Tue, Feb 24: Timber Ridge (Traverse City)
After a little drizzle last weekend, I’ve gotten 5” of snow at home since with a frozen base. The Piston Bully groom today was deep, firm classic tracks, and perfect corduroy, esp on the 25k, so get out & enjoy while it lasts. Timber Ridge Season Passes expire 3/1, which will probably be the end of TART grooming at TR. Skiers will still be able to access the Vasa trail from the Bartlett trailhead, the Rock, and the Singletrack, when groomed, so check the Grooming Report before you head out since we may be lucky to enjoy more days to ski in March than other yrs in the past! Let it snow!
- Sara Cockrell
Mon, Feb 23: Forbush Corner (Frederic)
16° and 20 mph wind, 1/2” dry powder. Fresh groom on East side trails where skate deck was flat, firm, crispy and fast. I used Rode super blue on classic skis, hitting Pines connector to Pines B as it was out of the wind. Medium speed due to fresh snow blown in the track, which were in great shape since yesterday‘s groom. Next, Badlands, which was clean and fast. Homerun Hill, 240 and Roller Coaster had very fast tracks, where previously skied, but occasional spots were crunchy with very shallow side walls. On a couple steep downhills, nervous about jumping the track, I did one leg snow plow on the very even deck and bled speed; I exceeded 20 mph on the steeps. Beautiful blue sky with white puffy clouds and occasional snow devils, as wind picked up. 9.8 miles/15.8 km
Forbush grooming has been consistently outstanding. This weekend had excellent conditions despite the major warm-up and heavy rain Thursday, plunging to 15° and 1° windchill Monday.
- Mary McKinley
Mon, Feb 23: Cross Country Ski Headquarters (Higgins Lake)
Hard to believe how nice it is after last week rain & melt. 20 degrees and sun. Solid base with a soft top. Swix blue Xtra worked great. Better than Sundays Olympics. That looked painful, especially the new wax stickies at the ski exchange.
- Thirsty
Mon, Feb 23: Black Mountain (Onaway)
Black and Blue Day at Black Mountain. Groomers have been out rolling and widening the race course. With our recent major accumulation, and more on the way, We have adjusted the race courses a little more with all races now being held on the Presque Isle side of the system
- John Gravlin
Mon, Feb 23: Cross Country Ski Headquarters (Higgins Lake)
The grooming team set fresh classic tracks yesterday, and snowcombed all the trails this morning. The fresh snow we've gotten in the last 48 hours - about 3 inches - has revitalized the snow surface into beautiful conditions. The demo center and the Stone Turtle Cafe are open all day today.
Yesterday was the 33rd Annual Junior Muffin Race! We had a ball watching skiers age 3 to 19 years old compete in varying divisions, including an exciting Team Sprint Relay for the teenage division. In keeping of Muffin Race tradition, prizes were awarded for best costume! Thanks to all who participated.
- George, Mariah, Stu, Erin, Missy, Krista, Alex & the HQ crew
Mon, Feb 23: Michaywe (Gaylord)
Rolled and combed maple ridge. Rolled, combed, and set track on herringbone, most of the lake loop, and the front 9 loop. Conditions have significantly firmed up since yesterday.
- Mike and Jamie
Mon, Feb 23: Hanson Hills (Grayling)
Fresh classic tracks were set yesterday on Yellow, Brown, Blue, M-93, and Easy Return.
Lodge and Trails Open 9am.
This morning Groomer Dan is out in the PB100 resetting track and laying fresh corduroy on Red and Jugivny.
- Justin Andre
Mon, Feb 23: Black Mountain (Onaway)
More than a foot of new snow last week and more on the way for Tuesday. Conditions should be excellent for Black Mountain Race Weekend. See you there
- John Gravlin
Mon, Feb 23: Forbush Corner (Frederic)
Open 9-5. Winter has returned. The surface has firmed up with the colder temps. Skiing should be pretty good, but do dress warmer than Saturday and Sunday. Everything was groomed yesterday, so the groomer will redo some of those trails today, the main loop for sure.
- Ginnis
Sun, Feb 22: Vasa Trail (Traverse City)
With 3" of snow the past couple of days, and a complete groom with the Pisten Bully yesterday, and freshening up the skate lane with the Tidd Tech today, things are back to normal after the big weekend of racing. The Vasa Trail survived the week of warm temps in fine condition, and I noticed no bare or thin spots on the 10K today.
- Jim Datsko
Sun, Feb 22: Forbush Corner (Frederic)
30° and 15mph at 11:30. I decided to do a short skate ski given blister prone ankle. A miracle, no blister today, so I followed the fresh groom on the Pines connector and Pines Loop. Fabulous fast conditions, 2” fresh snow was groomed into yesterday’s warmer moist snow. The wind increased in the early afternoon, making the corduroy crispy and faster. The Pines Loop was in the best condition of the season! Trees beautifully covered in snow. 11.4 miles /18.4km. Yesterday classic ski using Fisher RCR crown worked perfectly in glazed tracks -cool enough there were no mashed potatoes! 7miles/11.3km
- Mary McKinley
Sun, Feb 22: Hanson Hills (Grayling)
Excellent skiing at Hanson today. First little bit felt icy but all trails great after that. I did yellow then blue then all trails back. No debris, bare spots, just snow! I should rewaxed from Vasa and Stokely as skis were slow, not conditions.
- Linda Weeks Kaleita
Sun, Feb 22: Michaywe (Gaylord)
Groomed and track set the Lake Loop, Herringbone Trail, River Trail and Back Nine Golf Course Loop. Expect very soft conditions.
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Sun, Feb 22: Cross Country Ski Headquarters (Higgins Lake)
After a bit more snow last night, the trails are coming back to life! Groomer Mike is out snowcombing for the Muffin Race this morning, which means the Rolling Hills trail will be closed to the public between 10am-11:30am. Afterwards, all the trails will open back up for some nice skiing!
- George, Mariah, Stu, Erin, Missy, Krista, Alex & the HQ crew
Sun, Feb 22: Hanson Hills (Grayling)
Lodge and trails open at 9:00 AM
Groomer Dan is out this morning resetting classic track and combing skate lanes on Yellow, Brown, Blue, M-93, and Easy Return
- Justin Andre
Sun, Feb 22: Forbush Corner (Frederic)
Looks like 2" of fluff will get groomed into the existing base today. Skiing should be great today. And it's in the mid-20s which is of course perfect!! Rentals will be limited in the AM - please call for availability A large group of girl scouts will be here learning to ski.
- Ginnis
Sat, Feb 21: Hanson Hills (Grayling)
Groomer Dan is combing Red, Yellow, Brown, Blue, M-93 this morning.
**Note we are hosting our Party at the Shack today, 1pm-3pm. Hikers/Snowshoers/Fat Bike and XC Skiers will be sharing the main trail system from the Trailhead to Easy Return to the Shack.
- Justin Andre
Sat, Feb 21: Cross Country Ski Headquarters (Higgins Lake)
We received a little snow yesterday and last night and the trails are open! We will start with grooming the practice field and demo area, and then move on to the main trail network afterwards. There are still some soft spots on the main network, so we may delay snowcombing across the street for an hour or two to let them firm up, but with the snow we got yesterday and last night, we're feeling very grateful! Our hope is to at least set some skate lanes after things firm up a bit, but we will not be setting new classic tracks just yet. Today is also our famous Rib's 'n Blues festival! Enjoy delicious ribs and an a live blues band from 2-4! Winter is coming back!!
- George, Mariah, Stu, Erin, Missy, Krista, Alex & the HQ crew
Sat, Feb 21: Michaywe (Gaylord)
Received about 3-4 inches of heavy wet snow yesterday. Temps really didn't get below freezing here last night. Plan was to groom this morning, however due to the high moisture content in the snow we will be postponing grooming until tomorrow when conditions will be more favorable.
- Michael Normand
Sat, Feb 21: Forbush Corner (Frederic)
https://nordic-pulse.com/ski-areas/US/MI/Forbush-Corner-Nordic
- Ginnis
Sat, Feb 21: Forbush Corner (Frederic)
Open 9-5. it is still snowing lightly; and the grooming process has commenced. It would be best if skiers let the deck and tracks sit until at least 10A to firm up. (setting up time is good for the groomed trails) Please use mdot to assess when and where driving is worrisome, and be careful in our parking lot. The snow is super wet and slippery on top of ice in some areas. Please use the Nordic Pulse app or website to see what has been groomed so far.
- Ginnis
Fri, Feb 20: Forbush Corner (Frederic)
The weather must've been smokin' something today (or the weather forecasters). It started snowing before 10 AM - wet snow - snow globe level of snowing - no wind - and now we have over 2 inches. This bodes well for the weekend.
- Ginnis
Fri, Feb 20: Cross Country Ski Headquarters (Higgins Lake)
The trails are closed today due to a wintery-mix. We should start seeing some real snow around 3/4pm continuing through the night, with accumulation up to 2", which should put us in a good spot for tomorrow!
- George, Mariah, Stu, Erin, Missy, Krista, Alex & the HQ crew
Fri, Feb 20: Hanson Hills (Grayling)
Due to ongoing rain and soft surface conditions, Cross Country Ski Trails are closed for the day to preserve the integrity of the trail base and prevent damage during saturated conditions.
Protecting our snow surface and ensuring safe operating conditions for our guests and staff remains our top priority.
- Justin Andre
Fri, Feb 20: Forbush Corner (Frederic)
No grooming today but if a brave soul wants to ski in the rain and mixed precipitation (later, like noonish), we will be here. Grooming probably Saturday AM after the temps drop. Fish scale skis might be best.
- Ginnis McGinnis
Thu, Feb 19: Forbush Corner (Frederic)
The forecast for tomorrow is still uncertain. Trails held up well today. We will evaluate conditions and grooming potential in the AM. Check here or facebook for an 8 AM update.
- Ginnis McGinnis
Thu, Feb 19: Forbush Corner (Frederic)
- Ginnis McGinnis
Thu, Feb 19: Cross Country Ski Headquarters (Higgins Lake)
The trails are open today, but we will not be grooming. I went out on Trappers Cabin today and it is very skiable! We still have a very thick base and though some spots are a little glazed over and the tracks are pretty washed out, the skiing was lovely! Tall Pines has a fair amount of debris and some of the downhills might be a little slick on Rolling Hills, but with a good snowplow technique, very manageable! Things will be more firm this morning, and then will soften up with the sun in the afternoon. Trails will most likely be closed tomorrow (Friday) due to precipitation in the morning, but that will transition into snow by tomorrow evening and then we are forecast to get snow Saturday and Sunday, so we should have decent skiing this weekend!
- George, Mariah, Stu, Erin, Missy, Krista, Alex & the HQ crew
Thu, Feb 19: Hanson Hills (Grayling)
THURSDAY UPDATE — FEBRUARY 19, 2026
Groomer Dan is out this morning combing the entire trail system with our Tidd Tech groomer, freshening things up after recent weather .
- Justin Andre
Thu, Feb 19: Forbush Corner (Frederic)
Trails are holding up to the unsettled spring-like weather. Some limited grooming on the east side is expected. Check out Nordic Pulse on our website for groomers choice. Open 9 to 5.
- Mike
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