GOOD ((( BRrrrr))) Morning….8:15A.M…. Its cold….-11f or -23.8 celsius …. Windchills thru-out U.P. of Michigan are -30f/-34C or colder depending on wind speeds..

#### Weather…Today brings Sunny Skys .-11f temps and bitter cold -30 wind-chills brought on a 15mpn S.W. wind…..Winds are pushing our ‘lake effect snow’ back out/over Lake Superior..
SNOW FACTS as of this morning..
Total snow fall for SEASON……153.1 inches (12.75 feet)
last 24hrs……6′ of heavy moisture snow..(settles/compacts quickly)
Snow depth….33′ on average….deeper north (on shores of Lake Superior)

### Trail Report… Grooming activity was CANCELLED yesterday due to many factors….HIgh winds…Zero visibility…Drifting snows..Wind Chills approaching -40f/c ( Celsius and Fahrenheit readings are the same at -40)
We are back grooming today…Tuesday 1-28-2014
All trails are perfectly flat with 6′ of new snow in last 24hrs… we are averaging a 24′ base in all areas …trails north of paradise are deeper in base and snow depth…

###Hazards….
Upmost Caution while traversing the ‘TOWN AREA’ of Paradise (trail#8) high snow banks, people removing snow,traffic & visibility… and there is a 15MPH speed limit and it is enforced…
Drifting on most trails today (tuesday) due to yesterdays Grooming shutdown..
Approach drifts with CAUTION …some are very hard with fine/moisture laden snows . drifts can actually be STUMPS !!!!….open areas have 4ft. drifts or larger.. Remember….In these are remote/wilderness areas…help is not readily/timely available in alot of areas…. (no cell phone signals or plowed rds, gasoline/ambulances is approx 45 miles between areas )

Light traffic yesterday, beyond-cold temperatures and fresh grooming last night make for ideal trail conditions again today. There’s just so much snow out there! Conversation today is still about the cold weather. We’re still under the wind-chill advisory for one more day. The sky is clearing and we may reach 8 degrees today. That’s going to feel pretty warm considering yesterday we only got up to 1 degree. The cold is taking it’s toll on wildlife too. Our groomer Joe found a young deer frozen on the side of the trail yesterday. Mother Nature can be a tough one. Snow is forecasted at 100% chance the next two days. The snow clouds will help raise the temps to the teens tomorrow (if we’re lucky). Tonight is the groomers’ ‘night off’ but we expect trail conditions to hold as excellent. Trails are rock-solid smooth and there aren’t many riders out (yet).

Base: 10 inches

Snowfall Past 24 hours: 0 inches

Last Grooming: Monday night, 1-27-14

Current Trail Conditions: Excellent

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