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Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 02/28
Its sad looking… most of the trail. Right out in front of us, is a nice stretch of snow covered trail. And you can still find snow to ride in, its just much harder and you have to be willing to go thru alot of dirt, mud, and rough conditions to get to it! Its [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 02/24
We just returned from 45 miles of riding. Had a good time, just because we love getting out and being able to ride! Conditions were not the best. If you’re not afraid to get off trail and enjoy the two tracks/trails you can enjoy some fun riding. Still plenty of snow on those. Trail [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 02/21
The trail is not looking so good. At least the sunshine is behind clouds right now. Trail 7 is a mess… lots of waterholes, down to dirt/mud. Ice along other sections. We desperately need snow. It is in the forecast, but will it be enough? The DNR was active yesterday along the railroad tracks. Several of [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 02/19
Trail conditions vary greatly and will be deterioting more today as we have temps in the low 30 and sunshine in the forecast. Trail 7 is not looking good. Very dirty, especially closer to the road and closer to town. Down thru Waters muddy areas. Saying that…….you can also find good riding. Riders are in [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 02/17
There is still good riding. Gaylord trails were groomed earlier today. By afternoon with a temp of 31 and more riders than normally seen midweek today, they were soft. Very dirty where it is narrow and close to the highway. Get away from town and trails improve immensely. Riders are still coming in and saying they [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 02/16
We got approx. 4 inches of new snow during the day Tuesday. Riders enjoyed a good ride heading from Gaylord over to Lewistown and taking the Red Bud. They said alot of the trail they were the first riders on this morning with the fresh snow. Others enjoyed going south and enjoying Grayling trails. We have [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 02/15
The trails were busy all weekend. Traffic has thinned down alot today. Conditions today continue to vary from fair to good, and very good. Corners are icy around the Lakes of the North Area. You can enjoy rides in any direction with enough snow to enjoy those rides. Snow is in the forecast. Several inches [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 02/10
Just got back from a 77 mile ride. BEAUTIFUL! … the worst of it was right at the start when we headed down trail 7 to Waters to get gas, and then to Frederick. The trail from here to Waters marginal. Icy, frozen dirt, and snow. Waters to Frederick conditions improved with more snow on [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 02/06
Colder temps this weekend. Just a brisk 12 degrees this early morning. Trails have been groomed and trail 7 out front here is looking great. Riders are reporting good rides.. with more riding you are going to see more icy corners so slow down. A stretch north of Gaylord around Vanderbilt is down to the [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 02/03
Its been two weeks since we’ve been out on the trails ourselves. Definite withdrawal starting in, so once I got home from my day job we were ready to saddle up. The trail has looked so great whenever I come home from town, it physically hurts to see it looking so darn smooth and not [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 02/02
beautiful! Freshly groomed, looks like frosting on a cake. Cold. Riders enjoying their rides. Snow is in the forecast for later today/tonight so that will keep things good. Give us a call if you’re interested in rooms or snowmobile rentals. Enjoy the hospitality at the Snowmobilers First Choice, Rays Retreat. 989-732-2703 or 989-732-4914

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 01/31
The snow we got on Thursday gave riders a chance to get out this weekend and enjoy the trails. Groomers got the trails in good shape. Gaylord and Indian Rivers got a thumbs up from our guests. Everyone enjoyed their rides north and to the west. There were alot of riders out there yesterday and [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 01/28
We got snow! We still want more, is there such a thing as too much snow? Its hard to tell exactly how much snow with all the blowing, but between 5-7 inches. The Gaylord groomers were out today and trail 7 is in good shape. We haven’t had a chance to get out to ride [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 01/27
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING!!!!!!!!!! Looking good. If it comes like they are predicting we will be in great shape for the weekend.Lots of the trail has an ice base. Snow flurries thru last night and today have given us a beautiful white landscape again.Frigid cold and windy. Let it Snow, Let it Snow!Any lodging facility [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 01/25
It has turned cold, turning everything to ice. Difficult to walk in the yard, drive or parking lot. Trail looks like ice too. Snow is in the forecast but just not sure if we’re going to get enough to turn things around quickly. Please start your chants and keep it up. Snowmobiler’s First Choice is always Rays [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 01/24
So sad………warmer temps and light drizzle through most of the day. Trail is fading away. We were able to get away yesterday and spent most of the day on the trails. 120 miles. That doesn’t mean anything now…….cold air is moving in later tonight. We’re waiting for it! and cold air brings in snow.

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 01/22
The Moody’s from Toledo are glad they came up yesterday afternoon. Father and Daughter enjoyed a great ride late afternoon/evening on trail 4 over to Lakes to North and around. They enjoyed the good trails and headed out early this morning to get in some riding before the warmth of this afternoon.Sunshine and temps in [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 01/20
Just got back from another great ride - two afternoons in a row! Those that cancelled coming up to ride today made a poor decision. The trails were groomed today giving us an awesome ride. Yesterday we saw no one while we rode, today we saw 4 other riders. We did 40 miles tonight. Heading down [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 01/19
Its been snowing on/off lightly thru the day which has given us at least an inch of fresh color on the grimmy landscape. About a inch at this point. There is a solid base on the trail where it didn’t thin completely down. The areas we rode today was all snow covered base.We got out [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 01/17
The trail was not pretty yesterday. Lots of riders and lots of snirt. I was very surprised when the dogs and I walked over this morning - its been groomed! It got much colder last night too - right now we show 18 degrees. So it looks good. for now… can’t say what will happen [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 01/15
At least we haven’t seen any sunshine, and that’s been helpful. Riders have been out all day, and have had decent rides. Trails are looking very dirty… but still ridable in alot of areas. Can’t predict the future. We’ll watch the skies and the trails

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 01/13
We enjoyed a great 70 mile ride today. Headed north on trail 7 into Gaylord. A few small ripples along the lake and closer to town. We stopped at Extreme so Mike could pick up a taller windshield. Then on across 27 and rode on to Lovells. Overall the trails are in good riding shape. After [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 01/10
After cleaning 14 rooms, we got out for a ride. 30 miles of pure fun. First we rode down to Waters for some lunch and then headed out into the woods. We did alot of off trail riding on the two tracks and back roads. Up/Down Hills. Lots of snow out there and its plenty [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 01/07
After starting the day out taking Sparky to the vet for surgery, we finished breakfast and finally got out on the trail! Fun. We headed out on trail 7 down to Waters to get gassed up. Trail 7 was good, a little rough spots right along where the sledding hill is just before Waters. Then we [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 01/02
Bitter cold temps throughout the day. We had 3 inches of fresh snow yesterday which freshened the trails up again. We haven’t gotten alot of snow last few days but always just a few inches to give it a coat of white. Trails have been busy all week. Even with the cold temps there have [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 12/29
Six inches of new snow yesterday really helped trail conditions. Groomers have been out and busy. Riders enjoyed their rides in any direction today. Although all noted there are many many riders. So please ride safely and watch your speed. Four deaths in northern Michigan while riding snowmobiles in the past few weeks. Its no [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 12/28
We got about an inch of fresh snow yesterday. Snowing this morning with temps dropping thru the day and 3-5 inches predicted. Riders report that when they rode north to Mackinaw snow got very thin. Others rode to East Jordan and report the same. The ‘best’ snow right now seems to be right around Gaylord/Grayling/Blue [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 12/27
We got just about an inch of fresh snow overnight. Trails are packed and in good shape. Corners are icy, and a few bare spots on hilltops but otherwise everyone enjoying their rides. Over by Lovells riders report some four-wheelers had tore up the trail and left nasty ruts. Warning - do not take a [...]

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 12/26
We got some drizzle yesterday, and some snow. The trail looks in decent shape. Hilltops along Mancelona Rd showed dirt in spots when we drove along it yesterday. As riders return from their rides today we’ll update.

Gaylord Area Trail Report - Ray’s Retreat Country Inn - 12/23
We’ve been busy all week, but were determined to get out for some kind of a ride! So tonight we took the trail out to Big Boys. What a fun ride!!!! The trails had been groomed today, and we could fly right along. Its always great fun when you can pick up speed along the powerlines [...]

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989-732-5781

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