Happy New Year!!! Our high today will be 0 it is very cold. This week temps will be only in the single digits with night temps below zero. With our warmer weather on this past Saturday our trails took a beating with all the traffic. Sunday our temps dropped and we pick up 4" of new snow in Ironwood. Our trails over all are fair to good. We need more snow to get the trails in great shape with all the traffic we had this past weekend. Snow is in the forecast for tomorrow. We will keep you updated as to how much new snow we get.

The Gogebic Range Trail Authority – Reports all groomers are fixed and will be out grooming. Trail 2 between Ramsay to Wakefield snow is thin and is in fair condition. Trail 8 is groomed and is in good condition. Trail 160 is groomed but expect some rough spots; we need more snow on this trail it is in fair condition. Trail ll N is groomed as much as they could due to the swamps which are still not frozen, so please use caution. We have gotten word from the DNR trail 11S will be closed due to logging this winter. Use caution on hills and corners they may be icy.

The Lake Gogebic groomer’s report: Grooming is ongoing as long as the temps don’t drop way below zero…to be safe grooming will stop. Conditions are good in most areas. The good news is the wet spots are firming up with all the cold weather we have had. More snow is in the forecast. Watch for signs posted on the bridge out on Trail 8, east of Bergland, it will be rerouted over the dam at the north end of the lake. This is marked so use caution in this area. The gas station in Bergland has reopened and is renamed the "Bergland Outpost" this is great news.

The Watersmeet groomer’s report: Groomers are out every day and trails are in good to very good condition. Trail 3 N from Land O Lakes is in great shape, Trail 2 E to the intersection of 107 is in great shape, Trail 2 W to Trail 13 is in great shape. Trail 13S to Cisco Chain of Lakes is in good condition and Trail 3 S is in good condition. We have some trails which are starting to show some gravel under the pines on Trail 2 and Trail 3 through Bond Falls We need more snow in this heavy traffic area.

Please remember groomers are out both day and night, so watch for them, Please pull over or at least slow down and wait for the operator to signal you by whenever you see them.

JUST ONE MORE REMINDER: PLEASE STAY ON MARKED TRAILS. RIDING ON UNMARKED TRAILS CAN RESULT IN THE CLUBS LOSING EASEMENT FOR THAT TRAIL AND IT CAN ALSO RESULT IN A POSSIBLE TICKET FOR YOU.

Call our snowmobile report at 800-522-5657 anytime.

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