Ontonagon Area Trail Report – 01/23
ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via North Country Snowmobile Club UP >> 01/23
COMMUNITY. UNBELIEVEABLE COMMUNITY.
To say this week has been a tough one would be an understatement. We had a serious failure of our 2019 PistenBully Monday night taking our entire grooming program offline Tuesday and Wednesday. Seeing us in significant need, Dave Dishaw of 906 Services Inc. 906 Outfitters and Dishaw Contracting, dropped everything he was doing and put in over 10 hours with Wyatt to recover the equipment back to the barn on Tuesday.
It’s not easy for a small business owner to drop their schedule with no notice and lend their expertise to a volunteer club in double digit below zero temperatures. DAVE, THANK YOU FROM EVERY SNOWMOBILER, BUSINESS OWNER, CLUB MEMBER, GROOMER OPERATOR!!!! If you need carbides, helmets, spark plugs, SERVICE WORK on your snowmobile, please be sure to support these businesses!!
And the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club boys…where do we start with Justin?! He has answered our calls for information and support continuously and even proactively. Their expertise is a key ingredient in our operation and we can’t thank them enough. It’s amazing to see all the clubs in the Western UP doing what they can to help one another.
Check out the Groomer Tracker app and buy up our club to see where we groomed last night!! Thank you Dennis, Wyatt, Mac, Ricky, and everyone who helps make this baby move!!
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WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Potentially historic, record-breaking snowfall between 1 and 3 feet expected across all of Upper Michigan. Highest storm total snow expected in the central and east. Greatest potential for 4 feet is the high terrain of north-central. Strong winds and heavy snowfall rates will result in a long duration of blizzard conditions. Widespread impacts: dangerous to impossible travel, power outages, prolonged recovery time. More information can be found at www.weather.gov/media/mqt/DssPacket.pdf #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea
ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via Scott's Superior Inn and Cabins >> ❄️ EPIC SNOW STORM ALERT! ❄️
We’re looking at upwards of 3 feet of snow to fall in the higher elevations of Porcupine Mountains 🌨️ The snowmobile trails were already in incredible shape, but this storm is about to make them absolutely legendary.
Late-season shredders and riders, this might just be the best conditions we’ve seen in years. Trails are primed, slopes are deep, and the winter fun isn’t slowing down anytime soon!
Here’s a few pictures from just before the storm hit. #ontonagon #westernup #snowphotos
WEATHER UPDATE via Michigan Storm Chasers >> One of the most absurd snow forecasts we’ve ever made here at MSC, we’ve had to add an impromptu orange color for higher totals.
Key Notes:
•Snow begins to work into Michigan late tonight, but becomes more widespread during the early morning hours of Sunday. This snow continues through Tuesday morning for the UP, and becomes a snow/freezing rain/sleet mix for northern lower Michigan beginning Sunday afternoon/evening.
•Winds will gust between 40-60mph statewide both on Sunday and Monday.
•This will be a full on blizzard for much of the Upper Peninsula
•Expect scattered power outages across the state
•Travel will be near impossible for the UP and northern lower
Snow totals will be between one and four FEET when all is said and done on Tuesday in the UP. Further south, a mix is expected which will keep accumulations lower, and also will provide a sharp cutoff of accumulations. The difference between a foot of snow and 2” may be the width of one county.
Further south, this system will end as snow for lower Michigan on Monday & Tuesday, which is why we have a wide area within a trace to an inch, and western lower in a 1-3” zone with wording of higher totals possible. We may need to adjust totals here as new data comes clearer for Tuesday.
Stay tuned for the icing portion of this forecast. Northern lower Michigan will see significant icing which is not shown or communicated in this forecast graphic or write up. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyOne of the most absurd snow forecasts we’ve ever made here at MSC, we’ve had to add an impromptu orange color for higher totals.
Key Notes:
•Snow begins to work into Michigan late tonight, but becomes more widespread during the early morning hours of Sunday. This snow continues through Tuesday morning for the UP, and becomes a snow/freezing rain/sleet mix for northern lower Michigan beginning Sunday afternoon/evening.
•Winds will gust between 40-60mph statewide both on Sunday and Monday.
•This will be a full on blizzard for much of the Upper Peninsula
•Expect scattered power outages across the state
•Travel will be near impossible for the UP and northern lower
Snow totals will be between one and four FEET when all is said and done on Tuesday in the UP. Further south, a mix is expected which will keep accumulations lower, and also will provide a sharp cutoff of accumulations. The difference between a foot of snow and 2” may be the width of one county.
Further south, this system will end as snow for lower Michigan on Monday & Tuesday, which is why we have a wide area within a trace to an inch, and western lower in a 1-3” zone with wording of higher totals possible. We may need to adjust totals here as new data comes clearer for Tuesday.
Stay tuned for the icing portion of this forecast. Northern lower Michigan will see significant icing which is not shown or communicated in this forecast graphic or write up.
WATERSMEET - WESTERN U.P. UPDATE via U.P. Thunder Riders Snowmobile Club >> TRAIL UPDATED- 3/14/26- Shout out to Steve and Brian R for breaking trail and laying a down the ribbon last night. Also Brian R got to take the new JD out on its maiden voyage! #westernup #snowphotos
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Confidence is increasing in a significant winter storm Saturday night into Monday night. Snowfall amounts between 1 to 3 feet could be near 2-day records in some areas. Strong winds and heavy snowfall rates likely result in blizzard conditions. Widespread impacts: very difficult to impossible travel, power outages, significant recovery time. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo
BESSEMER - WESTERN U.P. UPDATE via Trails-North Powersports LLC >> 🤟😎🌬️❄️❄️❄️ EPIC 💯 If your aren't here you are missing it 👀 Coming this Saturday thru Monday 1 to 2 more feet ❤️🤟🌬️❄️❄️❄️ #bessemer #westernup #snowphotos
LAKE GOGEBIC AREA UPDATE via Lake Gogebic News >> 🌥️ Friday afternoon update 🌥️
➡️ Rode the lake to the Hoop, then Trail 1 up to Konteka and back.
➡️ The new layer of snow on the lake is a foot deep. It is very heavy.
➡️ Get after it, but don’t romp on it. “Ride steady” is the key.
#lakegogebic #westernup #snowphotos
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