Greetings Sledders,

In the last report I committed to a report that was to come out on Friday. There’s no reason to wait. The weather sources that we rely on all seem to be in agreement that something good is about to unfold in terms of snowfall over the next few days.

Temps today and tomorrow still look to be above the freezing mark. However, abundant cloud cover and light and variable winds will hopefully keep any trail damage to a minimum.

Then comes Saturday. Snow is forecast to start falling in the early morning hours with a general 1-3" expected followed by a brief lull in the action and snows will pick up again during the early afternoon hours with 5-8" of additional system snow. Hopefully my writing about this won’t cast the proverbial broadcaster’s jinx and it will actually happen.

Thought you might like some details because driving Saturday afternoon may become a little dicey.

Trails were groomed yesterday and continue to be fair to good. The fair part is due to the limited areas where grooming sins are evident which translates into a touch of snirt. Again these areas are limited but I feel that they must be called out as fair, aside from that we were pulling decent amounts of snow.

This appears to be a very nice weather set-up and should offer some great system snow riding. Your challenge may be getting here and our challenge as groomer drivers may be keeping guys in the seat and paving this in as it falls. Good challenges to have.

Ride Often and Please Be Safe on the Trails and on The Roads,

Keith, Sandy and The Kids

<>

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

<>

Visit Fay’s Motel Website >>>>

<>

Postings From Regional Pages On Facebook

<>

Visit Fay’s Motel Website >>>>

<>

Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links

<>

Greetings Sledders,

Conditions have improved and the forecast is looking better.

We started grooming Sunday and finished yesterday. This wasn’t a panning exercise, we were grooming with the intention of getting everything flat knowing that there were going to be limited short stretches where dirt would get mixed in which is why I wanted to hold off and start on Sunday. It was better to let the weekend traffic ride on what we had then to go out on Friday and make some areas less than appealing. There was more snow then anticipated on most of the trails that we groomed but at the same time it’s impossible to avoid the sand ridges, some of the corners, and the areas around the healed up water holes when you are cutting the trail for the first time. Fortunately there was snow in the forecast and it arrived as predicted which helped cover our grooming sins.

With all of that said the trails have improved to fair to good.

We have what looks to be a minor hiccup on Thursday and Friday with temps rising to a little above freezing which at this point doesn’t look too threatening due to cloud cover. Snow is forecast for Saturday.

There are two areas where caution is advised and one trail segment that has been closed with all of this due to water.

First: Trail #47 between Lewiston Grade Rd and Old 27. There are two places where water is flowing across the trail. Both are marked with " Water Over Trail " signs. The flow of the spot to the west is restricted and there is a fairly deep pond that has developed and I advise that you skirt this on the south side of the trail. The other spot is pretty straight forward.

Second: Trail #47 as well. Travelling east about a mile and a half from Wilcox Bridge Rd ( paved road ) you will see a " Water Over Trail " sign and shortly after you will see yet another spot where water is flowing across the trail followed by another quarter mile of water holes of various sizes. If you are westbound this section is about a mile and a half from Bob Cat Trail Rd. and is signed as well.

Trail Closure: Trail #7 south of M-72 and west of M-93. There is a very short piece of trail that connects the two highways and it is completely flooded for several hundred feet. There are signs indicating that the trail is closed, the gates are closed and there are arrow signs directing traffic. I cannot tell you specifically where to go in order to cross M-72, I can only tell you that you should ride with the direction of vehicle traffic on the un-plowed portion of the road right-of-way.

Next report Friday.

Ride Often and Please Be Safe,

Keith, Sandy and The Kids

<>

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

<>

Visit Fay’s Motel Website >>>>

<>

Postings From Regional Pages On Facebook

<>

Visit Fay’s Motel Website >>>>

<>

Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links

<>