Sault Ste. Marie Trail Report – 12/24
SAULT STE. MARIE UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association – 12/24
12/24 well Merry Christmas to Jake! Lucky rider to hit this beauty of a ribbon tonight on trail 8 back to the Soo💙❄️🎄
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SAULT STE. MARIE UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association – 12/24
12/24- trail 49 Soo to Kinross report from Steve. Always an adventure on this historic route!
“Tonight Passenger Chris and I made a run from the Soo to Kinross on Trail 49.
We worked our way through the city trails and crossed 3 Mile and headed south.
From town to about 6 Mile Rd, there is a couple feet of snow on top of standing water. The warm ground and warm water is melting the trail from the bottom up.
Our goal tonight was to try and get the trail leveled and compacted with hopes it will freeze quicker during the next cold spell.
It was one of the roughest runs I’ve had in a long time. The trail had one to two foot bumps all the way to Kinross.
The fresh snow today was awesome. I was able to load up the drag all night with snow and fill in low spots.
We went into the swamp south of 12 Mile and hoped for the best. We hit some open water not too far south of the gate. It is about 100-150 yards long.
We climbed out of it and stayed on top of the snow and ice all the way to Gaines Hwy.
Watching in the mirrors I could see the trail was leveling up really nice. I could also see we were pushing water up to the surface which was what we really needed.
We bounced our way all the way to the gas station in Kinross where we took a breather and called our groomer boss Mike with a report.
We decided to not go back through the swamp on the return trip. The trail had one pass that turned out really good. I was pretty sure the water I pushed up would soften the base and wouldn’t support the groomer if we went through again.
The drag I was using was a different one than I normally pull. I had trouble getting it to track straight. I made adjustments all night but never really got comfortable with it. The erratic behavior caught up with me on the bridge by Walmart. I couldn’t get it to follow the groomer and had a slow speed impact with the guard rails and damaged two of them. We stopped and put them back in place the best we could.
Groomer Dennis was waiting for us at Walmart and took the last hour of the run.
Chris and I had over five hours of bouncing around the cab and were both exhausted. Thank you to Dennis for relieving us.
The trail is starting to take shape but still needs more work and colder weather.
I was really happy with what we accomplished tonight.
Steve Lawson”
I’m always so impressed by Steve’s willingness to be the first guy to brave it, and Chris has been along with him many times which can be just as stressfull. Big thanks to them!
While it’s not quite ready yet, we are ahead of schedule compared to most years.
Stay tuned!
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SAULT STE. MARIE UPDATE via Old Soo Line Grade Lodge >> 12/24/24 – Picked up a few inches of accumulation in last 24 hours!
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SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/10/26
Spotted! Groomer Pete and Sandi snagged a cool video of Ben and Jay out tonight in the Tucker❄️❄️❄️ #soo #soo0110c #snowphotos
SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/10/26
From groomer Jay tonight-
“City trails are good. I wouldn’t call them great, fair to good. OG (Original Groomer) Ben, and I broke through on the I-500 trail. That crew plowed the parking lot to prep for the race, so that’s rough, and will be until after the race, but also very wet. All in all the only real trail problems for our city trails is Seymour hill. We tried dumping snow in the water and were unsuccessful. We didn’t ride down the high school trail, but the Kewadin trail was in fair to good shape. Roads and shoulders will be bare, but the trails are in good enough shape to ride. We picked up a few inches as we groomed, but it didn’t help much. I will say, it was good to have Ben at the helm today. He’s a brother, and the one who really set the tone and showed me the ropes on how to groom trails. Hanging out together was a great day! Welcome Back OG, we missed you!!”
Thank you Jay and Ben! Great to see Ben back in the seat!❄️❄️❄️❄️ #soo #soo0110b #snowphotos
SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/10/26
Back in the saddle! OG Ben and Jay!
More to come! #soo #soo0110a #snowphotos
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Quieter weather settles in across the U.P. today as lingering snow showers tapering off this morning. A weak clipper system will bring another round of light snow tonight, but only expect another inch or so of accumulation in most locations. After another quiet day on Monday, another system brings a mix of rain and snow to the area on Tuesday. #miweather #keweenaw #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaQuieter weather settles in across the U.P. today as lingering snow showers tapering off this morning. A weak clipper system will bring another round of light snow tonight, but only expect another inch or so of accumulation in most locations. After another quiet day on Monday, another system brings a mix of rain and snow to the area on Tuesday.
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Widespread snow will begin to spread west to east this morning while a heavier snowband looks to set up in the central UP this afternoon. Uncertainty still remains where this snowband will park, however, heavy snowfall rates will likely create difficult travel along US-41 from Delta to Marquette/Alger counties. Tonight, widespread snow transitions to lake effect snow for the north wind snowbelts.
For additional information, find the full briefing here: www.weather.gov/media/mqt/DssPacket.pdf #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Accumulating snow will continue to spread across northern Michigan today into Sunday. Accumulations remain consistent to this mornings forecast with 3-6” for most of the area and localized 7”+ possible where heaviest snow falls this evening and tonight. The combination of snow covered roads and reduced visibility will lead to hazardous travel across parts of the area. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey #soo #newberryAccumulating snow will continue to spread across northern Michigan today into Sunday. Accumulations remain consistent to this mornings forecast with 3-6” for most of the area and localized 7”+ possible where heaviest snow falls this evening and tonight. The combination of snow covered roads and reduced visibility will lead to hazardous travel across parts of the area.
WEATHER UPDATE via Pictured Rocks Marine Weather Conditions >> Here's the updated 24-hour snowfall forecast through 7am Sunday (top figure) compared to the same forecast from two days ago (bottom figure). No big changes for the UP, although a bit more snow is now forecast for the Keweenaw and central UP. Not a bad way to make up for the recent warmup! #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Dry weather persists for most of tonight. Then, light to moderate snow spreads across the UP early Saturday morning through the afternoon, with lingering lake effect snow in the north wind snow belts Saturday night. Lake effect winds down Sunday. Expect light snowfall amounts for most of the UP, but lake effect/enhanced snow may lead to locally higher amounts in excess of 4” across the snow belts of the western, north-central, and eastern UP by Sunday. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaDry weather persists for most of tonight. Then, light to moderate snow spreads across the UP early Saturday morning through the afternoon, with lingering lake effect snow in the north wind snow belts Saturday night. Lake effect winds down Sunday. Expect light snowfall amounts for most of the UP, but lake effect/enhanced snow may lead to locally higher amounts in excess of 4” across the snow belts of the western, north-central, and eastern UP by Sunday.
WEATHER UPDATE via TV6 & FOX UP >> FIRST ALERT: Our next system comes tomorrow with widespread snow. For the timeline watch the forecast below. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaFIRST ALERT: Our next system comes tomorrow with widespread snow. For the timeline watch the forecast below.
Forecast> www.uppermichiganssource.com/2026/01/09/first-alert-slush-more-weekend-snow/
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