Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association Report – December 28

Trail #9 Fair to good condition. Trail was groomed from Newberry to Pine Stump last night.

Trail #45 Fair to Good condition. Trail was groomed last night to Co Rd 500 by TASA. Paradise groomed from the Falls south to Co Rd 500. Paradise Groomer filled in the water holes with snow and says the trail is rough in some spots and we want to remind everyone to be careful in the swamp area.

South Trail #9/2 Poor to fair condition. Trail will be groomed as far as we can go until we run out of snow.

REMEMBER: Our swamps are not completely frozen and there are some wet areas on all three trails so be careful.

Weather forecast is for colder weather starting today and snow showers.

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We do not groom in the village, and the curfew in the village is 11 P.M. to 7 A.M.

THE NORTH STORE ON CO. RD. 407 OPEN THIS YEAR.

FYI: RAINBOW LODGE IS STILL CLOSED

Trail Maps are now available at the groomer barn. Business’s and Indivduals call 906-293-3063 for maps.

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Reports of five inches of snow north of Newberry and more snow as you head west.

Red’z Wolf Inn & Bunkhouse

For any of you that are doubting the snow… We are the only area that has maintained most of it!!

And it looks like the snow gods are on our side!!

Get up here and RIDE!

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Halfway Lake Resort Trail Reports

All trails are in poor condition …mainly due to water holes opening with the temps above 32f for the last 7 days..
TEmps at 22f at this posting and approx 17f on trails inland..
Temps will be drooping thru the week and more snow coming…
All trails are being worked on ,,waiting on this weeks cold and snow so we can start grooming…no trails are groomed,but they are packed and brush/trees removed…. at this time..

trail #452/453 (whitefish point loop)
in fair to poor condition …bare spots on northern edge ,,,and 4 known water holes to navigate around…

trail #45….( to Tahquameonon falls)
CLOSED from Paradise Parking area just west of town to the groomer barn..(total of 6 miles)
Use alternate North Trail #8 instead of Trail #45 (they run both run west to the groomer barn..6miles distant)…
#45 is Very wet …impassable in some areas as it is over wet bog /wetland type of areas…open water can be seen….these areas are mostly gated/now open and very muddy & wet to get thru these are Tahquamenon State Park areas…adn lead to the upper/lower thaquamenon falls and Newberry beyond..

TRAIL # 451 CLOSED (bypass of Paradise ‘birch hill area’) CLOSED…due to the wishes of private property owners that own this land. They have chosen NOT to give us grooming permission..

TRail #8 NORTH of Paradise in fair shape with only 2 known smaller water holes…snow is unknown depth at this posting in the crisp point area and west of little lake..

Trail #8 SOUTH of Paradise….Very poor condition . about 20% water holes….covers mostly low wet areas…’raco-brimley’ end 5 miles is in good condition & flat but not groomed yet..

Trail # 474…(connector to Silver Creek Pub/GAS & Hulbert)
In fair to good shape & packed/repaired with groomer

Picture from this morning….Sunrise at 8:20am…yesterdays snow on the deck..6′ of new snow…(it was bare before yesterday) no wind…but 22f since 2:00am 17f inland away from the big lake…temps over the big lake at 35f…. so no ice yet….

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