Groomer Reports

April 26, 2013

Michigan Tech – Tech Trails were tilled and tracked last night. Very good late-season conditions. With the temperatures forecast today and through the weekend, this was likely the last tilling of the season.

April 25, 2013

Michigan Tech –  Tech Trails were tilled and tracked this morning. Very good late-season conditions.

April 24, 2013

Michigan Tech – Tech Trails were tilled and tracked again last night. All ruts from today were removed and trail density increased substantially. Excellent conditions.

April 23, 2013

Michigan Tech – 19 km of main trails tilled with track set. Tolkien trails also packed. Looks like just a few more days of grooming left.

April 21, 2013

Michigan Tech – Very good conditions. 19 km of main trails tilled with fresh track set.

Swedetown – Excellent conditions. Skate lanes dragged. As of today, grooming at Swedetown is ending for the season.

April 20, 2013

Michigan Tech – 4″ of new snow overnight. Excellent conditions. Mail trails were tilled and tracked today. Tolkien Trails were packed and tracked. Mid winter conditions in mid April. Go figure.

Swedetown – Excellent conditions. 10+ inches of snow yesterday. All trails tilled and tracked for the last time.

April 19, 2013

Michigan Tech – Very good conditions; 6″ of snow since last night. After a delay due to a ruptured hose, the Tech Trails are tilled and tracked. Tolkien Trails are packed. We’ll do it all again 7 am tomorrow.

April 17, 2013

Michigan Tech – Skate lanes groomed last night. Fast conditions. 19 km groomed.

Swedetown – All skate lanes dragged. Very fast conditions.

April 15, 2013

Michigan Tech – 4″ of new snow overnight. Excellent conditions. Main Trails tilled and tracked. Grooming has ended for the less used big hills – Hairpin, Homestead, Racer’s Return, Maple, and Cemetery – so we can concentrate our resources on the remaining 19 km until the snow is gone. Tolkien Trails were packed today.

April 14, 2013

Michigan Tech - Main trails tilled and fresh track set. Very good conditions.

Swedetown – All trails tilled and tracked. Conditions are very good.

April 13, 2013

Michigan Tech – All trails tilled and tracked after 4″ of new snow. Tolkien Trails packed and tracked. Mid winter conditions in mid-April. Go figure. Still on hard wax!

Swedetown – All trails tilled and tracked after 6-8″ of new snow. Snow continues to fall. Conditions are very good but soft.

April 12, 2013

Michigan Tech – Excellent conditions with 3″ of new snow last night. Main trails tilled and tracked. Tolkien Trails packed.

April 11, 2013

Michigan Tech – Skate lanes leveled last night. Skate lanes excellent, tracks good.

Swedetown – Trail conditions are excellent. If heavy snows arrive tonight we will NOT groom until the system passes (probably Saturday morning). So ski today while the trails are firm, easy and fast.

April 10, 2013

Swedetown – Groomed skate lanes. Trails very fast this morning, excellent, recent snows have covered all spring debris.

April 9, 2013

Swedetown – Power tilled and tracked all trails, single pass. Excellent, get it while you can!

April 8, 2013

Michigan Tech – Very good conditions with 2″ of snow overnight. All main trails tilled with track set. Tolkien trails packed and tracked.

April 7, 2013

Michigan Tech – All main trails tilled and tracks set. Tolkien trails not groomed. 4″ of new snow overnight. Very good conditions.

Swedetown – Very good late season conditions. Tilled and tracked all trails. Warm and soft conditions.

April 4, 2013

Michigan Tech - Skate lanes leveled this evening and ruts removed. Skate lanes
excellent, tracks good.

April 3, 2013

Swedetown – Tilled and tracked all trails Wed. afternoon, April 3. Backcountry trail is skied in. 15-20″ base.

Michigan Tech – Skate trail lanes were reconditioned this morning. Skate is excellent, classic tracks are good to very good. Returning to evening grooming tonight.

April 2, 2013

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids –  With no new snow and icy conditions, grooming has ended at Maasto and Churning.

Chassell Classic – Because our trail is narrow and has a lot of elevation change, it becomes dangerous with icy conditions. We have suspended grooming for this ski season and the trail is closed. Thanks to all who supported the trail this winter. This winter we had better conditions than we have ever had and we hope you enjoyed the season. — Jim Tervo

April 1, 2013

Swedetown – Skate lanes dragged on all trails. Very good conditions with plenty of base but is is very crusty.

Michigan Tech - Skate lanes dragged and tracks set on all main trails. Tolkien Trails not groomed.

March 31, 2013

Michigan Tech - Tech main trails tilled twice today and retracked. No grooming at Tolkien Trails.

March 29, 2013

Michigan Tech – Skate lanes leveled this evening. Most track reset. No grooming at Tolkien Trails.

Chassell – Trail closed due to very icy conditions. Will groom again if new snow arrives or temperatures allow.

March 28, 2013

Swedetown – Tilled and tracked Thursday night.

Eagle Harbor – Groomed and tracked on Weds, Mar. 27. Still very good conditions.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Dragged, leveled, and set tracks at Maasto this morning, conditions are very good. Left well enough alone at Churning and Mud Lake. Current forecast shows cooler temps and snow later this weekend, if that’s the case we might be able to groom the entire system on Monday.

March 27, 2013

Michigan Tech – We’ve shifted to evening grooming of the main trails what with the freeze thaw conditions. Skate lanes were reconditioned between 4:30 and 8:30 pm, removing ruts while things froze up. This should give a safer, more consistent experience for evening and morning skiers. Grooming at Tolkien Trails is suspended until we get enough fresh snow.

Swedetown – Groomer is down so we have Icy condition but very fast. Hope to groom Thursday morning.

March 24, 2013

Chassell – The trail was groomed on Saturday and Sunday, March 23rd and 24th, it is in excellent condition.

March 23, 2013

Eagle Harbor – Groomed and tracked. Excellent conditions.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Churning groomed; entire system retracked except Mud Lake loop.

Swedetown – Tilled and tracked. Excellent condition.

March 21, 2013

Michigan Tech – About 1″ of new snow overnight. Main trails tilled and tracked. Elias soloed in the tiller today! Tolkien Trails packed and tracked.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Maasto (including Mud Lake and River Trail) was dragged, leveled, and tracked this morning. Same will be done at Churning tomorrow morning.

Eagle Harbor – 2-4″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. Conditions are excellent, groomed and tracked on March 20.

Chassell – Groomed and tracked on 3/20. 2″ of snow overnight. Excellent condition but soft.

March 20, 2013

Michigan Tech – About 6″ of new snow overnight. Main Trails tilled and tracked twice today. Leveling completed. Tolkien Trails packed and tracked.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Entire system rolled and tracked; tomorrow we’ll start dragging and leveling out all this fresh snow. Conditions are good.

Chassell – The Chassell trail will not be tracked today. I have to find it first. We have received about 20 inches of snow, with blowing and drifting. I hope to be back in operation by Thursday.

Swedetown – Another six inches of snow overnight. All trails tilled and tracked. Snow is letting up. GO Ski NOW!

March 19, 2013

Michigan Tech – More than 12″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. Tech Trails were tilled and tracked twice today. Single tracks set most places. Surface soft. Tolkien Trails packed twice today. No tracks yet.

Swedetown - More than a foot of new snow. Trails tilled and tracked, but snow continues. Will be out first thing in the morning.

March 17, 2013

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – 1″ of new snow overnight. Entire system groomed and tracked, conditions are some of the best yet this season.

And just a friendly reminder that our trails are for skiers and snowshoers; they have never been open to walkers, dog sledders, or snowmobiles. Please pass this on to fellow trail users. Thanks.

Eagle Harbor – 2-4″ of snow overnight. Groomed, tracked and excellent.

Swedetown – 3-4″ of snow overnight. All trails tilled and tracked early Sunday. Back country trail packed and tracked on 3/15. Excellent conditions

March 16, 2013

Michigan Tech – Main trails tilled and track. Excellent conditions. We groom daily weather permitting.

March 15, 2013

Chassell -  Groomed and tracked. Excellent condition.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Everything groomed and tracked. Conditions range from good to excellent.

Swedetown – About 2″ of snow in the last 24 hours. All trails tilled and tracked. Backcountry trail packed. Excellent conditions.

March 13, 2013

Chassell – About three inches of new snow last night. Groomed and new tracks set on 3/13/2013. Excellent conditions.

Swedetown – All trails tilled tracked and clean. 4″  of snow overnight. Excellent conditions.

Eagle Harbor – Lots of new snow (8-10″) in the last couple of days. The trail was groomed and tracked today, 3/13. Excellent condition.

March 12 2013

Michigan Tech – Main trails tilled and track. Tolkien trails also packed and tracked. Six inches of snow overnight and still snowing heavy when grooming finished. We groom daily weather permitting.

Swedetown – All trails tilled and tracked. 10″ of snow overnight. Excellent conditions

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Maasto trails rolled and tracked. Churning Rapids trails rolled but not tracked.  Still snowing when grooming ended.

March 11, 2013

Chassell – About five inches of new snow last night and groomed in this morning. Excellent conditions.

March 10, 2013

Chassell – Because of the above freezing temperatures overnight, and the wintry mix, I was not able to groom on Sunday morning. I will resume grooming when the temperature drops to below freezing. The trail conditions are fair to good late-season conditions. Thanks for your patience.

Michigan Tech – Main trails tilled and tracked. 2″ of snow overnight. Excellent conditions.

March 8, 2013

Chassell - Groomed and tracked. Excellent conditions.

Michigan Tech - Skate lanes reconditioned. Excellent conditions.

March 7, 2013

Chassell – The trail from the Paradise Rd down to Chassell was groomed on 3/7. The new powder was mixed in and the trail is in excellent condition. The trail from Chassell up to Paradise has the new snow in the tracks and is also excellent. It was last tracked on 3/3.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Mud Lake and Churning trails were dragged and tracked this morning, Maasto was dragged and tracked yesterday. Conditions are some of the best of the year.

Michigan Tech – Main trails tilled and tracked.

March 6, 2013

Michigan Tech – All main trails tilled and tracked. Thanks to
groomer-in-training Elias for running the tiller today! Tolkein Trails retracked.

Swedetown – About an inch of snow early this morning. All trails tilled and tracked.  Excellent conditions

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – About an inch of snow this morning. Maasto trails were dragged, leveled, and tracked this morning. Will do the same to the Mud Lake and Churning trails tomorrow. Conditions are some of the best all year.

March 3, 2013

Michigan Tech – Skate lanes groomed.  Excellent conditions.

Swedetown – All trails tilled and tracked.  Excellent conditions

Chassell Classic – Groomed and new tracks set on 3/3/13. Excellent condition. Very fast, use caution on the last km to Chassell.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids -  Glide ‘n Gorge loop at Maasto (River Trail through the Swedetown Creek gorge and the ‘city side’ trails up top) were dragged, leveled, and tracked this morning. Conditions are excellent.

March 1, 2013

Chassell - Groomed, tracked, excellent condition. Groomed on 3/1/13.

Michigan Tech – Skate lanes reconditioned. Tracks still very good  Excellent conditions.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Mud Lake & Churning trails were dragged, leveled, tracked today; Maasto was dragged, leveled, and tracked yesterday. Conditions are excellent.

Swedetown – All trails tilled and tracked.  Simply beautiful. Excellent conditions.

February 28, 2013

Michigan Tech – Skate lanes on main trail reconditioned. Tracks still in great condition with glazed bottoms covered by trace of fresh snow. Excellent conditions.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Maasto trails are dragged, leveled, tracked, and in excellent shape. Will do the same to Mud Lake and Churning trails tomorrow.

February 27, 2013

Swedetown – All trails tilled and tracked. Excellent conditions.

Michigan Tech – Skate lanes reconditioned. Classic tracks still in great shape. Excellent conditions.

February 26, 2013

Michigan Tech – Skate lanes groomed on all main trails. Classic tracks still in great shape. Excellent conditions.

February 24, 2013

Michigan Tech – Groomed and tracked after NCAA Regional Excellent conditions.

Swedetown – All trails tilled and tracked. Excellent conditions

Chassell Classic – Groomed and tracked. Excellent conditions.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids -  Entire trail system was groomed and tracked. Excellent conditions.

February 23, 2013

Michigan Tech – Groomed and tracked. About 4″ of new snow overnight. Excellent conditions.

Swedetown – All trails tilled and tracked. About 4″ of snow overnight. Excellent conditions

Chassell Classic – Groomed and tracked. Excellent conditions. About 4″ of new snow overnight.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids -  Entire trail system was groomed and tracked. Excellent conditions. 4″ of new snow overnight.

February 22, 2013

Swedetown – All trails tilled and tracked, base firming up again after the last foot of snow. Back country trail was dragged on 2/21, skier groomed.

Eagle Harbor – Groomed, tracked, and excellent conditions.

February 21, 2013

Michigan Tech – Everything at Tech groomed and tracked. Lots and lots of base. Excellent conditions.

Swedetown – Excellent conditions. Tilled and tracked.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids -  Entire trail system was groomed and tracked. Excellent conditions.

February 20, 2013

Michigan Tech – Tech trails were bladed left and right, leveled and tracked today. Tolkien Trails were packed twice and tracked.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Entire trail system was rolled, cleared of deadfall, and snow drifts knocked down earlier today. No tracks set today, but will be setting track again tomorrow morning.

Swedetown – All trails tilled and tracked. Very good conditions.

Chassell – Groomed and tracked. Excellent conditions. Soft in areas where heavy drifting occurred.

February 16, 2013

Michigan Tech – All main trail skate lanes groomed. Fresh track set on all loops including Tolkien Trails on 2/16/13.

Swedetown – All trails groomed and tracked.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Reset fresh tracks around entire trail system earlier this morning after 1″ of new snow. Excellent conditions.

February 15, 2013

Swedetown – Excellent conditions. Tilled and tracked. About 1″ fell during grooming.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Excellent conditions. About 1″ of new snow. Packed and tracked.

February 12, 2013

Swedetown – Excellent conditions. 8″ of snow overnight. All trails tilled and tracked. Backcountry trail packed.

Chassell – Groomed tracked excellent. The trees are really amazing, you will have to duck once in a while to avoid some of the branches. Beautiful scenery.

Michigan Tech – Excellent conditions, with 4″ of new snow. All main trails tilled with track set. Tolkien trails packed and tracked.

Eagle Harbor – 8″ of snow overnight. Groomed, tracked, and excellent.

February 11, 2013

Chassell – I did not groom this morning. The snow was unmanageable at 5:30. I will groom tonight when the temperature and snow conditions are more favorable. Thank you for your patience.

Michigan Tech – Excellent conditions, with 4″ of new snow on Monday. All main trails tilled with track set. Tolkien trails packed and tracked.

Swedetown – Excellent conditions, with about 4″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. All trails tilled and tracked.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Good conditions. 2-4″ of snow yesterday. The heavy snow was rolled down today (Monday). It was too warm to set tracks but I’ll try doing that early on Tuesday (Feb. 12). Our trails should be fine skiing even without tracks with the snow being rather soft.

February 10, 2013

Chassell – Groomed and tracked on February 10. Excellent condition

February 8, 2013

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Conditions are very good. Groomed and tracked all of Churning Rapids, Mud Lake Trail, the River Trail, Tomasi Rd and Tomasi Loop (all other trails were groomed & tracked yesterday). Trails are in great shape.

February 7, 2013

Michigan Tech – Very good conditions with 5″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. Main trails rolled and tracks set.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Conditions range from good to excellent with 2″ new snow overnight. ‘City side’ of Maasto trails were groomed and tracked this morning. The River Trail & Tomasi Rd were groomed and tracked yesterday morning, and tomorrow morning Churning & Mud Lake trails will be groomed and tracked.

Eagle Harbor — 4″ of snow overnight. Groomed,tracked, excellent and beautiful.

February 6, 2013

Chassell – Groomed and tracked on Feb. 6. Excellent conditions.  2 inches of new snow in the last 24 hours.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Good conditions with 1-2″ of snow yesterday. Dragged, leveled, and tracked the entire River Trail (the portion upstream from Tomasi Rd is now open), the early season connector trail between Tomasi Rd and the east gate at Churning, Tomasi Rd, and Tomasi Loop. Will be doing the same to the ‘city side’ trails at Maasto tomorrow morning.

Michigan Tech – Excellent conditions with 1″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. All main trails snowmobile groomed with fresh track set. Tolkien trails packed and tracked today.

Swedetown – Excellent conditions, with about 2″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. All trails tilled and tracked. Back country trail packed and skied in.

Copper Harbor  – Excellent conditions, with 2″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. Groomed and tracked.

February 4, 2013

Michigan Tech – Excellent conditions with 2″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. Main trails tilled and track set. Tolkien trail also packed and track set. No new snow after grooming ended.

Swedetown – Excellent conditions, with about 3″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. Tilled and tracked all trails.

Chassell Classic – Excellent conditions.  2 inches of new snow in the last 24 hours. Groomed and tracked.

Eagle Harbor – Excellent conditions with 8″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. Groomed and tracked.

Copper Harbor  – Very good conditions, with 3″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. Groomed and tracked on Monday, Feb. 4.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Excellent conditions. 4-5″ new snow overnight. All trails groomed and tracked.

February 3, 2013

Michigan Tech – Excellent conditions. 6″ new snow. All main trails tilled with track set. Tolkien trails also packed and tracked. Still snowing.

February 2, 2013

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Very Good conditions with approx 1-2 inches of new snow overnight. Reset tracks at Churning, Mud Lake trail, and at the Tomasi trailhead. Left the rest of the trail system as is; things are lookin’ good out there.

Michigan Tech – Excellent conditions with 2″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. Trails  tilled and tracked. Tolkien Trails packed and tracked.

Swedetown – Excellent conditions, with 2″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. Tilled and tracked.

February 1, 2013

Swedetown – Excellent conditions, with about 4″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. Tilled and tracked all trails, some drifting of tracks in open areas. Tracks set in late morning/early afternoon.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Very Good conditions with approx 3″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. Groomed and tracked. Snowy.

Michigan Tech – Excellent conditions with 3″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. Trails are tilled and tracked. Tolkien Trails are packed and tracked.

Copper Harbor – Excellent conditions, with 4″ of new snow in the last 24 hours. Groomed and tracked. Ideal conditions!

January 31, 2013

Chassell – Excellent conditions. 3 inches of new snow in the last 24 hours. Groomed and tracked on Jan. 31, 2013.

Michigan Tech – Excellent conditions with 8″ of new snow overnight. Bladed the left and right side banks  to the center, then tilled and tracked today. Tolkien Trails were packed and tracked.

Swedetown – Excellent conditions, with 4-6″ of new snow overnight. All trails tilled and tracked. Open areas blowing in.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Very good conditions with 5″ of new snow overnight. Groomed and tracked.

January 30, 2013

Chassell – Groomed and tracked on Wednesday Jan. 30. excellent condition. Very fast.

Swedetown – All trails tilled, tracked and fast.

Michigan Tech – Overall Conditions: Very Good. 1″ new snow since yesterday. Tech Trails were tilled and tracked today to break up the ice from the thaw. Some chunkiness in the skate lanes, with fresh snow on top. Tolkien Trails packed and tracked on 1/28/13.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids - Trails dragged and conditions are good, but filling in fast with all this fresh snow.

January 29, 2013

Swedetown – Dragged skate lanes but a lot of tree bombs are falling. Trail will be a bit bumpy.

January 27, 2013

Michigan Tech -  All main trails tilled with track set. Tolkien Trails groomed with track 1/26/13.

January 26, 2013

Swedetown - All trails tilled,tracked and in great shape. Go Ski Now!

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Entire trail system (almost) was rolled, dragged, and tracked today. Conditions are good.

Eagle Harbor – Groomed and tracked.

January 25, 2013

Michigan Tech – Tech Trails packed and tracked today. Excellent conditions. Tolkien Trails packed and tracked. 2″ fresh snow.

January 24, 2013

Michigan Tech – Tech trails were leveled, tilled and tracked today. Conditions were excellent. Tolkien Trails were leveled packed and tracked. Conditions were excellent.

Swedetown – All trails power tilled and tracked, excellent conditions.

Chassell Classic – Groomed and tracked on 1/24/2013. Excellent condition.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Dragged part of the trail system and rolled the rest. Tracks have been set on the entire system and the trails are in great shape.

Copper Harbor  – All trails groomed and tracked on Thursday morning. Excellent condition.

January 22, 2013

Chassell – The trail was groomed and tracks were set on Tuesday morning. The trail is in excellent condition. Thank you for your patience.

Swedetown – All trails tilled and tracked. Some drifting in open areas.

January 20, 2013

Chassell Classic – Tracks set on all 10km. The top 5km trail from the Archambeau Road trailhead is good to very good. The lower trail is in good condition but be careful on the hill going down into the ice rink.

Michigan Tech - All main trails tilled and tracked today. Tolkien Trails also packed and tracked.

January 19, 2013

Swedetown – All trails tilled and tracked. Excellent conditions.

Michigan Tech – Main Tech Trails were tilled and tracked this morning (not that you’d know it by 10 am). Tolkien trails were leveled, packed and tracked.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Entire trail system was rolled and packed. No tracks, but should be able to set tracks with more snow.

January 18, 2013

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Entire trail system was rolled earlier today. Trails are shaping up nicely, but still a bit thin in a few spots. From the looks of it we’ll be setting track again sometime next week.

Eagle Harbor – Groomed, partly tracked. Early winter conditions.

January 17, 2013

Swedetown – We have received about 20″ of snow since Sunday, Jan. 13. All trails are power tilled and tracked. Very good conditions.

Michigan Tech -  All Tech Trails were packed and leveled today, and all tracks set. Tolkein Trails were packed and tracked today.

January 16, 2013

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – All trails rolled today, but we still need a few more inches of base before setting track. Trails are currently open to skiers and snowshoers, just keep an eye out as we’re still in early season conditions.

January 15, 2013

Swedetown – All trails groomed, tracked and very good.

Michigan Tech – All Tech Trails were packed and leveled today. All trails are fully tracked. Conditions are excellent. Tolkien Trails were leveled and tracked today. Finally, mid winter conditions in mid winter.

January 14, 2013

Michigan Tech - Tech Trails were packed and rolled. Tolkien Trails were also rolled. Tracks set on 14km — all loops west of Down Under (so, all upper loops and competition loops).

Swedetown – Packed and tracked and very good conditions. Still some thin spots on Papa Bear

Chassell – Tried grooming this morning, but we have absolutely no base. The trail remains closed.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – All trails rolled today. All trails remain in early season condition.

January 13, 2013

Michigan Tech - Groomers are out at Tech to work in the five inches of new snow with the existing base. Just a warning to potential skiers at Tech, in the parking lot, stadium, and trailhead area there is absolute glare ice under the snow. Wherever the water from the thaw couldn’t drain well there is a significant risk of falling and parking lot auto accidents. Grooming snowmobiles have gotten stuck on flat ground and groomers are falling like nine pins. Use caution or wait until the new snow (yay!) bonds with the ice.

Swedetown - After being closed for two days, Swedetown has received six inches of new snow overnight and trails are groomed and open. The new snow is rolled over the icy base, conditions are good. Groomers will set striding tracks on the easy and intermediate trails near the Chalet. Less new snow on Papa Bear and towards M203 trail head.

January 11, 2013

Swedetown – Swedetown ski trails are closed today due to soft, thin base conditions.

January 10, 2013

Michigan Tech – Tech Trails rolled today. Tracks on 14km, but are fading and, in some spots, wiped out due to the warmer temps. Some emerging bare spots on Superior and Isle Royale.

January 8, 2013

Michigan Tech – Tech Trails skate lanes were scarified today.  Tracks on 14km, but are fading due to the warmer temps.

Swedetown – Skate lanes rolled/dragged today. Tracks are showing more thin spots because of the warmer temperatures the last couple of days.

Chassell Classic – Chassell remains closed.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – No grooming.

January 6, 2013

Michigan Tech – Tech Trails were resurfaced today. Tolkien Trails were also resurfaced. Tracks are on all loops that connect with Core (14km).

January 5, 2013

Michigan Tech - Skate lanes groomed today. Track was set January 2 on 14k of trails off Core Loop at main trailhead. Tolkien Trails also leveled today, with no track refresh due to thin base.

January 4, 2013

Swedetown  - All skate lanes groomed, set tracks on all but early section of Powderhouse and Papa Bear. A few thin spots in striding tracks. Papa Bear has thin spots that are easily avoided. There is one rock near top of Ed’s hill in the middle of trail that I marked with stick and flagging, We’ll try to mark it better.

January 3, 2013

Michigan Tech – Tech Trails skate lanes were resurfaced today. Tracks are on all loops that connect with Core (14km).

January 2, 2013

Michigan Tech – Tech Trails were packed and leveled today and 14 km of track reset. Tolkien Trails were packed. Tracks are on all loops that connect with Core. Lower and Nara loops (Down Under and everything east) remain groomed but untracked.

Swedetown – All trails rolled and tracked,very good conditions.

January 1, 2013

Michigan Tech - Tech Trails were leveled today. 14 km of track was reset. Tolkien Trails were rolled. Tracks are on all loops that connect with Core. Lower and Nara loops (Down Under and everything east) remain groomed but untracked.

Swedetown - All trails are rolled and conditions are very good. There are 15K of tracks set. The steepest (black trails) do not have set tracks but are all good for skiing.

December 31, 2012

Michigan Tech – Tech trails skate lanes were leveled today. No new tracks yet.
Skate lanes are good to very good, tracks are 5 days old and fair to good.

December 29, 2012

Michigan Tech – Tech Trails skate lanes were touched up again today. Tracks are getting a little worn. If we get enough new snow, we will reset them tomorrow. Tracks areon all loops that connect with Core. Lower and Nara loops (Down Under and everything east) remain groomed but untracked.

Swedetown – All trails rolled. Loops with tracks now are Valley, Pine, Greenstone, Mama Bear, Baby Bear, Cedar, and Tamarack.

December 27, 2012

Swedetown – All trails dragged. Loops with tracks now are Valley, Pine, Lower Powderhorn, Greenstone, Mama Bear, Baby Bear, Cedar, and Tamarack.

December 26, 2012

Michigan Tech – All Tech Trails were leveled and packed today, and 14 km of tracks reset. About 1 inch of fresh snow. Still a few thin spots in the tracks beneath evergreens (tracks on upper and competition loops).

December 25, 2012

Swedetown – All trails are rolled. Tracks are set on trails near the Chalet. After a couple inches of new snow, most trails are good or very good. Papa Bear Loop needs more snow to be worth skiing.

December 24, 2012

Michigan Tech – The skate lanes at Tech Trails were resurfaced again today. Track was also reset. Still a few thin spots in the tracks, especially under conifers. Tracks set on 14 km (upper trails and competition loops – no tracks on Nara loops).

December 23, 2012

Michigan Tech – Tech Trails skate lanes were leveled today. Conditions remain good to very good. Some wear and drifting in the tracks. Tracks set two days ago on 14 km (upper trails and competition loops).

December 22, 2012

Michigan Tech – All main Tech Trails were packed again today. Tracks are still good, with a few thin spots under conifers. Conditions are very good in the tracked regions, and good towards Nara where we had less snow.

Swedetown – All trails are rolled. 7K of tracks are set on Greenstone and other trails which start at the Chalet. Papa Bear and Birch are not good for skiing due to rocks and wet spots. Mama and Baby Bear and most other trails are good or very good.

December 21, 2012

Michigan Tech – All main Tech Trails were leveled and packed today. Tracks were set on 14 km (upper trails and competition loops). Conditions are very good in the tracked regions, and good towards Nara where we had less snow. Tolkien Trails were packed today.

Swedetown – Early season conditions due to low snow. All trails are rolled but not tracked.

Chassell Classic – Chassell remains closed. I have rolled and graded the trail. There are areas with enough snow, but there are many sections of the trail where the cover remains sparse at best. Thanks for your patience.

December 18, 2012

Michigan Tech - Tech groomed all main trails today. We used some knife to level the 0.5″ of fresh snow and ruts frozen in the slush from the weekend. Things are icy in places, but generally fair to good. The thaw ended in time for us to keep base coverage except under a few conifers at the edge of the trail, but just barely. There are tufts of grass sticking through the icy base towards Nara. Stick to your rock skis for now.

December 17, 2012

Michigan Tech - Tech Trails are still too wet to take the equipment on. Once the saturated base freezes again, grooming will resume.

Swedetown - Grooming is suspended until trails dry and more snow arrives.

December 13, 2012

Michigan Tech – Tech trails were groomed today. Conditions are good to very good except getting a little dirty on Pine and down Nara way on Nara Loop and parts of Ridge. Track on segments of Pine, Oak, Birch, Core and Portage.

12/12/12

Michigan Tech – Tech trails leveled and packed today. 1″ new packed base on top of Monday’s new snow. Total base 1 – 3″, a bit less at lower elevation towards Nara. Partial tracks set on Birch, Oak, Core and Portage.

Swedetown – All trails are rolled but no tracks are set. Conditions on the trails near the Chalet are good. The Bear Chase loops are rolled but there is less base on these loops so conditions are only fair.

December 11, 2012

Michigan Tech – All main Tech Trails have been rolled. No track set. Leveling and rolling on all main Tech Trails today. Things are firmer and smoother, but not ready for your best skis yet. Tolkien Trails also rolled yesterday.

Swedetown – Most trails are rolled but tracks are not set. Fair conditions.

December 10, 2012

Michigan Tech – All main Tech Trails have been rolled. No track set. We kept some icy base on much of the trail over the thaw, so things are pretty smooth for just 3″ of new snow. Not sure you should use your best skis yet since we did melt to dirt in patches. New packed base about 1″. Tolkien Trails also rolled today.

Nov. 29, 2012

Michigan Tech – All main trails were leveled again today, and snow was shoveled over several small icy spots. Tracks set yesterday tracks are still very good. Tolkien Trails were packed yesterday. Lights are on until 9 pm.

Nov. 28, 2012

Michigan Tech – All main trails at Tech were rolled and leveled today, and tracks reset. Tolkien Trails were packed. Skate lanes are deep enough for good skis, with just a few icy spots remaining. Don’t break out your best classic skis yet, and exercise caution in the tracks. Lights are on until 9 pm.

Swedetown – Trails are rolled and tracks are set where we have enough base. Conditions are quite good on most trails. Most cables have been taken down (a few are still needed for protection where our ski trails connect to two-track roads).

Nov. 26, 2012

Michigan Tech – Packed and leveled skate lanes today. 2/3 depth tracks set on all trails. Lights are on until 9 pm.

Swedetown -  Rolled and dragged Valley, Cedar, Birch, Tamarack and Len’s. Cables still up. Conditions getting better every day. Wear orange; portions of the trails are CFR land and hunting is permitted. Swedetown will turn on the lights on December 1.

Nov. 25, 2012

Michigan Tech – All trails rolled. No tracks set. Very good early season conditions. Lights are on until 9 pm.

Swedetown -  Rolled and dragged in 3+ more inches of snow ,conditions getting better every day. Wear orange; portions of the trails are CFR land and hunting is permitted.

Nov. 23, 2012

Michigan Tech – Rolled 4″ on the upper loops and the lighted loops. Early season conditions. Lights are on until 9 pm.

Swedetown – Groomed in 4″ to 8″ of new snow on Valley, Cedar, Birch, Tamarack and Len’s. Cables still up.

Nov. 13, 2012

Michigan Tech – The lighted and beginner trails are groomed at Michigan Tech – 10 km total. 3″ fresh snow packed to 0.75″ base. Early season conditions prevail. Lights will be on beginning tonight. Have fun out there!

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Mar. 16, 2012

Michigan Tech – All main trail skate lanes groomed (except Cemetery) overnight. Fresh track set on Upper green loops, Hairpin, Skidder, Peepsock and Linden Loops. Due to deteriorating trail conditions and and warm night time temperatures look for this to be the end of grooming at Tech, unless Winter decides to return. Beware of thin and bare areas on trail if you continue to ski. Tolkien Trails last groomed March 13.

Swedetown – Late Friday afternoon (3/16) tracks were set on most trails, skate lanes on Birch and Tamarack were groomed.  All skate lanes will be dragged/rolled Saturday morning.  Get it while you can. A few partial bare spots under pine trees.

Mar. 14, 2012

Swedetown – Skate lanes dragged this morning.

Mar. 13, 2012

Michigan Tech – Main trails tilled, leveled, and tracked today, Mar 13, then ruts pressed out of the skate lanes this evening. Tolkien Trails also leveled and tracked today.

 

Mar. 12, 2012

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Grooming has ended for the season, but trails remain open.

Michigan Tech – Tech has shifted to evening grooming while the trails are still soft, if it looks like the trails will set up the next day. Trails were last groomed Saturday night (Mar. 10). No grooming while it’s warm and cloudy and the trails don’t set up.

Swedetown – Grooming at Swedetown has been suspended until the temperature cools.

Mar. 11, 2012

Chassell – Grooming has been suspended and the trail is closed unless there is a change in the weather to more winterlike conditions. Thanks to everyone for their support this winter.

Mar. 9, 2012

Chassell - The trail was groomed and tracked on 3/9. Excellent conditions except windblown in a few spots.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Entire trail system groomed and tracked this morning. Trails are in excellent shape, enjoy ‘em while they last.

Michigan Tech – All trails tilled and tracked. Tolkien Trails packed and tracked. Last hard wax day for a good while. Enjoy!

Mar. 8, 2012

Michigan Tech – All main trails groomed with fresh track set. Tolkien trails packed and track today.

Swedetown – Grooming for the Bear Chase. Groomed and tracks set March 7.  Some of the track sets will seem backwards (because they are).  We have about 20-24″ base.

Mar. 7, 2012

Chassell – Icy transitioning to slushy. Fair to good condition with the warm weather. Use caution on the down hills.

Mar. 5, 2012

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Entire trail system groomed, leveled, and tracked this morning. Conditions are excellent.

Swedetown – We are now grooming for the Great Bear Chase race on March 10.  Some of the track sets will seem backwards (because they are).  We have about 20-24″ base.

Mar. 4, 2012

Chassell – Groomed and tracked on March 4. Excellent condition.

Copper Harbor – Groomed and tracked on 3/4.  Excellent condition.

Michigan Tech – All main trails groomed today with new track set. Tolkien Trails packed and tracked March 3.

Mar. 3, 2012

Maasto Hiihro/Churning Rapids – Trail system groomed, leveled, and tracked. Conditions are a bit snowy but otherwise excellent.

Mar. 2, 2012

Chassell – Groomed and tracked on Friday March,2nd. Excellent condition. Enjoy.

Copper Harbor – Groomed and track set today. Trails in great shape.

Mar. 1, 2012

Chassell – The trail is packed, it will be soft today, very good condition and will return to excellent condition on Friday.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Entire trail system groomed and tracked. Conditions good.

Michigan Tech – All trails leveled, tilled and tracked today. Tolkien Trails packed and tracked.

Swedetown – All trails groomed and tracked including the Back Country.  Lots of new snow and drifting so there may be some soft areas but conditions are very good. Sledding hill is getting a lot of use by kids of all ages.

Feb. 29, 2012

Michigan Tech – Trails tilled and tracked yesterday. Skate lane reconditioned today.

Feb. 28, 2012

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Entire trail system groomed and tracked. Excellent conditions.

Feb. 27, 2012

Chassell – Groomed and tracked 2/27. Excellent condition.

Copper Harbor – Excellent trail conditions.  Groomed and tracked on 2/27/2012.

Michigan Tech – All main trails groomed with track set. Tolkien trails track set today.

Feb. 26, 2012

Copper Harbor – Groomed, tracked, and excellent.

Swedetown – All trails tilled and tracked. A lot of new snow falling on February 26th. Skating lanes groomed daily.

Feb. 24, 2012

Maasto Hihhto – Entire trail system dragged and tracked. Conditions are excellent.

Michigan Tech - Main Tech Trails were tilled and tracked yesterday (2/23), and skate lanes retouched today (2/24). Tolkien Trails were packed and tracked yesterday (2/23).

Feb. 23, 2012

Chassell – Groomed and tracked today. Excellent condition.

Copper Harbor – Trails are freshly groomed and in excellent condition.

Swedetown – Trails were groomed and tracked today and will be again tomorrow. 10 to 12 inches of new snow is making for soft conditions.

Feb. 22, 2012

Chassell – The trail was groomed and tracked on 2/22. Excellent condition.

Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids – Entire trail system rolled and tracks set this afternoon. Thanks to the fresh snow conditions are excellent once again.

Michigan Tech – All main trails groomed with track set. Tolkien trails also packed and tracked.

Swedetown  - Six to eight inches of new snow. Sticky and a little soft but working to groom it in. Skating lanes are groomed daily and trails will be tracked soon. Predictions are excellent for the upcoming weekend.

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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