Snowmobiling in Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula
March 25, 2020 – 12:35 am update: It’s official. Grooming is over for the 2019/2020 snowmobile season in Michigan due to the necessity of curtailing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The last runs in the Keweenaw and the Eastern U.P. were done early this week, so the trails will be nice for a little while, but the warmer weather this week will make them rougher and rougher each day. Trails in the Upper Peninsula still have a strong base with plenty of snow in the Keweenaw Peninsula and the Eastern U.P. snow belts from Munising to Grand Marais to Newberry and most of the way to Sault Ste. Marie.
If you decide to ride, check beforehand to make sure your fuel stops are still open. Some restaurants are still offering take-out service, so call ahead and plan accordingly. Please practice “social distancing” during your trip. If you are visiting an area where you don’t live, please “quarantine” yourself away from the local population. Plenty of time to make new friends later this summer or next winter.
Official snowmobile trails close on March 31, 2020.
Have a great week and a great spring, summer and fall! We’ll see you when all the craziness is over.
Here’s the Snow Depth Map to help you find regions with the most snow.
Also check out John Dee for the latest weather forecasts.
Check the weather page for the latest weather updates and click here for the latest photos.
You can keep track of the snow in the forecast by checking out the Radar Loop
Check the Snow Depth Map for areas with the best snow.
Here are the latest trail reports.
Check out John Dee and the John Dee Forecast Graphic for his take on this week’s weather.
Complete trailreport.com reports on the web, facebook and twitter:
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Forecasts from Weather Undergound: (Ironwood Forecast) — (Marquette Forecast) — (Newberry Forecast) — (Cadillac Forecast) — (Gaylord Forecast) — (Traverse City Forecast)
NEW: Webcam Map – View webcams throughout Northern Lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula on our interactive google map.
You can follow the week’s weather forecast at John Dee.
You can track some of the lake effect snow on the Radar Loop here and also get an educated guess on the best regions for snowfall on the Winter Storm Warning Map.
You can view the snow depth map here.
To check temperatures and trail conditions throughout Northern Lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula click on our new google interactive trail report map
Featured Regions For The Winter of 2013 / 2014
 Cadillac |
 Gaylord |
 Traverse City |
 Drummond Island |
 Western U.P. |
Featured Regional Links
Western U.P. – Trail Reports – Webcams
Western U.P. Snowmobile Lodging
Ironwood – Hurley Lodging, – Montreal Haus Rental – Montreal, WI – Classic Motor Inn – Ironwood – Red Birch Haus – Iron Belt, WI – Comfort Inn – Ironwood – The Cedars Motel
Bessemer – Wakefield Lodging – Indianhead Mountain Resort – Regal Country Inn – Wildernest Chalet I & II – Wakefield – The Bluffs Inn – Bessemer – Big Powderhorn Lodging Association – Windsong Lodging – Bessemer – Powderhorn Northwoods Suite – Bessemer – SnowBlind Chalet 1-6 – Powder Hound Lodge
Lake Gogebic Lodging – AJ’s Walleye Lodge – The Timbers Resort – Root Cellar Resort – Bear’s Nine Pines Resort
Watersmeet Lodging – Jay’s Resort
Ontonagon – Porcupine Mountains Lodging – Mountain View Lodges – Scott’s Superior Inn – Superior Shores – Peterson’s Chalet Cottages – Rocky Shores Vacation Home – Porcupine Lodge – White Pine – Sunshine Motel – A Cabin & A Cottage Up North – Konteka Resort – AmericInn of Silver City – A Beach Retreat Cottage
Gaylord Area – Trail Reports – Webcams
Gaylord Snowmobile Lodging – Ray’s Retreat Country Inn – Pine Cone Accommodations – The Waters Inn – Treetops Resort – and more…
Gaylord Snowmobile Rentals – Alpine Snowmobile Rentals – DerMiner’s Parkside Market Snowmobile Rentals – Gaylord Dining
Harbor Springs Area – Trail Reports
Harbor Springs Snowmobile Lodging – Trout Creek Condominium Resort
Traverse City Area – Trail Reports
Traverse City Lodging – Ranch Rudolf – Honor Motel – Honor – Bayshore Resort – Pointes North Beachfront Resort Hotel – Cherry Tree Inn and Suites – Lake ‘N Pines Lodge – Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa – and more…
Traverse City Snowmobile Rentals – Blue Sky Snowmobile Rentals
Traverse City Dining – Peegeo’s – Ranch Rudolf
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Postings From Trail Report Pages On Facebook
One off my favorite things to do while riding. Taking an hour and eating lunch by a fire in the middle of nowhere is part of our riding. Anyone else?
I always liked to stop in at Boon party store in the Cadillac area. They used to keep a campfire going behind it for sledders to hangout.
Used to be more of this back in the day. Wish there was more now.
That sounds great, but is it legal .if it's all rt I am in...
I thought that was another Arctic Cat fire at first.
Yes!
Oh yeah!
It took two years to track down land owners from Colorado, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin to obtain approval for last season's new trail across highway 2. We bought 5 acres of land to facilitate a land owner who didn't want the property, thanks to a donation from the Family of Randy Liddicoat who died at the old crossing. We worked with amazing landowners, MDOT, MDNR, Bessemer Township, Wakefield Township, Gogebic County Road Commission to create the crossing used last season. We spent nearly $4k of permit dollars to create the crossing. And ONE or TWO riders put the ax in it by riding off trail where the owner walks his dogs. Our club learned a hard lesson that even a landowner with 80' of trail needs protection (wHy dOn'T U jUsT fEnCe ThE eTiRe tRaiL? If you don't know why, it's best to keep your comments to yourself). The landowner on the north side had an electrical box struck and a fence hit and damaged beyond repair. It's becoming really hard to focus on opening new trails like 11N, 160 one-way addition and the 11S loop when we are so busy just trying to keep things open. Police one another this season, folks. There is 1-million acres of public land 5 miles east of Wakefield where you can smash all the pow you want. Please stop doing it on our landowner's private slices of heaven near town. They worked their lives to own it, you are merely a guest. Two years of my personal time went into this and in one evening it was all for nothing. We're volunteers folks, you can't imagine how painful this is for us. Join a club that grooms, that is a destination you visit and become active. You need to learn these pains we deal with, it makes our beautiful family sport all that much more meaningful. - Steve GRTA President
What a shame! There are many of us out here that do respect all facets of any trail system, and we all appreciate the work that few put into the trails. I will absolutely police any trails I ride on but I may call on you to bail me out. ☺️
Sometimes it’s worth it and other times it’s just not worth it! And truth is the riders who caused the issue DGAF!
Steve I’ll second that. Couple years back we rode our of Houghton and a few miles north was a sign “Stay on trail” and there were all kinds of tracks off the trail!! Some assholes just don’t get it!
I bet the guys were first time riders and didn't give a shit. See them all the time.
First Frost Advisory for Michigan tonight
First Frost Advisory for Michigan tonight
trib.al
A section of the U.P. is going to have white, crunchy grass by morningMonarch Mountain is up to 18 inches❄️ Pow turns likely for some today! 📸-Monarch Mountain
its colorado. go for it!
Question is who's brave enough to go riding
Jon A. Cooke Walter Worth Tim Burris
CASPER - Around 10 inches of snow in the area. WYO 251 and WYO 258 closed. All other area highways no unnecessary travel with slick conditions and continuing wet and icy snow.
Calling for 1-2’ in the mtns!
I’m ready!!!
Time to hammerhock!
Dam it love to be there
Who got their first ride in today?
Rachael Ann. See this is why we need to move to Wyoming
Boats in the shop snowmobiles out
Brian Krebs
Josh Hardy
David Moran
Collin Klotz
Harold Roy Hollister
Ryan Gibson
Kyle Jimkoski
Kris Barnes-Karmol
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Jason Fitzgibbons
Kale Wolff
Walter Worth Jon A. Cooke David J. Rice Tim Burris
Terry Dibell
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