Trails are open for business and are in very cood condition. We’ve gotten another 3-4′ of fresh snow since yesterday and it’s still coming down now. Visibility is not very good out there and we’re under another Lake Effect Snow Advisory until 11 tonight. We’re expected to get another 3-4′ of snow today and it could be more in select pockets. We may be in one of those pockets because it’s really been coming down since a few hours ago. It’s beautiful to look at and excellent for snowmobiling. However, if your mode of transportation is a car it’s not real pretty. Roads are packed with snow and are a mess. It’s been too cold for salt so we’ve got some sand out there. Shoulders of the road have plenty of snow and no sand so you can get from ‘A’ to ‘B’ with no wear on your skis/carbides. We only made it to about 4 degrees yesterday. Today we’re around 8 and that’s an indicator of the intense cloud cover over us. Sled traffic is picking up and snowmobilers are happy. It’s going to be another great day to ride our trail system and the groomers will run tonight. They’ll pack the base and these cold temps will freeze it in hard. Visibility is reduced because of snowfall and snow dust so ride smart. HAPPY TRAILS!

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The talk around here is the cold temps, windchill, and lake effect that’s predicted all week. From Sunday into Monday late morning we received a total of 5′ here. Last night we got another inch of snow. Temps were at 2 degrees overnight and aren’t much higher now. Areas a stone’s throw to our west and south are in direct fire of the lake effect. This includes areas of our wooded trail down toward Wolverine. Down by Weber Lake there’s at least 10′ of fresh snow that fell yesterday! There’s been a little drifting here but winds haven’t kicked up yet this morning. We’ve got light snow falling now and predicted accumulations today are 2 more inches. Windchill will be taking temps down to negative teens so if you ride make sure no skin is exposed. Exposed skin will quickly frostbite with our windchill. Both groomers ran last night and trails are looking smooth and white. It’s quiet around town today so get out and enjoy this outdoor playground! We’ll bring you the latest on conditions tomorrow morning.

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