03/08 – Trails are glare ice if it was a low snow area. There is some lift snow blowing and drifting around so slow down or you won’t make it around those slippery corners. Groomers are out in the deeper snow areas working in the icy snow mix back to smooth. – Via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association on Facebook

03/08

The trails today until we get a chance to groom them will be poor to fair riding.

The temps on Wed got up to 50 degrees then about 7 pm it started to spit rain, which turned into solid rain for several hours during the night. The temp is finally dropped to below freezing and there is some snow in the air. At about 8am it is 28 degrees so the soggy trails will stop the melting. But we have lost many inches of standing snow and there was so much rain it is going to take colder temps before we can get the groomers on them. The temp is supposed to hover around 32 today and we hope to put the groomers out tonight before temps drop to the teens. We hope that not too many bare spots have developed but the snow that is left will be very icy frozen slush, unless we get 2-3 inches of snow today. Shoulders are bare from sunshine if you run roads or going thru Brimley and along Mackinac Trail.

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We will be taking over he 38 miles of trails groomed by Kinross Charter Township last season.

Sault Ste. Marie to Brimley, Trail #8 –

Base 1-4 inches -Trail is in Very Fair Condition. It is icy under the snow. Brimley shoulders are bare. Go with the flow of traffic on the bridge in Brimley!

Brimley to Raco, Trail #8 –

Base 3-7 inches -Trail is in Fair to Fair to Good Condition. The first mile going west of Brimley has low snow in the open area. Make sure you go with the flow of traffic when crossing the bridge in Brimley or you will be ticketed!!!!!

Raco to Naomikong Trail #8 [where Paradise meets us], Trail #8 –

Base 2-6 inches – Trail is Fair to Good Condition.

Sault Ste. Marie City Trail, Trails #497, #449, parts of #8 & #49 –

Base 1-3 inches – Trail is in Poor to Fair Condition.

City curfew is from 1am – 6 am. Remember most City streets are open to traffic, 20 mph, stop at all intersections, and ride the right hand side of street not on side walks. Watch for closed streets that are posted, mainly around the hospital, university, and state trunk lines.

Sault Ste. Marie to Kinross, Trail #49 –

Base 1-3 inches – Trail is in Poor to Fair Condition. When the trail is running along roads make sure you go with the flow of traffic on the right side of the road.

Kinross loop and south to Pickford, parts of Trail #49, #494, #472

Base 1-3 inches – Trail is in Poor to Fair Condition.

Kinross to Raco, Trail # #480 & #472

Base 3-5 inches – Trail is in Fair to Good Condition.

The Downtown Trail has not been groomed yet, but it is marked. The city will not set up the barrels until we have enough snow.

Via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association on Facebook

Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association

Hi All. Get those ATV’s fired up. This may be the end of snowmobiling around here, but ATV riding will be a blast with the snow, ice, dirt and mud to play in and March 17th 2012 is Peacock LTD’s Snow Chicken 50 (2 miles south of us). It’s a fun run for ATV’s and dirt bikes on our local trails to celebrate spring. Show up at Peacock to register for the ride, get some free coffee and donuts and hit the trails, with hot dogs and drawings after the ride at the dealership and we do have rooms available and is always a fun event. You can call us at 231 745 4101 during business hours of 8am until 10pm. We do have rooms and ATV’s available. Take a look at the WolfCam for the snow totals.

Gift Certificates are available for ATV, Boat, Room, Snowmobile Rentals. Check out our specials and the WOLFCAM for the snow totals.

If you don’t have your sled ready, when time comes to ride, just call us, our rentals are ready to go.

We are members of the Cycle Conservation Club of Michigan, Baldwin Trailriders, Irons Area Tourist Association, Wellston Area Recreation and Tourist Bureau, Benzie-Manistee Snowbirds, Lake County ORV Club and the Michigan Snowmobile Association. These are the local grooming clubs, in which we help support all of your favorite sports. When I go to an area, I always buy the new map for the season from the local snowmobile or ORV club. Trails may change and so do the maps. But I always spend my hard earned money, only with the businesses that support my sport. All those advertisers on the Snowmobile or ORV Club maps are the people, that help make those trails possible for all of us to ride. Just my two cents.

We have rooms available for this week and weekend, so what are you waiting for? We are snowmobilers too, and know if there isn’t enough snow to ride, you don’t want to come up and not be able to ride. Just call us before you come up and we will tell you the conditions at that time and if there is not good enough snow to ride, you can cancel your room with no penalties. But if there is enough snow to ride we expect you to keep your reservation. If you need a room in this area, just give us a call 231-745-4101, office hours are 8am until 10pm and if we don’t have a room, we will try our best to find you a room, so call soon to get your room reserved or they will be all gone. We do have some discounts at the casino and a few local restaurants to save you even more money.

Check out the WOLFCAM for the snow totals.

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I CAN NOT SAY THIS ENOUGH, WEEKDAY RIDING IS THE BEST. SMOOTH TRAILS AND LESS TO NO TRAFFIC.

We are a pet friendly Resort, but you can’t leave your pet unattended in the room unless it’s in a cage or kennel while you are out riding. We love pets, but we love our carpet too.

Make sure you STOP when they see the groomers so they can move by. It’s really dangerous to have riders keep moving when the groomers pass. Make sure you wave and show your support. Also, please stay off the ribbon so it will set up, and the trails will stay smoother longer.

Here is a list of the snowmobile trails in this area, are you ready? The Baldwin trails, (146 miles) go west to Reed City and south from here to Newaygo, Irons trails wrap around Wolf Lake and then heads north, east and west for 122 miles and connects to Cadillac and Wellston trails, Cadillac trails connect into the Irons and Wellston trails all the way to Cadillac, then south to Leroy, they groom 124 miles, Wellston trails goes west to connect to Cadillac trails and south to the Irons Trails and west to Freesoil for 68 miles and north to the, Benzie/Manistee trail system. The Pere Marquette trail connects to The Baldwin trail and all the way to Evart and up to Leroy 144 miles, the south Pere Marquette trail goes to Grand Rapids, I think about 140 miles, then north the Benzie/Manistee trail goes all the way to the Maple City another 147 miles I think. Let’s total this up, 146 + 122 + 124 + 68 + 140 + 147 = 747 in groomed connecting trails just in this area alone and we are right in the middle of them. I know most of the groomer operators and their schedules, so if it’s bumpy one way, we know which way to go, to have smooth trails. I don’t know about you but that’s a ton of riding. Now there is more trails to get to, but that would be just over kill and this is not even counting the hundreds of miles of the two tracks and seasonal roads that you can ride. Why spent an extra $200 to $300 in fuel to get to Gaylord or the UP when we have fantastic riding right here.

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Remember that the mid week riding is the best, less to no traffic, no lines at the gas pump and you don’t have to worry so much about the crazies coming up the trail at you.

There are over 740 miles of connecting groomed trails that run through this area and surrounding areas, so why would you want to go anywhere else? Plus miles and miles of two tracks and seasonal roads. We have two bedroom lake front rooms with full kitchens, living rooms with a sofa sleeper, (sleeps 6 – $105 a night), double lake front rooms with a queen and full beds and a kitchenette and dining table and chairs (sleeps 4 – $83 a night). Double motel rooms with two double beds and a mini fridge, (sleeps 4 – $56 a night) and single motel rooms with one full bed, (sleeps 2 – $41 a night) and our large Bunk House which has two bed rooms with queen bunk beds and a queen sofa sleeper, full kitchen, full living room, a breakfast bar and a fireplace (sleeps 10 – $ 159 a night). We have something for everyone.

Visit us at www.wolflakemotel.com or call 231-745-4101, office hours are 8am until 10pm 7 days of the week. See ya soon on the