We are starting off our week to a good start. More snow is falling today to top off the 4 inches of new snow we had gotten yesterday.

The Gogebic Range Trail Authority: Trail 2, 8,11S are all freshly groomed and are in good conditions. Trails 11N and 160 are in fair condition. They will be groomed this week. All trails are not being groomed daily due to the lack of drivers for the groomers. If any one is interested in helping groom log on to the Gogebic Range Trail Authority website. www.gogebicrangetrailauthority.com/

The Lake Gogebic groomers report: All trails are in good to very good condition. Groomers are out running continuously on all trails to keep them in the best possible shape. PLEASE REMEMBER TO PULL OVER IF YOU SEE A GROOMER. THEY HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY…
Just a reminder the Bergland Mobil gas station has closed, so plan your fueling accordingly.

The Watersmeet groomers report: All trails are groomed every night. Trails are in good to very good conditions. One of the groomers is down on Trail 2 West at FR 7300 (Near Marenisco, west of bridge #14). Please use caution when passing the groomer. All trails are being groomed with the back up groomer. Grooming trail 2 west of Watersmeet will only run to FR7100 on the west end of the system. Groomers can not get around the down groomer at this time. Again please use caution around the down groomer.

Keep in mind groomers can be out day or night so watch out for them and please pull over or slow down and wait for the operator to signal you by.

Please be careful on corners as you know several Michigan Trail signs have been discontinued. These signs are posted on our trail map. PLEASE BE SAFE!!!!

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The freezing drizzle did turn into snow, and sooner than they predicted. By mid morning it was white coming down from the skies. The snow was a very wet/liquid snow for the first hours. It continues to snow as the temperature is dropping. Groomers have been spotted on the trail today. We have riders out that have yet to return. So I can’t tell you their assessment of the trail conditions.

This has been a beautiful winter season. We are enjoying the business. Its been much too long since we’ve had a profitable winter. The downside of that is that it becomes more difficult to get out ourselves and ride. I have to depend on our guests to give me their opinions of trail conditions. I have never lied or even stretched the truth when it comes to conditions. We have always been brutally honest. Any rider who has booked with us will tell you that we even call and advise you to stay home if we fear it is not worth a drive north. We understand that you are depending on us. Each person’s opinion, is just that their opinion. A more positive person who has missed being able to ride (like the previous two winters) may not be quite as critical about their ride. They might just be enjoying Mother’s nature’s generosity and being able to actually ride the trails. It seems that has been the case with our guests. I would also point out that in any 24 hour period conditions change drastically.

The trail system is hundreds of miles so what the area of one persons’ ride may not be the exact ride you take. So again, the report might not be accurate according to your ride.

My birthday is this week. I have just one birthday wish – and that is that we can get out and ride. We are trying to work it out so we can go Wed. afternoon (I almost feel like I am jinxing it by writing it) so hopefully things will go as planned and Wed evening I can write a first hand trail report.
Enjoy this winters’ snow, have fun and ride safe!