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    Lodging recommendations.

    My wife and I have never seen the upper peninsula without a blanket of snow on it and are thinking of doing so in the 2023 season either on Memorial Day weekend or Labor Day. First question.... is everything pretty much thawed by Memorial Day weekend or is it too early for nice weekend? second...
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    Water filter

    Purchasing a new trailer for our site, it has an "on demand" water heater in it, normally we would use the showers up at town hall due to our old trailer having a small tank heater and a small shower, ad as stated the new one has a "on demand " water heater and a nice walk in shower so plan on...
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    Great trip

    Just got back from our trip and big Thank you to clubs and groomers, trails for most part were very good! 13 between bergland and rockland and bill nichols between twin lakes and houghton got bumpy as they faded with traffic everything else west, south and north into the Kee was very good. 8 had...
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    Anyone take 122?

    I hope I am quoting the correct trail but thought I had heard the trail from LacLabelle to Gay had reopened, and at the time hadn't been groomed as of yet, is it still in same condition? rideable? grooming it yet? would be nice to take instead of same way in and out from Gay
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    good places to eat Houghton/Hancock trail accessible

    any recommendations of must stop places to eat that are trail accessible in Houghton/Hancock? have ridden through there a hundred times and never stopped to eat anywhere there. Thanks!!
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    Under the bubble once again

    almost half the country affected by winter storm...21 states! and the ones who could have really used it....DENIED!!! frustrating to say the least!! with exception to last year which was only really good compared to previous ones, I wish there was a way we could pop the bubble we seem to be...
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    Are trails being refreshed enough

    Has the U.P. been receiving enough snow to keep trails refreshed and not turn to sugar crystals in the high traffic areas? Looks like we have been denied completely the storm we all had our fingers crossed for down here in S.E. Wisconsin, stuck under that bubble once again...FRUSTRATING!
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    Munising area conditions?

    I've got some bud's heading to Munising area, curious to how snow and trail conditions have been that way and how far you can go east or south from there without getting too thin. Thanks!
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    2010 F8 speedo issue

    Buddies sled, says riding 40 - 50 mph... reading 160, has run through the modes and doesn't correct issue. Anyone encounter this? guage? sensor?
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    05 F7 Sno Pro diamond drive service

    I own a 2009 F8 with a diamond drive and servicing the oil is very easy to do, but a buddy of mine has a 05 F7 with diamond drive and said the drain plug is in the tunnel and not sure where the fill is. So I looked up on line parts breakdown and I see the drain plug is indeed in tunnel...
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    Mother nature.... WHAT GIVES??!!!

    here we go again another year of meaningful snows steering west and south of our corner of Wisconsin! Come on!!! throw us a bone here!! enough is enough!!
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    Why the lack of Kee trail reports?

    when you look at trail reports and conditions there is always a real lack of Keewenaw trail reports Watersmeet area and near the Wisconsin border on either side yes but Keewenaw area very little reporting.
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    Klim or Castle heated gloves

    While having breakfast at Char's Cafe in Bruce Crossing we overheard and talked to some riders about heated gloves. We had an accident a couple years ago and as the reason for and as result of we removed the gauntlets from my wife's sled, and there are times when it gets really cold (like this...
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    Groomer or Grooming issue north of Mosquito

    Now I know New Years is not an ideal weekend for ideal trail conditions but..... there seemed to be a dividing line of where good grooming quit and grooming or groomer issues begins. Trail 3 from Greenland to the first road crossing past the Mosquito was almost perfection the entire weekend...
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    Kee trail conditions?

    haven't seen any posts on conditions in the U.P. primarily Twin Lakes area and north, can you cross bridge in Houghton yet? and is there enough snow going east to head to Gay from Phoenix or not? Any information would be greatly appreciated, heading up there for weekend. Thank you!
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    Merry Christmas!

    This is a bit early but I don't have a computer at home and we are closing shop today for a long weekend and I wanted to wish all my fellow JD'rs a Very Merry Christmas!
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    good dose of snow

    Looking on web cam's this morning, looking like they got a good dose of snow yesterday and overnight in the kee ! Keep it coming!
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    Freda loop

    Along with the 13 loop, Freda was also one of my favorite loop's it offered a bit more technical riding than the 13 loop and was a nice off chute of the straight away nichols trail. Has there been any more discussion about repairing and possibly reopening the loop?
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    Ramada bar & restaurant, any others?

    Saw a post that the Ramada bar and restaurant were closed and hoping someone else would come in and reopen, were there any other casualties in the kee that did not survive the shut/slow down? hopefully everyone muscled through and survived.
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    2 up sled rental

    I know not the ideal weekend to go but we will have shop closed so we are going to take advantage of it. Having said that the weekend of New Years arriving Friday and departing Sunday my wife and I and my step daughter are going to be staying near Krupp's. This will be the first time my step...
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