For the next few days we will have cold temps with a chance of snow at the end of the week.

The Gogebic Range Trail Authority Groomers Report:
The GRTA is reporting all three groomers are down again. They don’t know when they will have one up and running again. As soon as I hear anything from them I will have it posted as to when the groomers are up and running. The GRTA has had a rough go this season. First with all the water now they are having problems with their groomers. All trails are in poor condition. Trial 11S is closed due to logging this winter.

Lake Gogebic Groomer’s Report:
All trails are groomed daily and are in good to very good condition. VERY IMPORTANT: Watch for the reroute where trails 1, 102 and 8 West meet, north of Merriweather going west for about 5 miles. Watch for changes and new signing. There will be many pipeline workers plus a lot of heavy equipment in the area. This reroute will continue to the end of the season. You may also want to top off your gas if headed north through this area as the reroute will add an extra ten miles (there and back) to your trip with no gas stops between Lake Gogebic and Konteka.

The Watersmeet Groomer’s report:
Our groomers are running daily and trails are all groomed. All trails are in good condition but use caution on corners they are icy. We need more snow.

Please follow the orange barrels and stay on trail going across Cisco Chain.

Please remember groomers are out both day and night, so watch for them, please pull over or at least slow down and wait for the operator to signal you by whenever you see them. Groomers have the right of way.

JUST ONE MORE REMINDER: PLEASE STAY ON MARKED TRAILS. RIDING ON UNMARKED TRAILS CAN RESULT IN THE CLUBS LOSING EASEMENT FOR THAT TRAIL AND IT CAN ALSO RESULT IN A POSSIBLE TICKET FOR YOU.

Call our snowmobile report at 800-522-5657 anytime.

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Feb 3rd – Trail 12 Ontonagon – Greenland was groomed the evening of 1-30-15 good condition, ice on corners.

Trail 12 Ontonagon to Trail 1 was groomed 2-2-15, very good condition.

Lake of the Clouds at the end of Trail 1 in the Porcupine Mountains State Park. Just a short walk from the trail, well worth the walk.

Trail 101 was groomed 2-1-15 and is very good condition.

Trail 1 north to the Porkies Ski Hill from trail 12 groomed 2-2-15. Snow is getting thin near Silver City after the warm temps last week.

Trail 1 from the Ski hill to Lake of the Clouds was groomed 2-2-15. Over 12″ base at lake of the clouds.

Trail 11 was groomed 2-2-15, the logging is done so grooming is the full 25 miles. The base at summit peak is 24″

*** We are developing ice on the corners with no new snow in over a two weeks, please drive with caution. ***

Entering the Village of Ontonagon has become a lot better this season as the village trail is now on the old Rail Road Grade, only one block of street driving. Gas, food and lodging available down town Ontonagon.

White Pine has gas and food at the Konteka, Silver City has food at the AmericInn both are just off trail 1.

Come up and enjoy and please watch for groomers, sometimes grooming in the day.

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