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UPDATE – 11/24 via Sledheads of Frederic , Michigan Snowmobiling >> One week to go until the trails open…..fat chance of there being any snow , so my best guess is the wait will be on. To bad we dont have the problem they have in South Dakota where they have snow but trails dont open till the 15th of December. The best day of riding that I had last year was on November 28 when Big John and I got in a nice 60 mile ride after a nice dumping of snow that morning. Everyone always asks me what I think the season is going to be like and my standard answer is I will tell you in April. I need to get some time in at Sledheads and get the front room ready for the season as I tend to let it get a little messy during the summer when I am not open. I put the winter signage back up last week on a nice 60 degree day. I picked up trail permits this week too but I am not putting one on my sled till we have rideable snow. I did see both Kalkaska and Grayling groomers out doing trail maintenance in the past month or so. Thats about it for now. Thanks for checking in. Pete
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> A wintry system will bring a shot of rain and snow to areas tonight. Dividing line between rain and snow appears to be M-32 in northern lower tonight, with a couple inches of snow over the eastern UP by morning. The dividing line should move a bit further north Monday, with the chance for a wintry mix or even a light glaze of ice for the eastern UP…though most areas will try to transition to rain or drizzle by afternoon, before snow returns late Monday night. Roads could become sloppy with the snowmelt and rain on top of the snow…and overnight lows tonight could fall below freezing, leading to the potential for surfaces to refreeze. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie#traversecity#petoskeyA wintry system will bring a shot of rain and snow to areas tonight. Dividing line between rain and snow appears to be M-32 in northern lower tonight, with a couple inches of snow over the eastern UP by morning. The dividing line should move a bit further north Monday, with the chance for a wintry mix or even a light glaze of ice for the eastern UP…though most areas will try to transition to rain or drizzle by afternoon, before snow returns late Monday night. Roads could become sloppy with the snowmelt and rain on top of the snow…and overnight lows tonight could fall below freezing, leading to the potential for surfaces to refreeze. ... See MoreSee Less
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Mostly cloudy conditions will persist this evening with lingering rain/snow showers along eastern upper. Additional precip will continue Sunday night through Monday morning as a wintry system tracks across the region. Melting snow combined with mixed precip will lead to messy roadway conditions for the Monday morning commute. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie#traversecity#petoskeyMostly cloudy conditions will persist this evening with lingering rain/snow showers along eastern upper. Additional precip will continue Sunday night through Monday morning as a wintry system tracks across the region. Melting snow combined with mixed precip will lead to messy roadway conditions for the Monday morning commute. ... See MoreSee Less
FREDERIC - GAYLORD AREA UPDATE via Sledheads of Frederic , Michigan Snowmobiling >> WOW, the most trailers and sleds around that I have seen in a long long time. My back parking lot is full and people are having a problem finding trailer parking. There is light snow falling and we had a couple inches since last night. Its now noon thirty and still snow in the air and riders all over the place. Almost like the good old days when there were riders everywhere. Thankfully the temp is still at 29 degrees. Thanks for checking in. Pete #gaylord#snowphotos... See MoreSee Less
WOW, the most trailers and sleds around that I have seen in a long long time. My back parking lot is full and people are having a problem finding trailer parking. There is light snow falling and we…
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Another clipper system will bring another round of accumulating snow to parts of the eastern UP into the Tip of the Mitt region today. This system will be milder, though, with the expectation that most areas will transition to a wintry mix or all rain this afternoon. This snow will also be more wet and dense than recent snowfall for the region, which will be trickier to drive in and also trickier to move and shovel. Be sure to leave extra time for your travels today! #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie#traversecity#petoskeyAnother clipper system will bring another round of accumulating snow to parts of the eastern UP into the Tip of the Mitt region today. This system will be milder, though, with the expectation that most areas will transition to a wintry mix or all rain this afternoon. This snow will also be more wet and dense than recent snowfall for the region, which will be trickier to drive in and also trickier to move and shovel. Be sure to leave extra time for your travels today! ... See MoreSee Less
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> 1st Graphic: More accumulating snow for some overnight, but mainly tomorrow (Saturday). 2nd Graphic: Some mild temperatures will be settling in for the weekend. The warmer readings will combine with some additional clippers over the next several days, to keep the weather unsettled...and precipitation mixed at times. Check out the graphics for details...and stay "weather aware" if you're traveling this weekend. Conditions (and forecasts) can turn on a dime in Northern Michigan in the winter...especially when the temperature is flirting around the freezing mark. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie#traversecity#petoskey... See MoreSee Less
FREDERIC - GAYLORD AREA UPDATE via Sledheads of Frederic , Michigan Snowmobiling >> Its been a quiet and calm friday morning in snowy downtown Fredericanville. No new snow and no plowing for me overnight. Just a little touch up here and there. A few sleds in so far this morning and I expect there will be a good amount in this morning. Took my first drive thru the motel parking lots in Grayling and not to busy with a total of 13 trailers between Days Inn and Ramada. I cant say I am thrilled with the weather reports for the next couple days but we are surely off to a agreat start so far... #gaylord#snowphotos... See MoreSee Less
Its been a quiet and calm friday morning in snowy downtown Fredericanville. No new snow and no plowing for me overnight. Just a little touch up here and there. A few sleds in so far this morning an…