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Paradise Area Trail Report – 12/30

Weather…… @9:00am….12f on shore…4f inland on trail system…O wind…overcast with lake effect snows falling…..
we have Received over 10′ of new snow in the last 4 days..(see pict.)..not all places….just a average…drifts now in the 2-4′ range in the duck lake fire area…..

Morning temps where a 4f inland and 12f on the shores of Lake Superior….below zero 100 miles west (marquette and on the north shore of Superior…so we are in a warm pocket …perfect set up for Lake effect snows ….

a weather advisory for Chippewa and LUce countys for next 24hrs….3-6′ of now snow predicted for today….is still snowing at this time..YAY….

Rumors of a big storm coming for this weekend…long range predictions i am pulling of internet….YAY again….

TRAILS::::
in my 8:00am to 8:00 pm groom yesterday i saw well over 150 sleds on Trail #8….no accidents & one breakdown assist… alot of sleds starting to come into Camp 33 Pub..(upper Tahquamenon falls state park)

trail #452/453 will be groomed tomorrow…(Wednesday) morning,,but packed and passable as of yesterday…no reports of problems..snow was light on northern shore line edge…goose marsh area…should be good with our latest snows….???

trail #45… PARADISE TO GROOMER BARN (1st. 6 miles) is still closed due to a large water hole 3miles east of Paradise…use TRail #8 to groomer barn to connect to trail #45..
Trail #45 from Groomer Barn..to .Tahquamenon falls…Groomed last night… …passable in FAIR to GOOD condition in most places …there are WEt areas and use caution in some areas as it is over wet bog /wetland type of areas…open water can be seen….these areas are thru Tahquamenon State Park areas…

TRAIL # 451 CLOSED (bypass of Paradise ‘birch hill area’) CLOSED…due to the wishes of private property owners that own this land.

TRail #8 NORTH of Paradise Groomed yesterday and again today…in GOOD shape with no water holes…snow is 6-8′ base.. 3-6′ of now snow for today…some bumps due frozen base and some dirt due to grooming …so still a Good rating….ALmost excellent Duck lake Area west end of our trail is Excellent… Should be perfect by late tonight..

Trail #8 SOUTH of Paradise… GROOMING it today…. wil update tonight..poor condition . about 10% water holes….covers mostly low wet areas…’raco-brimley’ end 5 miles is in good condition & flat but not groomed yet..
Paradise South to Tahquamenon River portion (about 2 miles in lenght) is still closed due to big water holes …should be open soon …It is gated and Posted closed..

Trail # 474.. being groomed today….(connector to Silver Creek Pub/GAS & Hulbert)
In fair to good shape & packed/repaired with groomer

1st. pict is 9:00am this morning ……4 days ago there was no snow on my deck …so this is NEW SNOW….ontop of the 6-8′ on the ground inland….YAY….
2nd pict….you know you are in a fun area when a dog is driving (family oriented riding)…25 sleds in this group near Little Lake Harbor….People where from atleast 15 miles away… this is a remote area…

Post by Paradise Area Night Riders.

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December 30, 2014 |

Sault Ste. Marie Trail Report – 12/30

Its 8 degrees right now and the northern part of our trails got 2-3 inches of snow over night with just an inch of so out by Kinross.

The wind is suppose to shift more westerly which will cut the lake effect snow off later today.

But the cold temps are doing wonders on freezing the wet areas. Trail #8 going west from Brimley is in fair to good shape, groomer hit it last night.

Via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association on Facebook

Dec 29 – Temps dropped to the low teens last night and stayed there all day along with 2-4 inches of snow. More snow to the north less to the south. Groomers will be going out tonight on trail 8 around Raco. The temps are to get in single digits tonight and be cold the next week. There is still lots of water to freeze solid enough to hold a groomer but at least it will hold your sled. Overall trails are still poor but we hope to be able to do some packing near the end of the week if the snow keeping falling.

Dec 28 – It has been above freezing for the last 4-5 days with rain yesterday no snow. The temp did drop to 26 last night and it sounds like it is to stay below freezing for the next few days. We need the cold to get all the new water refrozen and then some snow. There is still an icy/snow base left on the trails but not very desirable to ride on but you could if so desired.

Merry Christmas – We did not get any new snow that lasted. Temps are already 36 degrees and the same for Friday so I don’t think we will be able to groom anything til Saturday when cold returns. Trails are rideable but poor! Some have not seen a groomer yet do to all the water.

Dec 23 – Nothing new or good to report on trail conditions. The temps have been hovering around freezing since Saturday. We did have a inch of snow overnight but it suppose to rain this afternoon but maybe a snow/rain mix tomorrow. Some sections of our trail have not even seen the groomer do to water, we would break up ice that the sleds can ride on. There is enough snow on most sections of trails to ride but not very good.

We need cold weather now to freeze them up.

Soo to Kinross is not frozen yet as well as Kinross to Raco. If you go for a ride I would recommend avoiding those areas that are always wet until we have cold weather because you will get soaking wet. There is no use us wasting fuel and breaking equipment until colder temps are called for.

Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association

December 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
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