Sorry that my first December report is so late, I’ve been working non-stop for the last 2 months, and in all reality I’ve let December start to slip away. (Yes Christmas shopping will begin on Dec 23rd this year!)

The Iggy area has slowly started to get on the snow bandwagon over the last couple of days. Prior to this weekend there was nothing really around, and the ground was not frozen at all. Over the weekend we did pick up a little snow and is it getting colder out. While working today I was finding about 1/2″ of frost in the yards, and about 10″ in a road out in Moran.

Forecast has the bottom dropping out of the temps after tomorrow, supposed to get bitter cold for a few days, which will drive the frost down just like we need – the slim snow cover is a good thing at the moment. A few nights of single digit temps, and then let the snow fly.

Snow forecast is showing 3-8″ accumulation before the weekend, and then some over the weekend to add to it. Groomers are in having oil changed tomorrow and for the most part are ready to roll. We have a standing 3″ on the ground right now, and I want to see another 6-8″ more before going out as this stuff is all lake effect fluffy stuff. Once we get enough to compact town to a good 2″ on-trail we will out out and drive the frost deeper into the ground and get that ever-popular trail base developing.

Things are looking better then last year so far. Here is hoping that we will have ridable trails before Christmas. Think Snow!

Trail Condition: Poor
Last Groomed: January 01st, 1970
Base: 3′
Past 24hr: 0′
Reported On: December 12th, 2016 @ 7:18pm

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Sounds like some areas to our West and South were hammered by snow over the weekend. I wish we could say the same in our area but we can’t. We did get snow over the weekend and have between 6″-8″ total on the ground. The numbers increase as you move west from the center of town. Lake effect is tough to measure because it often varies within a couple mile radius of any spot. Make no mistake–winter is here! We just don’t have enough snow to run tractors/drags over yet. One day at a time. Temps were in the teens and low 20’s over the weekend. Today we’re up in the high 20’s and should top out around freezing. Looks like a quiet day ahead and all local schools are open because the roads are fairly clear. Assuming the forecast holds we’re in for a big temperature drop and by Wednesday (highs in the teens). We’re also in for snow every day, starting tomorrow. Stay tuned and we’ll keep you updated with the latest and greatest.

If you’re interested in supporting local grooming efforts, visit www.justgroomit.org for details on joining the Indian River Snowmobile Grooming club with a membership donation. We have hats and t-shirts (short & long sleeve) for sale too. Even when we can’t groom we still have operational expenses like insurance, two-way radio communication subscriptions, equipment repair, utilities and more. Thanks to member donations we’re almost done with interior/finish construction at our new equipment barn! We now store and work on the grooming equipment only yards from the DNR trailhead. Your support makes all the difference. Thank you–

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