Snowmobile Trail Reports – Northern Michigan and the U.P.
December 30, 2025 – 4:15 pm update: – TUESDAY AFTERNOON – It’s time to ride. The end of 2025 is bringing some of the best holiday snowmobile conditions in a long time. Be careful in the next couple of days and watch out for snow drifts and down trees and brush. The snowmobile clubs are just now getting out to clean up the trails and smooth them out, but as soon as the groomers get some good passes in the trails should in very good shape for the rest of the week and through the weekend. Cold weather and additional snow is in the forecast for all of the snow belts. Only down side is that traffic is likely to be very heavy later in the week and into the weekend. Check all the local reports for the latest updates…
Check the snow depth map for the areas the have the most snow.
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Check the snow depth map for the areas the have the most snow.
Here are the latest trail reports.
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Here’s the Snow Depth Map to help you find regions with the most snow.
Keweenaw Peninsula — Ironwood / Western U.P.
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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 weather page for the latest updates on the weather.
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.
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THE LATEST TRAIL REPORTS
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Newberry Area Trail Report – 01/04
NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via Pine Stump >> 01/04 Plowing again today!! Great snow for everyone! A little warm up coming but with all this snow it will just settle it up some If you can sneak out for a mid week trip it would be a great time!!! <> TASA <> <> Visit Tahquamenon Area…
Sault Ste. Marie Area Trail Report – 01/04
SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 01/04 1/4/26 Good morning everyone! 28” in the Soo, 30”+ in Brimley/Raco areas. 4-7” in the forecast through tomorrow…again! Lots of weekend traffic out there the past few days and here’s the scoop…. All operators are reporting that snow is soft and doesn’t…
Harbor Springs Area Trail Report – 01/04
HARBOR SPRINGS AREA UPDATE via Harbor Springs Snowmobile Club >> 01/04 We didn’t have anyone available to groom last night but do have all three groomers headed out tonight. The railroade grade (trail 7) was groomed last on Friday night & everything in the woods was done Thursday night. The trails are going to be…
Ontonagon Area Trail Report – 01/04
ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via North Country Snowmobile Club UP >> 01/04 Trail Report 1/4: Rough machine day yesterday but we got out last night! Trail #12 was groomed from White Pine to Ontonagon and is in good condition. Trail #1 was groomed from White Pine to LOTC and has rough spots between South Boundary Road…
Petoskey Area Trail Report – 01/03
PETOSKEY AREA UPDATE via Petoskey Snowmobile and ORV Club >> 01/03 Trail report 1-3-2026 groomer Matt, 76 south from Chandler Hill Road and 763 to Walloon Village. He said it’s pretty good. <> Petoskey Snowmobile Club <> Visit Petoskey Snowmobile Club Website >>>> <> Postings From Regional Pages On Facebook <> Latest Trail Reports –…
Ironwood – Western U.P. Trail Report – 01/03
IRONWOOD – WESTERN U.P. UPDATE via Gogebic Range Trail Authority – ORV & Snowmobile Club >> 01/03 Ahhhh!!!! Trail 160!!! I feel that’s all that needs to be said!! My all time, 100% favorite trail for snow and summer!! Anyone wanna give me the push to get my sled out from hibernation!? 🤭 Huge shoutout…
Cadillac Area Trail Report – 01/03
CADILLAC AREA UPDATE via Cadillac Winter Promotions >> 01/03 CADILLAC AREA UPDATE via Coyote Crossing Resort >> 01/03 Trail Conditions: Good to Great; Base: 2-3″; New Snow in Last 24 Hrs: 1-2″ Lew and I rode this morning to Northwards Diner for breakfast, and conditions were excellent and beautiful with snow covered trees! Trails 6,…
Newberry Area Trail Report – 01/03
NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via Pine Stump >> 01/03 1-3-26 beautiful day to snowmobile!! <> TASA <> <> Visit Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association Trail Report <> Visit Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association on Facebook <> Visit Newberry Area Tourism Association on Facebook <> Postings From Regional Pages On Facebook <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>
Jordan Valley Area Trail Report – 01/03
JORDAN VALLEY AREA UPDATE via Jordan Valley Trails Council >> 01/03 What a week it’s turned out to be! Can’t thank all our volunteers for hitting the trails hard this week and fixing random issues that popped up with trails and machines. Friday was the first day we’ve had all 3 machines up and running,…
Munising Area Trail Report – 01/03
MUNISING AREA UPDATE via TNT Trenary Northern Trails >> 01/03 With a whole lot of luck and a few “very interesting” moments. We were able to get the 2 spots that we avoided previously, all set and taken care of. Trail 8 was set up well and should make for great riding into the week.…
Gaylord Area Trail Report – 01/03
Gaylord Bureau – January 2, 202611:00 a.m Gaylord has received an abundance of snow this week! All trails are currently rated in good condition throughout our county, with the exception of Lakes of the North being in excellent shape. Grooming is underway, but be sure to watch for drifts in some areas. We had a…
Frederic / Gaylord Area Trail Report – Sledheads of Frederic – 01/03
FREDERIC – GAYLORD AREA UPDATE via Sledheads of Frederic , Michigan Snowmobiling >> 01/03 I never made it on here yesterday but there were a steady stream of sleds and its now a cloudy and calm saturday morning at 24 degrees. Havent seen any sleds yet but have had a few calls. I have had…
Grand Marais Area Trail Report – 01/03
GRAND MARAIS AREA UPDATE via Grand Marais Sno-Trails Assoc. >> 01/03 All trails have groomed in the last 24 hours. We are still dealing with drifting in the usual areas, especially east towards Pine Stump. Check your Groomer Tracker App for updates. All roadside trails near town have now been set, but it is early…
Lake Gogebic Area Trail Report – 01/03
LAKE GOGEBIC AREA UPDATE via AJ’s Lodge and Oven >> 01/03 “Walked Larry to work this morning 🐾 and he was right back to his job—greeting guests who gave the Gogebic Area groomers FOUR thumbs up 👍👍👍👍! Trails are looking amazing… thank you to everyone who keeps winter running smoothly out there!” <> Gogebic Area…
Traverse City Area Trail Report – 01/03
TRAVERSE CITY AREA UPDATE via Grand Traverse Area Snowmobile Club >> 01/03 Groomer operator Mark on the south trail and Pat on the east trail reported great conditions on all trails. Groomer Jeff was training new groomer driver Randy on the north trail. Welcome to the team Randy! They were able to finally groom the…
Ontonagon Area Trail Report – 01/03
ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via Scott’s Superior Inn and Cabins >> 01/03 Ontonagon / Porcupine Mountains Snowmobile Trail Report Season Update – January 3, 2026 The snowmobile season in the western Upper Peninsula is off to an incredible start! Trail conditions are excellent across the Ontonagon and Porcupine Mountains area. Here’s what you need to know:…