Trail Report
Wednesday December 19, 2018 6:39PM
Poor overall conditions
No snowfall
1 general warning
5 trail warnings
Trail Conditions Not Good!
Please SNOW, SNOW, SNOW……
Trail conditions have really deteriorated with the warm weather. Overall its dirty riding conditions, poor with bare spots and waterholes. Most of Trail 8, Trail 7 North and Trail 422 have some snow cover but dirty riding. We have No grooming equipment operation scheduled at this time. On the good side Trail 419 is now open heading out of Munising – but again no snow.
Tomorrow’s forecast is for a rainy 40 degrees and 5 to 10 mph S winds. Snow Friday but only forecasting an inch right now, let’s hope the lake effect engine fires up and they are wrong.
If you must venture out please ride with caution and conservatively. Try not to dig holes when you you accelerate. A hard flat trail base makes for a great season of grooming and riding.
Keep Snow Dancing with your friends. Stay tuned for updates!
(Today’s photo is a very deep water hole in Shingleton at the M-94/Trail 8 North/Trail 41 intersection.)
Water Hazards
- Wet areas are not frozen or opened up. Some of these are deep so ride with extreme caution.
Trail Conditions
8 East - Shingleton
Poor
No fresh snow, thin to no base, bare and rocky areas. Gates are OPEN in Shingleton. Bare Trail from M-94 crossing North to the Tanglewood/M-28 crossing.
Ride with caution in 1/2 mile wetland section just North of Shingleton. Many wet areas are not frozen solid heading North of Shingleton. Some of these are a foot or two deep. Large waterhole right at the Trail 8/Trail41 intersection just south of Shingleton (shown in pictures).
8 West - Chatham
Poor
No fresh snow, thin base, bare and rocky areas.
7 South - CR440
Poor
No fresh snow, thin to no base, bare and rocky areas. Wet areas near south end.
7 North - Christmas
Poor
No fresh snow, thin base, bare and rocky areas.
Logging Operations from Ridge Road as you near Christmas. Watch for large trucks and give right of way. Also Log Decking being done along Trail 7 just as you approach Christmas.
419 East - Wetmore
Poor
No fresh snow, thin base, bare and rocky areas.
419 West - Munising
Poor
No fresh snow, thin to no base, bare and rocky areas. 50% of trail is bare between Munising and Wetmore. Trail now open toward Christmas with construction completed - but no snow.
418 - Au Train
Poor
No fresh snow, thin to no base, bare and rocky areas.
417 - Brownstone Jnct.
Poor
No fresh snow, thin to no base, bare and very rocky areas.
Large Rocks, wet and bare areas - ride with caution.
422 - Miners Castle
Poor
No fresh snow, thin base, bare and rocky areas. More snow as you head North but H-58 is a rough travel (shown in photos).
Rough, Wet areas along the middle section of this trail, just south of H-58.
Wetmore Spur
Poor
No fresh snow, thin to no base, bare and rocky areas.
Use Caution in areas of steep side hill conditions near East end.
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