Snowmobiling in Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula
March 19, 2021 – 3:00 pm update: – The 2020/21 Michigan Snowmobile season is coming to a close. No reports of grooming this week and we don’t expect any good storms in the near future, so it looks like grooming is over for the season.
We are hearing reports of some ungroomed, boondock riding in the Keweenaw Peninsula and the heart of the snow belt in the Eastern U.P. However, these are mostly local riders who know where to go to find the last rideable snow of the season.
Have a great spring, summer and fall!
Here’s the Snow Depth Map to help you find regions with the most snow.
Keweenaw Peninsula — Ironwood / Western U.P.
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:
FACEBOOK – http://www.facebook.com/TrailReport
TWITTER – http://www.twitter.com/TrailReport
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
Last winter was just weird. #wiwww Wish it was Winter Wednesday.
Polaris Snowmobiles SCS Unlimited Rox Speed FX, Inc. #summersucks #thinkoutside
We love seeing these announcements because that means we’re getting close! ❄️❄️❄️
Still cheap, for what we get to enjoy.
The price of 2 beers! Yes, it’s money we’ll spent. Now if we could just get riders to respect the trails and private property.
I wish my wages kept up with inflation
Cheapest part about riding
They should sell daily permits. I hate paying full price to ride once and get harassed by dnr
Start charging those bicycles that ride the same trails all summer
The BEST Deal in Snowmobiling!
If you can’t afford $52, even if it is only for 1 weekend, then sell ur effin sleds! ur in the wrong sport!
The trail program had tons of money until our former female governor raided it and put it in the general fund. Since then prices just keep going up. I do enjoy the trails and the groomer clubs are doing a great job. It would be nice if they gave seniors a discount. 50 bucks is pretty stiff for those on a fixed income.
Way better to go up in small realistic increments instead of the often poorly planned Gov’t slam.
Wish we could move to buying one license to use the trails, instead of one per sled. Like we do for fishing and hunting licenses.
I ride several thousand miles every year. Thank you for the best groomed trails in the country. Money well spent
Raise it to a hundred
Hey Ken, maybe the $50 will provide more frequent/around the clock grooming as it was done some years back. Ken Backstein and I from Elbow Lake did a few of those back-to-back grooms!!! One busy traffic day plus overnight use on freshly groomed trails are normally crap the next day and stay that way for days until they decide to groom again. What they do is great but not frequent enough to repair the high daily/evening traffic usage. Woody/Dad
They need to charge more for the people from out of state (Ohio, Indiana) that don’t know how to ride
They were only $7 when they started
kinda hurts when u got 3 sleds and dont have a job
I have no problem with the cost. Just didn’t realize the state groomed trails or bought equipment. Learn something new everyday.
Do the sxs and trucks that run the trails pay that price also
I’m not sure that it kept up with inflation..
One tank of gas
Still great price👍
They go up almost every year...
Chris Hannahs what’s the yearly diesel fuel bill for our operation?
Every year except last year i think the groomers deserve it, last year was such a bad year for snowmobiling with the light snow amounts but even then groomers were still trying
Today’s “On this Day in Weather History” post is a sign of the changing seasons. From this point forward, snow could appear any day now. That said, there are no indications for the pattern to turn cold for Upper Michigan anytime soon.
Last year we were not able to start grooming trails until January 30th a whole month later than the previous year. Any guesses on when the groomers will hit the trails this season?!
Hopefully in December sometime. The snowmobile season keeps getting shorter.
After it snows
Soon!! It’s going to be our best season in years!!
Hopefully Dec 1. When trails are open.
Hope so or I am out on this sport….again!
Never plan. Just leads to disappointment. 😀
Hopefully alot sooner than last year
Anybody read the Farmer's Almanac yet? That might help
Gorgeous
Dec sounds great to us😊🙂
Dec 16
12/17
12-12-21
Late December
December we all hope
Dec 10
Dec 28th
Dec. 21
Dec 7th.
Feb 15
December 22nd.
Clayton Larson Matt Boston Dan Borre Nick Jackson that was late!
December 19
Dustin Holzwarth Dus
Mid-late Dec.
As you can see Houghton has started on their waterfront project. So if you make plans on staying at the Super 8 in Houghton you might want to check and see how you can get through this mess. I will keep you posted if things change before December 1st.
☠ Stretch
Just go through the parking garage. Run a small path of snow so we don't ruin scags and tracks
Is the old Magnuson hotel open yet?
Happy 906 Day!
Where is your favorite place in the 906?!
Anywhere NORTH of the bridge and East of Wisconsin. Kinda sums that UP
Anywhere up there in winter got two trips planned already.
Munising/wetmore
Grand Marais for sled season!
Lake of the clouds
Keweenaw Brewing
Munising/wetmore
Trail 7
AuTrain…Northern Nights Resort
pine stump/ newberry
Boot lake bar
Lake of the Clouds
Vansville
Hurricane River
Wakefield
Jennifer VW
All if it...
Everything
All of it‼️💯
Rousseau!
All of it
The Kee
Gibbs City
Love the dah U P heh
Shimmy Shack
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