Greetings Sledders,

I’m taking a break from the ever interesting and somewhat repetitive political ads on the tube to announce that I’m running for President. After all who knows how to cut spending and rite the ship better than a northern Michigan small business owner caught in the midst of the worst winter in recorded history. Sandy will be my VP on the ticket as she’s the one behind the crunching in this organization. I vow that the one and only commercial that I could possibly afford to make will be kind of honest.

I rode 76 miles yesterday and the difference between your 76 and my 76 is that it took me 9 hours to complete and had a fuel cost of 250 bucks attached to it. My counterpart in the other Deere logged similar numbers and it turns out that the trips were well worth the hours and dollars spent.

I rode the smaller, faster machine today and I’m pleased to say that finally, finally we are in the process of true base building. A combination of grooming with the Sun in high gear providing some moisture with little traffic and freezing temps last night provided a nice stiff base today. The trail rating is for the time being going to good.

WEATHER:
Here’s where it gets sort of goofy. Look at one site and it’s, for a minute or two, calling for snow, look at another and it’s ice pellets, and another is calling for dancing girls in hula skirts, who knows at this point it’s all a matter of the tracking. I would say this, if we get some ice mixed in with what we get Tuesday night into Wednesday that will actually be a great set up for grooming and adding to the base before the weekend.

Gotta go and get to work on the commercial.

Ride Often and Please Be Safe,
Keith, Sandy and The Girls

At Fay’s Motel enjoy direct access to the Grayling Area snowmobile trails.

02/27 – Another inch of wet snow overnight. With additional amounts called for. Two storms on the horizon for this week and temps below freezing. – Trails are in excellent shape with the snow we have had almost each day of 1-2 inches. Groomers are out on a daily basis smoothing up the rough spots. Get out and go for a ride! – Via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association on Facebook

02/24

Fresh snowfall today 1-2 inches. All trails wil be groomed tonight or early Sat except loop south of Kinross! 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 is Sat Feb 25th 10-3. The groomed track is in great shape.

Join us on Facebook also.

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

Sault Ste. Marie to Brimley, Trail #8 – Groom Saturday am

Base 2-4 inches -Trail is in Very Fair to Good 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 – Groomed Friday night

Base 2-5 inches -Trail is in Fair to good 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 – Groomed Friday Night

Base 3-6 inches – Trail is Good to Excellent Condition. Good snow the whole way on our trail!

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

Base 1-4 inches – Trail is in Fair to 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 – Groomed Saturday morning

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 groomed Tues night

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

Kinross to Raco, Trail # #480 & #472 groomed Fri evening

Base 1-4 inches – Trail is in Fair to Good Condition. The water areas are all frozen up. Not much snow between you and the ground.

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. They are talking about doing it next week, and then it rained.

Via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association on Facebook

Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association