Traverse City Trail Report – 02/18
TRAVERSE CITY AREA UPDATE via Grand Traverse Snowmobile Club – 02/18 Trail report 2/18/2021 The bright sunshine Yesterday dried out the roads but did not have much effect on the trails since the temps stayed in the low 20’s. The snow is looking dirty due to all the grooming we have been doing but overall the trails are in good- great condition. I rode out of my house and picked up the trail at Broomhead road. I rode down thru Ranch Rudolph and down to the bridge at the South end of the trail. The snow gets a little thinner down there but trails were still decent. I wanted to see how rough the trail got by the bridge since I groomed it on Monday. This section of trail that comes of the bridge seems to always be rough. After grooming it I know why. To groom it properly you have to turn the groomer around and back it into the trail and all the way down to the bridge. It adds a lot of time to your groom so it doesn’t always get done. When I groom down there I will make it a priority to spend some time by the bridge and smooth it out. I will also try and do a better job restocking the free maps at all the major trail intersections. Did you know that there were free maps at the Supply road trail head? The box is on the backside of the big wooden sign. If you have never ridden our trail system this might be the perfect weekend to give it a try. Trails are in the best shape of the season so far. Are you from down state or from another state. Stay at Ranch Rudolph for the weekend and you will be right in the middle of some great trails and you can ride right out of your room. Park the trailer and ride all weekend from your room! I also noticed that Blue Sky rentals was renting snowmobiles out of Peegeos parking lot. Don’t have a sled but want to ride? Give them a call. Hope everyone gets out this weekend and enjoys our trail system. With the extra traffic expected this week I hope everyone remembers to stay on the right side of the trail. STAY SAFE!!! <> TRAVERSE CITY AREA UPDATE via Ranch Rudolf – 02/13 2/13/21 <> Grand Traverse Area Snowmobile Club on Facebook >>>> <> Area Reports: Grand Traverse Area Snowmobile Club on Facebook >>>> Visit Grand Traverse Area Snowmobile Club Trail Report on MSA >>>> <> FROM Meteorologist Brad Sugden >> I need to post this image again because WOW. I can't recall the last time nearly all of the United States was forecast to be below average. FROM U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) >> Turning our attention to the end of the month🥶 FROM Grand Traverse Area Snowmobile Club >> The first meeting of the season is in the books. Thanks to Peegeo's for supplying pizza for the meeting! Peegeos is a long time supporter of GTASC. Let's return the favor and support them whenever possible. FROM Grand Traverse Area Snowmobile Club >> The work never ends.....we will be brushing this Sunday, September 22nd. A trail lunch and refreshments will be served. Please meet at the groomer barn, Carpenter creek road and Jack Pine at 9 am. We could use your help. Soon, the snow will be flying and all this work will be worth it. See you there! #traversecityThe work never ends.....we will be brushing this Sunday, September 22nd. A trail lunch and refreshments will be served. Please meet at the groomer barn, Carpenter creek road and Jack Pine at 9 am. We could use your help. Soon, the snow will be flying and all this work will be worth it. See you there! FROM Grand Traverse Area Snowmobile Club >> We will be brushing this Sunday, September 8. Please meet at the grommer barn, 7299 Carpenter Creek road at 9:00 am. We're hoping to finsh up trail 510. Refreshments and a trail side lunch will be provided. We could really use your help. Hope to see you there. #traversecityWe will be brushing this Sunday, September 8. Please meet at the grommer barn, 7299 Carpenter Creek road at 9:00 am. We're hoping to finsh up trail 510. Refreshments and a trail side lunch will be provided. We could really use your help. Hope to see you there. Jennifer Loos Jon Adams <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>
Trails in great shape. Groomers running all week. Counter service for food and beverage 12pm-4pm on Saturday and Sunday. Lodging available. Winter hayrides booked for this weekend but we are taking reservations for the weekend of Feb 20/21. 231-947-9529. Enjoy the winter weekend ❄️Postings From Regional Pages On Facebook
Before anyone gets on the "SEE CLIMATE CHANGE IS FAKE" train... one of these below average maps DOES NOT negate the other 500 above average ones. Trends, folks. Trends. Nothing is a straight line. The warming temperature trend line is full of peaks and valleys with an overall increasing trend. 🙂 #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea #petoskey #gaylord #cadillac #traversecityI need to post this image again because WOW. I can't recall the last time nearly all of the United States was forecast to be below average.
Before anyone gets on the "SEE CLIMATE CHANGE IS FAKE" train... one of these below average maps DOES NOT negate the other 500 above average ones. Trends, folks. Trends. Nothing is a straight line. The warming temperature trend line is full of peaks and valleys with an overall increasing trend. 🙂 
After Thanksgiving, a large portion of the U.S. will likely see below normal temperatures into early December. And of course, there's southern Florida. 🌞
cpc.ncep.noaa.gov #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #newberry #soo #straitsarea #petoskey #gaylord #benzie #traversecityTurning our attention to the end of the month🥶
After Thanksgiving, a large portion of the U.S. will likely see below normal temperatures into early December. And of course, there's southern Florida. 🌞
cpc.ncep.noaa.gov
It was announced at the meeting that GTASC will be receiving a new Dubie drag for this season. (Our current drags are 20+ years old). This will be a welcomed addition to the fleet and cut down on our current maintenance time and cost. There is still plenty of work that needs to be performed on the trails. We will be brushing this Sunday. If you can, come on out and give us a hand. We would appreciate it! #traversecity