HAPPY HOLIDAYS. – Hi Everyone, It has been very busy all week and the weekend looks to be much busier, so with exta traffic we all need to slow down and enjoy the ride and stay to the right. The groomers went through again late 12-29-09 and are scheduled to groom again Friday and Sunday, barring any problems with the equipment. The forecast is for more snow today and a Clipper system for late 12-31-09 and 1-1-10 with "large accumulations" and LES snow for the next 5 to 7 days after that. But again with any forecast, I believe it when I see it. So this will make for some sweet riding this Holiday weekend. That is what is nice around here, we are in the middle of 6 different grooming clubs, if one isn’t grooming, one of the other Clubs are grooming. There will be some ice and snirt out on the trail in the curves, so slow down and enjoy yourself. Most county roads are snow covered, so getting fuel or food shouldn’t be a problem. There is tons of snow in the woods, so two tracken and seasonal roads are a blast right now. (Which there are tons of). There is going to be some Ice on the trails and roads, so be careful. THE LAKES ARE NOT SAFE YET.

Rooms and Snowmobile Rentals are available.

We are members of the Cycle Conservation Club of Michigan, Baldwin Trailriders Snowmobile Club, Benzie/Manistee Snowbirds Snowmobile Club, Irons Area Tourist Association Snowmobile Club, Wellston Area Recreation and Tourist Bureau Snowmobile Club, Lake County ORV Club and the Michigan Snowmobile Association, which are the local grooming clubs. I can not thank these guys and gals enough, they do a lot of work for free, so we all can enjoy this sport. I would only think that if someone is complaining about a bumpy trail on Saturday afternoon, come to a couple club meetings and see just what these people do. They would never complain again. Thank you again.

Call 231 745 4101 8am until 10pm. See ya soon on the trails.

Happy New Year. Looks like our Lake Superior Snowmaking machine is kicking in as we have lake effect snow in the forecast now. Forecasters have predicted totals all differently…one says 5 to 8" thru Saturday-another 12-20, yet another 18 to 30". We’ll keep with our policy of letting you know how much fell when it’s on the ground. Still calling conditions Fair to Good – this depends where you’re riding… some trails are better than good, some worse. We’ll likely upgrade conditions after this snow event.
All the groomers in all areas are out.
Gogebic Range Trail Authority: 11S is open – expect to find it a little brushy is some areas but they’re still working on it. Trails 2-8 and 160 are all snow covered and freshly groomed…11N is still not groomed-the swampy area is still wet.. they are packing snow in it to get it groomable which they will do ASAP.
From the Lake Gogebic Area-the groomers are out on all trails… everything is freshly groomed. Heads Up: You may encounter Logging Trucks at the junction of 102 AND 8 W-pull over if you do.
Watersmeet groomers reporting all trails being groomed daily and Good conditions.

It’s time for our usual caution about ice: There is no such thing as "safe ice" due to underwater currents. If you plan to go out, be sure you talk to locals where you intend to ride for information about the ice depth and other factors…be aware you will be riding at your own risk.
And one more safety note… groomers can and will be out any time of the day or night, especially this week…so PLEASE pull over when you see them.
We want you to have a great time…and most importantly, to stay safe.

Check out web cams throughout the area to see the snow amounts for yourself. Find links on our website at westernup.info

FYI: Season snowfall to date from the Gogebic County Road Commission as of 12/30/09: 70".