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St. Ignace Trail Report – 02/16

They are OK, defiantly better then they were a few days ago. We got some unexpected snow over the last couple of days, totaling about 3′. Todays storm that was supposed to drop another 2-3′ did not materialize over the straits, and it was rain if is dropped anything. So according to the always-right weathermen, we have what we will have for the weekend. I did not take pics this morning as frankly they would look better then the conditions actually are. We still have our fantastic base, and now we have about 2-3′ of heavy stuff on top. All the trails are perfectly ridable, and will develop ice in the corners for sure over the weekend. The grade out of Iggy is pretty rocky until you get under the overpass for I-74, then on the way out of town, pretty darn good, with just a couple of short sections where we lost the base. The pipeline will have some sand mixed in, nothing you can do about that area. All other areas are in good shape, and will support light to moderate traffic over the weekend with no problem. Riding in the forest areas is nice, flat and fast.

I am running the groomers to cover the whole system tonight, and will evaluate on sending them out again on Saturday night, all depending on conditions and traffic volume. I want it to be cold enough to take a groom and not just glaze the trails into an ice rink.

Speaking of ice rinks, remember that this weekend is the huge pond hockey tournament in Iggy. No ice in the bay this year forced the move to Chain lake, so everyone will be parking in the ice rink lot, and shuttled down the trail to Chain Lake just under the I-75 overpass. Expect lots of pedestrians in that area for the next week. We will have signs up to help out, and as soon as you clear Iggy you will be OK.

Town is just about full for motel rooms, so make sure you have reservations if you are heading this way. The STANLEY CUP is going to be here on Friday and Saturday. So come get your pic taken. The warming tent will have concession to eat and beer to drink. Ice bowling to keep you entertained too. It is a real fun time, so come check it and WISSA out over the next week.

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February 16, 2012 |

St. Ignace Trail Report – 02/13

Things are not changing that much out there. It got around freezing this weekend which did produce a bit of a chop on our trails up by Trout Lake. The infamous last 2 miles got a little tore up on Saturday, but should be all fixed back up by now. Everything else is just about the same. A couple of tough spots on the RR Grade North of Iggy, and in Moran, the sides of the roads suck, and the pipeline is tough going. The forest trails are in good shape, and everything else is just this fantastic base waiting for snow. Drop back to this thread for pics of the trails: http://www.straitsareasnowmobileclub…ead.php?t=1286

This weeks forecast is just more and more of the same. Near freezing temps with little to no snow except some sort of possible storm on Thursday:
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Today: Sunny, with a high near 34. West wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: A chance of snow and freezing drizzle after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of snow and freezing drizzle before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 26.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

Friday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Saturday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.

Looking OK, but we are getting to the point that we are going to need more snow if we are going to keep the Southern loop ridable. The Northern loop should be OK through the weekend, new snow would fix up the trouble spots.

So far this season we are running about 18% of normal grooming. I sure hope that we pick up some groomable snow in the near future to get those number up some.

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February 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
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