From the Western UP Convention & Visitor Center (http://www.westernup.com)
CURRENT SNOW DEPTHS: 19 inches
LATEST SNOW AND WEATHER: Forecast looking good with cold nights and mild days. We have a little more fresh snow, super bases, great grooming and the entire western U.P. Trail System is just about as good as it gets. If you're planning one trip, don't hesitate to head on up.
CURRENT TRAIL CONDITIONS: Nothing has really changed...Trails across the whole area overall are Good to Very Good to Excellent. All depends when and where you choose to ride. They really are in primo condition.
From the Gogebic Range Trail Authority: All groomers out on all trails; trail 2 is freshly groomed and good to very good condition. The rest of the trails are in very good condition.
From Lake Gogebic: All groomers out on the entire system everyday and conditions reported very good.
Silver City: Plenty of new snow has trails in very good condition.
Ontonagon: tells us with more fresh snow trails are groomed and in very good condition.
Watersmeet: has all trails in great shape and trails are in very good condition.
Bruce Crossing: Trails good to very good; watch for icy corners.
BE AWARE: Tickets are being issued for illegal behavior and sleds, including trespassing, not stopping at stop signs, riding illegal railroad grades and loud or altered exhausts. Just obey the laws and you'll be fine. As always, check with your lodging facility on ice depth and conditions before venturing out on any Lake. Big Snow Country trails are the best they've been in years- Don't miss out these outstanding conditions...Come on up-have fun-be safe!