Sault Ste. Marie Trail Report – 03/13
14 degrees this morning and things are mostly frozen back up again and we had 1-2 inches of snow last night. Trails are coming back into nice shape. That snow is really making them great as it mixes with the icy crystals left from the rain. Trails should be great for this weekend and the weatherman is cooperating too. Saturday March 16 is our pancake breakfast at the groomer barn 8-11AM. Stop in before you hit the trails. Via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association on Facebook March 11 The warmth and rain have kept the groomers in the barn since Saturday. The cold and snow is to return very late today and we should be able to groom tonight and Tuesday again. The weatherman says 2-4 inches of snow by Tuesday night. Trails are all in good to excellent shape, but the longer the time after a groom the the rougher they get. Groomers are out smoothing out the trails daily. Hopefully if you find a not so smooth section you found many more that were freshly groomed. Groomers run 24/7 on different sections. Trails are generally groomed once a day on weekends and everyother day during the week depending on traffic, temps, and breakdowns. Join us on Facebook also. Sault Ste. Marie to Brimley, Trail #8 – Base 4-8 inches -Trail is in Excellent to Good Condition. Go with the flow of traffic on the bridge in Brimley! Brimley to Raco, Trail #8 – Base 6-10 inches -Trail is in Excellent to Good Condition. Make sure you go with the flow of traffic when crossing the bridge in Brimley or you will be ticketed!!!!! Raco to Naomikong Trail #8 [where Paradise meets us], Trail #8 – Base 8-13 inches – Trail is Good Condition. Lots of snow, waist deep if you get off the trail. It is groomed every other day with more on weekends depending on traffic. Sault Ste. Marie City Trail, Trails #497, #449, parts of #8 & #49 – Base 3-7 inches – Trail is in Excellent to Good Condition. City curfew is from 1am – 6 am. Remember most City streets are open to traffic, 20 mph, stop at all intersections, and ride the right hand side of street not on side walks. Watch for closed streets that are posted, mainly around the hospital, university, and state trunk lines. Sault Ste. Marie to Kinross, Trail #49 – Base 4-8 inches – Trail is in Good to Fair Condition. When the trail is running along roads make sure you go with the flow of traffic on the right side of the road. Kinross loop and south to Pickford, parts of Trail #49, #494, #472 Base 3 – 8 inches – Trail is in Good to Fair Condition. Less snow to the South East compared to Raco but still more then we have had in many years. Kinross to Raco/Rudyard, Trail # #480 & #472 Base 3-8 inches – Trail is in Fair to Good Condition. The Downtown Trail has not been groomed, but it is marked. The city hopes to set up the barrels on the trail this week if they don’t have to spend all week moving snow. It has been snowing so much they have been too busy moving snow. Base: 10 inches Snowfall Past 24 hours: 0 inches Last Grooming: Saturday 10th Current Trail Conditions: Good