MORE SNOW last night…..Trail Conditions are great ! Base is 12 inches in most areas. Trails were groomed on Sunday. Total snow fall for the year now 160′. Lots of drifts along the trail especially in open areas so please use caution. Groomers will be out again on Wednesday. Maple City groomer is down for repair and we may not be able to groom that area until Thurs. or Fri.

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Benzie Visitor Bureau – 1/27

Hi all! Happy Monday! I hope you got out this weekend and can again this week! Trails are looking so good! SO MUCH FRESH SNOW and so much wind though too! We have gotten about 12-15′ of new snow in the last 3 days putting us at 152′ for the season so far! Trails are being groomed but lots of blowing and drifting is still happening so be careful! Base is 10-12′ but some drifts are 3ft high so drive safe, visibility is limited and wind chills range from -10 to -30 today. Maple City groomer was taken off the trail Sunday in need of repairs that could take several days so grooming schedules may vary this week. Keep an eye out in this low visibility for the green machines and stay outta their way and give them a thumbs up as they pass by! PLEASE Be smart, be safe, have fun and I’ll SEEYA on the trails! Carol

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GOOD ((( BRrrrr))) Morning….8:15A.M…. Its cold….-11f or -23.8 celsius …. Windchills thru-out U.P. of Michigan are -30f/-34C or colder depending on wind speeds..

#### Weather…Today brings Sunny Skys .-11f temps and bitter cold -30 wind-chills brought on a 15mpn S.W. wind…..Winds are pushing our ‘lake effect snow’ back out/over Lake Superior..
SNOW FACTS as of this morning..
Total snow fall for SEASON……153.1 inches (12.75 feet)
last 24hrs……6′ of heavy moisture snow..(settles/compacts quickly)
Snow depth….33′ on average….deeper north (on shores of Lake Superior)

### Trail Report… Grooming activity was CANCELLED yesterday due to many factors….HIgh winds…Zero visibility…Drifting snows..Wind Chills approaching -40f/c ( Celsius and Fahrenheit readings are the same at -40)
We are back grooming today…Tuesday 1-28-2014
All trails are perfectly flat with 6′ of new snow in last 24hrs… we are averaging a 24′ base in all areas …trails north of paradise are deeper in base and snow depth…

###Hazards….
Upmost Caution while traversing the ‘TOWN AREA’ of Paradise (trail#8) high snow banks, people removing snow,traffic & visibility… and there is a 15MPH speed limit and it is enforced…
Drifting on most trails today (tuesday) due to yesterdays Grooming shutdown..
Approach drifts with CAUTION …some are very hard with fine/moisture laden snows . drifts can actually be STUMPS !!!!….open areas have 4ft. drifts or larger.. Remember….In these are remote/wilderness areas…help is not readily/timely available in alot of areas…. (no cell phone signals or plowed rds, gasoline/ambulances is approx 45 miles between areas )