December 5, 2023 – 2:45 pm update: – Kind of a quiet opening of the snowmobile season in Michigan. We did some reports of early season riding in the snow belts of the Keweenaw Peninsula and the Western U.P. and the Eastern U.P. And some early season riding mostly in the snow belts west of Gaylord. The Gaylord groomer has been out panning the trails.
There is likely to be limited, ungroomed riding in those snow belts for another couple of days. How long these conditions will last is hard to say. There is not much snow and no cold temps in the forecast for the week. Right now it looks like we will have to wait until next week for any kind of snow that will get the trails in good, rideable condition. Time to do some Christmas shopping and and snow dance or two or more might help.
FROM Coyote Crossing Resort >> Excited about our new trail access sign! Thanks to Brandon Jensen at Rightside Design Group for designing it!! Intention is to coordinate with new signs you’ll see in Cadillac staging areas. #cadillacExcited about our new trail access sign! Thanks to Brandon Jensen at Rightside Design Group for designing it!! Intention is to coordinate with new signs you’ll see in Cadillac staging areas. ... See MoreSee Less
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> A warm day with decreasing clouds is expected across Upper Michigan today. Expect the warmth to linger Friday before a system moves into the Upper Great Lakes for Saturday, bringing with it our next chance of rain and snow. #miweather #keweenaw#westernup#marquette#munising#seney#newberry #soo #straitsareaA warm day with decreasing clouds is expected across Upper Michigan today. Expect the warmth to linger Friday before a system moves into the Upper Great Lakes for Saturday, bringing with it our next chance of rain and snow. #906wx #miwx ... See MoreSee Less
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Largely dry weather and warming temperatures close out the work week. Attention turns to a larger system passing through the Great Lakes this weekend. Initially, rain is expected late Friday night through Saturday. Behind the system, colder air returns and some lake effect snow showers will be possible by Sunday. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac#benzie#traversecity#petoskeyLargely dry weather and warming temperatures close out the work week. Attention turns to a larger system passing through the Great Lakes this weekend. Initially, rain is expected late Friday night through Saturday. Behind the system, colder air returns and some lake effect snow showers will be possible by Sunday. #MIwx ... See MoreSee Less
SAULT STE. MARIE UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> Good morning all! We received around 2” of new snow last night, depending on the area. Not enough to groom yet, but a nice layer to freshen up what we already had. I show 7” on the ground here in the Soo as of right now. It will be in the 40s the next three days so we will see melting from the top. The good news is that there was frost in the ground before the snow came at the end of November, so it isn’t melting from the bottom. We’ve had people out riding since the 1st, packing what we have down and driving the frost further down. While 2” isn’t a lot, it all helps. I am hopeful we won’t see a lot of rain, but even a little might be ok. It’ll get into the snow we already have and refreeze to firm things back up when the temps drop again. We’ll keep updating! #sooGood morning all!
We received around 2” of new snow last night, depending on the area. Not enough to groom yet, but a nice layer to freshen up what we already had. I show 7” on the ground here in the Soo as of right now. It will be in the 40s the next three days so we will see melting from the top. The good news is that there was frost in the ground before the snow came at the end of November, so it isn’t melting from the bottom. We’ve had people out riding since the 1st, packing what we have down and driving the frost further down. While 2” isn’t a lot, it all helps. I am hopeful we won’t see a lot of rain, but even a little might be ok. It’ll get into the snow we already have and refreeze to firm things back up when the temps drop again. We’ll keep updating! ... See MoreSee Less
ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via North Country Snowmobile Club UP >> CURRENT TRAIL REPORT: Poor. No machines are currently rolling or grooming. Spots have 5-8" in the woods, but not enough for us to start rolling. We had a great frost in the ground that looks to be holding! We see low water levels everywhere meaning a little snow will go a long ways! Remember, this time of year we usually lose most the early snow to freezing the trails down because the snow fell before a frost was in. Seeing as trails are pretty tight/froze already, we are looking at a GREAT season ahead!! We will begin more regular updates as snow allows. Magic Groomer Mikey continues to go through our groomer fleet wrapping up the final items so we can work towards a trouble free winter! Thank you club volunteers and contractors!Stay tuned for more club updates on sponsorships and memberships! -Steve #ontonagon #westernup... See MoreSee Less
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Morning snow showers for some precede mixed precipitation for others tonight. This is then followed by a warm up ahead of a larger weekend system. Be sure to monitor the forecast for the latest updates! #miweather #gaylord #cadillac#benzie#traversecity#petoskeyMorning snow showers for some precede mixed precipitation for others tonight. This is then followed by a warm up ahead of a larger weekend system. Be sure to monitor the forecast for the latest updates! #MIwx ... See MoreSee Less