Groomer Reports
Feb. 22, 2012
Chassell – The trail was groomed and tracked on 2/22. Excellent condition.
Feb. 20, 2012
Michigan Tech – Skate lanes on main trails groomed Feb. 20. Track set on main trails Feb.19. Tolkien trail last groomed on Feb.15.
Feb. 18, 2012
Copper Harbor – Trail in good shape. Groomed and track set.
Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Churning was dragged and fresh tracks set on entire Maasto/Churning trail system. Conditions range from good to excellent throughout.
Swedetown – Two inches of new snow. All trails groomed and tracked. Skating lanes will be groomed daily and are in excellent shape.
Feb. 16, 2012
Michigan Tech - Main trail skate lanes resurfaced.
Feb. 15, 2012
Michigan Tech – Tolkien Trails ground up and re-tracked today, Wednesday, Feb 15. Main trail skate lanes resurfaced.
Feb. 14, 2012
Michigan Tech – All skate lanes groomed. Track set on all main trails Feb.12. Track set on Tolkien trails Feb.6.
Swedetown – Tracks were last set on 2-12 and are in very nice shape except for 2-300′ on both Papa and Powderhouse that were covered by blowing snow. Skating lanes will be groomed daily and are in excellent shape.
Feb. 13, 2012
Chassell – Groomed and tracked on 2/13/2012, excellent condition.
Swedetown - All trails groomed and tracked on 2/12. Skating lanes dragged and combed 2/13. Back country trail was groomed on 2/11 and has 3-4 inches of new snow skied into tracks. Conditions are excellent with mild temps and lots of sunshine.
Copper Harbor – Trail was leveled, groomed and tracked on 2/13. It is in good to very good condition.
Feb. 12, 2012
Chassell – Groomed and new tracks are set. 2/12/12. Windblown in spots, otherwise excellent condition.
Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Entire trail system was dragged and tracks set this morning. Excellent conditions throughout.
Michigan Tech – All main trails groomed with track set.
Swedetown – All trails groomed and tracked. Excellent conditions
Feb. 11, 2012
Copper Harbor – The ski trail was groomed and track set on 2/11/12. It is in good condition.
Swedetown - Skating lanes groomed. Back country trail groomed. 1-2 inches of new snow and more falling.
Feb. 10, 2012
Chassell – The trail was groomed and tracked on 2/10/2012. It is in excellent condition with the new snow.
Swedetown – Tilled and tracked all trails. Back country striding trail last groomed on 1/29, and in very nice condition with new powder.
Feb. 8, 2012
Chassell – The bottom half of the trail which is accessed from the old school, is in fair condition. It is very icy, and the tracks are not full depth everywhere. It is very, very fast. The condition of the top half of the trail, which is accessed from Archambeau Rd. ranges from good to excellent. There are full depth tracks in most places. The recommendation would be to park at the Archambeau Rd. lot and ski that portion of the trail.
Swedetown – Groomed and tracked. Excellent conditions on most trails but fast.
Feb. 7, 2012
Chassell – The icy conditions make the trail very unsafe at this time, so the trail is CLOSED until we can get the ice broken up. Thanks for your patience.
Michigan Tech – All main trails groomed. Tolkien trails groomed on Feb 6, 2012
Feb. 5, 2012
Chassell – The trail was groomed on Sunday a.m. It will be very icy on Monday morning and slushy when it warms up on Monday. Please ski with great caution. We will break up the ice when it stays below freezing. Thanks to everyone for their patience.
Michigan Tech – Trails tilled post-race last night, ready for Sunday morning.
Feb. 4, 2012
Swedetown – Groomed and tracked. Excellent and fast conditions!
Feb. 3, 2012
Chassell – The trails were last groomed on Monday 1/30. I went out this morning to see if I could improve what is there, but with the warm temperatures, we are better off leaving things alone. The trail condition would best be described as very good.The forecast is for below freezing temperatures during the overnights, so we should have a good trail for the events on Sunday. See you then.
Jan. 31, 2012
Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Set fresh tracks on entire trail system. Conditions fast and excellent.
Copper Harbor - Trails are groomed and tracked on 1/31/12 and are in excellent condition.
Jan. 29, 2012
Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Entire system dragged and tracks set this morning. Excellent conditions throughout.
Michigan Tech – All trails groomed with track set. Tolkien trails also groomed with track set.
Jan. 28, 2012
Michigan Tech – Tech was tilled and tracked this morning. Tolkien Trails were packed and tracked today too.
Jan. 27, 2012
Chassell – Groomed and tracked – excellent condition.
Jan. 26, 2012
Swedetown – Skate lanes were groomed this morning (1/26) and will be groomed Friday morning, should be fast. Striding tracks are nice with a bit of snow blown off the trees. Back country trail is sweet.
Jan. 25, 2012
Michigan Tech – Tech was tilled and tracked today. Excellent conditions. Tolkien was packed and tracked yesterday. Also excellent. Lights are on until 9:00.
Swedetown – All trails groomed and tracked. Back Country trail is really nice with all the snow on the trees. Lights on nightly ’til 10.
Jan. 24, 2012
Chassell – Groomed and tracked 1/24. Excellent condition.
Copper Harbor – Groomed and tracked 1/24. Conditions good to very good. Snowing with some wind.
Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Groomed, tracked, excellent.
Michigan Tech – Groomed, tracked, excellent.
Swedetown – Lots of new snow. All trails groomed and tracked.
Jan. 23, 2012
Copper Harbor – Groomed and tracked a.m. of 1/23. Good to very good conditions. Lots of heavy snow falling.
Michigan Tech – All trails groomed (double pass) today with track set, really. Snow is still falling.
Jan. 22, 2012
Copper Harbor – Groomed and tracked on 1/22. Good to excellent condition.
Michigan Tech – All skate lanes groomed on 1/22. Track set on main trails Jan.21. Tolkien Trails track set on Jan.20.
Jan. 21, 2012
Copper Harbor - Trail groomed and track set. Good to excellent condition. Fresh snow.
Swedetown - Groomed and tracked. Excellent conditions. Lights on ’til 10.
Jan. 20, 2012
Chassell – Trail was groomed Friday 1/20/2012 and tracks set. Excellent condition.
Copper Harbor – Groomed and tracked. Very good to excellent. Lots and lots of fresh snow.
Michigan Tech – Tech Trails leveled, tilled, and tracked. Tolkien Trails packed and tracked. Lights are on until 9:00.
Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Groomed and tracked. River Trail from Tomasi Road north to Churning Rapids will open Jan. 21. Very good conditions.
Jan. 19, 2012
Chassell – The trail was groomed and tracks set on Thursday 1/19. Wind blown in the open areas, otherwise excellent condition.
Michigan Tech – Tech trails were tilled and tracked this morning, 19 Jan. Tolkien Trails packed and tracked 18 Jan. Lights are on until 9:00.
Swedetown - All trails were groomed and tracked on 1/18. New snow continues to fall.
Jan. 18, 2012
Chassell - New tracks set on everything except the first and last km. The trail is in very good to excellent condition.
Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Entire trail system groomed and tracked. Still a couple of thin spot, but overall very good.
Jan. 17, 2012
Copper Harbor – Freshly groomed and tracks set on 1/17. Conditions are very good to excellent.
Michigan Tech – All trails groomed with track set. Tolkien Trails track will be set later in the day. Lights are on until 9:00.
Jan. 16, 2012
Copper Harbor – Freshly groomed and tracks set on 1/16. Conditions are very good with occasional thin spots in woods.
Jan. 15, 2012
Chassell – The trail was groomed and tracks were set on 1/14. The conditions are very good to excellent with a few thin spots in some of the more heavily wooded sections.
Copper Harbor – Trails groomed; tracks set.
Michigan Tech - All trails are groomed with classic track set. Tolkien trails track set on Jan 13.
Jan. 14, 2012
Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids - Entire trail system dragged, leveled, and track set. Conditions are excellent other than a few thin spots.
Michigan Tech – Upper trails: tilled and tracked. Lower trails: skate lane reconditioned. Tolkien Trails tracked late yesterday. Lights are on until 9:00 pm.
Swedetown – All trails double passed, tilled and tracked today. Back country trail groomed Thursday. Lights on nightly ’til 10.
Jan. 13, 2012
Chassell - Groomed and tracks were set on Friday,1/13. The trail is in excellent condition.
Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids - Lots of new snow. Rolled and packed yesterday; expect to have tracks set on all trails by this afternoon.
Michigan Tech – Tech trails were tilled and tracked again today. Tolkien Trails were leveled and tracked.. Lights are on until 9:00 pm.
Jan. 12, 2012
Chassell - The trail was groomed and tracks were set on Thursday 1/12. The trail is in very good to excellent condition. The snow is low under the hemlocks, and the tracks are shallow for a total of 50 meters or so.
Michigan Tech – Tech was tilled and tracked this morning, and a second tilling is in progress to keep up with the snow. Tolkien Trails were packed this morning and will be tracked this afternoon. Lights are on until 9:00 pm.
Swedetown – All trails double passed, tilled and tracked Thursday morning, more snow falling, several inches on first pass by 10am. Back country trail groomed Thursday.
Jan. 9, 2012
Chassell - Tracks were set on Saturday,1/7. The trail is in good to very good condition. I did not reset after Saturday because our base is thin, and I wanted to keep the trail as white as possible with the warm weather forecast for Monday and Tuesday. The plan is to re-groom on Thursday morning unless we get significant new snow before then.
Copper Harbor – All trails resurfaced, no tracks set. Still thin in the woods.
Michigan Tech – All main wide trails groomed. Track set on all trails 1/9/2011.
Jan. 8, 2012
Michigan Tech - All trails packed and new track set Sunday, 8 Jan. Tolkien Trails packed and tracked Sunday, 8 Jan. Lights are on until 9:00.
Swedetown - All trails dragged and tracked. Great conditions. Lights on nightly ’til 10.
Jan. 7, 2012
Chassell - Tracks were set on Saturday (1/7). The trail is in very good to excellent condition.
Jan. 6, 2012
Michigan Tech - All main trails resurfaced. Tracks last set 1/4, still good to very good. Tolkien Trails packed and tracked 1/3. Lights are on until 9:00.
Chassell – Because of the thin base, please stay off the trail until the temperature goes back below freezing.
Jan. 4, 2012
Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Tracks have been reset on the city side (e.g. south of the gorge) and through the gorge. Tracks were set on Mud Lake Loop and Churning Rapids Jan. 1. Early season conditions persist as trails are still a bit bumpy and thin in places, but fine otherwise.
Jan. 3, 2012
Chassell Classic - Groomed and tracked on Tuesday, Jan. 3. The trail is in excellent condition.
Copper Harbor – Trails leveled and track set on 65%. Still some thin spots along Lake Fanny Hooe but overall good conditions.
Michigan Tech - All trails groomed and track set on all loops. Tolkien Trails also packed and tracked. Lights are on until 9:00.
Swedetown – All trails groomed and tracked on 1/3. Very good condition.
Jan. 2, 2012
Chassell Classic – Finished grooming at 9:15 a.m. on Monday morning. The trail is in excellent condition, except it is soft in some of the drifted areas.
Jan. 1, 2012
Chassell Classic - Packed early on Jan. 1, tracks set at 9:00 a.m. The trail is in very good to excellent condition except under the hemlocks in the first km where there is not enough snow to set tracks for about 100 meters.
Dec. 31, 2011
Michigan Tech - All main trails packed and leveled 31 Dec. Track last set 30 Dec. Lights are on until 9:00 pm. We groom daily, weather permitting.
Dec. 30, 2011
Maasto Hiito/Churning Rapids - The trails have been rolled but not tracked. Early season conditions exist, rock skis recommended. At least eight inches more snow required before tracks will be set.
Michigan Tech – Tech was packed and tracked, all trails, today. Lights are on until 9:00 pm. We groom daily, weather permitting.
Swedetown - Dragged, rolled and set tracks on all trails. Good to very very good conditions. A few thin spots on Papa Bear and 1st K of Powderhouse. Backcountry trail is skied in.
Dec. 29, 2011
Michigan Tech – All main wide trails groomed. Track (2/3 normal depth) set on all trails 12/29/2011. Lights are on until 9:00 pm. We groom daily, weather permitting.
Swedetown – All trails are groomed and in very good condition with only a few thin spots. Tracks set eveywhere except Papa Bear. Lights on nightly ’til 10.
Dec. 28, 2011
Chassell - New tracks set on 12/28. The best skiing is the top of the trail, accessed from the Archambeau Rd. parking lot to the 5km cutoff. The condition ranges from good to very good, with most of that 5km providing full depth tracks. The trail conditions on the lower 5km (starting from the school) ranges from poor to fair, with icy conditions and lack of base. The tracks are very shallow in spots, and no tracks set under the hemlocks.
Michigan Tech – All main wide trails groomed. Track (2/3 normal depth) set on all trails 12/28/2011. Lights are on until 9:00 pm. We groom daily, weather permitting.
Swedetown - All trails are groomed and in very good condition with only a few thin spots. New tracks were set today on Valley, Greenstone, Mama and Baby Bear, Ed’s, Cedar, and Pine. Powder House, Birch, and Tamarack tracks are a day old with some of the new snow covering them.
Dec. 27, 2011
Michigan Tech – All main wide trails groomed. Track (2/3 normal depth) set on all trails 12/27/2011. Lights are on until 9:00 pm. We groom daily, weather permitting.
Swedetown – All trails groomed. Tracks set on all trails except for Papa Bear and Back Country. Conditions are very good thanks to 3-4 inches of new snow. Lights on nightly ’til 10.
Dec. 24, 2011
Chassell – Tracks set PM of Dec. 23. The 5km that is accessed from the Archambeau Rd is fair to very good. If you choose to do that part of the trail, turn around at the 5km cutoff. The tracks are on top of an ice base so they are not always full depth, and they are very fast. The bottom half of the trail is in poor to fair condition. It is skiable but not very enjoyable, the tracks are shallow and the trail follows the terrain, which is pretty rough in spots. THINK SNOW. Have a Merry Christmas.
Michigan Tech – 1″ fresh snow. All trails leveled and packed, all track set. No grooming Christmas Day. Happy Holidays!
Dec. 23, 2011
Swedetown – All trails groomed. Striding tracks set on about 15k. Good to very good conditions. A few thin spots on first km of Powderhouse in field and lower part of Papa Bear.
Dec. 20, 2011
Michigan Tech – All main wide trails groomed. Track (2/3 normal depth) set on all trails 12/19/2011. Lights are on until 9:00 pm. We groom daily, weather permitting.
Swedetown – All trails dragged and combed on 12/20. Tracks that were set on the 18th are holding up well. Tracks set on Valley, Greenstone, Cedar, Birch, Tamarack, and 2/3 of the Bear Chase loops.
Dec. 18, 2011
Michigan Tech – All trails rolled Dec. 18; all trails last tracked on Dec. 16. Trails in good condition.
Swedetown – Rolled all trails, set track on Valley, Greenstone, Cedar, Birch.
Chassell and Maasto Hiihto – Not open
Dec. 12, 2011
Chassell – Because of the warm temperatures, the trail is now closed. We lost most of the thin base that we had.
Swedetown – Because of rain we will stop grooming until more snow falls. Stay tuned.
Michigan Tech – Waiting for more snow to groom. Trails were still firm and in good shape this morning.
Dec. 11, 2011
Swedetown – All Trails dragged and rolled. Tracks on Valley, Cedar and Len’s.
Dec 10, 2011
Chassell – Tracks set this morning. The conditions are fair to good in the heavy woods, and very good in the more open areas. Don’t use your race skis yet.
Michigan Tech – All main wide trails were rolled and leveled today. Track (2/3 normal depth) set on all trails. Lights are on until 9:00 pm.
Dec. 8, 2011
Michigan Tech – All main trails rolled. Shallow track set on 14 km.
Swedetown – Dragged and rolled all skate trails except first section of Powderhouse in field. Adventure and the bottom of Papa Bear are a bit sketchy. Set track on Valley, Greenstone, Cedar, and Len’s. A few thins spots scattered throughout. Will try to do the same on Friday. Avoid right in front of chalet, gravel exposed from wind.
Dec. 6, 2011
Michigan Tech - We set shallow track on about 6 km of trail at Michigan Tech today with an experimental track setter. We made some track molds about 0.5″ deep (about 1/3 of normal) so that there would be sufficient base beneath the ski despite the currently shallow conditions. Won’t be super durable, but initial feedback is that it’s better than no tracks. Just don’t take out your good skis yet. Give it a try and let us know how it works for you.
Swedetown – All trails rolled and tracks set on Valley, Cedar and Greenstone.
Dec. 3, 2011
Swedetown- Swedetown Ski Trails received eight inches of new snow. Groomer has rolled most trails and is still out. Trails are ski-able but please expect early season conditions.
Nov. 27, 2011
Swedetown (and everyone else) – Waiting for snow.
Nov. 25, 2011
Michigan Tech – No grooming and no lights until weather and conditions improve. Upper competition trails last groomed 11/22/2011. Trails are still snow covered with a few bare spots.
Nov. 21, 2011
Swedetown – Len’s, Pine, Powderhouse, Valley, Cedar, Birch and Tamarack are rolled and tracked. Some cables still up.
Nov. 20, 2011
Michigan Tech – All the Tech and Nara Trails are groomed, with good to very good conditions after last night’s snow.
Nov. 18, 2011
Swedetown – Pine, Powderhouse, Len’s, Valley, Cedar, Tamarack, Ed’s and Birch are rolled. Be careful — there are a couple cables still up and a hunter at the start of Birch.
Nov. 17, 2011
Michigan Tech – All the Tech and Nara Trails are groomed except the rocky side of Isle Royale Loop. Conditions are good to very good. Still some wet spots and the base is a little weaker on the lower trails that were groomed for the first time today.
Swedetown -Valley, Cedar and Len’s are rolled. Cables are still up and there are some hunters so please be careful.
Nov. 16, 2011
Michigan Tech – Birch, Oak, Pine, Core, Portage, Balsam, Linden, Peepsock, and Stadium loops are groomed at Tech. Good to Fair conditions with 1″ base. Lights will be on as long as the snow is skiable!
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Michigan Tech
Feb. 20, 2012 - Skate lanes on main trails groomed Feb. 20. Track set on main trails Feb.19. Tolkien trail last groomed on Feb.15.Swedetown
Feb. 18, 2012 - Two inches of new snow. All trails groomed and tracked. Skating lanes will be groomed daily and are in excellent shape.Chassell Classic
Feb. 22, 2012 - The trail was groomed and tracked on 2/22. Excellent condition.Maasto Hiihto/Churning RapidsFeb. 18, 2012 - Churning was dragged and fresh tracks set on entire Maasto/Churning trail system. Conditions range from good to excellent throughout.
Copper HarborFeb. 18, 2012-Ski trail in good shape. Groomed and track set.
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