Reporter:SaultSteMarie
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: Base is 4 inches.
Date of Report: February 20, 2018
Area Report:
There was a warmup yesterday and today; cold at night, though. Trails still in good shape.
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We have a newly-plowed parking area at the beginning of Trail #8 under the International Bridge, which now has an all-season porta-john.
If you are staying in the Sault, please look at our list of supporters on our web page and give them your business. Please do that in all towns you visit. The grooming entities are all made up of volunteers who want you to support those who support us!
Remember, trail base is the amount of snow between your track and the ground below, not the amount of fluff piled up in the woods. 10 inches of snow compresses to less than an inch on the trail.
Sault Ste. Marie to Brimley, Trail #8 –
Base 3 – 5 inches -Trail is in good to excellent condition.
Brimley to Raco, Trail #8 –
Base 3 – 6 inches -Trail is in excellent condition.
When going across the bridge in Brimley, make sure you go with the flow of traffic! Blowing and drifting occurs when you first leave Brimley.
Raco to Naomikong Trail #8 [where Paradise meets us], Trail #8 –
Base 4 – 7 inches – Trail is in good to excellent condition.
Sault Ste. Marie City Trail, Trails #497, #449, parts of #8 & #49 –
Base 3 – 5 inches – Trail is in good to excellent condition. Trail is now groomed past casino down to the Antlers.
We now have a marked trail going to Chippewa Motors. It starts once you come out of the woods east of M-129 off #449. It comes into their parking lot from behind if you need parts or service.
City curfew is from 1 am – 6 am. Remember, most City streets are open to traffic 20 mph, stop at all intersections, and ride on the right-hand side of street, not on sidewalks. Watch for closed streets that are posted, mainly around the hospital, university, and state trunk lines.
Sault Ste. Marie to Kinross, Trail #49 –
Base 2 – 5 inches – Trail is in good to excellent condition.
Make sure you follow the reroute once you cross the bridge going south at 7 Mile Road.
When the trail is running along roads, make sure you go with the flow of traffic on the right side of the road.
Kinross loop & south to Pickford, Parts of Trail #49, #472, and #494 –
Base 3- 5 inches – Trail is in good to excellent condition. Watch for trucks on the trail.
Kinross to Raco & Rudyard, Parts of trail #472 & #480 –
Base 2 – 6 inches – Trail is in good to excellent condition. Watch for reroute signs just west of Kinross. Trail to Rudyard has been groomed, but logging is going on, too.
The Downtown Trail is signed, and snow and barrels are on the Portage Ave. Bridge.
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Some SNOW yesterday afternoon & last night. Maybe 2-3 inches east of Eagle River. Not as much as I would have liked, but we will take it. It’s 22 at 7:20am moving to a high of 32. Overcast all day!
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club
All the trails we rode were groomed over night. Found Trail 17N win pretty good shape with the usual snirt on the north side of the road. Manske Swamp trail was smooth & snow covered for the most part. 10W/13N thinner SNOW with icy blown spots. The One Way Trail was filled with lots of white SNOW and smooth. 13S from the Buckatabon Shelter was mostly SNOW covered with some icy corners. 10W off of 13S was the thinnest. Also grainy, snirty & icy. When we hopped onto 7 toward Eagle River there was plenty of white SNOW again and trails smooth. 70W heading toward Eagle River was thin & icy on the high ridge area that is across the highway from the Wisconsin River. Great view from up there. In the woods 70W was better but still could use more SNOW & is icy. The section from Cloverland Rd to the highway crossing from the south side to the north side had SNOW but it was snirty. The last leg on the north side to the Eagle River Inn & Resort was SNOW covered. From the Eagle River Inn to Trail 13N/3 intersection behind the Dairy Queen was in not good shape. Very snirty, ice & thin of SNOW. The “grade” back to the Derby Track is in pretty good shape. SNOW covered. Our ride into town & back on the “grade” and 10E had all sorts of conditions. The “grade” was EXCELLENT both in & back. 10E on the north side heading to town is a combination of SNOW covered, ice, snirt & even few spots of dirt. 10E on the south side heading home is much better. All SNOW covered. All trails could use more SNOW. About an inch or so today & a bit of “wintery mix” that iced our helmet shields. Popped my shield open for most of the day. Snow pretty hard at 5:17pm 6 miles east of Eagle River.