ABR Trails

What a super Sunday! We woke up to a beautiful sunrise while grooming and just witnessed a beautiful sunset. We had a full groom crew out this morning and we groomed all the single track except Puumala, it turned out quite nice. The single track groomers let me in their train today so I got to witness the pretty and intimate single tracks…Crasher took car of skate lanes and the trails groomed up well. We closed the Ridge Runner Trail on Windy Ridge until the freeze thaw ends this week. Groomers are back out in the morning….

sunrise this morning at the the River House and Annex rooms

Hilltop sunset

We had a great day of skiing with the Nordic Event Project Connect today. It was well attended and fun to see skiers ski all the trail systems connected.

The trails skied well today. We had 4 of us out grooming this morning and the trails groomed up very well. A grooming squad of 4 again tommorow.

First off …’Grooming and Skiing Conditions”

we groomed Tammarack and Ridge Runner first off with the Pisten Bully and then did touch up grooming as needed. The single tracks like jacks flats were groomed and a few other flat loops for skiers wanting flat trails. Ski conditions were reported to be excellent. Ridge Runner was reported to be the best of the season!

Second “grooming plans”

we plan to have 4 groomers out Saturday early morning grooming all the trails except Ridge Runner and Tammarack,

Events

The Project Connect Event is going on as documented in previous blogs this week with links. The Iron Belle from Bessemer to Ironwood is being groomed for skating and classic tonight….looks like a fun day to ski point to point.

Ski shop SALE;

20-30% off soft goods from today to February 20th.

We groomed up trails this morning for some great skiing, Skiers could not tell there was a thaw yesterday. We have the Pisten Bully keyed up for another groom early tommorow morning. We probably won’t regroom single tracks in the morning except Tammarack t.wo Track will be regroomed in the morning with the PB

Reminder*** Saturday is Project Connect Nordic Day hosted by Anderson Bluffs & River Trails Foundation. You will have the opportunity to ski all 4 trail systems contiguously (ABR, Miner’s Memorial Heritage Park, Wolverine, Iron Belle Trail).

See the Foundation website for more details – https://andersonbluffsrivertrailsfoundation.org/events-new/

***PLEASE REGISTER as this helps us determine how many participate & also qualifies you for door prizes. This also provides you with an email containing details, overall map, Hobby Wheel coupon, & Post-Event info.

Also take advantage of LunchBox Saturday by Suffolk Street Eatery. Pre-order by calling them directly at (906) 285-7138 & they will deliver to the ABR Guard Shack/Ticket Booth for you to pick-up Saturday between 12noon-1pm. Just in time for your Project Connect Nordic Day lunchbreak!

Wide Track took care of most of the single tracks and Pig Heart and Crasher took care of the combination trails. The Pisten Bully did a great job powertilling and renovating the tskate deck and new classic track after yesterday’s thaw.