So, I am impatient. I’ve been checking the local groomer reports and nothing is posted yet. Granted, it’s not 11am yet… Here is what I do know:

TASA groomed trail #9 last night and Grand Marais and Paradise groomed their trails heading in/out of town. We had a group of 10 guys take off from the resort last night at 7ish (they had talked of taking trail 9 to Pine Stump) and they did not return until after 11pm. The same group is up and riding this morning and they are planning on staying again tonight. Our other groups arrived last night and are off riding at this time. Sounds like good news to me. I have not directly spoken to anyone but I will update you when I do.

****In the meantime, we have a winter weather advisory through tonight calling for lake effect up to 3-6". Tomorrow we’re under a "lake effect watch" for another 6-12++".***

Nicole
Halfway Lake Resort
www.halfwaylake.com

http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/49868?phenomena=WW&significance=Y&areaid=MIZ007&office=KMQT&etn=0001

Our trails are ride-able. There is Snow, area trails are building little by little. So far we are not disappointed by this little storm we got about 3 to 4 inches the past few days and still more coming today, Saturday another little storm. Cold temps will bring scattered lake effect snow back at night, temps teens to single digits through-out this weekend. Then Sunday a Arctic blast with high of single digits all week, they say. Do proceed with caution!

Rumor has it that we are going to let the sleds pack down the new snow we are getting and the groomers will go out Sunday if all goes well. We are getting Lake Effect again today. It is coming down in buckets right now.

Benzie-Manistee Snowmobile Club

More info on our web about who to contact www.benziemanisteesnowbirds.com

Benzie Visitor Bureau – 01/17

HI all! Thursday now and the Clipper brought us anywhere from 2-6″ plus it’s still coming down! After the melt down of the last couple weeks, we need this and more to get the groomers back out. Hopefully the snowbelt areas will be back in so-so to semi decent shape soon if this snow keeps coming like the forecast calls for. We supposedly have some lake effect coming through Friday and a stronger Clipper coming in Saturday with lake effect after that! So, we’re getting some now so riding is possible at least! But we need more! Unfortunately winds are forecast too so snow’s gonna be blowing around. Temps are supposed to drop after the weekend into next week and stay that way for a week or so, plus there is snow in every days forecast for a week too so by next week at this time if it pans out we should be looking good! For now its rideable but not great. So, I’ll drop in as it changes! Seeya on the trails! Carol

http://www.visitbenzie.com/seasonal-snow-reports-24/