Base: 2 to 12" or more
On the Ground: 20 to 39 Inches
Last Groomed: 1/3/09
Current Trail Conditions: Good to Very Good; Some Icy corners!

1/4 - I rate the trails Good to Very Good. Lots of traffic over the Christmas/New Years week means we still have some work to get them up to Excellent. All trails West of town are Very Good. The south end of #443 is Very Good. Trail #88 is Good; the tight curves bank up quickly during the day, watch for ice on the insides of those curves. On Trail #8 East toward Pine Stump and Rainbow Lodge there are steep banked curves to rival any NASCAR track but very narrow and very icy in the bottom. I saw several places where riders ran off the trail on the high sides; one was mere inches from a tree. Be careful! Those will take a couple trips to cut down and get flat again. Between the curves and corners the trails are great!

ATTENTION: #443 from #88 north is NOT being groomed due to logging at the north end! We cannot groom north of #88 only to create a dead end trail where we meet up with loggers and plowed roads! (See NOTICE below) Do NOT ride #443 from #88 to #8! It WILL tear you up. We've heard complaints about us not grooming it and so have some of our groomer operators. If you choose to travel #443 that is up to you. Just remember, I warned you!

NOTICE: UPDATED We are not grooming #443 from #88 North until further notice. Avoid #443 north of #88. If you do continue on #443, be extremely careful and alert to logging activity. Other Areas being shared with logging trucks are Trail #8 East from Airport/Ellen St toward #443, and #8 East on Old Seney Road for a short distance and again on #8 East before Rainbow Lodge. We cannot groom those sections so watch for trucks and ride off the plowed portion wherever possible. I may have missed a couple spots, watch for signs!

Ice Safety: Many of the lakes and streams are NOT solidly frozen yet and can be extremely decieving. Grand Marais Bay is a constant ice flow, here today, gone tomorrow! Stay off the ice!

These thicknesses are merely guidelines for new, clear, solid ice. Many factors other than thickness can cause ice to be unsafe.