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2/25/2026 Winter Grooming Report
Alpena Golf Course has good tracks and firm skate deck. Chippewa Hills has loops A, B, C groomed. Loop D to South parking lot is not groomed due to mechanical issues with groomer. Hoping to get the machine back online before more snow comes. Norway Ridge was groomed on Monday and is in good shape.
Thunder Bay Trails Association
Feb 251 min read
2/23/26 Winter Grooming Report
Norway Ridge Pathway and the Alpena Golf Course Ski trails were groomed this afternoon. Conditions are excellent with much fresh snow. More snow is forecast for the next couple days. Get out and enjoy the snowiest winter we’ve experienced in many years.
Jeff Blumenthal
Feb 231 min read


2/12/26 Winter Grooming Update
The Alpena Golf Course winter trails were groomed this morning. The trail is groomed for skate and classic skiing. The daytime high temperatures for the next several days will be above freezing. Please no walkers on the ski trails as this creates divots and holes in the trail surface that are dangerous for XC skiers.
Jeff Blumenthal
Feb 121 min read
2/7/26 Winter Trail Grooming Update
The Alpena Golf Course winter trails have been groomed for skating and classic skiing. The open areas may be windblown. Otherwise, the trail is in good shape for skiing.
Jeff Blumenthal
Feb 71 min read


2/6/26 Winter Grooming Update
Norway Ridge Pathway was groomed this morning for classic. Hikers please do not walk in the ski track. Chippewa Hills pathway was groomed for classic this afternoon. The trail is open and in pretty good shape. Be careful on some downhills as there are some hidden rocks and debris. The Alpena Golf Course trails will be groomed on Saturday if the winds die down. Chippewa Hills Pathway
Jeff Blumenthal
Feb 61 min read
2/2/26 Winter Grooming Report
The Alpena Golf Course trails have been freshened up for classic and skate skiing. The conditions remain excellent. Norway Ridge Pathway needs more snow to groom. However, there is still a well skied in track.
Jeff Blumenthal
Feb 21 min read
1/30/2026 Winter Grooming Report
The Alpena Golf Course has been groomed for skating and classic. There may still be some windblown sections of the trail as the wind and snow continued while grooming. The conditions remain excellent.
Jeff Blumenthal
Jan 301 min read
1/28/2026 Winter Grooming Report
Chippewa Hills Pathway has been reopened for winter activities. Logging operations have ceased for the winter. Our groomers investigated the trail conditions, cleared brush and trees from the trail, packed and set a track. The snow pack is not as deep as in Alpena. Ski at your own risk and watch out for debris under the snow base.
Jeff Blumenthal
Jan 301 min read


1/26/2026 Winter Grooming Report
Both the Alpena Golf Course Trail and Norway Ridge were groomed today. Groomer Jeff reports that both trail systems are in good shape. Sections 1-9 at Norway Ridge are fairly compacted from multi use and track setting was difficult.
Thunder Bay Trails Association
Jan 261 min read


1/21/2026 Winter Grooming Report
The Alpena Golf course has been groomed and is reported to be in amazing shape for skate and classic skiing.
Thunder Bay Trails Association
Jan 211 min read


1/16/26 Winter Grooming Report
Norway Ridge Pathway, Alpena Golf Course winter trails and the Sportsman Club Biathlon course have all been groomed. Norway Ridge Pathway has ice under the snow in places. The trail is hard packed and has an intermittent ski track.
Jeff Blumenthal
Jan 161 min read


1/5/25 Winter Grooming report
The Alpena Golf Course has been groomed this morning and our volunteer groomers are out at Norway Ridge right now to pack and set a track. Both trails are pretty soft from the new snow. We will be waiting till after the warm up to groom again.
Thunder Bay Trails Association
Jan 51 min read
1/2/2026 Winter Grooming Report
Norway Ridge Pathway and the Alpena Golf Course ski trails have been groomed. Norway Ridge Pathway is hard packed until trail marker #9. Hikers please do not walk in the ski track. Please no dogs or walkers at the Alpena Golf Course trails. Enjoy the winter trails!
Thunder Bay Trails Association
Jan 21 min read
12/30/25 Ski Grooming report
Attempted to groom at the Alpena Golf Course . Places out of the wind had enough snow to set a track. Open areas of the trail (which is quite a bit) were very wind blown and icy. Much of the trail was getting blown in with snow as we groomed. Norway Ridge’s snow is pretty slim under the pine trees and it’s icy. It would help greatly if we got a couple more inches of snow.
Thunder Bay Trails Association
Dec 30, 20251 min read
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