Frederic / Gaylord Area Trail Report – Sledheads of Frederic – 12/20
FREDERIC / GAYLORD AREA UPDATE via Sledheads of Frederic – 12/20 Wow, a new inch and a half of snow. At least its a start. It looks nice and white out there this morning. I dont expect to see to many sleds out there but you never know. I decided to leave here and go up to Gaylord yesterday and saw five sleds over at the Swamp and the pic of them is below. I headed up to Gaylord after that and saw 2 sleds heading north of Waters on trail 7. So there were at least 7 sleds out there that I know of. It was about 4:30 and I got a call from a group that were sitting in front of Sledheads and needed carbides. I asked them if they had been at the swamp and it was those five guys. They had rode over here from Mancelona. I didnt know for sure if I had what he needed for a Riot so I told him I would go to Sled Shed to get him some as I was close to there. I was back here to Sledheads in 15 minutes and we got him changed and they were back on their way to Mancelona. He had zero carbide left on the left side so that kind of explains how the trails were. Turns out I had 5 sets of carbides here but at least he was safe on getting back on the trail the way we did it. So it was about 6 and I left to go home and decided to go to Rays Barbecue on the river in Grayling for a brisket sandwhich and in was Ray & Cindy Stewart along with Skinny Kenny and their whole group of people. Pics below along with a spontaneous chant of MO MO NAH CHEE CHEE NAH……That was fun. They were hoping for new rideable snow like the rest of us. I really am not sure what to think about what its going to be like this weekend. All you can do is try Be sure to look down one or 2 posts on my Sleheads Facebook page for the MO MO NAH video. Thanks for checking in. Pete <> <> <> Visit Sledheads of Frederic on Facebook >>>> <> WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> The next system looks to impact the state starting late Tuesday into early Wednesday. There is still some uncertainty with the track of this, which leads to potential changes in where mixed precipitation and snow will be seen. Although amounts for mixed precip should remain light, areas of eastern upper could see moderately impactful accumulating snow. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyThe next system looks to impact the state starting late Tuesday into early Wednesday. There is still some uncertainty with the track of this, which leads to potential changes in where mixed precipitation and snow will be seen. Although amounts for mixed precip should remain light, areas of eastern upper could see moderately impactful accumulating snow. FREDERIC - GAYLORD AREA UPDATE via Sledheads of Frederic , Michigan Snowmobiling >> It's 30 and cloudy out this morning. Sleds were out and about yesterday and a guy just left here with a 3 inch paddle and said he was using his scratchers on it……still tons of snow in the woods but the trails are getting worn but not totally shot yet. I expect traffic will be slow but its not gonna get any better the next few days. I should load up my sled and head to the Keewanaw. Check out this cool link from Camp Grayling. www.facebook.com/share/r/1FYgLeXXJP/ Happy Valentines Day everyone. Thanks for checking in. Pete #gaylord #snowphotos 30 degrees on a cloudy saturday morning frederic-mi.com WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Light snow chances linger today, mainly across eastern Upper Michigan, with highs in the mid to upper 30s to low 40s. A stretch of quieter weather follows this weekend into early next week, featuring partly sunny skies and temperatures moderating into the upper 30s and mid 40s. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey #soo #newberryLight snow chances linger today, mainly across eastern Upper Michigan, with highs in the mid to upper 30s to low 40s. A stretch of quieter weather follows this weekend into early next week, featuring partly sunny skies and temperatures moderating into the upper 30s and mid 40s. #MIwx FREDERIC - GAYLORD AREA UPDATE via Sledheads of Frederic , Michigan Snowmobiling >> Its a nice19 degrees this morning in downtown Frederic, at least it stayed a nice cold 6 degrees overnight at my house and I have already seen a few sleds this morning. Riding today should still be o.k. but hard out there and thats better than mush. Already had first rider of the day in and his pic is below with a couple other pics to show the snow is holding. Presidents weekend is usually a big weekend, I still dont like the forcast for next week but we still have lots of snow in the woods and its a long ways from gone. Thankfully it never made 32 yesterday and if the temps do reach the predicted highs it should only be for a little while in the late afternoon. Its cloudy and quiet out there and hopefully the sun stays hidden. If you do ride just be careful of icy corners. Thanks for checking in. Pete #gaylord #snowphotos frederic-mi.com FREDERIC - GAYLORD AREA UPDATE via Sledheads of Frederic , Michigan Snowmobiling >> "Nineteen degrees this morning... if you want to ride you need to do it before this weekend... 40 degrees in the forecast... #gaylord #snowphotos How much do you predict it will melt? We have a trip planned next Friday…. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Light lake effect snow showers will taper off this morning, leaving partly to mostly cloudy skies in place across northern Michigan today with highs in the mid to upper 20s. Upcoming temperatures will tease winter nearing its end with highs expected to reach into the 30s and low 40s heading into next week. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyLight lake effect snow showers will taper off this morning, leaving partly to mostly cloudy skies in place across northern Michigan today with highs in the mid to upper 20s. Upcoming temperatures will tease winter nearing its end with highs expected to reach into the 30s and low 40s heading into next week. WEATHER UPDATE via Michigan Storm Chasers >> We know you'll pass by this post for snowfall today, but here on February 12th, 2026, it's quite a reflective moment to see just how far we have come this winter. Just a couple weeks ago it was lake effect snow every single day. Today, a light band of 1-3" near Munising is all we will need to write home about. We even tossed in some humor for those not in a designated snowfall zone. A couple slick spots will pop up along M-28 near Munising, and perhaps around Petoskey if a longer lake effect band happens to form, but this is more unlikely than likely. FREDERIC - GAYLORD AREA via Sledheads of Frederic , Michigan Snowmobiling >> Its wednesday about 11 a.m. at 25 degrees with a light snow in the air. Just had a group of guys in that rode down from Gaylord and their trail report was not encouraging as they said it was rough. We really havent had any new snow in a week and I am not thrilled with the weather forcast thru next tuesday showing 30s and even a 40 in that time frame. Most all of the snow that we have is well worn now. My supplier is pretty much back ordered on many items that I need. I tried to get 20 different items and all but 4 of them are on back order. Carbides especially have been back ordered since early december. Here we are almost half way thru Feb and we should be in our prime time right now. I wish I had better to tell you. Pic below are riders that come in every year. Thanks for checking in and snow chants may need to be started up again. Pete #gaylord #snowphotos frederic-mi.com <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>Postings From Regional Pages On Facebook
Enjoy your rather snow-free day here in Michigan in early February. If you've read this far, comment your favorite memory of winter to this point.
- Chief Meteorologist Joel Fritsma #miweather #newberry #soo #petoskey #gaylordWe know you'll pass by this post for snowfall today, but here on February 12th, 2026, it's quite a reflective moment to see just how far we have come this winter. Just a couple weeks ago it was lake effect snow every single day. Today, a light band of 1-3" near Munising is all we will need to write home about. We even tossed in some humor for those not in a designated snowfall zone. A couple slick spots will pop up along M-28 near Munising, and perhaps around Petoskey if a longer lake effect band happens to form, but this is more unlikely than likely.
Enjoy your rather snow-free day here in Michigan in early February. If you've read this far, comment your favorite memory of winter to this point.
- Chief Meteorologist Joel Fritsma
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