20 degrees this morning and overcast. The weatherman says freezing rain tonight which we do not need. Temps tomorrow are to be in the low thirties, hopefully not too warm for rain, depending where the front line goes thru. Groomers were out last night and today in case it gets too warm.

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Trails are in good to excellent shape. Some flowing water on the Spile Dam trail yet, Kinross to Raco. All the rest of our wet areas are frozen over. We will be grooming the Bay Mills Trail groomer is down.

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Sault Ste. Marie to Brimley, Trail #8 – Base 3-5 inches -Trail is in Excellent Condition. Go with the flow of traffic on the bridge in Brimley!

Brimley to Raco, Trail #8 – Base 3 – 7 inches -Trail is in Excellent Condition. 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 <[p>Base 3-8 inches – Trail is in Excellent Condition

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

Base 2-5 inches – Trail is in Good to Excellent 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 2-5 inches – Trail is in good to excellent condition.Condition. When the trail is running along roads make sure you go with the flow of traffic on the right side of the road. All wet spots frozen.

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

Base 3 – 5 inches – Trail is in Good to excellent condition,

Kinross to Raco/Rudyard, Trail # #480 & #472

Base 2-5 inches – Trail is in Poor to good to Condition, the only bad spot is one water hole before the bridge but you can get around it on the sled. The trail has been groomed completely. Watch for deer!

The Downtown Trail has not been groomed, but it is marked and the city just put up the barrels so we will be grooming it shortly..

Base: 4 inches

Snowfall Past 24 hours: 2 inches

Last Grooming: Groomers are out on a daily basis

Current Trail Conditions: Good to Excellent

Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association

Well, this has been an interesting week for the mid-west. It sounds like everyone had more than their share of snow. Why head north and cross the bridge to ride? We have more snow and you can go miles and miles without seeing a stop sign and frequently without spotting another sled.

This is one of the best years we have seen in a while. Last year had a slow start, but it started snowing mid-January and did not stop; we hired heavy machinery to push back our snow banks in late February. This year our snow banks already look like they did at the end of last year, so we’ve asked them to come back and move snow again.

Trails have not had much traffic and everyone is reporting awesome riding on and off the trail. A few reports of people getting buried in 4-5 feet of “bottomless” snow when pulling off trail or riding ungroomed routes. Funny thing is they are laughing when telling their stories.

We have added over 2 feet of snow since Jan 1st but have not had temps hit the 20’s in two weeks. The impending warm up is predicted to flirt with above freezing temps during the day and drop below freezing at night. If you don’t already know: this will help the groomers set the trails and contribute to thickening the hard base.

CAUTION: Trail #45 (Newberry-Tahq Falls) will be plowed starting January 8th from Skyline to Atwood Association for logging. PLEASE BE ALERT AND WATCH OUT FOR TRUCKS AND TRAIL CONDITIONS.

Surround yourself in lake effect snow and ride 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 grooms over 125 miles of trails that interconnect to hundreds of miles of trails groomed by local associations

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