| Radar Run Results - Sat Feb. 9th, 2008 Trail Report April 7, 2008 8 am Trail grooming season in the U.P. extended until April 6, 2008. The trails are poor to unrideable condition. The temps here got up to the 50's Fri, Sat, & Sun and never got below freezing at night. All trails are pretty much gone in the Sault area so hopefully you gone your last ride in on Saturday when you could still use them. The trails around Raco can still be ridden if it is protected from direct sunshine, but they won't be around long. There is still 2-3 feet of snow in the woods if you so chose to ride USFS roads, it will not be the best riding if you like groomed trails. This will be the last trail report since we are done grooming for the season and I don't believe there will be a whole lot to say except they all melted away. The downtown trail is closed. Martin Cottle, Grooming Chairman Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association Soo Locks Camera for Live Weather About Us The Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association grooms approximately 62 miles of trails in, and around, the city of Sault Ste. Marie & Chippewa County. There is a groomed trail within the city limits, that runs right past most of the lodging`establishments and restaurants along the I-75 Business spur. This city trail provides easy access to trails to the west via a newly opened 12-foot X 12-foot tunnel underneath the I-75 expressway! You no longer have to run 3 Mile Rd overpass to get to the trail. A visitor can travel right from the hotel to gas or food, by sled, and right out of the city on a groomed trail. A parking lot in the downtown area can be used as a staging area. It is located right across from the fire station. Our trails connect with Brimley, Raco, Strongs to the west, and Kinross, Pickford, Cedarville, and St. Ignace to the south. Every part of the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan is reachable from the Sault on a ! groomed trail. We operate 3 different trail groomers and our trails are groomed 7 days a week during the riding season. We have a large group of groomer operators that volunteer their time and take pride in doing a good job so that you may have smooth trails to enjoy your winter pastime. The city of Sault Ste. Marie and surrounding area has all the amenities a snowmobiler could ask for. There are plenty of restaurants and lodging establishments in the area. Local snowmobile dealers sell all four brands of snowmobiles and accessories, and there are several repair shops that can provide service for those in need. There are many places along the trail system to buy gas, as well as many good restaurants along the way. Most gas stations in the surrounding area carry such items as spark plugs and dealer brand oil. Sault Sainte Marie A normal winter in Sault Ste. Marie will provide enough snow for snowmobiling from December through March and even into April, if Mother Nature co-operates fully. Fresh snowfalls up to 12" fall on a regular basis, and make for some of the best snowmobiling, through some of the most beautiful forests in the country. After a fresh snowfall of 8-10", some of our trails look almost like tunnels with the heavily laden tree branches almost covering the trail overhead. If that isn't enough to convince you to come to Sault Ste. Marie, how about our Annual Fun Runs and Rally in January, or the I-500 Snowmobile race the following weekend in February. We have some of the best snowmobiling conditions and activities, in some of the most beautiful winter land in the United States, and it's here waiting for you! Come sled with us in Sault Ste. Marie. | 
