The party’s over for the kids of Northern Michigan–all schools are finally open today. The frigid cold has eased up a bit but it’s still only about 8 degrees out. We’re expecting a high of 11 and some light snow. We had another 2 or so inches of snow fall last night and the wind blew it around. The roads are still snow-covered and slippery here; many side roads haven’t been plowed. The shoulders are covered with packed snow so riders will have no trouble getting on and off trails crossing roads. Tuesday is the groomers’ night of rest but they’ll be back out again tonight. Cold temps and plenty of snow to work with make trail conditions excellent again today. Light traffic will keep conditions excellent. Here’s hoping you have the day off! If you head out be careful at road crossings; the banks are so high most vehicles can’t see snowmobilers. To join or renew Grooming Club membership, send your email to info@indianriversnowmobiling.org or visit www.indianriversnowmobiling.org. Thanks to your support we’re building our groomer ‘barn’ and will soon have a new facility where we can store and work on the equipment. Construction is underway now at our location on US 27, just a stone’s throw north of the DNR Trailhead at White Road in Indian River!

Base: 6 inches

Snowfall Past 24 hours: 2 inches

Last Grooming: Monday night, 1-6-14

Current Trail Conditions: Excellent

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Very good, to excellent over the whole system. A big snow at the end of last week gave us 10-14′ from Cut River to Trout Lake, tapering to 1′ in Iggy. That groomed out fantastic.

Loggers are plowing some roads around the trail stop area, and a section of the cedarville connector, they should be passable with no problem.

NOTICE:

The USFS is closing Red Creek Road, which is Trail #47, AKA our Cedarville Connector Trail, from the hours of 7am to 11am Jan 6th through Jan 17th. Gates will be closed for logging operations, and you will not be able to go through this trail at all. Please plan accordingly.

If you have any questions please contact deputy district ranger Jim Ozenberger at (906) 643-7900 Ext:157

I will report that the treeline to Mackinac Island went up on Sunday. I have not heard if the ice is in good shape, I will not report that it is safe to cross, but I said I will report the fact that the trees are up. Always check ice conditions locally before venturing out onto any frozen lake.

Base: 6 inches

Snowfall Past 24 hours: 1 inch

Last Grooming: 1-08-14

Current Trail Conditions: Good to Excellent

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