Snowmobile Trail conditions for Sunday afternoon, February 5, 2012: 2:30pm

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I got out later today to check out trails after the big warm up and several days of sun. I don't have the best news as trails really took a toll from the weather. I put on 83 miles hitting Sayner/Star Lake, Boulder Junction, Conover, Eagle River and St. Germain trails. All of the clubs had groomed last night except for Eagle River. The groomed trails were smoother and most corners that weren't in the sun had snow pulled back onto them. Several groomers did a really good job trying to get more snow on the trails, especially the Boulder Junction ones. They went off at almost every area they could to get snow. I did find some really good areas that were still all white and had a good base and were great to ride on, but they are much fewer than before. Then there are good to ok areas that are browner with snirt mixed in and have some icy corners. Then there's fair ones that are pretty brown, have some bare ground showing, are getting sllushy, and have some bumps. Finally, onto the bad areas where the sun hit all day, having lots of mud with more bare ground showing, have bare corners, puddles, and are just plain ugly. Carbides were scraping lots today and made you cringe as I probably went through half of my slides just on this ride. I wanted to ride longer but after seeing more of the poor areas, I didn't go as far. I took some Eagle River trails back and they sucked. Most had big bumps and moguls, almost every corner had a huge berm and was all bare on the inside, I just wanted to turn around and go another way but was low on fuel so had to keep going the way I was. Some of the plowed road trails are getting pretty bare while some were still holding snow. Again, it depends on whether the sun hit it. Lakes are getting more slush on them. Overall, the warm up did more damage to the trails and more trails are in the poor category. You have to ride more bad ones to get to the good ones. I hate to say it, but our sleds are parked until we get more snow. I have to hose my sled off when I get home to wash all the mud and brown off. Let's hope for lots more snow! We really need it.

Thanks to the Manhattan guys for another fun weekend. Although next time you have to bring lots of snow instead of the extreme warm and the extreme cold.

Not to be preachers but please stay on marked trails. It seems every year we lose a section of trail because some riders choose to go off trail.

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