Paradise Area Trail Report – 01/15
January 15, 2023 30 degrees this morning and cloudy with a 20 mph wind outa the SSE. I mention the wind all the time cause we are stuck in this crappy jet stream pattern and we never get any snow with a south or south-east wind. We REALLY need it to change and come outa the NW! I`m sure you all have seen the weather forecast for the next few days so I won`t get into that…….it ain`t lookin to good till the end of next week. On the bright side……we do have around a foot of snow on the ground still and the last couple of days were cold so we didn`t lose any…..here`s what we`ve been up to since my last report….. Groomer Mike C. ran the Pine Stump trail #8 yesterday and said it turned out decent. You`ll hit some dirt and gravel here an there but all in all very ridable. Groomer Glenn ran the Point trails #452 & #453 also and said about the same. The water holes have froze in for the most part but you still have to be on the look-out for them. The northern section along the ridge is bare ground tho….pretty rough gettin thru there. Groomer Dave M. took a machine and drag on the south trail #8, skipped the swamp south of town, and groomed up south of the river mouth. He just did the power line and the short section heading towards Hulbert. He told me it turned out good with just a couple of wet spots. He DID NOT go into the federal forest section cause there is a huge water hole in there and no snow to work with, The gates remain closed in this section 🙁. Now, for the Falls trail #45. My main concern is…..the gates are still closed, but a lot of people have been going around them. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND to not do this!!!! I have talked to a few people who have and they said the water holes are passable but you really need to know what you are doing. It just plain is not safe yet. We plan on gettin in there with the groomers once this next 3 day warm-up is over and hopefully we get some snow to work with. I have talked to quite a few snowmobilers the last couple of days and most of them are saying they are having a blast. The main comment is "at least you have some snow to ride on". One more thing before I close. I have a request from the DNR to post this(yes, I do talk to them quite often). They are having a lot of problems with people not riding with the flow of traffic when on the side roads, and for that matter staying on the right side of the trail. It is the LAW to ride with the flow of traffic when on roads and to stay on the right side of the trail. This would benefit us all to follow this LAW. Don`t ya`ll want to come home safe and sound so you can do this again? PLEASE RIDE RIGHT AND RIDE SAFE………..and………. <> <> Visit Paradise Area Night Riders on Facebook >>>> <> WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Today, lake effect snow and winds slowly decrease, with snow totals exceeding 2 inches confined to Alger County. Highs will be around 20. Tonight and Wednesday, a weak system brings a widespread 1 to 2 inches of snow, with lows in the single digits in the interior to 10s around the lakeshores. Highs Wednesday will be in the 30s. For the rest of the week into the weekend, mostly weaker systems with highs above freezing and lows mainly in the 20s. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #sooToday, lake effect snow and winds slowly decrease, with snow totals exceeding 2 inches confined to Alger County. Highs will be around 20. Tonight and Wednesday, a weak system brings a widespread 1 to 2 inches of snow, with lows in the single digits in the interior to 10s around the lakeshores. Highs Wednesday will be in the 30s. For the rest of the week into the weekend, mostly weaker systems with highs above freezing and lows mainly in the 20s. NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via Trails End Lodging >> Good Tuesday morning from Windy Corners! ❄️🌬️ SENEY AREA UPDATE via Mater's Stop -N- Go Gas Station >> Well look at that. He’s already back the winds musta felt bad for the little guy. #seney #newberry #snowphotosWell look at that. He’s already back the winds musta felt bad for the little guy. CURTIS AREA UPDATE via Curtis Area Trail Association >> #curtis #newberry #snowphotos This content isn't available right now Thank you for getting out there so we can ride this week!!! What trail? SENEY AREA UPDATE via Mater's Stop -N- Go Gas Station >> 8:40. I see ears... #seney #newberry #snowphotos8:40. I see his horns GRAND MARAIS AREA UPDATE via Superior Hardware - Grand Marais, MI >> Well, we never did make it into town today, but here’s a little glimpse of what it looked like around the homestead. See ya’ll tomorrow via snowmobile ❄️💕 - through the woods and over the snowy hills of Grand Marais! #grandmarais #newberry #snowphotos Thanks for sharing! ❄️ Stay safe out there, eh?! NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via Trails End Lodging >> It’s been a snowy, blustery day in Windy Corners today! ❄️🌬️ The snow has been swirling around and it still hasn’t let up yet. Winter sure is making itself known! MACKINAC COUNTY UPDATE via Mackinac County Snowmobile Association >> Monday March 16th SENEY AREA UPDATE via Mater's Stop -N- Go Gas Station >> 6:17 ... #seney #newberry #snowphotos6:17 Hey, I’m still in the running! Crazy stuff! Heck yeah SENEY AREA UPDATE via Mater's Stop -N- Go Gas Station >> 3:18. #seney #newberry #snowphotos3:18. July 4th...finally all melted! 730pm covered 5:02 covered lol! NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via Pine Stump >> Terrible out zero visibility today GRAND MARAIS AREA UPDATE via Grand Marais Sno-Trails Assoc. >> Trail update" WE HAVE SNOW!!! Unfortunately we are holding off grooming until the weather dies down and then long enough to get dug out!! I do not know how many inches of snowfall we have had with this current storm, but drifts are from 5 to 10 feet around my house and driveway! NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via Tahquamenon General Store >> 2nd time digging out drifted paths from house to store. Hard to predict the total so far , but I'd say 20" and blizzard warnings for another 18 hours. Definitely closed until further notice. If your needing to be out, but shouldn't be Paradise Rec Sports did post they were Open until 6 pm. Glad someone can accommodate for emergency sake. Wheelhouse Diner is also Open. I'd advice to stay off road so county plow trucks can do their job without risk of someone stuck on highway, which report big truck near Rivermouth stuck on M123 in snow drift. Be safe, be smart. #newberry #snowphotos2nd time digging out drifted paths from house to store. Hard to predict the total so far , but I'd say 20" and blizzard warnings for another 18 hours. Definitely closed until further notice. If your needing to be out, but shouldn't be Paradise Rec Sports did post they were Open until 6 pm. Glad someone can accommodate for emergency sake. Wheelhouse Diner is also Open. I'd advice to stay off road so county plow trucks can do their job without risk of someone stuck on highway, which report big truck near Rivermouth stuck on M123 in snow drift. Be safe, be smart. SENEY AREA UPDATE via Mater's Stop -N- Go Gas Station >> Wow... #seney #newberry #snowphotosWow NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via Trails End Lodging >> This driveway was completely plowed on Saturday (3/14)… Brent Shettler NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via Trails End Lodging >> Power’s out in Windy Corners… ❄️ NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via North Store Follow Me Outfitters >> It’s wicked out there today!! If you got to go out be prepared and be safe. #newberry #snowphotos NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via Pine Stump >> The power is out and my backup generator went down PARADISE AREA UPDATE via Paradise Area Night Riders www.paradiseareanightriders.org >> 3/16/26 <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>
LET `ER SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The snow and winds have finally settled down, and now the real work begins—time to dig out!
What a wild 36 hours it’s been with all that snow and blowing wind. Mother Nature definitely kept things interesting!
How much snow did you end up with at your place?
Drop your pictures or videos below ⬇️📸🎥 let’s see what everyone got! #newberry #snowphotos
How’s the weather where you are? ☀️🌧️🌨️
Is it snowy, rainy, sunny, or windy? #newberry #snowphotos
Trail update
Firsts thoughts are what the heck do we do??? Well at the moment we unhooked drag and running the John Deere track tractor just to try and break through. We received somewhere around 3ft so far where it hasn't blowed. There is 6 ft plus drifting in spots. The drifts are gonna get hard to. As much as I would like to say it's awesome out here it just isn't and will take several days to get somewhat of a trail. We are just getting started so there could be more surprises but we are trying!! For the next several days if you are coming up our trails are drifting and there is so much snow that it will take several trips to get smoothed out. We will update when things change. WD #mackinac #newberry #snowphotosMonday March 16th
Trail update
Firsts thoughts are what the heck do we do??? Well at the moment we unhooked drag and running the John Deere track tractor just to try and break through. We received somewhere around 3ft so far where it hasn't blowed. There is 6 ft plus drifting in spots. The drifts are gonna get hard to. As much as I would like to say it's awesome out here it just isn't and will take several days to get somewhat of a trail. We are just getting started so there could be more surprises but we are trying!! For the next several days if you are coming up our trails are drifting and there is so much snow that it will take several trips to get smoothed out. We will update when things change. WD
I highly recommend everyone stays in today
We are closed and will keep everyone posted #newberry #snowphotos
I hope everyone is staying safe and indoors. It took about 35 minutes to dig out far enough for our dog to go out... and right back in!!! I put a shovel in the snow on top of where our generator is...in case power goes out and it don't start I will be able to find it. Stay safe, ride right, and for now, bench race!!!
Trail boss Al #grandmarais #newberry #snowphotos
and this is what the snow totals since then look like. ❄️
Winter really said “I’m not done yet.” #newberry #snowphotos
Still trying to keep up with the day job, so fingers crossed the battery backup holds out long enough for us to dig out and get the generator running 😆
How’s everyone holding up where you are?
Drop your snow pics below 📸 and let us know how much you’ve gotten so far! ⛄️❄️ #newberry #snowphotos
It’s terrible out and you shouldn’t be out
We won’t have gas today so don’t plan on it
We won’t be open today
Stay home #newberry
14 degrees this morning and the blizzard is still going strong! Its been 24 hrs. straight and they are saying another 24 before it lets up. Its crazy out der folks! I`ve got drifts at least 6` high and I`ve got one door open enough to even get outa my house! I`ve lived in da yoop for almost 26 yrs. and can`t remember anything like this. As far as the trails go.....I think its gonna be another day or two before we can get out.....I`m actually thinking not until Wednesday.....but we WILL be out as soon as we can. The trails will probably be a blast right now for all you drift busters but you groomed trail riders will have to wait a couple days till we can get to it. Bout all I got for now. If you do head out for a ride today be mindful of possible blown down trees and crazy drifting and be safe!
Groomer Chris #paradise #newberry