Archive for February 28, 2017

2-28-17

Weather: Going to 40 degrees.

Conditions: Poor.

It looks like the end of February is the end of us. Mark, Dave and I would like to thank all of you that stopped in at Lake Gogebic Sports this season. We will be back bigger and better next season with new sleds and I will try my best to have a bigger parts inventory. But it looks like we are done renting sleds for this season.

Weather wise I think we are done around here, our grooming club has dropped the ball around Bergland for whatever reason. Conditions are bad and we have a lot of wet areas that we can do nothing with, but in my opinion there are trails we could have tried to do something with and we didn’t. Hopefully we can get these problems figured out and return our conditions to what they were 4-5 years ago.

I still have a couple of the 2016 Indy 600’s for sale and Timberline Sport Center has some of their rentals for sale call us at 906-575-3466 or 905-575-3397 if your interested.

We are also storing sleds for the summer. $300 will get you summer service, summer storage and winter service. Call 906-575-3397 for details.

Shout out to Tom, Dale and AC, they just bought another sled from Timberline, thanks for helping Mark make Bergland Great again.

From what I have heard from riders Watersmeet, Ontonagon, Rockland, Greenland and up north they are still grooming and still have pretty good conditions. Lake Gogebic is also in good shape. But watch out for where the Merriweather creek comes into the Lake just south of the Hoop.

 

 

2-27-17

Weather: Going to 40 degrees.

Conditions: Poor.

Trail 8 west to Ironwood is impassable 4 miles west of Merriweather unless you go up on the highway where you could be ticketed.

8 east to Kenton is very thin and you will be hitting rocks.

1 south along the west shore of the Lake is impassable, water.

13 south gets very thin the further you go south.

1&8 on the north end of the lake have a fe wet spots but wound be a lot better if a groomer went through.

1 north would be OK is a groomer ran up there.

I have not heard anything on 102 but when I went past it there seemed to be enough snow like 1 north but I know they had water problems earlier this year.

I did hear Ontonagon and Watersmeet trails were in good shape. Also Rockland, Greenland and north or there were good and groomers were out.

 If you don’t laugh at this one, you’re not breathing . 

A firefighter was working on the engine outside the Station, when he noticed a little girl nearby in a little red wagon with little ladders hung off the sides and a garden hose tightly coiled in the middle. 
The girl was wearing a firefighter’s helmet.                                  
The wagon was being pulled by her dog and her cat. 
The firefighter walked over to take a closer look. 
‘That sure is a nice fire truck,’ the firefighter said with admiration.
‘Thanks,’ the girl replied. The firefighter looked a little closer. The girl had tied the wagon to her dog’s collar and to the cat’s testicles. 
‘Little partner,’ the firefighter said, ‘I don’t want to tell you how to run your rig, but if you were to tie that rope around the cat’s collar, I think you could go faster. 

The little girl replied thoughtfully, ‘You’re probably right, but then I wouldn’t have a                                  siren.’ 

 

2-26-17

Weather: Staying cold.

Conditions: Not sure.

I am not getting any info back on trail conditions, as far as I know groomers are not going out around Ironwood or Lake Gogebic. I am going for a ride this afternoon to check it out myself. I’ll report back later on what I find out.

 If you don’t laugh at this one, you’re not breathing . 

A firefighter was working on the engine outside the Station, when he noticed a little girl nearby in a little red wagon with little ladders hung off the sides and a garden hose tightly coiled in the middle. 
The girl was wearing a firefighter’s helmet.                                  
The wagon was being pulled by her dog and her cat. 
The firefighter walked over to take a closer look.
‘That sure is a nice fire truck,’ the firefighter said with admiration.
‘Thanks,’ the girl replied. The firefighter looked a little closer. The girl had tied the wagon to her dog’s collar and to the cat’s testicles. 
‘Little partner,’ the firefighter said, ‘I don’t want to tell you how to run your rig, but if you were to tie that rope around the cat’s collar, I think you could go faster. 

The little girl replied thoughtfully, ‘You’re probably right, but then I wouldn’t have a siren.’

2-25-17

Weather: Got Snow.

Conditions: Improving.

Not sure what we got for snow, it looks pretty damn good looking out into the backyard right now though. 8-10″ for sure and probably more but it was a light snow instead of a wet one. More snow headed our way in a few days and colder temps. My rentals are open, conditions should be improving as we head into next week. There are going to be a lot of wet areas or even open water holes out there heading north will probably be your best bet.

 

2-24-17

Weather: Patiently Waiting.

Conditions: Waiting.

Still waiting on the damn snow Mother Nature. It is still supposed to come, Marquette Weather is saying 1-3 today and 5-8 tonight. Stay tuned and watch the web cams is all I can say.

 

 

2-23-17

Weather: Waiting.

Conditions: Waiting.

Nothing to do but wait and see. I think we are done for the season. Now that I have said that watch Mother Nature dump a bunch of snow on us just to make me look bad. LOL Tune in tomorrow to see if we get our Christmas Miracle late in February.

A therapist has a theory that couples who make love once a day are the happiest. So he tests it at a seminar by asking those assembled, “How many people here make love once a day?” Half the people raise their hands, each of them grinning widely. “Once a week?” A third of 
the audience members raise their hands, their grins a bit less vibrant. “Once a month?” A few hands tepidly go up. Then he asks, “OK, how about once a year?”

One man in the back jumps up and down, jubilantly waving his hands. The therapist is shocked—this disproves his theory. “If you make love only once a year,” he asks, “why are you so happy?”

The man yells, “Today’s the day!”

2-22-17

Weather: Shittier.

Conditions: Shittier.

How can I describe the weather and trail conditions, shitty, still shitty and shittier. I don’t know what else to say. I did have hopes of us recovering this weekend but sunshine and melting are giving me huge doubts that we can bounce back. It still looks like we are going to get hit with some major snow on Friday and still more the 1st of March. Temps are still going to be an issue but it does show below freezing at night. We may be done with the rental sleds  except for letting them go out ice fishing. Time will tell.

But if you are wondering if you can come up for a last ride or two? Wait and see, if we get all the snow that John Dee is saying is possible it could lead to some awesome riding still>

A woman noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale, sucking in his stomach. “Ha­­! That’s not going to help,” she said.

“Sure, it does,” he said. “It’s the only way I can see the numbers.”

2-21-17

Weather: Still Shity.

Conditions: Still Shity.

All eyes are on the weekend. Do to www.johndee.com and look at what John is saying for snowfall this weekend. If we do get that much snow you can expect it to be a few days for groomers to get to all the trails. Or at least the trails they will be able to do. Watch for water hole that I am sure opened back up and new wet areas that are going to develop because of all the melting that has gone on. My guess for the best riding days are from Sunday on. Low traffic and grooming at night could make some very good conditions for next week.

When a woman’s 16-year-old daughter denied having sex, her doctor had the perfect response. 

 

The teen learned that day how simply being honest can save you a lot of trouble.

 

A mother brought her daughter to the doctor when the teen was experiencing some very specific symptoms, says Newsiosity.

 

The doctor asked, “Okay, Mrs. Jones, what’s the problem?”

The mother responded, “It’s my daughter, Darla — she keeps getting these cravings, she’s putting on weight and is sick most mornings.”

 

The doctor examined Darla before coming to his conclusion.

 

“Well, I don’t know how to tell you this but Darla is pregnant, about four months would be my guess,” the doctor said.

 

The mother was shocked.

“Pregnant? She can’t be, she has never ever been left alone with a man,” the panicked mother says. “Have you, Darla?”

Darla tries to cover for herself, telling her mom, “No mother! I’ve never even kissed a man!”

At that moment, the doctor quietly walked over to the window, reports Boredom Therapy. He stared outside for a few minutes, not saying a word, until the mother finally decided she needed to know what he was doing.

“Is there something wrong out there doctor?” the mother asks.

“No, not really, it’s just that the last time anything like this happened, a star appeared in the east and three wise men came over the hill,” he said. “I’ll be darned if I’m going to miss it this time!”

2-20-17

Weather: Shity.

Conditions: Shity.

Rain Rain go away, we are getting a little bit of rain, not expecting a lot so we will see what happens. The weekend is promising a pretty good dumping so keep your fingers crossed, maybe I’ll see you next week.

Late report today because Becker and I went to the casino last night. Sex and Bloody Marys at 10am, boy did it feel good taking off work today.

 

2-19-17

Weather: Shity.

Conditions: Shity.

Frosty is melting, up to 48 degrees today, not much better through Wednesday. Friday snow is due to come in. Right now it is a wait and see kind of deal. All I can say is stay tuned.

Clothing is 30% off and Klim gear is 20% off at Timberline Sport Center and Lake Gogebic Sports. We also have some pretty good deals on rental sleds. 2017 Ski Doo Renegades and 2016 Indys.

Shout out to Miller, it was fun tucking you in last night. Tell the Sexy Librarian I said goodbye.