We both headed out for a rides hitting some St. Germain, Eagle River, Sugar Camp and Sayner trails. All these trails have been groomed recently. We’re still giving the trails a fair rating. Yesterday was 30 with sunshine so there was a little melting in spots but not much as the sun isn’t very high in the sky yet. Most areas are fair, some are bad and then there are some good areas. Trails are pretty smooth with some areas having some bumps – mainly due to not enough snow to fill in ruts or uneven ground. Since the snow we’ve received this season has been dry, most trails do not have a very solid base which allows dirt to come up and sleds can wear the trail down to the ground. The carbides were scraping and majority of the trails are brownish in color from snirt. Corners get pushed out as more sleds ride on them and are thin on snow. Some areas have rocks coming up. Straight stretches are better as they hold the snow better but some still have lots of snirty areas. Found areas that are good being white with decent snow. Plowed road trails are very thin on snow and the carbides were scraping a lot on them. Majority of lakes are marked – we advise you only ride a lake if the trail is marked. Watch for frozen ruts on the lakes – there are areas that are really nasty.
The groomers are doing what they can with the snow we do have. We really could use more snow to improve the trails. After several weeks of cold weather we have some warmer weather moving in tomorrow and Thursday with some precip. Forecasts vary as to what type of precip we’ll get – rain, sleet and/or snow. Hopefully it will be snow as the trails could really use some…
