ve got a slight improvement after Mondays rain, it turned to snow overnight giving us about 3-inches. However, it is very wet snow…on top of rain…on top of already wet ground. We’re expecting mostly 20’s for highs this week, although the nighttime temps look to drop down into the single digits later in the week which should help a lot. Can’t say for sure how good conditions will be for this next weekend just yet but for now you should stay off the trails as you will encounter a lot of wet and mud in some spots.

The Watersmeet Groomer’s report:
Groomers did not run last night but will be heading out today! We got 6-8 inches of new snow, the temps got down into the teens and it’s still snowing. This should improve the conditions nicely.

Please remember groomers are out both day and night, so watch for them, Please pull over or at least slow down and wait for the operator to signal you by whenever you see them. Groomers have the right of way.

JUST ONE MORE REMINDER: PLEASE STAY ON MARKED TRAILS. RIDING ON UNMARKED TRAILS CAN RESULT IN THE CLUBS LOSING EASEMENT FOR THAT TRAIL AND IT CAN ALSO RESULT IN A POSSIBLE TICKET FOR YOU.

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