A couple weeks ago we traveled up to ABR in Ironwood, MI to pick up some of our grooming equipment for this winter. Getting it back down from Ironwood was a long haul but Eric up at ABR was a great guy to work with and the equipment should allow us to do some really good grooming for both skate and classic skiing in a variety of conditions.
We got a 2009 4-stroke Ski-Doo Skandic snowmobile which should be great for pulling the equipment:
We also picked up an ABR 6.5′ roller which will help with the compaction of the trail:
We have an 84″ Yellowstone Systems Ginzugroomer with a track setter coming the first couple weeks of December. This piece of equipment should make a really significant difference for improving the trail conditions in challenging weather conditions.
A big thanks goes out to Kevin Postma for use of his trailer to get the equipment and Quiring Cycles for allowing us to store it until the snow comes.
Manistee Non-Motorized Trail Park XC Ski Info 