Back in business again. Last day of January, and the official 1/2 way point of the season. It looks like it is finally going to be winter, at least for a while. Everyone knows the entire state had a big melt down earlier this week, and it hurt alot of places, our trails included. All of the paved streets were down to blacktop, the unpaved roads down to bare dirt. We lost about 1/3 of our overall snow depth. Last nights big storm, ended up giving us around 3′ in Iggy, 4-5 North of here. The first was super wet heavy snow, the last part was a dry sugary snow, which is what it mostly turned into. It has pulled us back into riding condition, with no major problems out there.

I will give a more specific report after both groomers report in. however, trails seem to have held up, and will be in decent shape after today’s groom. Groomers are headed out this morning to pan everything down, and then will run nightly through the weekend. We expect high traffic for the I-500 weekend, so be on the lookout for fellow riders, especially on Saturday. It has turned cold, and things overall have frozen back up, and even the town roads are travelable at this point. I expect the RR Grade will continue to be thin in Moran, and icy in a lot of places, but should have good lubrication snow, and be perfectly ridable with a few rocks poking through between M-123 and Moran.

Forecast over the next few days seem to be good, the cold will hold what we have, and maybe a little fresh here and there to make things look nice.
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We have been grooming out of Boon the last couple of days but no grooming out of our other locations yet. Spoke to the guy who groomed out of Boon yesterday and he said there is a noticeable difference in snow north of 26 Rd toward Mesick. Sledders are reporting trails are fine north of M55. Still not reports on southern network of trails or White Pine where snow is lighter.

Snow accumulation: 6-10 inches

1/31/13 Update:
Winter is back. The rain has stopped and it’s been snowing throughout the night. So far we’ve picked up a couple of inches and they are calling for lake effect snow from now through most of the weekend.

We need these cold temperatures to freeze things up and a fresh coating of snow just in time for the weekend. We did not lose all our snow. It’s still very white around here. As soon as I have a trail report, I’ll pass it along. Today expect to find ice and slushy snow in a lot of places so be careful.

Snow accumulation: 5.5 – 8.5 inches

REMEMBER there are fewer signs in the woods this winter so when you finally do get a chance to ride, take your time and enjoy the ride. The need for speed may be costly to you and to others. Assume every trail is a winding trail and be ready for the next curve.

A reminder to those who enjoy riding the White Pine Trail, State Park officials have asked snowmobilers to ‘refrain from operating snowmobiles when less than four inches of snow cover the trail.’

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