Paradise Michigan Snowmobile Trail Report

TRAIL REPORT

Special thanks to our Paradise Snowmobiling Trail Reporter Ben Musielak
Paradise, Michigan - Ben reports in support and as a groomer for the Paradise Area Night Riders Snowmobile Club www.paradiseareanightriders.com  

February 3,2012

 

 

Good Morning...Friday Feb. 3rd. temp stayed above freezing (34) last night , but we received a dust of light snow...we had a groomer out trail riding...I heard snow machines out last night till midnight...and no real complaints on the trails...other than we need snow....

ONe of us did ride the trails here is his report..

Well.... this is what its like from the seat of my sled. The trails are not in too bad of shape for the stinking weather we have. They are starting to get snirty but they are FLAT. We only managed 70 miles yesterday cause we had a break down. Everybody said they had a blast, even the guy who ripped his track off!! I asked everybody if it was worth the 300 mile drive UP here and they all said DEFINITELY!! We are going riding again today.

The weather still stinks.....we didn`t get below freezing last night, but with the soft snow we didn`t have any cooling problems and the icey base is holding up. The back trails are actually in great shape....not alot of traffic on them.

Well.....riding today....tomorrow is the Soo I-500, we`ll be there, and crappy weather....it doesn`t get any better!!!!

Groomer Chris

January 29,2012  ...2 reports..

FINALLY got a decent snow storm, looks to be about 6 inches out there this morning and it is still snowing pretty good. The weatherman is calling for another 4-6 today. THANKS Ole Man Winter, I knew you could do it!!! We will be out with the groomers full force smoothing things out. I will get a full report out as soon as I hear from everybody, probably tomorrow morning. The trails should be perfect!!!

A couple of things to mention this morning. We are having a problem with some snowmobilers riding on the cross country ski trails. This is ILLEGAL, They are marked with signs, please stay off them with your sleds. If you are caught it is a $150 ticket. Another thing....when coming into and out of town PLEASE stay on the trail. It may be alittle rough cause of the salt and sand mix from the road, but this is important!!! We have lost this trail in the past and we don`t want that to happen again, also the speed limit is 15 MPH....just be cool for a couple of miles....OK?         Groomer Chris

 

1-29-12 10:00am....Paradise trails are in excellent shape ..received about 6 inches of snow overnight...with maybe the exception of trail 8 south of town (thru our swamp lands)...wetter with less snow..... groomed into the falls ...trails where excellent and flat ...camp 33 restaurant had the bussiest day so far this year...saw over 150 sleds on the trails last night into the Tahquamenon falls.....and i got to meet GINA ,,the creator of this  snowmobile page...  very cool...

 

 

 

january 25th , 2012  wednesday, evening....

Groomed into Tahquamenon Falls Upper FAlls today and met up with t.a.s.a's (newberry groomers) new groomer....Bob leighner and I did alot of trail work with signs and "line of site" tree brushing...a 9 hour day on 10 miles of trail #45.....Trails are in very good condition ...super flat but slippery due to a lack of heavy snow and some brown showing on corners due to 30s temps..

 

 

January 24th , 2012  (tuesday)

GOOD MORNING....a blustery day with temp at 23 and a strong n.w. wind producing light "lake effect" snows ...about a inch so far on ice.(It rained for 16 hours with a 35 degree temp yesterday.)...trails ARE NOT good (no snow,just ice) AND we cannot groom ice..and we ARE NOT grooming till we get some snow acumillation. will try to up date this site morning and evening...we need snow to promote saftey on the trails and also to lubricate snow tracks and cool engines on some...so we sit and wait for better conditions...starting  to look alittle better with the lake effect today...about a inch so far..

January 22,2012
LOts of machines out last night..counted about 100 sleds on trail #8..

temp is 25 this morning with a 20mph south wind  and we have about a 8 to 12 inch snow trail base as of this morning.. light brown spots "snirt"  showing on the narrow spots and some curves  ,..
Everything was groomed up last night. The trails in our area are all in great shape. We are in for a bit of a warm up the next couple of days but it doesn`t look to bad for us UP here. They are saying just in the low 30`s with some wet snow and maybe alittle freezing rain, kinda being wishy washy on whats gonna happen and then cool back down to normal with snow coming for the rest of the week. We will post again in a couple of days and let ya`ll know whats UP.
Groomer Chris/Groomer Ben

 

 

Thursday  1-19-12

Sorry I haven`t been on in a few days. Things are looking MUCH better now. WE HAVE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW WITH SCHOOLS CLOSED..We got a few inches last night and are under a lake effect watch till Thursday night. They are calling for 6 plus inches, lets hope that holds true. The temps are going to stay cold too!!! It looks like Ole Man Winter FINALLY woke up!!! The groomers are out rockin an rollin so this weekend looks like it will be finally a good time to come on UP!! I`ll get a more detailed report up as soon as I talk to the boss. COME ON UP AND LETS RIDE!!!

link to severe weather bulliten  NOAA
http://www.intellicast.com/Storm/Severe/Bulletins.aspx?location=USMI0654

link to 10 day forecast
http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=USMI0654

Here is a link to the ONLY RADAR that shows Paradise SNOW   storms

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WGJ