Any recommended trails. I have never riddin' there. Any advice on where to start. TIA

Yep - me too. What trails are good and is there enough snow?

Ive heard all the trails are good up there. Take trail 37 to Boon and drink a few by the fire. After that you can head up to the Yuma Bar. Trail #6 runs east and west and is kinda like the highway up there. We went on a loop headed south from Lost Pines a few weeks ago and it was great. Just be sure to have a map, trails were missed marked and gas stations were no longer where the map said.

right now it sounds good...tomorrow will tell the tale. if it rains, who knows, if they get snow, as they should, you are good to go. lots of folks said it was A++ after last sunday's snowstorm.

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Cadillac Groomers| |
February 27, 2007

SNOW! SNOW! And more SNOW!!! We got hit hard on Sunday with 6-12 inches in our Cadillac Area. The snow is heavy and keeps coming! The weatherman is calling for two more inches today with more snow showers continuing the rest of the week. Our extended forecast it high 20's low 30's for the rest of the week.

We had a good base even with our warming trend last week. The trails were smooth and should be fast. We groom our trails daily, with the exception of Saturday, keeping them in the best riding condition possible.


Come on up and enjoy the beautiful Cadillac Area!



NOAA forecast:

Overnight: Periods of snow, mainly after 1am. Low around 26. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday: Occasional snow and sleet before 1pm, then periods of freezing rain and sleet. Areas of blowing snow before 1pm. High near 31. Breezy, with a east wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Occasional snow, freezing rain and sleet before 1am, then snow likely and possibly mixed with freezing drizzle. Low around 25. Breezy, with a east wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: Occasional snow. High near 32. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday Night: Occasional snow. Low around 19. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Just came back from up there. Rode Manton,Fife Lake,Kalkaska,Traverse City, & Towards Wellston.
Misted and Rained all Day Tuesday. 38Degrees at 3pm.
By 2:30 Today there was less than 1-2" of Total Snow/Base left on all the Trails and they were Very WET,Sloppy,Mushy and Muddy in the Corners Between Fife Lake,Kalkaska,Manton and Cadillac.
Some of the 2 Tracks were Untouched{until today,he he.} Snow on them was anywhere between 6-10" Deep, But Wet & Heavy!!
Hopefully they Get a Good Freeze the Next 2 Nights and at Least 2-4" of New Snow on top of that, Otherwise Other than the 2 Tracks, It's all Over.

God bless. ZR

Now c'mon,,, you mean to tell me that the 10-12" of wet, heavy snow they got on Monday is down to 1-2" already??!! It has NOT been that warm to ruin all that. And in the middle of the week?,, with no traffic? What trails exactly were you riding on,, gravel roads?? Just got back from a Meredith to HL ride, and we got less snow than Cadillac, and the trails were fantastic. snap

You must have one of those old maps from Lost Pines

it's raining like a sun of a bitch here in grand rapids this morning, lots of lightning Weird...... to seee that this time of the year.

I hope it is colder further north, because they are calling for temps near 40+ today.

As for cadillac getting 12 inches I know that's not true, maybe 6 inches but still temps around 38 yesterday. Didn't look like the snow was going north this morning on the radar, it looked more west to east and was filled with freezing rain.

I'm still waiting to make a decision for saturday. If we go I'm sure my group would provide a guide service for you out of state folks who want to ride fast and crazy.

Send me a pm if anyone HCS want to meet and ride. Watching the weather later today of course before we make any big plans.

Best radar on the net...
Weather.com new interactive radar

depends on the weather today and tomorrow. a little ice and hard snow tonight and tomorrow and it will be great. lots of snow and hard ice.

We Rode all the Marked Trails from 131 TrailHead, X River to Kalkaska,Ranch Rudolph,Fife Lake, and to Traverse City.
There is alot of Snow left in the Woods, But the Groomers were keeping the Trails Nice. Then it was Lightly Raining with temps at 38 Degrees Tuesday Afternoon. The Snow just started turning to Mush..
Yesterday there was Dirt in Most of the Corners, and alot of Water Holes Forming. The rest of the Trails from Kalkaska, Fife Lake and Back to Manton were getting Very Sloppy. Monday and Tuesday we only Seen a Total of 6 Other Sleds.
Wensday Before 1 Pm we had Seen at Least 20.

If you know the Back Trails, and Orv Heads, You will still have a Good Ride, But if it don't get colder, It'll be awful Wet and Sticky. We were Riding 2 Revs and 2 Cats and had to Shut em Down a Few Times Tuesday and Wensday because of getting too Hot.
ZR

I know I plan on going up there this weekend...Just talked to someone headed up there this morning and he said it was a two track on US10 ....couldn't see anything...so we can only hope it rocks. It was great last Sunday for sure...

Hope to see some HCS'rs there.

FWIW news here in GR just said north of town places have already picked up 6"...caddy is at 27 degrees right now, ill bet they will be in the clear today with just snow, and they should get snow tomorrow...

Rest of Today
Breezy. Areas of blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon...then chance of snow in the afternoon. Snow and sleet likely early in the evening. Snow may be heavy at times in the afternoon. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 3 inches. Highs in the lower 30s. East winds 15 to 25 mph.

Tonight
Snow...occasional freezing rain and sleet...then occasional snow after midnight. Blowing snow through the night. Breezy. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 2 to 3 inches. Ice accumulation around one quarter of an inch. Lows in the mid 20s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph.

Friday
Periods of snow. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Highs in the lower 30s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

Have fun, have to sit this one out, gotta get my taxes done, maybe next weekend

Boost, you'll see me for sure

I've been watchin my window in Caddy all day....stepped outside for lunch into a knee high drift. I haven't been on the trails, but I'd say this weekend is gonna be the shit!!!! I think we missed the rain all day & it's suppossed to snow tonight & tomorrow. We had to plow our parking lot twice today.

Hope to see you boys & girls on the trail!!!!

OK..........

hehehehehe!!!

Thanks for the reports guys! Keep'em coming. I'm hoping to make a decision by Friday after work. If Caddy is bad, is Traverse or Houghton Lake any better? I've never gone to the LP, I usually go to western UP. It looks like if you stay in Caddy, you go west and north. Any suggestions are welcome. Am I gonna have a hard time finding a place to stay in Caddy if I wing it and just drive up there?

By the way, what do you guys mean by "2 Tracks"?

So, you did NOT ride Cadillac trails then? snap

TTT, need a good report...going up Friday night after work

The 2 tracks and forest roads become the only option after the trails get beat on the weekend. Usually when the snow gets deep later in the year this can be the best!

They are the roads that, in summer, look like two tire tracks going thru the woods. They are access roads, fire roads, etc, but NOT actual named or maintained roads. When the snow flies, roads get plowed, trails get groomed... and two tracks are untouched... except by us sledders!!

Here's a two track pic for you...
Click to view attachment

By the way, that two track doesn't look like that anymore...

I'm headed to ride the Cadillac area in the morning. Gonna spend the day Friday hitting the trails.

If anyone is interested just leave your phone number in my PM in box and I'll call you from the trail to let you know how it is, as long as I have service on my cell that is, but you better get your number in to my by 6:30 AM as I am leaving early.

Other than that I'll post when I get back to let you know the conditions.

Jerry C

Hit up the Pines, just West of the 55/115 intersection....you'll find a local to take good care of ya for the night

You'll want to head West of Cadillac towards Caberfae...that's where most of the snow gets dumped. Our group mostly rides back country, so the trails don't mean sh.t to me.

Anyway, we've got about an 1 inch of fresh stuff on all the roads this morning. It's still comin down. Should be an excellent weekend!!!

Sounds budiful.........

Were going BIG at the pines tonight, then were going big on the sleds sat..................livin' the dream!!!

gigiddy, gigiddy, gigiddy.......

If theres snow in the woods it will be good enough for me!!! I'm out the door as soon as wifes plane touches down at Metro. Shes got a brand new sled I'M going to ride.

What new sled did you buy, I mean, get for the wife

I bought her a 06 RS Rage from Daves in Cadillac.I've only put 10 miles on it so far, she has'nt even rode it yet.My sled is next year.

Kewl, so who's going to ride it this weekend, you or her LOL

Glenn rode mine in the UP for a day, not he wants it. Maybe next year when you go to buy yours, let me know, maybe we can get a better deal on two

Have fun this weekend

Maybe 3 of them if I get mine payed off by next fall...

Whatcha going to buy

This?

http://www.hardcoresledder.com/forums/inde...howtopic=226546

Sounds good - got to wait until the morning to head up. Spend some time with the wife (just got home last night)...but I'll be there ready to ride!!!

BAH! You have time....put the pen & calculator down and walk away......Ride girl ride....We only have so much time left....

Problem is, I'm still drunk from last week in Hulbert. I should be up next week regardless, looks like someone in Caddy bought one of my extra sleds.

An Apex or the new 130 h.p. Phazer maybe...I want to ride one though first...looks interesting for sure...

Come on up! You and Glenn can take the top bunk. Oh yeah - can someone plow my driveway out too?????

Oh I would love to, but just won't work for us this weekend.

I'll take you up on the offer next weekend if you're around though

Common Michelle, can Chris and I entice you and Glen with some cold PBR's

Would be alot of fun if you could do it...

Woo Hoo - you and Glenn on the top bunk.... FREE PORN!!!!!!!

We would love to, promised the kiddo that he could go to a party Saturday night, kinda got to be around just in case

I could always bring him to Chris', JumpJunkey has tried to lead him astray

Or, I could come up and leave Glenn home, wouldn't be the first time

Porn baby, I slept, I mean shired space with 12 guys last week. Go figure, all these hunks running around my place with their thongs on and my hubby had to be there

Well you could ride up with me then if ya want to...have room for one more sled...I'll just take the rev off the trailer...let me know...going home now to get ready.

Umm its all good in Wellston/Irons. 4 in today and still coming down. rain/mush mix actually hepled the trails.

Put 120 miles on today in the Cadillac area.

-Cadillac to Mesick to Wellston to Irons back to Caddy.

Plenty of snow. The wide trails in the Caberfae area were awesome. The trails that wind through the woods were a little choppy.

Overall I'd rate the trails a 7.5.

There will be snow for you crazy weekenders fer sure.

Jerry C

P.S- And to the idiot who almost hit me head on due to him being on the wrong side of the trail. U R a dick.

Sorry, but I run into that alot in Caddy by the Doo riders, it's almost become a joke now, they can't stay on their side

A lot of REVs tend to do that if not set up properly. The 1st year they came out I almost got hit about 10 times in a weekend. More people have them dialed in now. The others that cross over on the trail can BITE ME!

TP, we need to talk about another place you can ride if you'd like. You are welcome to stay at our place next season, that is east of the Benzie trail system. You could also ride the Traverse system. You can still get down to Caberfae areas, but you could also ride north to Empire or Maple City on some stuff you probably have never seen before.

We'll talk about it this summer. Everything you need is there except food. It is a regular fully equipped house, not a trailer or cabin.