Well as I said a few days ago, it was coming and boy did it! We woke up to over 12 inches of fresh white powder in town Saturday morning. Checking around I learned that the snow only went a few miles inland and there was between 12 and 16 inches. But it’s all powder, not real good for packing and establishing a base but sleds are out having a blast. We are working on freezing in the wet spots and cleaning up after the ‘storm’ but it will take a few days to hit all the trails. We are starting to pan the trails and we still have some signing to do on the reroutes for 888 and 443. We will not start actual grooming until we get more snow to work with. Overnight, we did get a couple more inches of fluff and they are calling for a bit every day this week. Looks like a long season may be in store!

If you are out and about, watch for water holes, ice, downed trees, limbs and especially watch for logging trucks along Trails 8 West, 89, 443, 88 and 888. Right now there are loggers all over trying to get their loads of wood out so they are plowing sections of these trails.

Crazy 8’s Open House, December 28, 2013 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Groomer Barn with Brats, dogs, refreshments and snacks! Meet the team, check out the groomers and make new friends. You will be able to get your official ‘Crazy 8’s’ gear straight from the ‘Home of the Crazy 8’s.’ Oh, and we will be giving away prizes, too!

As always, Ride Safe and Bring them Home Alive!

Kay

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