Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association Report – January 5

Trail #9 Good Condition. We are grooming to Holland Staging area north of Pine Stump. This area received quite a bit of snow yesterday.

Trail #45 Good condition. Trail is being groomed from Newberry to Co Rd 500 by TASA. Paradise will be grooming the Falls trail between CR 500 and Camp 33 until the swamp area is frozen.

South Trail #9/2 Fair to good condition. Trail is being groomed to Cut River and to the power lines on the way to Trout Lake.

We are grooming all three trails everyday.

Weather Forecast: Temperatures will be cold this week.

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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.

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North Store Follow Me Outfitters

Well I guess our prayers and dancing is working about 13/16′ of snow fell past couple of day’s. Got to love, Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see you soon.Yooper Our.

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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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The big storm forecasted for Saturday hit just to our south. I don’t know snowfall amounts, but given that Wolverine and Vanderbilt schools are closed today I would guess they got some decent snow. Our area got 3″ of snow and we’ve had blowing and drifting too. The temperatures dropped dramatically from Saturday to Sunday–we only had single-digits yesterday. Today we’re only around 4 degrees but could make it up to 12. The radar shows lake-effect bands and light snow is falling now. We aren’t expecting large accumulations today but tomorrow’s forecast is for 3-5″ of snow. We have to have more snow before the groomers can run the equipment. By that I mean run the equipment to pan/pack the snow, which is the first step before grooming. The railroad grade is frozen gravel because sleds have been riding. The trails are in similar shape but do have a very thin coating of snow. We know people are anxious to ride, but hitting the trails before there’s enough snow for the groomer’s to pan results in no base. The snow that’s there gets blown off or chewed up. Riders who can go off-trail are encouraged to do so. Hopefully the snow keeps coming and within a couple days the guys will be out whipping the trails into shape! Stay tuned for the latest and try to be patient…

If you’re interested in supporting local grooming efforts, visit www.justgroomit.org for details on joining the Indian River Snowmobile Grooming club with a membership donation. We have hats and t-shirts (short & long sleeve) for sale too. Even when we can’t groom we still have operational expenses like insurance, two-way radio communication subscriptions, and more. Your support makes all the difference! Thank you–

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