Michigan: Southwest Lower Peninsula

South of West Branch, West of Lansing; includes Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Big Rapids, Cadillac

Fri, Jan 2: Midland City Forest (Midland)

Not in the best shape as there is only a 2-3 inches layer of fluffy snow on top of ice. Classical tracks are not present. On the bright side, there are no bare spots.

- Ed

Fri, Jan 2: Milham Park Golf Course (Kalamazoo)

Outer loop rolled and skate deck set. Thin, oh surprise, but quite skiable. It helps that is cold now and we should have decent skating over the weekend but after that it's anybody's guess. No classic track set due to the above noted thinness but more than enough to do some free range diagonal fun. Dave D Paul W

- Dave D