All three groomers have been running double routes each day to try to smooth the trails out from the heavy weekend traffic and softening snow on Saturday. Fortunately, the warm spell only lasted one day so we didn’t lose much snow. You may find snirt in places where the trail is narrow and deep in the forest but for the most part the trails remain white. The in-town trail looks pretty snirty in spots but is still snow covered. We could sure use some snow now to help clean things up. We’ve gotten pretty spoiled the weeks before Christmas with 2-4 inches of fresh snow every day. Since Christmas, we only seen a dusting.

Overall trail conditions: Good to Excellent

HAPPY NEW YEAR–Ride Safely

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To better access the forest trails, you’ll want to use one of the Staging Areas below:

33 Rd Staging Area–S of M-55–approx.. 3 miles west of Cadillac on M-55 (watch for signs)

Caberfae Staging Area–approx.. 12 miles west of Cadillac on M-55 (watch for signs)

Boon Staging Area–park in plowed area south of Boon Grocery

Note: The porta-a-johns were removed from our staging areas today as our contracts on them expired 3-15-13.

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VIA CADILLAC WINTER PROMOTIONS
http://www.cadillacwinterpromotions.org/trailconditions.html

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Gotta bundle up and layer if you’re going out the next couple days! 11 to 18 inches of fresh snow predicted but the wind chills are going to be wicked! If the kids are with you, remember, they are colder than you are so check on them frequently and make sure they have hand and feet warmers. Trails are all in great condition and we are grooming every trail, every night!

Tonight
Scattered snow showers in the evening…then snow showers overnight. Snow may be heavy at times overnight. Snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches near Grand Marais…with 1 to 3 inches near Munising. Lows 2 below to 7 below zero inland to around 5 above at the shore. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 100 percent. Wind chill readings to 25 below zero.
Tuesday
Snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Snow accumulation of 5 to 8 inches near Grand Marais…with 1 to 3 inches near Munising. Highs 8 to 13 above. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 100 percent. Lowest wind chill readings to 25 below zero in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Patchy blowing snow in the evening. Snow showers. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches near Grand Marais and Munising. Lows 2 below to 7 below zero inland to around 3 above at the shore. West winds 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph overnight. Chance of snow 100 percent. Wind chill readings to 25 below zero.

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