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Forbush Corner: Cold one out there.  Expecting snow Thursday thru the weekend (“80% chance).  Should be another good weekend.  Looking better to be open on Friday.  Hope to be open Friday thru Sunday.

Hanson Hills: Trails have held up good to warm weather. First Kilometer of trail is a little icy, snow coverage gets better into the woods. Skating lanes freshly groomed. Tracks are hard and fast.

XC Ski Headquarters: All the skiers yesterday had good comments about the trail conditions. The temp at 9am this morning was 16 degrees. Since 7:45am Groomer Greg has been Ginzu Tenderizing and grooming the Trapper’s Cabin, Wild Turkey, Mackinac Cut, Adventure and Rolling Hills trails. Trails are in very good condition and the skating lanes are looking very good and the classic tracks are very firm.

National Weather Service forecast:
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 31. West wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 38. West wind between 5 and 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Snow showers after 1am. Low around 16. West wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. North wind between 10 and 15 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 17.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.

Sunday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30.

Monday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Tuesday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

Forbush Corner: Friday, Feb 3, 9 am, 30 deg.  As long as it gets well below freezing each night, the snow will survive for a very long time.  Warm nights and rain are usually what ends the season. Open today but ungroomed.  Will put all of the grooming into the surface tomorrow as outlined below.  The more snow is worked the harder it gets by the end of the day.
Busy installing the tiller on the small Pisten Bully and have the large one warming up to attempt to break up the ice in the parking lots.  Well, that’s the plan anyway.
In the morning, here is what I am hoping to achieve.  Trails softened up and retracked with the tiller.  With the tillers, warm snow does not tend to get so “sucky” slow (as some describe it esp those who are not into wide rills and Flouros).  It will be quick but easily controlled.  As it warms, things will slow slightly but the high is only predicted to be 35.  As evening nears and the temps drop below freezing, I would recommend getting off the trail as it will get too fast.
On Sunday, I expect a repeat of Saturday.
It can be some of the most fun and most comfortable skiing of the year.  However, if you get upset over a few bare spots (by Sunday, you may need to remove your skis on a couple of them) then this skiing is not for you.
Snowshoeing will be excellent and comfortable the entire weekend.

Hanson Hills: The Blue & Green trails are the ones in the best condition; groomed for skate and classic, but the set tracks are icy.
Grayling Winter Fun Day’s Kicks off Friday night!!! $1 Lift Tickets & $4 rentals!!! Live D.J.!!!

Saturday: Free Lift Tickets!! Come and Watch or participate in the High Flying Big Air Competition (Cold Sweat Series).. Sponsored by Rip-It energy!! Free RIP-IT samples!!

Sunday: Free Lift Tickets!! Sample and Vote on Graylings best Chilis!! Race your Cardboard Sled Down the Hill… Test your skills in the swim suit slalom!!

XC Ski Headquarters: By the end of the day yesterday the great grooming crew had not only patched, Ginzu groomed and snow combed the Mackinac Cut, Trapper’s Cabin, Wild Turkey and Rolling Hills Trails they also were able to set fresh tracks on the Mackinac Cut, Trapper’s Cabin and Wild Turkey!
This morning we will set fresh tracks on the Rolling Hills trail and patch and groom the Adventure trail. We have brought in the big loader to bring stockpiled snow to cover the icy trailhead. Tall Pines and Manitou need more fresh snow in order to groom.

National Weather Service forecast:
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Thursday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

Forbush Corner:  Thursday, Feb 2, 8:30 am, 27 deg.  Snow expected today but with no significant accumulation.  Highs thru the weekend above freezing but lows will be well below.  Of the 24 hour period, most of the time the temps will be below freezing and that will help preserve our snow.
We are developing some bare spots but they are easily skied around.  Based on the present forecast, the grooming will be done with the shallow plate and Bombardier Friday morning unless today’s snowfall exceeds expectations.
Great weather for ski instruction as it will be easier to stay warm.  Also, don’t forget the snowshoe trail. The popularity of these trails increases each weekend.
Open Friday thru the weekend.  Closed Monday thru Thursday.  If you would like to ski on those normally closed days, call 989 348 5989

Hanson Hills: The Blue & Green trails are the ones in the best condition; groomed for skate and classic, but the set tracks are icy.

XC Ski Headquarters: Ski Report Wednesday Feb 1, 2012 Skiing was great yesterday morning and then the south wind brought in the heat. To preserve the good snowpack we have we had to close the skating lanes and just have classic skiing.
Since the temps did not fall below freezing last night we cannot groom today and will just have classic skiing. Hopefully temps will cool enough tonight so we can groom tomorrow.

National Weather Service forecast:
Thursday: Occasional flurries, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Thursday night: Cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind.

Friday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 39. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 36.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

Forbush Corner: Monday, Jan 30, 6 am. 1 deg f! but heading to a high of 25 deg with 1 to 3 inches of snow possible. Open at 10 closing at dark.  However they are calling for a wintry mix tonight.  Might be good to ski early and get an early start for home.

Hanson Hills: January 30: Trails are Open today.  Groomed with set tracks.

XC Ski Headquarters: Groomer Rodney will start Ginzu grooming all the trails this morning at dawn. All trails should be ready for skiing by 10am. We will groom more later if we get the forecasted snow. Classic tracks are set and skating lanes are snowcombed. Very good to great skating conditions and very good classic conditions.

National Weather Service forecast:
Monday: Snow before 5pm, then a chance of snow and sleet. High near 26. South wind between 5 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Monday night: A chance of snow, freezing drizzle, and sleet before 7pm, then a chance of freezing drizzle. Areas of fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 26 by 7pm. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday: A chance of freezing drizzle before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Areas of fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of drizzle before 1am, then a chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of drizzle before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 36. West wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31.

Forbush Corner: Friday, Jan 27, 6:30 am, 29 deg.  Will begin the grooming at daybreak.  Planning on using the light grooming rig (Bombardier) as the snow is a bit on the warm side and we do not want to compress it too much.
With the expected snow and colder temps tonight, Saturday’s grooming will be full on using the Pisten Bullys for the grooming.
Also, Saturday, the rentals will be scarce.  To be safe, you might grab rental skis at Northbound Outfitters in Grayling or Cross Country Ski Headquarters near Higgins Lake.  Sunday and Monday will not be a problem here. Open Friday thru Monday.

Hanson Hills: JANUARY 26: Trails are Open today.  Groomed for Skate skiing..  Marginal (wet) in spots. No set track due to water.

Hartwick Pines State Park: The XC Ski by Lantern Light scheduled for Saturday will go on, 6-9pm! Trails are rolled but no track is set.

XC Ski Headquarters: Ski conditions continue to improve. Many skiers came from near and far yesterday to enjoy the good conditions. Snow doctors Ryan and Scotty along with Groomer Greg spent many hours fixing the icy spots and were quite successful!
Groomer Rodney will start Ginzu grooming all the trails at dawn. All trails should be ready for skiing by 9am. Classic tracks are set and skating lanes are snowcombed. Very good to great skating conditions and good classic conditions. Classic skiers are advised to move into the skating lanes on the downhill’s.

National Weather Service forecast:
Today: Mostly cloudy early, then becoming sunny, with a high near 34. West wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Snow after 1am. Low around 25. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday: Snow and areas of blowing snow. High near 30. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday Night: Areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Snow showers. High near 23. West wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.

Monday Night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 19.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 36.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 28.

Wednesday: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 32.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

Forbush Corner: Thursday, Jan 26, 8:30 am, 18 deg.  Very nice base that beckons to be groomed.  Will wait until morning however after tonights snowfall!  Looking exceptional for the weekend.

Hanson Hills: Trails are Open today.  Groomed for Skate skiing. Marginal (wet) in spots. No set track due to water.

XC Ski Headquarters: Ski Report Wednesday Jan 25, 2012 With the fresh snow we received yesterday we are able to mix it with the hard pack for very good results.
Groomer Bob just finished Ginzu Grooming the Skating lane on the Rolling Hills trail and reports it to tenderized and nicely snowcombed. The tracks have fresh snow in them and are mostly in good shape. There are some icy spots in the tracks but in those places classic skiers can just get out of the tracks and ski in the skating lane. Same thing with the downhills.

National Weather Service forecast:

Thursday: Cloudy, with a high near 36. South wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of freezing drizzle. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Friday Night: Snow showers likely after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 31. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Snow showers. Low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: Snow showers. High near 23. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Monday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.

Monday Night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 19.

Tuesday: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 33.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 26.

Wednesday: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 34.

Forbush Corner: Should be ideal skiing this weekend. Open Friday at 10 am with a high expected of 14. Open Friday thru Monday. Will close early on Monday.

Hanson Hills: 3 inches of new snow. All Trails are being groomed this morning…new tracks will be set later this morning.

Hartwick Pines State Park: We have snow at the park! Had a very nice snowstorm yesterday and more is on the way before the weekend. Ski trails will be groomed before the weekend and it should be a great weekend for both cross country skiing and snowshoeing. There are plenty of spots open in both the 10am and the 1pm Guided Snowshoe Hikes on Saturday, January 21. Call (989) 348-2537 to reserve a spot. Also don’t forget that we offer a weekly 2 mile snowshoe hike every Thursday at 1pm on the Mertz Grade Trail.

XC Ski Headquarters: Another beautiful day of skiing yesterday. Groomer Greg is doing a fantastic job setting deep fresh tracks and snowcombing the skating lanes. As of 7:40 AM we have received another inch or 2 of fresh snow which will make for another day of perfect grooming. Greg will start grooming all over again at dawn this morning. All trails will be freshly snowcombed and and have deep set tracks this morning by 10am. Excellent conditions prevail!

National Weather Service forecast:
Thursday: Snow showers and widespread blowing snow. High near 20. Wind chill values as low as -1. West wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday night: Snow showers likely and widespread blowing snow before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -4. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 3. Calm wind.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 25.

Monday: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 35.

Monday Night: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 22.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.

Forbush Corner: Wednesday, Jan 18, 10 am, 13 deg light snow falling. We are right back to full on winter.  Heaps of snow.  Should be able to throw all of the equipment at it to groom out a perfect trail for Friday.  Hoping to have the work finished by 10 am and available for fun!
Open Friday thru Monday.

Hanson Hills: 4 inches of new snow. All Trails are groomed with set track…Great Skiing!

Hartwick Pines State Park: We have snow at the park! Had a very nice snowstorm yesterday and more is on the way before the weekend. Ski trails will be groomed before the weekend and it should be a great weekend for both cross country skiing and snowshoeing. There are plenty of spots open in both the 10am and the 1pm Guided Snowshoe Hikes on Saturday, January 21. Call (989) 348-2537 to reserve a spot. Also don’t forget that we offer a weekly 2 mile snowshoe hike every Thursday at 1pm on the Mertz Grade Trail.

XC Ski Headquarters: What a great day of snow yesterday! Groomer Greg groomed all day long till dark and could hardly keep up with the falling snow. Over all dense system snow accumulation was 6 to 8 inches. The results of continually packing the fresh snow yesterday are firm skating lanes and firm tracks.
Groomer Greg will start grooming all over again at dawn this morning. All trails will be freshly snowcombed and and have freshly set tracks this morning by 11am.
Excellent conditions prevail!

National Weather Service forecast:
Wednesday: Occasional flurries before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 22. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Snow showers and areas of blowing snow after 1am. Steady temperature around 22. South wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow showers and areas of blowing snow. Temperature falling to around 13 by 11am. Wind chill values as low as -3. West wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 10.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 23.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

Monday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 34.

Forbush Corner: Monday, Jan 16, 8:18 am, 14.5 deg with an expected high of just above freezing.  Should be one of the best days of skiing of the season.
More details: from Friday, Jan 13, 9 pm, 13 deg.  Sorry to be so bad at keeping you up to date.  Snow was overwhelming & the equipment quite fussy today.
Anyway, we received about 8 inches last night and another couple of inches thru the day.  The day snow was lighter in density than the snow that came last night.  Wonderful snow with which to work.  Have used the heavy plate and the Pisten Bully to Track and mold the skate area on Rollercoaster, Badlands, Lil Coaster, Flatlands, & Pancake.  (It sounds so easy as I type it here.)  Dave Austin is prepping the West Trail for tomorrow’s tracking.
We are expecting to have all trails open with by far the best track and skate area of the season.  Skate area should be firm with full corduroy.  Tracks are being set with the deep molds with the binding relief etc.

Hanson Hills: All Trails are groomed with set track.. Great Skiing!

XC Ski Headquarters: Great day of skiing yesterday. All the trails are freshly Ginzu groomed and have snow combed skating lanes and firm tracks set. Groomer Rodney has already started Ginzu grooming all the trails again this morning. He is snowcombing the skating lanes and setting fresh tracks where needed.

National Weather Service forecast:
M.L.King Day: Cloudy, with a high near 35. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Tonight: A chance of freezing drizzle before 10pm, then snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: Snow. Temperature rising to near 26 by noon, then falling to around 22 during the remainder of the day. North wind between 5 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tuesday Night: Scattered snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. North wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 12.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 22.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

Friday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20.

Friday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

Forbush Corner: Thursday, Jan 12, 1:45 pm, 32 deg.  SNOWING like crazy!

Thursday, Jan 12.  9:30 am, 29 deg.  Expecting a rain snow mix first and then all snow after 1 pm.  Heavy snow tonight and tomorrow. Still have most of the nice base snow.  Optimistic re the weekend.

Hanson Hills: Trails are still holding up. Butch has taken the Tidd Tech Groomer out on the Blue and Green Trails today. Trails are still marginal in spots.  No Track Set.

XC Ski Headquarters: As the snow starts today conditions will only get better! We will be grooming and setting fresh tracks at dawn tomorrow morning!

National Weather Service forecast:
Thursday: Snow. Areas of fog before 4pm. High near 37. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Snow and areas of blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 19. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday: Snow showers and areas of blowing snow. Temperature falling to around 18 by 10am. North wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday Night: Areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. North wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

M.L.King Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.

Monday Night: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 27.

Tuesday: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 31.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 10.

Wednesday: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 16.