December 25, 2020 MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!!! Well, it would be merrier if we had a decent amount of snow on the ground. It is 18 degrees outside right now with a light snow floatin around in the air. We have an inch….maybe 2…. on the ground. I can still see grass pokin through the snow cover…..bummer. I really don`t see any good amount of snow coming for the next week either…..bummer again….but I can only hope the weather guessers are wrong. Just thought I would jump on here and let ya`ll know we are still alive and we are ready to ROCK as soon as Ole Man Winter gets his butt in gear! LET `ER SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! C`mon man!!! Groomer Chris
PARADISE AREA UPDATE via Town Hall Snowmobile Club Paradise MI >> Paradise - Grand Marais-Pine Stump- lots of boondocking and two tracks.. Trails are brutally “hard” after the refreeze. Some sections got a few inches of fresh snow today which made for good but most were very “chattery” with engine temps constantly elevating. We stayed mostly off the trails where possible as the two tracks were excellent! If you are the kind that cares about hyfax and carbides- conditions aren’t for you but plenty of fun to be had. #paradise #newberry #snowphotos... See MoreSee Less
PARADISE AREA UPDATE via Paradise Area Night Riders www.paradiseareanightriders.org >> 12/19/25 15 degrees this morning and snowing. We got just a light dusting last night. Yesterday was a night mare. I hit 43 degrees here and got about a 1/4 inch of rain. We lost quite a bit of snow. Looking out my window I would say I have just less than a foot left. We were off to a good start! The big thing I think people don`t realize is that the snow melt has to go somewhere. Our trail system has a lot of low country and guess where the water goes....right.....back into the swamps! This water then gets warmed a bit because of the rotting vegetation and there you have it.....more darn water holes on the trails!!!! This is the main reason we can`t get going as early as some of the other surrounding clubs do. As far as our plans go.....It looks like the weather is gonna cool back down to normal for the next few days. We are gonna let things freeze back up and then Sunday we are gonna send 2 machines w/o drags down the Falls trail #45 and see what we got. Trails #452 & #453 around the Point are ridable but thin in areas, they are not groomed yet, just packed. Trail #8 to da Stump is groomed but it is thin in spots too. Trail #8 south is just packed and the gates into the Federal Forest section are closed because of water. Thats about it for now. This thaw really hurt our plans. LET `ER SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and stay cold Groomer Chris #paradise #newberry ... See MoreSee Less
PARADISE AREA UPDATE via Town Hall Snowmobile Club Paradise MI >> Went to bed when it was 40 degrees and drizzling- woke up to a winter wonderland! I flew into Pellston yesterday evening- there was heavier rain all the way south of M28- Seems North of there got spared the brunt of it… #paradise #newberry #snowphotos... See MoreSee Less