Our groomers were out yesterday, last night and again today. Before they can actually begin the “grooming” everything has to be panned to start building the base.

To cover our 138 miles of trail this takes several days/nights and for now, we are not on any set schedule. Trails that were panked down yesterday had a chance to freeze overnight. That is a good thing. We will keep you posted on when our regular schedule begins.

We do have snowmobilers in the area-and the report back to us was where the groomers had been-trail nice, water in one area reported but it wasn’t bad and not a problem. Even tho we started getting our snow 2 weeks ago, we are still dealing with “early season conditions.” All gates were opened yesterday and some clearing of downed trees was taken care of.

It is the vote of our Groomer Operators that again this year they are going to volunteer their time. We are so fortunate to not only have them as volunteers but they are all very dedicated in grooming the best job they can for you. Since our club originated in 1998 the volunteering has enabled our club to build 2 groomer barns. The first 7 years all of the machines had to sit outside and when maintenance or repair had to be done there were some really nasty weather conditions to deal with. Soooooooo, it is a big thumbs up to our volunteer Groomer Operators, volunteer maintenance & repairing, volunteer snow plowing around the groomer barns and not to be overlooked is the tons of paper work that is required by the DNR.

Have a FUN and SAFE snowmobiling season.

As for the Trails: Caution Flags are UP. Driver Marc was out putting up signs and said there really isn’t much snow on the trails, there is about 3-4 inches on Trail 8 West (H-58 heading west from town), Trail 888 had up to 10 inches of semi-packed snow but warned to watch out for holes in the trails, wet spots, and bare areas on the pavement.

There has been a lot of snowmobile traffic buzzing about since Thursday and they’ve managed to pack down the fluff. Plus the warmer weather and rainy conditions last week took it’s toll on the snow. On a brighter side, the forecast is calling for daytime temperatures to be in the 20’s most of the week, sub-zero and single digits at night with 40 to 70% chances of snow all week.

The cold could create a lot of ice on the wet spots and holes. BUT, they are calling for some snow tonight and 1 to 3 inches tomorrow. I will try to get a better report out to ya’s later today or in the morning.

Don’t forget to renew your membership! Memberships for the 2014/2015 Season are now Due and Payable. Please send a check or money order for $25 per member (with this form) to the address below OR you can renew online at the Crazy 8’s store.

As always, Ride Safe and Bring them Home Alive!

Kay