Trail Conditions

[FishHawk11]

Looking for a place to ride the weekend of the 29th-1st.  I haven't seen many good reports from Minnesota and thinking we may head to the UP of Michigan.  Anyone know where you can get trail conditions?  Or does anyone on here have reports from up there?

 

[Walleyehooker]

For Michigan try here  http://www.fishweb.com/recreation/snowmobile/trails/

[MN Mike]

I don't have any specific reports but I did get this picture about a week ago from the U.P. from a friend of mine, I see Superior is almost wide open and with that cold weather last weekend and a NW wind, they must have gotten dumped on some more.

 

Around my neck of the woods we are somewhere around 15" or more of snow on the ground, all groomers have been out packing trails and some are hitting them a second time, I think this weekend will be very busy for sleds around here judging from the chatter I'm hearing........ people are ready to RIDE!!

 

LEECH..... got any recent pictures of that snow gauge on the U.P?

 

Mike

[leech~~]

1 hour ago, MN Mike said:

I don't have any specific reports but I did get this picture about a week ago from the U.P. from a friend of mine, I see Superior is almost wide open and with that cold weather last weekend and a NW wind, they must have gotten dumped on some more.

 

Around my neck of the woods we are somewhere around 15" or more of snow on the ground, all groomers have been out packing trails and some are hitting them a second time, I think this weekend will be very busy for sleds around here judging from the chatter I'm hearing........ people are ready to RIDE!!

 

LEECH..... got any recent pictures of that snow gauge on the U.P?

 

Mike

Nope haven't been up that way In a few years but that picture says a lot in it's self!

The last time I got to ride in snow like that was coming down from Ely to Crooked Lake lodge at night in a 21" inch blizzard white out. There were times that I did not even know where I was going and did not see a marker on the trail for like 5 miles. I had to lead the way because I was the only one with a long track, all the other puzzis had their little fast mover small tracks and were whining all the way because I wasn't going fast enough! I'm like dudes head out and take the lead and good luck-I'll follow yeah!  

Edited January 20, 2016 by leech~~

[leech~~]

Here's a good page to check UP snow depths.

www.johndee.com/snowcover/umicover.htm

 

[FishHawk11]

Thanks for the updates!  

MN Mike- where is your neck of the woods?  Would like to keep my money in MN if possible.

[Walleyehooker]

It says Winger MN below his name

[MN Mike]

Winger is in the Northwest part of the state, we are about 50 miles north of Detroit Lakes on Hwy 59, about 20 miles north of Mahnomen and the Casino.

If you go west of Hwy 59 you generally get into more open country, if you head east, it's more wooded.

The snow cover this year seems to have set in place pretty good so far and hasn't blown away, saw another groomer out again today, I would imagine more will be rolling tomorrow getting ready for the weekend.

Mike