February 17, 2015 – Woke up this morning to 6 degrees and a light dusting of snow over night.

Sorry about no updates the last few days but the stuff has been hittin the fan the last few. Nobody wants to hear my problems but I have been battling frozen pipes in my cabins and just haven`t had time to report.

It has been brutally cold UP here, we`re talking minus 20`s and 30`s at night and negative 10`s during the day. Its been so cold my little digital weather center froze up!!

We`ve had a major break down on one of our groomers too, but I bet you didn`t even notice if you were UP here ridin. We have been running the other two around the clock. We`ve got the groomer torn down and it will be fixed in a couple days and ready for next weekend. I want to give a special shout out for all the boys who have been working HARD on it to get it back up and running. We don`t ship ours out to get them fixed like some of the other clubs do and then lose them for weeks!!!

Sooo….on to the trails. EVERYBODY I`ve talked to has said the same thing. You guys got the best trails ever!! To that I say thank you…we really try hard. They are all in excellent shape even with a machine down. The weather is supposed to remain cold and colder for the rest of the week and into the weekend again. Doesn`t look like alot of snow coming but enough to keep things in excellent shape, maybe a couple inches here an there.

So in a nut shell, come on UP…life is good….trails are excellent….it don`t get any better than this!

Groomer Chris

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Yesterday was quiet and uneventful on the trails. The guys groomed last night and trails are in very good shape. We’re excited to be above zero and even into the teens for temps. The sun continues shining and that makes for a beautiful day to ride. It’s still very cold out so be sure to layer up. We’ve got a chance for snow at some point today, so we’ll see how things turn out. Thanks for checking in…

Just an FYI that there’s logging activity on the east loop of our wooded trail. The area is signed but watch for changing trails conditions where the trail has been plowed for vehicle traffic. The activity stretches about 1/2 to 1 mile.

Other grooming club news is the new drag we took delivery of in January. The State approved our purchase and this drag was custom-made for us by the experts at Dubie Welding & Fabrication in Gaylord. We’re glad to support local, Michigan business with this purchase. And since this drag will be paid for with State dollars it’s nice to know your trail permit money is coming back around.

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. Thanks to member donations we’re putting up a groomer building ,where we now store and can work on the equipment. Your support makes all the difference! Thank you–

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