Snowmobiling in Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula
February 20, 2026 – 11:55 am update: – FRIDAY NOON – Wild weather is in the forecast heading into the weekend with snow, mixed precipitation and rain in the forecast. Trails are in solid shape in the U.P. Trails are likely to be best in the Western U.P. and the Keweenaw east to Marquette where they are expecting more snow in the snow/rain mix. The Eastern U.P. should also hold up for the weekend with a rain/snow mix in the forecast.
Northern Lower Michigan suffered more during the warm up and there is rain and a snow/rain mix in the forecast. Trails are likely to be poor to fair in exposed areas and fair to good deeper in the woods.
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.
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.
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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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
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Lake effect snow continues through tonight, with the highest additional accumulations expected over the north-central and western UP. Gusty north winds will contribute to blowing snow and areas of very low visibility along M-28 between Marquette and Munising today, as well as parts of the Keweenaw. Lake effect finally tapers off Monday morning. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Transitioning to lake effect snow today. Heavier snowfall this evening across far northeast lower Michigan. Occasionally heavier snow showers near / south of Grand Traverse Bay.
Looking ahead- blustery and cold Mon. before the next chance of snow builds Tue. - Tue. night. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyTransitioning to lake effect snow today. Heavier snowfall this evening across far northeast lower Michigan. Occasionally heavier snow showers near / south of Grand Traverse Bay.
Looking ahead- blustery and cold Mon. before the next chance of snow builds Tue. - Tue. night. #MIwx
FREDERIC - GAYLORD AREA UPDATE via Sledheads of Frederic , Michigan Snowmobiling >> A pleasant surprise overnight with another inch or so of snow. Still alot of slush underneath but a fair amount of riders out and about on saturday and the same this sunday morning. I pushed alot of slush around with my plow this morning as its supposed to get back down below zero. I would give riding a fair conditions right now as I have seen way worse that what we have now.. I never thought we would get back to where we are at right now after how it looked on friday. We just have to take what we get. First pic of the Wood crew in here yesterday. The other pics I just took out front of here at about 10:30 a.m. on sunday. Forcast for this coming up week gives some hope for a decent time next weekend. Thanks for checking in. Pete Its been 45 minutes since I tried to upolad this update and pics wont come thru. Will try and post them later on again, dont know what the deal is. Pete #gaylord
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A pleasant surprise overnight with another inch or so of snow. Still alot of slush underneath but a fair amount of riders out and about on saturday and the same this sunday morning. I pushed alot o…SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 2/22/26
Good morning everyone!
Last night, temps got just below 30 so all 3 of our machines were out doing what they could. The Pisten Bully was out twice, doing both routes in the Bay Mills/Brimley/Raco areas.
Jay was out on 8 from the Soo to Brimley, and did an extended run to also do part of the city trails.
Kinross east which is 472 and part of 480 to where the Bully picks up were also done.
The entire city trails will be done tonight.
I’m awaiting word on the plan for trail 49. Our operator that was scheduled to go this morning was not able to go out, so we are making plans to make sure it gets done.
Bill sent us these pics from his run on part of 480, 8, and the 889 loop this morning. Looks awesome!!
Every operator said trails were rough from the combination of warm temps, rain Friday, and high traffic. Hopefully they set up decent overnight, and are much better this morning with the exception of 49. I’ll update on that as soon as I can, but it will likely be rough today. Sorry guys😔
Thanks all! Ride safe! ❄️❄️❄️ #soo #soo0222b #snowphotos
SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 2/22/26
Groomer Jay is making it an extra long run tonight. He’s finishing up on trail 8, and he’s going to run part of the city trails too it sounds like. Kenny did get trail 8 from Raco to Brimley done tonight, too, so 8 has been done in its entirety on our section from the Soo all the way to Ranger Rd. in Raco.
As Jay says in the video, the work in the ditch along 6 mile in Brimley is done, but with the recent warm temps and one machine still down, we cannot risk getting this machine stuck. We need to assess it on sleds first. We know the road riding is a pain, and we’ll do what we can as soon as we can.
Please check out the The Cozy Corners Barbeau MI page for more details about all of the fun for a great cause this coming Saturday. Let’s have a great turn out for Collin, and have some fun too!
Thank you Jay and Kenny for your runs tonight!
Cold temps are finally here, and that will help us get things back into shape everywhere. Have fun tomorrow! ❄️❄️❄️ #soo #soo0222 #snowphotos
WATERSMEET - WESTERN U.P. UPDATE via U.P. Thunder Riders Snowmobile Club >> TRAIL UPDATE 2/22/26- Groomers have been out and the trails are back to good to excellent condition. Some corners might be rough. We will continue to send groomers out daily as long as weather permits. Shout out to Gary, Brian R, Brian S and Steve for the pictures! #westernup #snowphotos
GRAND MARAIS AREA UPDATE via Grand Marais Sno-Trails Assoc. >> The sun is shining, the temps have dropped and trail 443 is looking great. #grandmarais #newberry #snowphotos
KEWEENAW PENINSULA UPDATE via The Lakeshack >> I can’t even keep up with snow totals because it just keeps coming
My Plow lanes are full so we’re forced to blow the snow back now and the blow piles are 15-20 feet high here
I love running my tractor but even that’s getting old
Feels like we’ll be riding our sleds into May this year for sure
The drifting has been overwhelming
Don’t let that 3’ mark on the snow stick fool ya, ya have to stand up to see out the windows here
Check out the live Shackiecam 24/7
video.nest.com/live/gbiim7CnxN #keweenaw #snowphotos
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