GOOD Morning …Happy New Year…
Grooming started off on a wet,bumpy note on the first day of winter and next to nothing for snow…we have recovered nicely from uncooperative weather problems…..things are almost back to perfect…

Weather today -this week..TONS of SNOW…16′ on the ground in last 7 days…
……Winds over Lake Superior are steady at 37mph and gusting to 43mph on a west wind…this means ‘LAKE EFFECT SNOWS’ Whiteout conditions—- Mackinac bridge was closed yesterday…backing up traffic with a 4 hr delay..
temps where at a -4f on Dec 31st and a low of +8f last night …its +13f right now…and gusty west winds….
a approaching storm is predicted for saturday bringing up to 12′ of snow…Upper Michigan will be near the center of the large storm… here is a quote from todays NOAA weather hazard report for Chippewa county….(lots of snow coming in the next 7days..)

‘ today….LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS
NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND CHIPPEWA COUNTY OF EASTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN TODAY. PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL
BE COMMON WITH BLOWING SNOW. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR FURTHER DETAILS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES LATE
FRIDAY AND THEN MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ACCUMULATING
SNOW IN PARTS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA…MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/showsigwx.php…

Trail Report….
Groomers will be out again today JAN 1st…becareful around groomers …Whiteout conditions in some areas….

trail #452/453 ‘FAIR’ Condition groomed yesterday…(Wednesday) morning,, 4 wet areas near lowlands but passable…should be good/frozen over . with our latest snows….???

trail #45… PARADISE TO GROOMER BARN (1st. 4 miles) is still closed due to a large water hole 3miles east of Paradise…use Trail #8 to groomer barn to connect to trail #45. to falls area…

Trail #45 from Groomer Barn..to .Tahquamenon falls.. and Newberry….Groomed … …passable in FAIR condition overall… …there are WEt areas and use caution in some areas as it is over wet bog /wetland type of areas……these areas are thru Tahquamenon State Park areas…

TRAIL # 451 Permanently CLOSED (bypass of Paradise ‘birch hill area’) CLOSED…due to the wishes of private property owners that own this land.

TRail #8 NORTH of Paradise Groomed each day ..in ‘GOOD’ to ‘EXCELLENT’ shape with no water holes…snow is 8-10′ base.. Duck lake Area west end of our trail is Excellent… Lots of drfiting and whiteout conditions for this week///today

Trail #8 SOUTH of Paradise… Groomed and in Fair condition overall..3 wet areas in power line low wet areas. but passable..’raco-brimley’ end 5 miles is in good condition & flat ..
Paradise South to Tahquamenon River portion (about 2 miles in lenght) is still closed due to big water holes …should be open soon …It is gated and Posted closed…

Trail # 474.. .(connector to Silver Creek Pub/GAS & Hulbert,Mi. )
In ‘GOOD’ shape ,,removal of power lines (replaced with to underground) trail is now widened to a pristine 14′ wide…

Pictures from new years eve Trail 452-453….and whitefish bay… Freighters (8) so far anchored in the shelter of Whitefish bay…due to gale force winds on Lake Superior..last pict of this morning deck and a freighter barley seen in the snow falling..