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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Snow accumulation: 5 inches* Just received this message from our Trail Coordinator: It was sent to our groomer operators. "I just contacted our president (Don) and we are in agreement to stop grooming until we recieve more snow. All 3 tractors were out last night to smooth out the forest roads that were not groomed on Sunday night, and we feel going out again with so little snow will do more harm than good. I do not see snow for several days. We will have to wait and see." We will keep you posted as conditons change. No news means no change. Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Snow accumulation: 5 inches* We lost a lot of snow yesterday. We had 9 inches on the gauge before the rain and thaw. Rain set in late Sunday night leaving us with a disastrous outcome. Monday morning the snow on the gauge was down to 3.5 inches and everything was coated with ice. This morning , we found an inch and a half of snow on the ground and it's snowing now. Our President is currently checking out the trails. As soon as I have his report, I will post it. Keep checking back. JUST IN!!! 12:00 p.m. Our President gives the following trail report: 1. Wide forestry roads have a solid ice base and fresh snow. 2. Narrow trails fair with slush puddles. 3. Will be grooming tonight to smooth out some of the bumps. The forest roads are in good shape yet however the narrow forest trails are downgraded to fair. The entire base is coated with ice. Saturday, January 21, 2012 Snow accumulation: 9 inches* The trails are in awesome condition now and will likely remain that way unless we get rain instead of snow on Monday. Expect the trails got pretty rough today due to excessive traffic but all groomers are out there tonight smoothing them back out for tomorrows riders. Ride safely and stay warm. Thursday, January 19, 2012 Snow accumulation: 10 inches*--4" overall The snow gauge is showing a 2 inch snowfall overnight but that is misleading. The gauge is in a protected area. High winds have been blowing the snow around so it is accumulating in open areas. I was out this morning and found a consistent 4 inch accumulation in the seven mile drive I took on unplowed roads. Gosh, what a treat! The groomers are out there today and hope you are too. Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Snow accumulation: 8 inches* The groomers are running again today doing what they can with what they have. They will be staying off the White Pine trail until there is a significant build up of snow. We have a winter storm advisory in effect for this evening with a possibility of 2 to 5 inches arriving before noon Thursday. White PIne Trail: Some of you may have already seen the signs on the White Pine Trail asking snowmobiles to stay off the trail unless there is atleast 4 inches of snow. The signs posted by the State Park staff read "Help protect our resource, please refrain from operating snowmobiles when less than four inches of snow cover the trail." We were assured by the State Park staff these signs were posted not as an enforcement tool but as an educational tool. The "four inch" rule has been in effect in State Parks for years. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Attention area riders--there has been a lot of timber harvesting along our trails this fall. STAY ON THE TRAILS, those open areas have STUMPS in them!!!!! North of Boon, the USFS performed a lot of road work this past summer which left quite a crown in the middle of the trail. Ride carefully, the sled is going to want to head for edge of the trail until we get enough snow packed down to level the trail. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * STAGING AREAS for your convenience: Park and ride locations available throughout our trail system.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *SNOW GAUGE READING:. Gauge is located two miles west of the M55/M115 corner west of Cadillac and just north of the 33 Road Staging Area. |
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Address: Cadillac Winter Promotions, P.O. Box 363 Cadillac, MI 49601 Email: Don Wing, Vice-President: wingjudy@msn.com |
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