Good that the weatherman got it wrong this time, end of the world forecast was 1225d with fireballs in the sky. It may still happen between the hours of noon and 6pm, but in the meantime, we got SNOW!

My forecast was correct, on my street we got 5′, but up on top of the hill, and just outside of town looking at 10′. 10′ reported in Moran, 12’+ in Cut River, and 14’+ in Trout Lake. This is the best storm I have seen for sledders in over 3 years, I can’t remember the last time we got this much of HEAVY WET snow. The ground is still warm, and we didn’t have much frost with all the rain last morning, but we will work it a little and it should form a good base.

Forecast for the next couple days is sun and cold temps, so it should stay around. Santa delivers a white and RIDABLE Christmas this year. Trails will be busy all over the state this weekend, so please remember this is still early season riding, there are no corner signs out there, and sometimes people are stupid – be safe. The heavy wet snow was pulling tree branches down, so be on the lookout for trail obstructions today and tomorrow.

Now, for what you all been waiting for….

The groomers will be rolling around noon today to cover the whole system, minus Cedarville connector. Guys are digging out at home, and then will be hooking up a drag and headed North.

I probably won’t get pics today, but will get you some eye candy as soon as I can.

Happy trails.

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The big storm is on its way. Awoke today to…. nothing. No rain, no snow, nothing – even when the local weather said it was snowing here – no precip at all. Schools South of us have closed in anticipation.

The rain has started as of 9am, killing what we had left of snow and frost. The snow is on the way though. I monitored predictions yesterday morning, with most calling for around 8′ here.

Last night they downgraded the straits area to 2-4′, with much higher North of Trout Lake, and down by Grayling. This morning, we are literally 6 hours out, and they bumped us all the way up to 12′, but with 35d temps most of the day?!?

My official predication is 10′ in Trout Lake, 8′ in Cut River, and 5′ here in the straits. The good news is we are looking at below freezing temps for the next 4+ days, with the possibility of reinforcing snow next Monday.

Winter, may finally have arrived!

More updates later today..

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