Condition: Fair – Update 2:30 p.m.: Just received a call confirming that trail conditions have improved over yesterday on trails north of Hoxeyville. There are lots of sleds out today and they are doing a great job packing the trails. Snow is thinner south of Hoxeyville. White Pine trail is likely to be marginal with lots of drifts. Probably best to stay off of it at this point. Please respect the 4 inch minimum requested by the State Park folks before riding the White Pine. Not enough snow to groom yet.

We picked up 3.5 to 4 inches in the last 24 hours which has made a significant improvement in trail conditions. The coverage in the non-forest area is starting to accumulate as well. The snow guage in the Cadillac West area 2 miles north of the 33 Rd. staging area is showing 7 inches this morning. No word on grooming operations yet.

January 3, 2015 – Condition: Fair

Spoke to a friend who was out riding yesterday afternoon (Friday) on Trail 37. She said from the 19 mile marker north to Mesick the trail was fair. However, she wasn’t too excited about trail conditions south of marker 19. That means you would probably want to use the Boon or Carerfae staging areas for trail access and ride north.

We picked up some additional snow overnight with more expected today and tomorrow. According to TV 9 and 10, we can expect a little snow each day and cold temperatures for the next few days. We’ll take it. A little at a time adds up as long as we don’t get rain or warm temperatures and that doesn’t appear likely.

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To better access the forest trails, you’ll want to use one of the Staging Areas below:

33 Rd Staging Area–S of M-55–approx.. 3 miles west of Cadillac on M-55 (watch for signs)

Caberfae Staging Area–approx.. 12 miles west of Cadillac on M-55 (watch for signs)

Boon Staging Area–park in plowed area south of Boon Grocery

Note: The porta-a-johns were removed from our staging areas today as our contracts on them expired 3-15-13.

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VIA CADILLAC WINTER PROMOTIONS
http://www.cadillacwinterpromotions.org/trailconditions.html