Snowmobile Trail Conditions

We got out the door early this morning and were the first sleds into Copper Harbor. After breakfast at the Tamarack restaurant we headed for home.

On the way back we dropped by the Gay bar in Gay, MI. We gassed up there and made our way back to trail 3 west.

After eating lunch at Parkview we set our sights on Bergland. We gassed up in Bergland and stopped at Bambam’s in Marenisco to grab some food. The trails were phenomenal today! In the first 75 miles we rode they were all freshly groomed. We did hit a few bumps on trail 3 through Twin Lakes, but that was about it.

Overall Trail Rating: 9 out of 10
Distance: 250
Previous: 722
Season Total: 972

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This was supposed to be a guys weekend with my high school buddies. One by one they dropped out and only 2 of us were left. So we decided to make the run to Copper Harbor. We got a late start today. After a stop at the dealer to get some maintenance done we finally got out of Bergland at 4:30pm. Needless to say, the trails were pretty beat by that point. We rode 1-2 ft bumps from Bergland to the other side of Houghton.

After that we ran across a few groomers and things got better. There was more traffic out today than I’ve seen in 4 years! We ended up getting a room at Centennial Cottages which was very convenient. They were just off of trail 3. We got there at 9:30pm and asked the owners if there was anywhere we could go to get something to eat. They said not much was open so they went to their house, got us a pizza and a few beers. Talk about hospitality! They were supper nice, I would definitely stay there again!

Overall Trail Rating: 6 out of 10
Distance: 150
Previous: 572
Season Total: 722

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Today ended up being almost the exact opposite ride of yesterday.  Two guys were so sore from yesterday they stayed at the house to get some R&R.  We met up with my buddy and his club for breakfast at The Last Wilderness Cafe.  After that we took trail 1 north to lake Gogebic and rode that to Bergland.  We gassed up there and then headed out of town.  After a late start this morning we were behind on time to make it back to the dealer to drop off the rental sled.  So we decided to break off from my buddy and his club so we could make it back to Ironwood on time.   We took trail 8 through wakefield and joined back up with trail 2 all the way to Ironwood.  After dopping off the sled we headed back on trail to to trail 11 south.  11 south was by far the best ride of the day.  The groomer had just double groomed the trail and it was in excellent shape.

Overall Trail Rating: 8 out of 10
Distance: 155
Previous: 417
Season Total: 572

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Today was a fun and interesting day.  Last night we got around a foot of fresh snow.  Needless to say, the groomers weren’t able to get it all packed in as much as they would have liked.  After a few hours on the trail, they were beat up pretty good.  I would say they were the worst conditions I’ve ridden in during the last 3 years.  They were a 2 or 3 out of 10.  Obviously this is not a good first impression for my friends that were first time snowmobilers.  We had to ride 60 miles to Ironwood to pick up a rental sled, so that turned into being a heck of a morning.  We grabbed breakfast at Korner Kitchen in Wakefield (pretty decent food and fast service).  By the time we got to Ironwood, we had some sore butts and backs.  My buddies were definitely ready to be done riding on the 2 up!  After we got the rental sled we headed east on trail 8 into Bergland.  After a quick stop at Timberline Ski-doo we headed south on the lake to the Root Cellar for a few snacks.

We left there, crossed the lake and took trail 1 south into Marenisco and stopped at Bam Bam’s for a pizza.  We got back to the house and everyone was pretty well beat.  We met up with some friends at The Bear Bar and talked about the plan for tomorrow.

Overall Trail Rating: 3 out of 10
Distance: 145
Previous: 272
Season Total: 417

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