Looks like winter is still here!!! We have received fresh snowfall across the area, anywhere from 4-12 inches, and it is still coming down. Temperatures will be upper 20’s in the daytime and nighttime lows 10 to 20. Now is a good time to take advantage of riding while traffic is down and trails are still in good condition.

The Gogebic Range Trail Authority: Reports trails are good with a few icy spots on hills and corners. With daily and nightly grooming ongoing, conditions will continue to be good. There is a trouble spot on 160. A groomer broke through a creek so use caution signs are posted.

The Lake Gogebic groomers report: Our area got about a foot of new snow. Snowmobilers in the area are reporting the trails in very good condition with low traffic. There have been reports of snowmobiles running on the railroad tracks through Bergland. Watch for trail signs and stay on snowmobile trail. The two run right next to each other and it is an easy mistake to make-but you will be ticketed if caught riding on the railroad tracks.

The Watersmeet groomers report: They have received 6-8 inches wet heavy snow. Conditions are good to excellent. The bare spots are covered and grooming is ongoing.

Keep in mind groomers can be out day or night so watch out for them and please pull over or slow down and wait for the operator to signal you by.

Please be careful on corners as you know several Michigan Trail signs have been discontinued. These signs are posted on our trail map. PLEASE BE SAFE!!!!

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GOOD MORNING & welcome back WINTER !!!!! Paradise has 180″ of snow for the season so far…we should hit our 200+ inches this year..
its 10:00am and 25 degrees….Everything is white with 2″ + of snow…a welcomed Scene after looking at ugly browns,slush and potholes for 2 days….:)

***Weather for the next 24hrs is bringing daytime temps in the upper 20s for the shore of Lake Superior and teens tonight…with 2 -8″ of snow varying with 8-18/gusts to 25 mph N.W. ‘lake effect’ winds… With our spring time variable weather conditions..its hard to predict more than 24hrs…we will see what mother nature leaves us….:)

Trail Report….we we are down to a ‘really good’ to ‘good’ rating.. …down a notch from excellent…as trails soft and hard to manage… sharp corners are a little icy…with predicted snow we will be back up to a marginal excellent rating….

Hazards….with gusting winds,lake effect, and temps in the teens tonight…drifting will occur in open areas…sharp corners are starting to get icy…please stay on your side of trail and slow down…noticing alot of people cutting off the corners in a ‘big hurry’ i would assume…doesn’t take many to make the trail bad for all of us…mountain machines with paddle tracks can kick alot of snow out of a corner when powering thru the inside of a corner..
Thanks …Have fun…Traffic last night was very low…great mid-week riding available.. …