No change to report from yesterday. We did not groom last night because conditions are unchanged. Grooming over top of thin base without fresh snow can do more damage than good. We need to preserve our fair-to-good conditions until we get some more snow. That said, there’s no traffic out and riding in the woods is good. Temperatures are at least 10 degrees warmer than they were yesterday at this time. UPDATE–We just had a customer stop by and report trails are in much better shape than he expected. He rode 45+ miles last night on both the railroad grade and through the woods. He said you’ll see a little snirt once in a while but overall he was amazed at how smooth the trails were. Again, even though the base is thin the groomers have worked it all along and this results in smooth riding. The frigid cold has really helped us too. There’s a little bit of sunshine out there and we got a dusting of snow overnight. Up toward Cheboygan reports are an inch of fluff fell overnight. Radar shows we could see some light snow today too. Get out and put some miles on if you can!

Just an FYI that there’s logging activity on the east loop of our wooded trail. The area is signed but watch for changing trails conditions where the trail has been plowed for vehicle traffic. The activity stretches about 1/2 to 1 mile.

Other grooming club news is the new drag we took delivery of in January. The State approved our purchase and this drag was custom-made for us by the experts at Dubie Welding & Fabrication in Gaylord. We’re glad to support local, Michigan business with this purchase. And since this drag will be paid for with State dollars it’s nice to know your trail permit money is coming back around.

If you’re interested in supporting local grooming efforts, visit www.justgroomit.org for details on joining the Indian River Snowmobile Grooming club with a membership donation. We have hats and t-shirts (short & long sleeve) for sale too. Even when we can’t groom we still have operational expenses like insurance, two-way radio communication subscriptions, and more. Thanks to member donations we’re putting up a groomer building ,where we now store and can work on the equipment. Your support makes all the difference! Thank you–

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