St. Ignace Trail Report – 03/11
Still raining. It really was not supposed to, but it has rained pretty much since Saturday night. Ranging from a light mist to a steady drizzle. We got a trace of snow Saturday night, and as much as 3′ in Trout Lake, which is all gone now. We have lost 12′ or about 1/2 of the snow in my yard at the house. I don’t think trails got that hammered, there was 12-14′ of hard packed base in the woods, and the RR Grade has 8-10′ of ice + snow on that, so both should survive with some work. I will post up a trail evaluation after it cools down, and we can send the groomers out. Right now that is planned for either late tonight, or most likely Tuesday afternoon. Weather forecast for the coming days is actually pretty decent. You will be riding in the UP this weekend for sure. Today: Rain before 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Areas of fog before 1pm. High near 41. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Tonight: Rain and snow showers likely before 8pm, then snow showers. Low around 22. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tuesday: Snow showers. High near 29. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible. Tuesday Night: Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Friday Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Saturday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29. __________________