We woke up to 6 inches of new wet snow. Schools were all cancelled. That turned into a light rain mid morning which as it hit the ground and trails turned into freezing rain. By mid afternoon it was a light mist.
The trail conditions this morning were excellent. Everyone enjoyed the start of their day on the trail. With the weather by afternoon it was a loose and sloppy trail. Still lots of snow on them at this point.
Tomorrow is going to be the day that could wreck havoc on the trail. Record high temps might be set. Tonight’s low is back down to 28. It turns back to bitter cold Wed/Thur and lake effect snow is in the forecast for the rest of the week.
January 28, 2013 | Ray's Retreat
Greetings Sledders,
Yes I’m still alive although it feels like just barely, do everything you can to avoid this flu bug as she is natty.
Everyone that we talked to over the weekend reported better that expected trail conditions which of course is what we like to hear.
On to the here and now and what to expect this week. The here and now is simple, we got around 5-6" of heavy wet snow last night which is being panned and lightly cut today and tonight and I would rate the overall conditions as good. I bet some of you were looking to see a great rating, not a chance, got a ways to go for that to happen.
Here’s the tricky part. There is rain in the forecast for tomorrow and early Wed. followed by a plummet in temps. This has a potential of being really good or really bad depending on the amount of rain. I’m not worried about the high temps because of the intense cloud cover along with very little sled traffic. So we could end up with a very nice solid base or we could end up back on the couch with the girls recuperating from the flu. Won’t know for sure until Wed sometime and we will update then.
Ride Often and Please Be Safe,
Keith, Sandy and The Girls
At Fay’s Motel enjoy direct access to the Grayling Area snowmobile trails.
January 28, 2013 | Fay's Motel Uncategorized
