Groomer Report: Trail Condition: Good Last Groomed: January 01st, 2023 Reported On: January 02nd, 2023 @ 8:47am
We groomed all the trails on the 1st. Now we have a breakdown on our New Holland and the dealer is closed today so one half of our system will not get groomed tonight, not sure if we will send our other groomer east or west from Trout Creek tonight.
We groom every day that the weather conditions and equipment allows. There may be unforeseen circumstances that prevent us from going out, like a major blizzard and being snowed in at our homes or equipment breakdowns.
There is log hauling just north of Sidnaw for a few miles, it is signed. Trails 8/15 and the south end of trail 174. Be cautious of logging trucks and equipment in the area.
The logging on the north end of trail 174 has started, use CAUTION in this area!
ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via North Country Snowmobile Club UP >> TRAIL ALERT: We had a minor machine issue last night, so Tractor Mac and Mike are headed out to groom Trail 12 between White Pine and Ontonagon. Please ride that trail with caution, and check Groomer Tracker to see where they are before you go! #ontonagon #westernup#snowphotosTRAIL ALERT: We had a minor machine issue last night, so Tractor Mac and Mike are headed out to groom Trail 12 between White Pine and Ontonagon. Please ride that trail with caution, and check Groomer Tracker to see where they are before you go! ... See MoreSee Less
ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via North Country Snowmobile Club UP >> Trail Report 1/30: Not a great pic but that is Trail #1 along Lake Superior, what a difference! Groomed: Trail #12 from Ontonagon to White Pine. Trail #1 from White Pine to Lake of the Clouds. Trail #11 from Trail #1 to Trail #102. Trail #102 from Trail #12 to Trail #13. Trail #13 from Trail #102 to Rockland. Trail #137 from Rockland to Ontonagon. All were reported in very good to excellent condition. Thank you for riding the 906!! #ontonagon #westernup#snowphotosTrail Report 1/30:
Not a great pic but that is Trail #1 along Lake Superior, what a difference!
Groomed: Trail #12 from Ontonagon to White Pine. Trail #1 from White Pine to Lake of the Clouds. Trail #11 from Trail #1 to Trail #102. Trail 101 from Trail #12 to Trail #13. Trail #13 from Trail #101 to Rockland. Trail #137 from Rockland to Ontonagon.
All were reported in very good to excellent condition.
ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via Hamilton's North Coast Adventures >> Riding across the Ontonagon River bridge on trail 12 is a sight to behold! You soar 80 feet above the river on a dedicated section for motorized vehicles to use, how awesome is that?! It's one of the tightest groomer sections we have that provides very little margin for error. It's also a great view of Lake Superior, the Trapp hills to the south, and really lets you know how pro-snowmobile Ontonagon is. It's a tremendous destination full of amazing eateries like Up north cafe (best pancakes on planet earth), Syl's Restaurant, GiGi's Coffee and Sandwiches, Connie's Coffee and Subs, and of course the famous Roxey's Bar and Grill! What's your favorite stop for food in Ontonagon? #ontonagon #westernup#snowphotos... See MoreSee Less
LAKE GOGEBIC AREA UPDATE via Gogebic Area Grooming >> Bergland Area Groomer's report for 1-30-26. Temp's remain cold with light snow seems like daily. Our operator that went up 102 last night had reported very poor visibility but once you get up in the hills, that's pretty much been a common theme this season. Trail's covered last night/this morning. 102, 8w, 8e and 13s. Trail's are in good to great shape! Get out and Enjoy... Gogebic Area Grooming ❄️❄️❄️ #lakegogebic#westernup#snowphotos... See MoreSee Less
WATERSMEET - WESTERN U.P. UPDATE via U.P. Thunder Riders Snowmobile Club >> TRAIL REPORT- 1/29/27 Riders and Groomers are reporting excellent conditions throughout are trail system. Groomer Gary is out grooming the west run which is trail 2 and 13s. Groomer Jeff is grooming trail 3 Land o Lakes to Bonds Falls and trail 2 east. Picture is from West run on trail 2 to Presque Isle turn around. #watersmeet#westernup#snowphotos... See MoreSee Less
ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via Scott's Superior Inn and Cabins >> ❄️🛷 Honest question… where have all the snowmobiles gone? We’ve got deep snow, incredible coverage, and trails that are as good as they’ve been in years. This kind of setup doesn’t come around often, and right now everything is dialed in. If you’ve been on the fence, now’s the time to pack up and head north. The extra drive is 100% worth it. Need a place to stay? Scott’s Superior Inn & Cabins puts you right on the trails with cozy cabins, warm rooms, and everything you need to fuel up and ride again the next day. 🛷❄️ #ontonagon #westernup#snowphotos... See MoreSee Less
ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via Hamilton's North Coast Adventures >> You know what goes good with Snow? More snow! Wowie! It won't stop! Another 6-10" in the last 36 hours up by White Pine! Very few sleds are available the first two weeks in February! End of the month and March are wide open. We look forward to a late riding season, so get your self together and head for da North Coast! Video from this morning 🇺🇲❄️ #ontonagon #westernup#snowphotos... See MoreSee Less
ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via North Country Snowmobile Club UP >> TRAIL UPDATE: The groomer and drag are recovered off Trail 1 North of White Pine. Please ride the West side before the highway cross over with caution as the recovery equipment left some snow piles and rough trail areas. We will fix it ASAP and hope to have the Big Blue Tractor back running tomorrow night. #ontonagon #westernup#snowphotosTRAIL UPDATE: The groomer and drag are recovered off Trail 1 North of White Pine. Please ride the West side before the highway cross over with caution as the recovery equipment left some snow piles and rough trail areas. We will fix it ASAP and hope to have the Big Blue Tractor back running tomorrow night. ... See MoreSee Less
Happy New Year! We were able to get out this afternoon and tonight to try and clean up the trails the best we can. The temperatures are still moderately warm, but the nights are fairly cold. The gate at County Rd 500 over to the Falls is still closed. There are a fair amount of water spots that have opened up. We will need freezing temperatures and more snow to make an impact. The details are below for specific trail grooming. We wish we had some better news, but we are doing the best we can with what we have to work with.
In other news we are raffling off a a 2023 Polaris Sportsman 450 Donated by Renze Power Sports.
Tickets: $100.00 each Drawing held April 22, 2023 @ 7:00pm at the Elks Lodge in Newberry 300 tickets printed If less than 125 tickets are sold then the raffle will revert to a 50/50 drawing.
Tickets can be purchased from: Newberry Power Sports, Halfway Lake Cottages, North Store Follow Me Outfitters, Pine Stump Restaurant, Schubach Farms Cabin Rentals, or Rich Rottier 616-550-8201.
Proceeds will go to fund trail grooming equipment! Good Luck! Stay on the Trail!! Ride Right and Be Safe!! Please be respectful of private property, howbeit it fields or peoples front yards. Curfew in the Village of Newberry is 11:00pm to 7:00am. Trail 9: Cleaned up and panned down what we could late today. Logging on County Rd 415 toward McMillan.
Trail 45: The gate to the Falls is still closed. We will be heading out on this trail tonight and try to clean it up. The trail is fair at best. There is logging on the trail shortly after you jump on Trail 45 just past the Logging museum off of M-123. There is also be logging about 3 miles North of Skyline Road off to the right. Please use extreme caution in these areas! Both portions are being plowed and is down to mud currently.
Trial 9/2: Fair is a stretch. Over to Trout Lake from Rexton is poor.
Thank you to all the team at the groomers barn who puts in countless hours to keep the system groomed and maintenance on the machines!
PARADISE AREA UPDATE via Paradise Area Night Riders www.paradiseareanightriders.org >> 1/30/26 Minus 5 degrees this morning under a cloudy sky. No new snow in the last 24 hrs. but we do have about 3 feet of snow on the ground so no worries...LOL. Here`s whats been happening since my last report a couple days ago...... No bad news...the machines have been running beautifully....Mother Nature has been cooperating perfectly....and our trails are EXCELLENT!!!! The Falls trail #45, the Point trails #452 & #453 and the South trail #8 all fall into that catagory. The only blip on the radar is on the Pine Stump trails #8 & #9 but it is only minor. Our section of trail #9 is still being plowed down from the Stump to the East branch of the Two Heart by the loggers. It is no big deal, just take trail #8 around instead of #9, just like the old days. Its a touch longer but you`re out there to enjoy the ride.....right? On the bright side, they are done up by Crisp Point but it will take us a couple trips to get that back in great shape. Where is everybody?? Its been awful slow around here. COME ON U.P., You are missing out!! LET `ER SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Groomer Chris #paradise #newberry ... See MoreSee Less
NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via Pine Stump >> 1-29 Several feet of the snow on the ground up here Trails are excellent everywhere! A little warm up coming it will be a great time to ride the trails are perfect!! #newberry #snowphotos... See MoreSee Less
NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via TASA Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association >> Just entered 9, things are looking good for a great groom! 😎 10:02 PM 10.4 to second stop sign, so far it all looks like the curve there, all of it, think I learned something in the Can Am earlier today. 🤓 #newberry #snowphotos... See MoreSee Less
CURTIS AREA UPDATE via Curtis Area Trail Association >> Eventful day at Curtis area trails… Started with an awesome care package of snacks/gloves from Brian Weigel Dug out our deep snow Dubie Drag (It’s time) 6 club members came down to maintenance the machines… Now we send them out!!!!!! Great job , Great Team efforts! #curtisarea #newberry #snowphotos... See MoreSee Less
NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via Pine Stump >> 1-28 Looks like more snow again today. Plowed once and looks like I’ll be plowing tomorrow morning as well I told people I thought we were going to have a big winter like 2014, it’s sure looking that way half way through If you haven’t been up here you’re truly missing out! #newberry #snowphotos... See MoreSee Less
PARADISE AREA UPDATE via Paradise Area Night Riders www.paradiseareanightriders.org >> 1/28/26 9 degrees this morning and snowing. I picked up 5-6" of fresh snow on my deck from last night and it looks like its supposed to snow for the next couple of days too!!! Our entire system was groomed yesterday and there`s only one way to describe it......EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now, those of you who follow me know I don`t use that word very often, but I ain`t kiddin, it doesn`t get any better than this. The swamp south of town, the Falls trail, ALL of our low land trails are better than I`ve seen in a long time!!!!! If you don`t have plans on gettin U.P. here.....make `em. It won`t last forever. Thats all I have to report.....one word.....EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LET `ER SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Groomer Chris #paradise #newberry ... See MoreSee Less
GRAND MARAIS AREA UPDATE via Grand Marais Sno-Trails Assoc. >> All routes groomed last night. With fresh snow everyday and low traffic it is beautiful in da woods. Drivers reporting trails are in very good condition. #grandmarais #newberryAll routes groomed last night. With fresh snow everyday and low traffic it is beautiful in da woods. Drivers reporting trails are in very good condition. ... See MoreSee Less