23
Dec
Good Conditions despite thin base
We’ve had guests and renters out on the trails Tuesday and Wednesday, and everybody is having a good time. Trails are good, if a little brown, and traffic is light. I think this may change after Christmas, depending on the weather for the next few days. Trail conditions seem OK now, but may deteriorate rapidly with heavier traffic. Stay tuned..
Accidents
In other news, there were two accidents on Tuesday, 22 December 2009 in the Grayling area. One fatality. Both accidents involved inexperienced riders on powerful snowmobiles. Remember folks, these machines don’t stop as fast as they accelerate. And trees are hard.
from http://www.crawfordsheriff.org/Press/2009/122209.htm, photos on the website.
Crawford County Sheriff Kirk Wakefield states that Crawford County Sheriff Deputies along with the Frederic Fire Department Snowmobile Rescue were dispatched to an accident which had occurred on snowmobile trail 679-9, which is located in the Deward area of Frederic Township, Crawford County, at approximately 11:49 am. Upon arrival, it was found that a 68-year-old Ohio woman (name withheld pending notification of family) was deceased. The woman died on impact after striking a tree on her snowmobile. Investigation found that speed and inexperience was the reason for the accident. Alcohol was not a factor. It was reported to Deputies that it was her first time on a snowmobile. The snowmobile was 800cc Arctic Cat crossfire.
from http://www.crawfordsheriff.org/Press/2009/1222a2009.htm
Crawford County Sheriff Kirk Wakefield states that Crawford County Sheriff Deputies along with MMR EMS and Frederic Township Fire rescue were dispatched to a snowmobile injury accident in Grayling Township on Lewiston Grade Road. Investigation showed that three snowmobiles were traveling down Lewiston Grade Road at a high rate of speed and missed a corner that was marked. All three drivers drove of the road and into the woods, all being thrown from their snowmobiles. The three female drivers were transported to Grayling Mercy Hospital to be evaluated for their injuries.Investigation found that speed and inexperience was the reason for the accident along with listening to IPods while driving also contributed to the accident. Alcohol was not a factor in the accident, all three snowmobiles were 800 CC snowmobiles and all three drivers were teenage girls from Ohio.
