We picked up about 2 inches of snow over the weekend. I headed out for ride hitting some Sayner and St. Germain trails. All of the Sayner trails I rode had been groomed. They were overall smooth with some bumps but not many. They were packed in nice from the grooming. Some stretches were all white and really nice, some are snirty and you will scrape. Most corners had snow pulled back onto them and their groomers did a good job of going wider on the trails. St. Germain trails haven’t been groomed in a while so their trails are very bumpy and getting bigger moguls on them. Most corners are all pushed out and icy. They were snirty and brown. I’d avoid St. Germain trails till they groom. The carbides were scraping a lot and there are lots of icy corners that you’ll push right through. There’s still some decent stretches but you’ll find more fair to poor. For not having much snow it is still amazing how bumpy a trail can get. Trails that have been groomed in last day or 2 were smoother. There’s more areas that are down to bare ground and others where gravel is getting mixed in. There are areas of ruts left from the trucks driving on them in the warm weather that will need more snow to fill in. You will find rocks that got stirred up from sleds and the groomer (if you see a big one, please pull to the side, get off your sled and move the rock off the trail). Lake accesses are rough and don’t have much if any snow on them. Road trails don’t have much of a base and your carbides will scrape a lot.
Most lakes are reported to be in good condition being smooth with plenty of ice.
If you really want to ride, trails are ridable. I’d rate them overall in fair/poor condition. Since we don’t have much snow, it would be nice if riders didn’t purposely spin their tracks blowing snow off the trail. Unfortunately, there’s a bunch of them out there already. The bottom line is we need more snow. Trails will continue to deteriorate without it.
