The season is winding down… Only 3 days left until the trails are officially closed! 🙁 We still have a ton of snow but Spring is springing in the UP with lots of long awaited, welcomed sunshine and warmer days. It sure has been a great winter!
Thank you to all that enjoyed our trails, visited Grand Marais, and patronized our business community! We appreciate each and every one of you!
But, it ain’t over till the fat lady sings … We will be running two grooms a night until Sunday night when the trails officially close at midnight. Even though we will have snow we do not expect to do any extended grooming; it is supposed to be up in the high 30’s and low 40’s through Easter weekend.
There is a 50% chance of snow on Saturday and a 70% chance of snow on Sunday but it doesn’t look to be much. The trails are still in great condition out in the woods and there’s going to be good riding off trail for quite a while. The trail coming into town is going to start thawing quickly on the pavement and we have a lot of standing water around town. You may want to trailer out and use the staging areas to do some awesome jean and jacket riding! Book your rooms and get UP here for one last blast on the Crazy 8’s!
Base: 36 or more inches
Snowfall Past 24 hours: 0 inches
Last Grooming: Last Night and early this morning
Current Trail Conditions: Good
March 28, 2013 | Grand Marais Sno-Trails Uncategorized
While our days will be warmer our nights will be cold enough to keep our trails firm. Night time grooming will be on going weather permitting. In all areas expect bare cross roads and parking lots. It is best to ride early in the morning the afternoons the trails will be soft from the warmer weather. Our season is coming to an end. March 31st is our last day to ride. Trails are closed April 1st.
The Gogebic Range Trail Authority: The GRTA trailboss reports-Grooming will be on going weather permitting only on trails 2 and 8 for the remainder of the season. Trails 160, 11N and 11S will not be groomed due to the swamps opening up. Conditions are fair to good. For more info on GRTA click on www.gogebicrangetrailauthority.com
The Lake Gogebic groomers report: Grooming will be on going at night weather permitting. Snowmobilers are still reporting the trails are still in good condition. Expect some bare spots especially around towns. With our season coming to an end come up and enjoy a few more days of some good riding.
The Watersmeet groomers report: Conditions are very good, best they have been all season. All trails are groomed at night weather permitting. Come up and enjoy some great riding.
Keep in mind groomers can be out day or night so watch out for them and please pull over or slow down and wait for the operator to signal you by.
Please be careful on corners as you know several Michigan Trail signs have been discontinued. These signs are posted on our trail map. PLEASE BE SAFE!!!!
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We will be having a Snowmobile Hill Climb at Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort March 30 & 31. For more info call 906-932-4838. We have plenty of snow for this event so come out and enjoy some action…
March 28, 2013 | Western U.P. Bureau
