Southwest Lower MI

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dockside

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Curious if anyone has any input on Allegan, Van Buren, or Cass County MI? Anywhere from Niles to Allegan to stay on the trail vs trailering? Thanks.
 
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sw_lower

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wind .. light puff snow ... niles say closed.. only 4 to 8 inchs from edwardsburg to allegan... no base .. first snow.. end of week might be good
 
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flopnthenutz

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You can stay at one of the hotels in South Haven and ride directly to the Kal-Haven Trail. Althouh I think they are calling for rain on Friday.
 
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HardwaterHoosier

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dockside said:
Curious if anyone has any input on Allegan, Van Buren, or Cass County MI? Anywhere from Niles to Allegan to stay on the trail vs trailering? Thanks.
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There is a place in Allegan right off the trail. I had the option to save $10 and stay in the old motel section, so I did. Spend the $10 and get a good night sleep in the new building.
 
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dab102999

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Once again just like first snow. Everything was gone and mud before this last snow came. Again it was just powder and a bit of wind in areas. Snow bands set up good but not very wide. My guess is not rideable. I received probably about 10 plus inches of snow at my house over the last couple of days on my trailer, yard has about 5 inches in it maybe and I am protected by woods. Where I work we have about 3 inches on the ground. Guys I talk to at work who are from all over Berrien, cass, and van buren county say the same thing. 8" in one spot and 5 miles down the road 3". If it is rideable it will be rough and not a whole lotta fun. If you got nothing to do and no time to go a few hours north go for it but don't expect much. I have not checked MSA or other sites yet to even see if trails are open.
 
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HardwaterHoosier

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Drove past the SB southern trail head. Looked in the 10-12" range. But the two sets of tracks that were there, looked like a snow blower was taken to it.
Rideable, Definitely! But worth a two hour drive, probably not on my fun scale. That said, I'll probably still load my stuff up and make the 1/2hr. drive this owning while its still there.
 
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dockside

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Junk snow doesn't really sound to enticing......looks like its still snowing up there. Has all this been lake effect this week?
 
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700xcsp

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I drive through this morning around 11:45 on 94, it was snowing good, they shut down the East Bound Lanes at the Decatur Exit due to Multiple accidents, good thing I was headed west, there were 3-4 really bad accidents and about 15 other minor accidents with 12 or so vehicles and trucks in the ditch. That was within a 1-2 mile stretch just east of Decatur, they picked up a solid 3-4 inches quickly, then a few miles west past Hartfod the snow was gone. I got off in Hartford for gas and it was blowing all over. I wouldn't want to be the first one down the trail seeing how the snow depth changes from one spot to another. I have ridden these trails for many years and you might be good in one spot and then riding dirt in another, I am waiting for the system snow to fall Sunday before I make the drive and venture out.
 
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dab102999

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Figured I would jump the gun before anyone asks.

Most everywhere down here got 8" plus last night/this a.m. Very heavy, Very wet, Lots of drifts, but no base before it started, in fact no snow before it started. The roads THAT ARE plowed with only 1/2" of slush on them make ya squirly. We are in the 30's and will stay this way. 40's this weekend. If you have any snow in your yard go grab a bowl full, put it in the microwave for 20 seconds and look at it and see if that is what you want to travel to ride in. I would not drive more then 30 minutes or at all to ride in this.
 
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