03/01 – The big storm from yesterday was almost a dud! A little snow, a lot of blowing and drifting though. But another storm is heading our way for Friday, 6-10 inches. Let’s hope. Trails are in great shape, we are out getting the snow & drifts groomed! – Via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association on Facebook

02/29

Blowing and drifting from the storm today. We got 2-3 inches of fresh snow but its hard to tell. Trails are in very rideable condition. Conditions still range from fair to excellent! The farther south the less snow, the farther west and north more snow and better trails. Road shoulders may be bare from sunshine if you run roads or going thru Brimley..

Our Radar Run was a great success with a top speed of 101.

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We will be taking over he 38 miles of trails groomed by Kinross Charter Township last season.

Sault Ste. Marie to Brimley, Trail #8 –

Base 2-4 inches -Trail is in Very Fair to Excellent Condition. It is icy under the snow. Brimley shoulders are bare. Go with the flow of traffic on the bridge in Brimley!

Brimley to Raco, Trail #8 –

Base 2-6 inches -Trail is in Good to Excellent Condition. The first mile going west of Brimley has low snow in the open area. Make sure you go with the flow of traffic when crossing the bridge in Brimley or you will be ticketed!!!!!

Raco to Naomikong Trail #8 [where Paradise meets us], Trail #8 –

Base 3-7 inches – Trail is Excellent to Outstanding Condition. Good snow the whole way on our trail!

Sault Ste. Marie City Trail, Trails #497, #449, parts of #8 & #49 –

Base 2-4 inches – Trail is in Good Condition. Icy.

City curfew is from 1am – 6 am. Remember most City streets are open to traffic, 20 mph, stop at all intersections, and ride the right hand side of street not on side walks. Watch for closed streets that are posted, mainly around the hospital, university, and state trunk lines.

Sault Ste. Marie to Kinross, Trail #49 –

Base 2-5 inches – Trail is in Fair to Good Condition. When the trail is running along roads make sure you go with the flow of traffic on the right side of the road.

Kinross loop and south to Pickford, parts of Trail #49, #494, #472

Base 1-4 inches – Trail is in Fair Condition. Lower snow the farther south towards Pickford

Kinross to Raco, Trail # #480 & #472

Base 1-4 inches – Trail is in Good Condition. The water areas are all frozen up.

The Downtown Trail has not been groomed yet, but it is marked. The city will not set up the barrels until we have enough snow.

Via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association on Facebook

Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association

3/1/12 ~ The ‘storm’ ended mid-afternoon yesterday leaving us with about 3-4″ of new snow in town and an estimate of 7″ +/- out in the snowbelt, especially on the south and western trails. Click here for the snow cover map. As you can see, the UP has 20 to 39″ on the ground overall; higher elevations have even more. After checking reports around the area, I can say that you can now ride the whole UP. And for you long trip riders, it looks like you could go from the middle LP all the way to the Keweenaw! Even the trail into town is in fair to good shape. The weather guru’s have us u nder an advisory with another storm moving in Friday night and into Saturday with lake enhancement; this could bring up to an additional foot of snow according to some reports. Bring It On!

The re-route of #443 has been postponed for now. Be alert for logging equipment and vehicular traffic crossing on #443 and the east end of #88. And don’t forget to watch your local PBS station tonight for Michigan Out of Doors where they will be doing a feature story on snowmobiling around Grand Marais! If you miss it on TV you can catch it on-line – go to our facebook page for the link.

Please use the trail into and out of town. If you have accommodations on the east side of GM, ride the edge of the road, single file, yada, yada, yada, you know the rules…

Mark your calendars:

We are working on a fund raiser breakfast for St. Patty’s Day (March 17th). I’ll post details as they come together.

We are also in the early stages of another fund raiser on the 4th of July or during the Music Festival in August. If you can help out with any of them, let me know!

10/13/2012 ~ Fall Trail Maintenance, dinner, and kick-off meeting for next season.

As always, Ride Safe and bring them home alive. Please Don’t Drink and Ride!
Kay