Groomer Report
1/13/25 – all trails are now opened and groomed. Watch for wet spots on 49 between 12 mile and Gaines Hwy in Kinross, and on 494 to Kewadin Casino. You can find the most up to date reports on our Facebook page. We are also on Groomer Tracker! Subscribe and see what has been groomed most recently. Thank you!
12/23/2024 – Good morning all! It’s snowing pretty good here in the soo! I’d love snow reports from Brimley, Raco, Strongs and Kinross from our followers in those areas. Sounds like this time snow is coming from the south. Our trails are in pretty good shape, except for behind Kewadin Casino and the high school on the city trails, and 49 from the Soo to Kinross. More on that in a minute. Trails were getting thin in spots, so this little bit of snow will help freshen them up. We do have a nice base over the majority of our 103 miles. Sounds like we are going to poke around on 49 tonight to see if the cold snap helped tighten things up. Sounds like sleds have been riding it which helps pack it. There was one troublesome water hole that I’m aware of south of 12 mile, but maybe it’s frozen up now. I’ll update you as soon as I hear on that. Yes, we know there’s a warm spell coming and the potential for a 4 letter word that starts with an R. I’m not going to say it. Lol That doesn’t mean that we just throw in the towel and give up. We’re doing all we can now to preserve what we’ve worked so hard to achieve. Get out and ride as long as you can!
12/22/2024 – We’ve had a few days of super cold temps, and ice is starting to form on the bay in Brimley. I realize this is a popular short cut, but it is NOT SAFE! We’re getting reports that riders are trespassing on private property along the bay. I marked the area in question in red. Please don’t do this. It makes us all look bad. Take trail 8 around. The locals will let us know when people are crossing. With a warm up coming, it won’t be for a bit. Remember, there’s no such thing as safe ice, but there is still a ton of open water, so just don’t risk it.
12/19 – No groomers rolling yet, but I’ll keep you posted. We didn’t get much new snow, so there’s not a lot we can do with the trails. It appears we held on to the base, so that’s awesome! I would assume ice scratchers may be needed with the hard packed trail surface.
Also an important trail update: trail 472 has a signage change. Following the landowner dispute resolution that was reached, Ryan and Pete added stop signs at a driveway, just east of the intersection of 472 (Postma Rd) and Centerline Road. Law enforcement will be closely monitoring for adherence. There is currently a snow and ice pile in the middle of the trail, but will be removed by our groomer as soon as we can get out there.
12/16- Trail 472 and Centerline Rd intersection update in the west Kinross area!
I wanted to update you all to let you know that a comprise has been reached with a landowner in the area.
We cannot groom until conditions improve, but we will be removing the snow mound that is blocking the trail.
There will be stop signs added in the coming days in that stretch. There will also be a DNR presence to enforce that sleds are stopping. Please be mindful of this. Come to a full stop, take it easy through there, stay on the trail, and you’ll have zero issues. It’s maybe 1/4 mile stretch.
A few bad apples upset a landowner, and we appreciate our DNR partners stepping in to help with a resolution for all.
I rode that way Saturday, and I sure am happy that I won’t need to ride the road again. No fun at all. Easy fix to make things better for the landowner and for us.
-There is now a plowed parking area at the beginning of trail #8 under the International Bridge, which has an all season porta John. Make sure you lock your vehicles and trailers.
-We now have a marked trail going to Chippewa Motors. It starts once you come out of the woods east of M-129 off #449. It comes into their parking lot from behind if you need parts or service.
-City curfew is from 1 am – 6 am. Remember most City streets are open to traffic 20 mph, stop at all intersections, and ride on the right hand side of street not on side walks. Watch for closed streets that are posted, mainly around the hospital, university, and state trunk lines.
-When the trail is running along roads make sure you go with the flow of traffic on the right side of the road.
-Remember trail base is the amount of snow between your track and the ground below not the amount of fluff piled up in the woods. 10 inches of snow compresses to less then a inch on the trail.
-If you are staying in the Sault please look at our list of supporters on our web page and give them your business. Please do that in all towns you visit. The grooming entities are all made up of volunteers who want you to support those who support us!!!!!!
-www.sootrails.org
There is a long stretch of road riding along Ploegstra Road before you get to the Spile Dam area where it is down to pavement when we do not have recent snow
Ride safe, ride right, lead right, ride sober!
