We received another heavy dusting of snow last night, and are happy to report excellent conditions for skating and classic skiing on the John Deere loop this weekend. The skating lanes will be snow combed this morning, and deep, firm classic tracks were set yesterday. We also packed all the other trails yesterday, and after letting it set up overnight, Groomer Mike will snow comb all trails except Tall Pines this morning. We expect good to very good conditions for skating on these trails, which include Rolling Hills, Mackinaw Cut, Wild Turkey, Trappers Cabin, and Manitou. We do not have enough snow yet on top of the icy base to set new tracks on these trails, but hopefully by the end of the snowfall we get today and tomorrow we will be able to. The practice area will be snow combed as well, and is open for lessons and demos.

Forecast:

Today: Occasional snow showers. High around 25F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 70%. Snow accumulating 1 to 3 inches.

Tonight: Periods of light snow. Low 12F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 70%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected.

Tomorrow: Mainly cloudy with snow showers around in the morning. High around 15F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 60%. About one inch of snow expected.

Today’s Stone Turtle Cafe lunch special is the Pesto Tuna Melt! White Albacore tuna, provolone cheese, basil pesto, spinach and black olives, grilled to perfection on Stone House Bread. Served with Great Lakes Chips and a dill pickle spear. Don’t forget to try one of Missy’s home-baked muffins!

Today is Ski the Beer Trail with Paddle Hard Brewing and Michigan Search & Rescue! Join us for a day of delicious craft beer on the ski trails, plus live music from the Whittington Boys at Trapper’s Cabin! Paddle Hard Brewing of Grayling will bring their hops to the snow at Trapper’s Cabin, where skiers and snow-shoers can try some of Michigan’s most excellent craft beer and enjoy a gourmet barbecue with locally made beer brats. Plus, stick around to meet the Michigan Search and Rescue team! Michigan Search and Rescue provides services for missing persons response, specifically canine search teams, at no cost. Click here for more details!

Racers and non-racers should also head over to the White Pine Stampede at Shanty Creek in Bellaire, today, February 3rd! There are distances for all abilities, plus awesome post-race food and beer. Every finisher gets a medal!

Opt outside on this beautiful, Pure Michigan weekend!

– Mariah, Stu, Bob, Lynne, Fran, Matt, Kelsey, Alex, Dodge, Kim, Missy, Annie J., Annie B., Denny, Erin, Mike, Dana, Butch, Brian and the crew

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