Trail Reports

Temperature swings have been occurring but snow continues to arrive in good amounts and conditions have been firming up. More lake effect snow is in the forecast for this evening and very cold temperatures appear to be on the horizon for race week. Things are shaping up and expecting great snow conditions overall. With the […]

Grooming of the course was completed earlier this week between CR 510 and the Dead River Basin. That’s good news for conditions in that section. Warm weather continues for the region which so far has helped firm up the snow pack. What remains unknown is how much rain will come in this evening and its […]

3-6 inches of new snow fell on Monday and now we are in a period of warmer daytime weather. Some mixed precipitation will be in the mix but nighttime temperatures should stay below freezing. The mild daytime temperatures should help compact and firm up the snowpack. The long term forecast indicates there is some potential […]

The storm that arrived after Christmas dropped anywhere from 12 (on the east end) to 28+(on the west end) inches of snow and greatly improved conditions. Cold temperatures have also helped to increase ice formation. Given the heavy snow and winds we expect there will be some tree cleanup needed. We were also made aware […]

Apologies for going silent for a few days as we attempted to check the status of the snow we had received and all of the things that go into determining options. Due to current low snow conditions and no impactful snow in the forecast prior to race weekend the difficult decision was made to cancel […]

Overnight grooming reports out of Forestville are that despite best efforts there was not enough new snow to set classic track. What snow did recently fall was very dry/fluffy lake effect and it did not mix well with the hard base underneath. On the horizon there is the potential for some snow to arrive Sunday […]

Approximately 4 inches of light fluffy lake effect snow fell today in the Marquette city limits, which was nice, but not much snow fell to the west. Will wait to see what the status is after tonight in terms of if there was enough snow for classic track to be set out of the NTN […]

The current conditions report is a mix of good news and bad news. The good news is that below seasonal normal cold temperatures have returned after the Christmas and New Years warm temperatures and rain. The current temperatures are cold and at this time the extended forecast includes a mix of both below normal to […]

The lake effect snow machine has started up for the year. The bulk of the lake effect has gone to the east and west of us, but, the wind is forecasted to shift a bit which should help start to build some accumulations. Do your snow dances!

This is likely the last trail report as we’ll be out working on course tonight…we have had a lot of snow melt over the last 24 hours.  The base is holding well in some spots and not so well in others.  There are areas where things are really thinning out – we will attempt to […]