Benzie-Manistee Snowmobile Club – 12/29
All trails are frozen solid. Ray was out checking them last night. NO wet spots. North trail is being groomed today from Turtle Lake to 72. The gusty winds are blowing drifts into the trails. We are hoping for snow dance as you might sing LET IT SNOW**Let It Snow**let it snow**

BENZIE BUREAU – 12/28
Hi all! Happy Monday! I hope your Christmas was awesome! Today’s Report is – WE NEED SNOW! Trails held up "so-so" with the little warm up and the temp drop over the last couple days. We did get another couple inches of snow but base is still very thin and ground cover is not much better. We are under a winter weather advisory today with 2-4" BUT the winds are strong and blowing it all over so drifts in one place and nothing the next. This week’s forecast calls for lake effect snow all week but not saying much for accumulation. Lets bump that up baby! Get your dance boots on and cross your fingers that we get lots of the white stuff coming down! Groomers were out a few days ago but we need more snow now to get them out again! Its still certainly rideable but I would say ‘poor’ to ‘so-so’ though for now till we get some serious snow and the groomers can get back out there. FYI – Snowmobile Safety class at the Snowbirds Clubhouse is coming up Saturday, January 9, 2010, 8am start, ages 12 and up. Free, & Lunch is provided. So, drop me a note that you are out there! I love hearing your stories and reports! This report is all of us working it together! Thanks to Joe for stopping in to say HEY! Appreciated it! BE SAFE, BE SMART, and I’ll SEEYA on the trails! CarolB — Benzie Bureau

12-28-09 9:50 pm – Quick trail report. – Just got in town early this morning, 2 am, got the kids and us to sleep, got back up, got our errands and supplies taken care of and managed to take a little spin down to Marenisco around 6pm. Trail was just groomed so it was beautiful. There is just 1 wet spot by the sub-station that they are grooming around onto the road and then back down, otherwise all is well. Tomorrow should be a normal day and will report on the trails when we get back in. Not sure which run we will do, Lake of the Clouds, Ontonagan, Rockland, Houghton, etc … Will sleep on it and decide in the morning.

BTW: The lady at the gas station said no new Trail maps for this season have been delivered yet. Not sure if anyone has any but I’m sure their won’t be any major changes that will trip anyone up.

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