NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via TASA Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association – 3/8

March 8, 2020 2:00pm

Update: We did groom all the trails last night. They are good at night when the temperatures drop back below freezing. The best riding is late night or early morning right now. The staging area in town is mud and it is pretty slushy heading up to the trail head. The sides of the road are bare, along with the roads and alley ways in town. You can avoid all that by using the Silver Creek Staging area. It is 46 degrees out right now. The overnight low is only supposed to hit 36 degrees. We may attempt to go out after dark, but we will see how it goes and how far we get. There is a chance we do not go out at all. Overall deeper in the system the trails are still pretty good and there is snow we can pull in if the temperatures will work with us. March 31st is not far off when the trails will close that cross private property and the gates will close unless additional permissions from the land owner is granted. County roads and state lands and portions of the trail would still be accessible as long as the snow holds out. We Take Pride in Your Ride!

47 tomorrow and currently looks like rain tomorrow night
28/20 on Tues
36/28 Wednesday
42/31 Thursday
We will see how the next three days play out. We will keep you posted on our ability to groom going forward as early as we can in the morning or update our status late at night. There is still a lot of snow some areas are just more worn done than others, just depends on where the sun is hitting. Late season riding conditions.

There is a staging area north of town at Silver Creek 3 miles north if you want to avoid the side of the road out of town. Go north after crossing the tracks and take a left at the Silver Creek ORV sign and go to the dead end and start out from there on Trail 9. Plenty of room there!

Current Hours: Northstore Hours on Cnty Rd 407 is open Sunday to Wednesday from 9am to 9pm and Thursday to Sat. 9am to 11pm. Gas, Snacks and general information. Sled Rentals Available!

The Wolf Inn is open 7 days a week 11am-10pm. Food. Will be closing for the winter season March 29th.

The Pine Stump is open 7 days a week now Mon.-Sun. 11am to 10pm for the kitchen.

Tahquamenon Falls Brewery & Pub is open.
Trail #9/2/473 (Good) (South of Newberry) Groomed to the Rexton, Epoufette last night. As it warms up on today the portion of the trail that had a water issue earlier will almost certainly open back up. This is about 3 miles South once you cross M-28. The caution and stop ahead signs are still posted surrounding the affected area.
Trail #45 (Good) There is one area of interest. It is from Skyline Road for 3 miles that is plowed due to logging. Please use caution when going through this area. It is starting to get a little rough through there with the warm up. We will groomed to the Falls and back last night.
Trail #9 (Good) One of the most traveled trails. We groomed all the way to Holland Lake last night. Except portions of the trail is be a little rougher than others depending on the time you are coming through.
Trial #498 off of Trail 9 (Good) NE over to the Northstore for gas. We will groomed last night.

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KEWEENAW PENINSULA UPDATE via Keweenaw Trail Reports​ – 3/8

Groomers will not be out today as grooming would do more harm than good in these temps….. They have said that grooming should resume in full swing tomorrow to repair the damage done with the warm temps…… pretty much a repeat of last weekend – it was amazing how these Groomer Operators whipped the trails back into shape for a great week of riding last week and yesterday….

Chance of snow remains in the forecast also.

These are the words from Buzzy the Trail Boss for the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club….”Guess the temperatures today will keep the groomers in today. No sense stirring up the snow and have it melt faster by the looks of it we will be back out there tomorrow in full swing repairing the trails. Don’t bad mouth us because of the melt as contrary to opinion we are not gods. By the way I hopped on my sled yesterday to enjoy the trails and some bone head on a rental came at me in my lane, slid side ways, rolled over, and hit my sled with his body. He was stunned for a while and I was shook but he was ok. Lots of fiberglass on the trail from the rental. His credit card will take a beating on that goof up. The last note i have is another wheeled vehicle was see stuck by the E pines in copper harbor with another truck going to recover him. Nice job done on a juicy soft trail these trails are well marked as snow mobile trails only. So there is no excuse for this. Call sheriff’s department when you see this. Back on the trails tomorrow, have patience.”

I’m not sure riders understand how much “behind the scenes” work goes into providing the awesome trails in the Keweenaw! The Groomer Operators are out there visibly making trails great, but then you have Buzzy directing the show and dealing with EVERYTHING else that goes along with the process of providing trails! A huge thank you to him and ALL he does to keep operations running so smoothly. In addition to them you have a board of directors, club volunteers, business owners etc etc etc that all play a part behind the scenes.

So unfortunate that a rider caused an accident on one of the only days Buzzy was out trying to enjoy the fruits of his and everyone else’s labor to provide the trails for all of us!

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March 6, 2020

Snowmobile trails are in good to very good condition throughout the Keweenaw. Trails are groomed daily throughout the region.

There is logging a mile north of Phoenix on Trail 3. Please pay attention to the signs and stay on the trail or this trail will be CLOSED.
Trail 133 is closed for logging. The trail section from Dollar Bay to Lake Linden (a portion of Trail 3) and the Freda Trail (Trails 121 & 120) will be closed the entire season for repair.
Valley Sno Drifters trail from Lake Linden to Dreamland Restaurant & Bar is OPEN!
The Portage Lift Bridge is open to snowmobile traffic.
Trail 133 is closed for logging.

Remember when you’re out on the trails to watch out for the groomers. They have the right away.

Please stay on the trails, STAY OFF THE ICE, respect private property, do not drink and drive, and above all else, drive safely. The signs on the trails are there for rider’s safety so please DO NOT remove or destroy them.
Snowfall & Weather Report

Houghton County has received a total of 163.8″ of snow for the season and Keweenaw County has received 253.6″ of snow for the season.*

Today’s forecast: Mostly sunny. High 26F, Low 17.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 43F. Low 32F.
Sunday: Party cloudy. High 44F. Low 25F.
Monday: Wintry mix. High 28F. Low 17F.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 24F. Low 20F.

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