Cadillac Area Trail Report – 12/01
CADILLAC AREA UPDATE via Coyote Crossing Resort >> 12/01 It’s been a beautiful Thanksgiving weekend, as 6-12″ of snow have fallen in the Greater Cadillac area! Trails opened today, Dec. 1st, for all hours of the day. Please ride conservatively as establishing this base is paramount to a long season! Anyone that’s in the area riding, please take saws out with you — if you can — to clear downed branches. I’m going out today to pan and clear trails along with other volunteers. Special thanks to groomer driver, Wes Freeman, also of Crossroads Trailblazers, for 7 hours of effort on Friday clearing the trails!! We do have cabins available the next few weeks. Check out our special cabin rates for Pre-Christmas dates, Dec. 7th – 21st. Call for discount at 231-862-3212, Ext. 2. <> <> CADILLAC AREA UPDATE via Coyote Crossing Resort >> It's been a beautiful Thanksgiving weekend, as 6-12" of snow have fallen in the Greater Cadillac area! Trails opened today, Dec. 1st, for all hours of the day. Please ride conservatively as establishing this base is paramount to a long season! coyotecrossingresort.com WEATHER UPDATE via Meteorologist Brad Sugden >> Don't forget. Highly localized and intenselake effect kicks in today and lasts into Tuesday. Locally, well over a foot is possible! #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Lake effect snow will target many lakeshore counties this afternoon into Tuesday morning. Heaviest snowfall is expected across northern Emmet and Cheboygan counties where localized amounts of 12” or more are possible. Rapid drops in visibility and localized hazardous travel are expected at times, especially along parts of US-31 and I-75 south of the bridge tonight into early Tuesday morning. Be sure to use caution while traveling! #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyLake effect snow will target many lakeshore counties this afternoon into Tuesday morning. Heaviest snowfall is expected across northern Emmet and Cheboygan counties where localized amounts of 12” or more are possible. Rapid drops in visibility and localized hazardous travel are expected at times, especially along parts of US-31 and I-75 south of the bridge tonight into early Tuesday morning. Be sure to use caution while traveling! WEATHER UPDATE via 9&10 News >> Wintry Update: CADILLAC AREA UPDATE via Coyote Crossing Resort >> Trails open tomorrow for all hours of the day - Dec.1st! Come up and get some early season riding in!! We’ve got 6-12” on the ground, for most of the Cadillac trail system. ❄️ WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> 11/30/25, 4pm... NW to NNW flow lake effect snow will continue into tonight. A few inches are possible for localized areas. Briefly quieter Monday before SW flow lake effect snow ramps up Monday night, bringing some accumulations to the Lake MI coast, esp between Petoskey and the Straits. The next big disturbance passes through Wednesday and Wednesday night, bringing a much colder air mass into the region for Thursday. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey11/30/25, 4pm... NW to NNW flow lake effect snow will continue into tonight. A few inches are possible for localized areas. Briefly quieter Monday before SW flow lake effect snow ramps up Monday night, bringing some accumulations to the Lake MI coast, esp between Petoskey and the Straits. The next big disturbance passes through Wednesday and Wednesday night, bringing a much colder air mass into the region for Thursday. WEATHER UPDATE via Michigan Storm Chasers >> What actually fell vs our forecast… 🎯 CADILLAC AREA UPDATE via Coyote Crossing Resort >> Thanksgiving Day trail clean-up! Jackie Thomas Ryon Michael Ryon WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> A storm system lifting northeast out of Kansas will cross Lower Michigan Sunday morning. Snow out ahead of this system will overspread northern Michigan from southwest to northeast starting this afternoon. Accumulating snow is expected tonight through Sunday morning before transitioning to lake effect snow showers Sunday afternoon. Winds shifting from northeast to northwest and becoming gusty Sunday will result in blowing and drifting of the new snow cover. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyA storm system lifting northeast out of Kansas will cross Lower Michigan Sunday morning. Snow out ahead of this system will overspread northern Michigan from southwest to northeast starting this afternoon. Accumulating snow is expected tonight through Sunday morning before transitioning to lake effect snow showers Sunday afternoon. Winds shifting from northeast to northwest and becoming gusty Sunday will result in blowing and drifting of the new snow cover. WEATHER UPDATE via Meteorologist Brad Sugden >> SNOW POTENTIAL!! <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>Postings From Regional Pages On Facebook
Anyone that's in the area riding, please take saws out with you -- if you can -- to clear downed branches. #cadillac #snowphotos 
Lake effect snow continues tonight downwind of the big lakes into Monday AM.
A few more inches for the classic snowbelts into tonight.
NW winds tonight go more SW by Monday PM.
More lake effect near the Lake MI shoreline, Straits & U.P. late Monday into Tuesday with some locally higher totals.
Another system Wednesday late AM & PM could bring more snow.
-Meteorologist John Gross #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey
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• Call and request pre-Xmas rate for the discount (231) 862-3212, ext. 2 #cadillac #snowphotos
Pretty spot on! We had very minor fluctuations, which I know Meteorologist Joel Fritsma will likely dive into a full analysis later on this week, but overall the forecast was VERY solid.
Let us know how much you got!
(FYI: The UP has lake effect snow ramping up today which will add to their totals. That WAS included in our forecast but it HAS NOT yet fallen) #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey
Pete & Lewis out clearing branches from the trail, getting ready for groomer activity starting Dec. 1st when trails officially open!
❄️ 8-12” of snow in most of the Cadillac area. Right now DNR asks that you ride midday, (noon-2pm) or after dark until December 1st. ❄️ #cadillac #snowphotos
Essentially, this is nearly the same map I shared previously. I just narrowed the ranges slightly. Shape is the exact same. I do think some lake enhancement from Lake Huron is possible, so, I highlighted that. Also, the higher elevations of the western U.P. COULD get slightly more. I'd say it's just a chance, but a big enough chance that I added it to the map.
This is just a fine, fine tune before the big event. Think of it as I just polished my Stingray before a car show 😛
Feel free to ask questions in the comments! I am ALWAYS here to do my best to clarify and help so you can know exactly what to expect. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeySNOW POTENTIAL!!
Essentially, this is nearly the same map I shared previously. I just narrowed the ranges slightly. Shape is the exact same. I do think some lake enhancement from Lake Huron is possible, so, I highlighted that. Also, the higher elevations of the western U.P. COULD get slightly more. I'd say it's just a chance, but a big enough chance that I added it to the map.
This is just a fine, fine tune before the big event. Think of it as I just polished my Stingray before a car show 😛
Feel free to ask questions in the comments! I am ALWAYS here to do my best to clarify and help so you can know exactly what to expect.
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