Jonger Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 I'll most likely be in Gaylord tomorrow. If anyone wants to meet up, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpski Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Just rode from Harbor Springs to Alanson to Pellston today. Snow there was epic last night. Easily 15-18" probably more in some locations. Rode East Jordan through Jordan Valley the day before. Lots and lots of snow. Today was probably the best day I have ever experienced on a sled, never had so much powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 1 hour ago, bpski said: Just rode from Harbor Springs to Alanson to Pellston today. Snow there was epic last night. Easily 15-18" probably more in some locations. Rode East Jordan through Jordan Valley the day before. Lots and lots of snow. Today was probably the best day I have ever experienced on a sled, never had so much powder. Nice. I'm looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Snow is still pretty good here, got a few more inches today, havent rode all week thought been pretty busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 Rode about 110 miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 1 hour ago, Jonger said: Rode about 110 miles Where did you ride around GLD area? Looks like another 5-7" tonight, then heavy wet snow to a slopfest (rain) back to little snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 On 1/7/2017 at 8:17 PM, josh_4184 said: Snow is still pretty good here, got a few more inches today, havent rode all week thought been pretty busy. How is it looking up there Josh after the rain last night? We'll be up no matter what for the long MLK weekend but just wondering what we can expect. Thanks..... It's pretty crazy how different this winter season has been so far comparing areas south of West branch to areas north of that. Been a pretty good/great winter so far to the north and pretty crappy to the south. It's mother natures way of evening things out after the past few years of South East lower MI getting more snow then a big chunk of northern MI excluding the snow belts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 5 hours ago, slow poke said: How is it looking up there Josh after the rain last night? We'll be up no matter what for the long MLK weekend but just wondering what we can expect. Thanks..... It's pretty crazy how different this winter season has been so far comparing areas south of West branch to areas north of that. Been a pretty good/great winter so far to the north and pretty crappy to the south. It's mother natures way of evening things out after the past few years of South East lower MI getting more snow then a big chunk of northern MI excluding the snow belts. Not to bad, rained pretty heavy for about 4 hours, then switched back to snow and picked up a couple inches, that was after we picked up about 4-5 " before the rain. Probably pick up 4-5" tonight and maybe some light LES through Friday. Trails look pretty good from what I saw along C38. Still have over 2' on the ground but the snow pack is a lot firmer now so off-trail wont be as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 On 1/11/2017 at 7:19 PM, josh_4184 said: Not to bad, rained pretty heavy for about 4 hours, then switched back to snow and picked up a couple inches, that was after we picked up about 4-5 " before the rain. Probably pick up 4-5" tonight and maybe some light LES through Friday. Trails look pretty good from what I saw along C38. Still have over 2' on the ground but the snow pack is a lot firmer now so off-trail wont be as good. Thanks for the update Josh, sounds good up there again this weekend. Been a nice stretch of winter weather up your way. Let's hope it continues after the warm up next week to finish out the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 On 1/11/2017 at 7:19 PM, josh_4184 said: Not to bad, rained pretty heavy for about 4 hours, then switched back to snow and picked up a couple inches, that was after we picked up about 4-5 " before the rain. Probably pick up 4-5" tonight and maybe some light LES through Friday. Trails look pretty good from what I saw along C38. Still have over 2' on the ground but the snow pack is a lot firmer now so off-trail wont be as good. Thanks for the update Josh, sounds good up there again this weekend. Been a nice stretch of winter weather up your way. Let's hope it continues after the warm up next week to finish out the winter. Not looking good for winter activities for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 This warmth ends next Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 7 hours ago, Jonger said: This warmth ends next Wednesday. Unfortunately a lot of damage has been done. Lost over half my snowpack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 20 minutes ago, josh_4184 said: Unfortunately a lot of damage has been done. Lost over half my snowpack. You'll likely gain back everything you lost and then some in the next few weeks. N Lake MI is still wide open, when in an average year is starting to tighten up. I think the snow belts will end up above normal for the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 15 minutes ago, weatherbo said: You'll likely gain back everything you lost and then some in the next few weeks. N Lake MI is still wide open, when in an average year is starting to tighten up. I think the snow belts will end up above normal for the season. There's a decent chance we could still end up above normal, and I'd say it's pretty likely the belts are above normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 2 hours ago, josh_4184 said: Unfortunately a lot of damage has been done. Lost over half my snowpack. Yup. Going to be starting over. This warmup will lower my winter grade at least a full mark or more. It's a BIG fricken warmup. The UP is still doing ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 Things look good on most models. A solid NW flow and clipper express. This is the ideal setup for Michigan outdoor fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 On 1/25/2017 at 1:50 PM, Jonger said: Things look good on most models. A solid NW flow and clipper express. This is the ideal setup for Michigan outdoor fun. Pattern in a lot better shape for cold and LES, next week looking really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 On 1/11/2017 at 7:19 PM, josh_4184 said: Not to bad, rained pretty heavy for about 4 hours, then switched back to snow and picked up a couple inches, that was after we picked up about 4-5 " before the rain. Probably pick up 4-5" tonight and maybe some light LES through Friday. Trails look pretty good from what I saw along C38. Still have over 2' on the ground but the snow pack is a lot firmer now so off-trail wont be as good. Thanks for the update Josh, sounds good up there again this weekend. Been a nice stretch of winter weather up your way. Let's hope it continues after the warm up next week to finish out the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Just now, slow poke said: Thanks for the update Josh, sounds good up there again this weekend. Been a nice stretch of winter weather up your way. Let's hope it continues after the warm up next week to finish out the winter. Just got back from a week in WY. It was cold and windy and somewhat snowy. Seen very little sun unfortunately. My son even got a little frost bite it was so cold. If anyone is looking for winter conditions, head west. The ridding is great right now out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Did some riding today picking my way through some logging lands. Snow conditions are great. Sled traffic was non-existent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XfireLOW Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 7 hours ago, slow poke said: Just got back from a week in WY. It was cold and windy and somewhat snowy. Seen very little sun unfortunately. My son even got a little frost bite it was so cold. If anyone is looking for winter conditions, head west. The ridding is great right now out there. Where did you go? I have been to Togwotee a bunch of times, been a few years, but I'll be back again some more. Riding the mountains is completely different (and 10X more fun) than mid-west riding but its hard to explain how different it is, you just need you experience it to fully understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 2 hours ago, XfireLOW said: Where did you go? I have been to Togwotee a bunch of times, been a few years, but I'll be back again some more. Riding the mountains is completely different (and 10X more fun) than mid-west riding but its hard to explain how different it is, you just need you experience it to fully understand. Mostly off trail and physically grueling is what I have been told. Next winter I'm thinking about heading out to BC or Colorado, gonna just rent a long track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 11 hours ago, XfireLOW said: Where did you go? I have been to Togwotee a bunch of times, been a few years, but I'll be back again some more. Riding the mountains is completely different (and 10X more fun) than mid-west riding but its hard to explain how different it is, you just need you experience it to fully understand. We went back to Albany WY, about 2 hrs north of Denver in the Medicine Bow Mts. This was my 4th time there but more then likely our last for a while. We trailer our sleds out there and it's about the closest drive, 19 hrs, for us to get to some good mountain ridding but next year we decided to go back to West Yellowstone I think. I've never been to Togwotee in the winter, just once in the summer, but some of the guys I ride with have and love it there. They say at Togwotee you can be ridding step and deep within 3 miles of the lodge, at Albany we have to ride about 25 miles of groomed trails to get to the steepest/most fun ridding area which is kind of far. I've been to Cooke City MT once which is pretty extreme, almost to much for my taste, way to many avalanches there also. We've been to West Yellowstone a number of times now and between the park, the town and the riding outside of the park it's prolly my favorite place to ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XfireLOW Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 11 hours ago, Jonger said: Mostly off trail and physically grueling is what I have been told. Next winter I'm thinking about heading out to BC or Colorado, gonna just rent a long track. Yes, you definitely want to get in shape before going. Between the riding and the elevation you will be sore after a few days for sure. I have only ever rented sled as well. I have a 600cc 141" sled but that doesn't really cut it out west if you are going to be riding with 150"+ 800cc sleds, not to mention the cost and hassle of trailering, re-clutching, gas/oil, and potential break downs. 1 hour ago, slow poke said: We went back to Albany WY, about 2 hrs north of Denver in the Medicine Bow Mts. This was my 4th time there but more then likely our last for a while. We trailer our sleds out there and it's about the closest drive, 19 hrs, for us to get to some good mountain ridding but next year we decided to go back to West Yellowstone I think. I've never been to Togwotee in the winter, just once in the summer, but some of the guys I ride with have and love it there. They say at Togwotee you can be ridding step and deep within 3 miles of the lodge, at Albany we have to ride about 25 miles of groomed trails to get to the steepest/most fun ridding area which is kind of far. I've been to Cooke City MT once which is pretty extreme, almost to much for my taste, way to many avalanches there also. We've been to West Yellowstone a number of times now and between the park, the town and the riding outside of the park it's prolly my favorite place to ride. I have only ever been to Togwotee. I knew the area had pretty high praise before we had gone, but had no idea how high the praise truly gets. My relatives happened to hire a beet truck driver one year who was a testing engineer for Polaris sleds and had been all over the west as part of his work. When asked his opinion on the best place to snowmobile, his answer hands down was Togwotee, there just isn't any other place that combines the terrain, snow and acreage to compare. And yes, if you stay at Togwotee Mountain Lodge you can hit the deep stuff right away, as in crossing the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 Not bad for a 2013 sled. 4th season underway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XfireLOW Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 23 hours ago, Jonger said: Not bad for a 2013 sled. 4th season underway. Wouldn't that make this year the 5th winter? Unless it was bought new as a holdover I suppose. Good either way. I have 5000+ on my 2009, but that was a two year holdover I bought as new in the fall of 2010. You have me beat for sled miles, but I know you have trailered far far more miles than me to get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 5 hours ago, XfireLOW said: Wouldn't that make this year the 5th winter? Unless it was bought new as a holdover I suppose. Good either way. I have 5000+ on my 2009, but that was a two year holdover I bought as new in the fall of 2010. You have me beat for sled miles, but I know you have trailered far far more miles than me to get them. Yup... I'm not scared to tow far. At least 1000 miles were in SW Michigan, which is not too far though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 5 hours ago, Willh said: I need to get a snowmobile. I just have no time. Houghton Powersports. Bought a sled from there 5 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 On 2/7/2017 at 4:39 PM, Jonger said: Not bad for a 2013 sled. 4th season underway. I have a 13 and only has about 1400 miles on it, don't do much trail riding when we ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 On 1/29/2017 at 11:39 AM, slow poke said: Thanks for the update Josh, sounds good up there again this weekend. Been a nice stretch of winter weather up your way. Let's hope it continues after the warm up next week to finish out the winter. Just got back from a week in WY. It was cold and windy and somewhat snowy. Seen very little sun unfortunately. My son even got a little frost bite it was so cold. If anyone is looking for winter conditions, head west. The ridding is great right now out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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