Gaylord Area Trail Report – 11/30
Gaylord Bureau – November 28, 2023 Snow, baby, snow! The white stuff is starting to come down today and we can’t wait for winter to officially arrive! Trails open on December 1st, weather permitting. Check back for daily updates and trail conditions. We’ll see you soon! As always, check back with us for updates and weather reports. http://www.gaylordmichigan.net/snowmobile-trail-report-114/ <> Well we have one more day till the trails officially open. It also gives us another day of melting in the 40s which is supposed to happen for almost the whole week. Just like I thought when we had the awsome snow that fell earlier in the week. If you dont get out and ride it right then its going to be gone and thats exactly what happened. I am so glad Big John and I got out for a ride during the legal riding time between 11 and 2 during deer season. Now tommorow will be legal riding time but there most likely will be a slushy mud bowl. On the bright side I can get the rest of my signs back up. For those of you that are new to my page I am only open here in the winter and my new hours plan is that if the snow is not rideable if I have something else to do I am out of here. I am not usually to far away and the number of 989 Dig Snow rings to my cell phone. This is my 26th year in here so I have figured the weather patterns pretty well over the years. If there is good snow the sledders come rolling in. If you are heading north to the u.p. just call to make sure I am around. I also have trailer parking down the road at my storage facility if you don’t want to haul your trailer back and forth. Thats about it for now. Do some snow chanting cause we are going to need it. The picture below is what we really want to see. Thanks for checking in. Pete http://frederic-mi.com/category/trail-conditions/ WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Precip ends tonight, although fog remains with reduced visibility. Rain returns Thurs PM into Fri as temps moderate. However, icy secondary roads could develop, along with ice jams along rivers, and perhaps localized minor flooding. Next chance for snow is this weekend. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey FREDERIC - GAYLORD AREA UPDATE via Sledheads of Frederic , Michigan Snowmobiling >> Not liking the weather forcast for the rest of the week and coming weekend. Ended up closed again yesterday as there was another blessing of 6 inches of snow and we took off on another great ride of untouched snow, leaving Frederic and up towards mount Frederic and lakes of the north to starvation lake and back to Frederic. Lunch at the hide away and back to Frederic. About 150 miles of prime riding between sunday and monday. Sundays ride took us to lovells for a great pizza. Now time to get to real work today. Pics below are of the Jordan Valley groomers with a giant project on the trail. The guys were there to get the track back on the groomer. It actually came off a few days ago but they had to gather up equipment to put it back together. Wow what a huge project. A big thank you to all those volunteer guys. Thanks for checking in. Pete #gaylord #snowphotos frederic-mi.com WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Freezing rain develops late tonight into Tuesday with up to 0.10” of ice accumulation possible across portions of northern lower Michigan, mainly near and south of M-72. Slick and potentially hazardous road conditions are expected Tuesday morning through the midday hours. Any freezing rain changes over to rain, or a rain/snow mix during the afternoon and evening hours. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey WEATHER UPDATE via 9&10 News >> Another round of wintry weather Tuesday will deliver chances for mixed showers including freezing rain. The better timing for any ice will be Tuesday AM and south of M-32. Also watch for foggy conditions too. JORDAN VALLEY AREA UPDATE via Jordan Valley Trails Council >> Thank you to Kalkaska County Sand and Snow - KCSAS and Rick for contacting us when they heard of our breakdown. Within 24 hours of breakdown and recovery we had a track from the blade of the KCSAS machine to the blade of our machine! Great work and doing it trail side too.
Did it break or just jump off? WATERS - GAYLORD AREA UPDATE via Waters Inn >> Looks like lots of fresh snow overnight, who’s going to come and enjoy it? #gaylord #snowphotos WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Check snow totals in Northern Lower Michigan in the comments. About 3 to 8 inches in the snow belts of Northern Lower Michigan. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyWe need your snow reports! How much snow did you get overnight where you live? Please include a rough time your measurement was taken, your location and if possible, a picture of a ruler in the snow. WEATHER UPDATE via Meteorologist Brad Sugden >> Extremely heavy snowfall is moving toward Otsego County indicated by that deep blue. This could easily be falling between 2-3" per hour. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Here is the latest on the burst of snow for tonight. Not much change, with heaviest snow between ~10PM to 3AM for most locations, couple hrs later Lake Huron shoreline. Expect a general 3-8" for most, along with a transition to freezing drizzle after the heavier snow ends. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey <> <>Postings From Regional Pages On Facebook
Remember that 32° is the key temperature not only at the surface, but in the vertical. Any warmer and we trend more towards rain. Any colder and we trend more towards snow. Be mindful on bridges, overpasses, sidewalks, parking lots, etc. traveling Tuesday AM.
We do trend slightly warmer mid-late week. More 30s if not a few low 40s before another rain/snow mix returns late Thursday into the weekend.
Meteorologist John Gross #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey
Today the crew tackled putting the track on the machine and made quick work of it! Can’t thank our retired groomer/board member Doug for jumping into action to help out today! Mike, Phil, Doug, Benny, Rich, Pete and Tom were all hands on deck and we appreciate each of them and their efforts! The last 72 hours has been a great team effort by everyone that helped out. THANK YOU!
We’re monitoring the weather this week and will take grooming day by day until the end of the week. Looks like Thursday/Friday will be our worse days with temps at or near 40, but the crews are in order to get everything groomed for the weekend after temps drop back down. Trails right now are the best they have been for this time of year in many years!
Thank everyone for the kind words and support of our great volunteer’s and the hard work they have put in. Also thank you to the multiple people who have reached out or stopped by as we worked trailside asking if we needed a hand. #jordanvalley #petoskey #gaylord
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