WOW!!! Finally the end of January and we are living up to our name BIG SNOW COUNTRY. We got 5″ of new snow over night with 3 to 5 more inches for today and 2 to 4 more for tonight. Just what we have been waiting for. It’s here!

The Gogebic Range Trail Authority: Reports both groomers are up and running. Trail 2 was freshly groomed and Trail 8 is being groomed now. The GRTA are reporting trails are in decent shape and will be working on the trails every day. So be patient and give them a chance to get the trails back in shape after the break downs. With all our new snow we should have the trails back in great shape….

The Lake Gogebic groomers report: All trails are in good to very good condition. Groomers are out running continuously on all of our 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… Don’t forget about the Radar Run this weekend in front of the Gogebic Lodge.

The Watersmeet groomers went out last night all trails are groomed and are in good to very good conditions. Trails in the Bruce Crossing area are also in good condition. Still please ride safe!!!

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 2nd Annual Radar Run will be held on Lake Gogebic in front of the Gogebic Lodge (Hwy 64) on Feb. 2nd. There will be stock and modified classes, trophies and a bikini run. Two tracks – ice and packed snow. For more info call Kent at 906-842-3324.

Hey gang – For those of you wondering how much we lost during the warm up: our snow gauge (in an open field off of the lake) went from 18″ to 14″ and then started climbing again. How much snow did we get? Well, the snow gauge is back up to 24″ this morning. Yesterday’s snow was heavy stuff but it has now turned to light fluffy lake effect. The warm up combined with these cold temps is going to contribute to an awesome base!

Guests who rode yesterday said that some of the trails were great. They reported #9 to be good and trail #8 to Grand Marais as fair/poor due to the bumps- it needs to be groomed. TASA reports trail #9 was groomed last night. Grand Marais and Paradise have not yet reported.

There was a lot of blowing last night, so watch out for drifts and icy areas. Please ride safe. We are receiving multiple complaints of a hole on trail #45- about 15 miles North of Nby near Skyline Rd. Reports of multiple crashes due to a bridge/ditch (?) on a straight away that is not obvious until you are too close. Dave (Fishweb) reports flying 6′ into the air and 30′ forward going 35mph.

We have asked our guests to update us on conditions when they return. We will update you when we are able. If you have been out riding and you are able to email us an update, that would be appreciated. Please understand we are unable to reply to emails regarding trail conditions/updates. We will do our best to compile this info and post.

We are located 12 mi NW of Newberry and 7 miles S of Pinestump Junction. Between Grand Marais and Paradise.

Thank you for your phone calls. We are full through Saturday night with an opening Sun-Tues 2/3, 2/4 and 2/5. Full again through 2/9.