Greetings Sledders,

We had another great weekend of riding out of here and the surrounding motels with several riders commenting on trail grooming improvements in a nearby area that shall go unnamed in this report. Suffice it to say that it’s good to here about improved conditions instead of the complaints that we’ve been accustomed to hearing over the years.

We got a general 4-6″ of snow yesterday followed by rain. Fortunately we got the snow upfront otherwise I’m afraid we’d be in trouble in certain segments of our trails, namely trail 7 south of 72.

We are grooming today and the guys tell me that everything is coming out pretty good with the usual heavier snow and more favorable conditions the further north you go. Don’t get me wrong, south of 72 is rideable and okay it’s just thinner than the northern segments. Typical. Not sad. Okay. Reasonable. My God I should be tweeting.

I’m told that they haven’t been hitting any standing water but there are some icy conditions and I’m sure that there are some icy corners as well so please be advised.

Our grooming is on schedule and I’m rating the trails once again as fair to good.

Based on the long range forecast it looks like next week could hold some temperature surprises and very little snow.

I will be out of town Mon thru Wed of next week so this will be the last report till next Thurs., unless something major comes up in the next few days.

Ride Often and Please Be Safe,
Keith, Sandy and The Girls

At Fay’s Motel enjoy direct access to the Grayling Area snowmobile trails.

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Yesterday we had blizzard conditions followed by brief light rain followed by more snow. We measured 22″ (deeper snow north) of dense snow on the ground this morning. On and off trail people are reporting “awesome” conditions and “the best we’ve seen.” We have heard this from multiple groups heading in all directions. This morning, we are seeing additional accumulating snow and temps will remain cold through the weekend.

We are not making daily updates to the trail report unless there is a change in condition. I will not update trail conditions over the weekend since temps will remain steady and trails are perfect. Trail conditions will change minute by minute, trail by trail, based on the amount of traffic since the trail was last groomed. Groomers are out doing their thing and conditions are favorable for them, as well. I am thankful for all of the dedication these people put into our trail systems. Please remember that due to the length of our trails it takes 12-16 hours to groom one way!

1/8/17
Boy! I really don’t know what to tell you other than it hasn’t stopped snowing. We have had accumulation every day for 5 days and measured two feet on the ground today. Riders have been all smiles, extending stays and reporting awesome conditions on and off trail. There are still come concerns regarding low lying areas to the south, so please follow groomer reports in regards to swamp/south trails.

This is a low traffic period (prior to MLK weekend) and trails are beautiful. Things typically pick up this coming weekend and remain busy until the end of the season. You never know what the future will bring, but my hope is this pattern of beautiful lake effect will continue.

Local clubs (Grand Marais sno trails, Seney, Paradise Area Night Riders and Taqhamamenon Area Snowmobile Assoc) are reporting trail closures, yellow flags or a section of trail that is closed. Please educate yourselves before you ride and ride safely.

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We are receiving a lot of calls for the upcoming weekends. To save on time and phone calls-
This week we have openings through Friday night, but no vacancy Saturday or Sunday 1/14 or 15.
Openings resume Monday-Thursday with no vacancy 1/20 or 21.
Vacancy resumes 1/22.
Thank you!

Ride right from your door in a different direction each day! We are located 12 mi NW of Newberry (Halfway to Lk Superior) and 7 miles south of Pine Stump Junction. Between Grand Marais and Paradise. Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association (TASA) grooms over 125 miles of trails that interconnect to hundreds of miles of trails groomed by local associations.

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