Monthly Archives: December 2017

First Day of Winter, No rideable snow so Please take the time to read this

Today is the first day of winter. Conditions have not changed a bit so riding is still poor. So I am taking this opportunity to preach snowmobile safety again. The story below was posted by a reader who got it … Continue reading

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No new snow but lots of new Sledheads Shirts

No new snow, the temps have cooled down and firmed things up. I made a big loop towards Kalkaska this morning and north of Frederic, every trail crossing I saw and trail I looked at I rate at poor. We … Continue reading

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Way to warm out but there is a good side to that

Its way to warm out here in Frederic this morning at 36 degrees but there is a good side to that. The snow that we do have I getting condensed and as long as we don’t lose it all it … Continue reading

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Late Saturday Afternoon

Its about 5:30 Saturday afternoon, Sled traffic has been pretty slow today, much slower than I thought it would be. Just had some guys in that said the hide away was packed with no seating so as usual, north and … Continue reading

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getting close to 4,000,000th hit

I am surprised to see how fast the counter has been moving up and its darn close to 4 million. First person in with a picture of their counter at the 4 million mark gets one of my new Sledheads … Continue reading

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a little more snow overnight

We had about 2 more inches of fluffy lake effect overnight. I have said many times over the years that I will open for the season here on Dec 15 or when the snow flies, which ever comes first. Well … Continue reading

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Baby it’s Cold Outside

Baby it’s cold outside. I only had 5 below at my house but then I went out to Grandma’s to plow and she had 11 below this morning. That was about 8 a.m. and now at almost 11 oclock its … Continue reading

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Light Snow and 16 degrees out

Light snow and 16 degrees in downtown Frederic. We didn’t have any new snowfall overnight and I still say the trails are very thin around here. I went and looked at the north end of town on trail 7 towards … Continue reading

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I LIKE IT, I LIKE IT ALOT!

I like it, I like it a lot. Nice cold temps and snow fell most of the day yesterday. Really only a few new inches of mostly fluffy lake effect but it keeps coming and is adding up which we … Continue reading

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pretty quiet

Its pretty quiet here in Frederic this morning at 23 degrees. Sled traffic was pretty much non existent yesterday but there were a few out and about. Its supposed to stay cool all week with more snow so that is … Continue reading

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