Mancelona Trail Report
Jordan Valley Trails Council
Updated: 02/22/10
Current Trail Conditions: Poor

Everything around here is pretty brown. The bluebear and cranberry were groomed today,the alba/manci/settings connecters on sunday.Its all flat south of starvation lake,but imo,too brown to ride. Grooming will be only as required to keep it smooth for new snow,not daily.

Petoskey Snowmobile Club – 02/21
Current Trail Conditions: Good

The trails are still in really good shape, even with yesterday’s sun and warm temps. The worst parts are where you have to ride a roadside. All the roads in the area are clear and dry so you have to get your sled off the shoulder and into the right-of-way (i.e. the ditch) in order to stay on snow. That’s where the groomer cannot go so those areas may need a little extra finesse to ride. Other than that, all the northern trails still have a good amount of snow and are in great shape. Almost all the northern trails were groomed Saturday night.

I don’t have a recent report on the Larry’s Run and I don’t think it was groomed Saturday night. It’s probably safe to assume that it is a little rough this morning (Sunday). We’ll get it taken care of as soon as we can.

Benzie-Manistee Snowmobile Club – 02/21

Weather forecast: Sunday we had a warm up, mid 30’s day to twenty’s at night through tomorrow. With melt down taking a toll we lost some snow on our trail. The trail on Highbridge Rd. from Old House Rd into the woods on River Rd has sparse snirty to dirt spots and the bridge is bare along with curves through-out south system. The south end from Kaleva to Wellston is POOR, north end from Copemish to Maple City is GOOD holding up well from 6 inch snow fall last week and now have off trail ground cover of 5 – 9 inches. Hoping with snow dance and luck it may then start new week Monday night through Thursday night possible chance of storm with scattered snow flurries, high in the 20’s with wind chill factors.

More info on our web about who to contact www.benziemanisteesnowbirds.com

Benzie Visitor Bureau – 02/17

Hi all! The good news is that we have been getting a little snow over the last several days! About 3-6". AND they are still calling for another few inches today yet and into tomorrow! Temps in the 20’s during the day with a little warm up over the next few days but also some possible LE flurries through the rest of the week. Groomers are out there and trails are looking pretty darn good! Wintefest last weekend was awesome and now don’t miss this weekend’s Shiver by the River, in Frankfort that includes Sno Cross! February 19th – 21st! OK! So, get out and ride! Its looking good! Remember the groomers are volunteers so if ya see one, get outta their way and give them a thumbs up. Hey thanks John and Jeff for the emails! I love getting emails and hearing your stories and reports and pics! Remember this report is all of us working it together! BE SAFE, BE SMART, and I’ll SEEYA on the trails! Carol