Paradise Area Trail Report – 03/09
March 9, 2023 31 degrees this early afternoon. Sorry I didn`t get out a report earlier but I had some important business to take care of this morning. I gotta say this…..boy…..do people turn on you hard and fast when you don`t word something quite right. I didn`t say our trails were crap, in fact, I said they were in decent shape in my last report, but I guess some people took it wrong. All I really said was the next few sunny days weren`t gonna help the trails at all. Lighten up people!! Here`s my latest report and I`ll try and be more careful with my words….. Groomer Scott hit the Falls trail #45 last night and said it is still in good shape. There is some dirt showing in a couple spots and the wet areas are starting to break up but not bad. The Stump trail and the Point trails are being run right now but I know they are still in good shape. There is more dirt and gravel starting to show up the last couple of days and the dirt back roads we use are pretty muddy but the trail is still very ridable. As far as the South trail #8 goes. The swamp is bare dirt and ice now for the most part. We don`t dare run a 5 ton groomer thru there anymore. There are some 6 ft.+ deep holes in there and we ain`t sinkin no groomer! It is gettin dangerous for sleds now so we are gonna close the gates today. We have to run the groomer about 10 miles down the road to hit the next good snow which is not worth it just to groom another 10 so we are done with that section. It is ridable (except the swamp). So there ya have it. Our trail system is still in fair-good shape but expect some dirt and gravel here an there like late season ridin. Lighten up folks <> <> Visit Paradise Area Night Riders on Facebook >>>> <> NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via North Store Follow Me Outfitters >> Nothing beats fresh snow ❄️ today, groomed trails, and that crisp Up North air — and North Store Outfitters is right in the heart of it all! SENEY AREA UPDATE via Mater's Stop -N- Go Gas Station >> Wanted to share a quick snow-pocalypse update - I'll send a photo of my snow reader later, but yesterday's snowfall was so epic it made me believe winter is here to stay, and I'm kinda loving the whole new season thing. Lmfao. 🤣 #seney #newberry #snowphotosWanted to share a quick snow-pocalypse update - I'll send a photo of my snow reader later, but yesterday's snowfall was so epic it made me believe winter is here to stay, and I'm kinda loving the whole new season thing. Lmfao. 🤣 NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via Pine Stump >> Wed 2-25 PARADISE AREA UPDATE via Paradise Area Night Riders www.paradiseareanightriders.org >> 2/25/26 NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via TASA Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association >> Just a little snow makes a world of difference, I'd say 7" or so showed up after two this afternoon, couple hours moved out. Guess who gets to play with it tonight? 🥰 WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Snow and gusty winds return through the day today, with hazardous travel conditions likely this afternoon into the evening. Heaviest snowfall is expected across eastern upper Michigan, with travel impacts likely along US 2 west of St. Ignace due to gusty southerly winds. For northern lower, the heaviest snowfall generally favors spots along and north of M-32. Activity will transition to lake effect snow tonight. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey #soo #newberrySnow and gusty winds return through the day today, with hazardous travel conditions likely this afternoon into the evening. Heaviest snowfall is expected across eastern upper Michigan, with travel impacts likely along US 2 west of St. Ignace due to gusty southerly winds. For northern lower, the heaviest snowfall generally favors spots along and north of M-32. Activity will transition to lake effect snow tonight. #MIwx WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> A strengthening Clipper low brings a 2-to-6-hour period of moderate to heavy snowfall to the UP today, with the greatest snow totals in the east. In addition, gusty winds will bring areas of blowing snow along the lakeshores. Expect at least hazardous travel today. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaA strengthening Clipper low brings a 2-to-6-hour period of moderate to heavy snowfall to the UP today, with the greatest snow totals in the east. In addition, gusty winds will bring areas of blowing snow along the lakeshores. Expect at least hazardous travel today. #906wx #miwx PARADISE AREA UPDATE via Paradise Area Night Riders www.paradiseareanightriders.org >> 2/24/26 This content isn't available right now WEATHER UPDATE via Michigan Storm Chasers >> Here's our last call snowfall outlook regarding the system starting today, February 24th, and finishing up Wednesday, February 25th, 2026... #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyHere's our last call snowfall outlook regarding the system starting today, February 24th, and finishing up Wednesday, February 25th, 2026. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are in effect Tuesday for widespread accumulating snowfall. With wind gusts of up to 30 mph, falling and blowing snow can cause low visibility and tough road conditions! Widespread snow gives way to WNW wind lake effect snow, providing additional 1-3 inches of snow Tuesday night to the Keweenaw and the north half of the eastern UP. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #sooWinter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are in effect Tuesday for widespread accumulating snowfall. With wind gusts of up to 30 mph, falling and blowing snow can cause low visibility and tough road conditions! Widespread snow gives way to WNW wind lake effect snow, providing additional 1-3 inches of snow Tuesday night to the Keweenaw and the north half of the eastern UP. WEATHER UPDATE via TV6 & FOX UP >> FIRST ALERT: Our next round of widespread snow comes tomorrow! Lake enhanced snow is expected in the Eastern U.P. Plan on moderate to heavy intensities with poor visibility from strong winds. Watch the timeline in the link below. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaFIRST ALERT: Our next round of widespread snow comes tomorrow! Lake enhanced snow is expected in the Eastern U.P. Plan on moderate to heavy intensities with poor visibility from strong winds. Watch the timeline in the link below. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Lake effect snow continues through tonight, with the highest additional accumulations expected over the north-central and western UP. Gusty north winds will contribute to blowing snow and areas of very low visibility along M-28 between Marquette and Munising today, as well as parts of the Keweenaw. Lake effect finally tapers off Monday morning. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>
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Decent snow yesterday. Snowing hard this morning
This weekend should be great to ride and next week as well!
Don put the sleds away yet!! #newberry #snowphotos
21 degrees this morning and snowing. It was snowing and blowing most all day yesterday....I guess the weather guessers were right! Its hard to tell how much we got cause of the wind but I have a knee high drift on my deck and about 4" on the rails.....perfect!
As far as the trails go....I haven`t heard from any of the other guys yet on how their runs went yesterday but I ran the South trail #8 and I assume they all ran across the same conditions. My trail was hard as a rock. I could have used a Zamboni to do a better job! It groomed up just ok but I wasn`t able to dig out the bigger moguls. With this new snow we`ll be good, it`ll just take another day to whip them back to great shape. The good news is that the cold spell really helped freeze up the swamp solid again. It looks like this weather pattern, colder and snowy, will stick around for awhile too with just one day on the warmer side.
Soooo.....COME ON U.P. while the gettin is still good!!!!
LET `ER SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Groomer Chris #paradise #newberry
Oh, and a bull I saw on the way in headed west on the road, yooper stuff.
Its my goal to stay inside tonight, won't happen but happy thoughts till then, my buds at the Soo liked my Sox Sunday, shoulda wore these with them! #newberry #snowphotos
A big fat zero degrees this morning with a wind chill of -16 under a cloudy sky.....kinda cold out der. We are under a winter storm warning today. "They" are calling for 5-9".....hmmmm....we`ll see.
As always, Mondays are maintenance day so nothing was run but we`ll hit everything today. With this cold weather and if we get this snow we`ll be golden. I may have to break out that E word! All trails are in great shape now anyhow but a foot of snow would be perfect. I`ll let ya`s know how things go tomorrow.
COME ON U.P.
LET `ER SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Groomer Chris #paradise #newberry
Discussion
The only significant changes to the map shown since yesterday are the addition of a 6-12" zone to focus on the back-side lake effect snow through the end of the day on Wednesday that will bump up totals across the eastern Upper Peninsula, and a slight shift south of the 1-3" zone towards Kalamazoo and Ann Arbor. Besides a few wobbles, the 2-5" and 4-8" zones remain largely the same. The entire Upper Peninsula now has winter alerts issued for this incoming snow. Notice, we've added a dashed green line to denote that areas south of it will deal with greater uncertainty in higher snowfall totals due to daytime temperatures above 32°F, plus the presence of low-level dry air filtering into the state. There should still be enough time to give everyone a solid half inch across the state, but for those primarily south of I-94, that may be all.
For timing, truthfully, not everyone will see the peak of precipitation by the end of the day. The front will be taking its time as it crosses the state this morning and afternoon. Upper Peninsula west of Newberry, you'll see your snow beginning by noon. After the noon timeframe, it'll be everyone else across the state. Last to see the precipitation start today will be southeastern Michigan, where flurries/light rain may not start until after 10 pm EST. Remember, gusty winds are possible within this passing winter storm, and as such, travel will become difficult at times as visibility drops to under a half a mile within the highest snowfall rates. Travel with care, and make sure to turn on headlights AND taillights when driving in any snow squall. Snow will finish by noon Wednesday, but continue as lake effect for the Upper Peninsula through the end of Wednesday, as denoted by the circled yellow area.
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