Cadillac Area Trail Report – 01/31
CADILLAC AREA UPDATE via Coyote Crossing Resort >> 01/31 Best Conditions in Years! Trail Conditions: Excellent; Base: 4-6″; New Snow Last 24 Hrs: 1-2″ It doesn’t get much better than this! I’ve been riding in this area for over 45 years, and can’t remember better base/conditions than we have right now. I groomed yesterday, Trail 37 south to Trail 35, and north to Trail 637. A few small bumps, but overall, fantastic conditions! Trails are firm and fast, so continue to ride safely and ride right. Another Safety Note: When encountering a Groomer, please slow down and look for a place to stop for them to pass. By driving up closer to the Groomer, you’re making it inevitable that you’ll have to turn around completely. Groomers are trained to never pass a moving sledder, so either sleds or the Groomer will have to be stopped. Cadillac Winter Promotions has been working hard to make these trails what they are and we appreciate the many nice compliments on the trails, but most importantly we appreciate our volunteer Groomer drivers! * We’ll have live music tonight at Coyote, $10 cover after 9pm, with Joe Stamm from Central Illinois. And both Friday and Saturday next week (Feb. 6&7th) we’ll have Kendell Marvel, out of Nashville, TN performing in the bar. Tickets on sale on our website, or at the door. THINK SNOW & RIDE RIGHT! … Pete <> <> <> WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> A quick-moving clipper system crosses northern MI tonight. Primarily rain is expected across much of northern lower, with mainly snow through the Straits and eastern U.P. Snow will likely end as a period of freezing drizzle early Friday morning with a coating of ice possible, mainly in eastern upper. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey #soo #newberryA quick-moving clipper system crosses northern MI tonight. Primarily rain is expected across much of northern lower, with mainly snow through the Straits and eastern U.P. Snow will likely end as a period of freezing drizzle early Friday morning with a coating of ice possible, mainly in eastern upper. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Morning clouds will clear from north to south later today as a front drops through the region, bringing partly to mostly sunny skies this afternoon. Our next round of precip chances returns tonight into Friday morning with a mix of rain and snow. Light freezing rain will be possible overnight across the eastern U.P. and far northern lower, but any glaze of ice should melt Friday morning as temperatures rise above freezing. Additional rain/snow chances move in late Saturday and Sunday. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyMorning clouds will clear from north to south later today as a front drops through the region, bringing partly to mostly sunny skies this afternoon. Our next round of precip chances returns tonight into Friday morning with a mix of rain and snow. Light freezing rain will be possible overnight across the eastern U.P. and far northern lower, but any glaze of ice should melt Friday morning as temperatures rise above freezing. Additional rain/snow chances move in late Saturday and Sunday. CADILLAC AREA UPDATE via Coyote Crossing Resort >> The lights are back on! 💡🥳 WEATHER UPDATE via Michigan Storm Chasers >> Final snowfall totals have been released from our blizzard of March 15th-17th, 2026 here in Michigan. Do note, some locations are approximated due to data gaps in the Upper Peninsula..... #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyFinal snowfall totals have been released from our blizzard of March 15th-17th, 2026 here in Michigan. Do note, some locations are approximated due to data gaps in the Upper Peninsula. <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>Postings From Regional Pages On Facebook
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Over 12 inches of snow on the ground.❄️ The snow on the trails is abundant, though the trees down are very dangerous. Volunteers are doing their best to clean things up, but please ride with extreme caution!! #cadillac #snowphotosThe lights are back on! 💡🥳
Cabins available, and the restaurant will be open, 4p - 9p!
Over 12 inches of snow on the ground.❄️ The snow on the trails is abundant, though the trees down are very dangerous. Volunteers are doing their best to clean things up, but please ride with extreme caution!!
No doubt the forecast lived up to its insanity, with many locations getting over 40" of snow across the central Upper Peninsula, and 8-10 foot snow drifts to make things even more extreme. In terms of forecast verification, our forecast did hit the 80%+ accuracy threshold we strive for after each event. Our final verification was 83%, and most of the the misses were where the system shifted slightly south to give parts of the northern Lower Peninsula greater than 24", and parts of the western Upper Peninsula much less. Anything over 18" of snow is just "a lot" at this point anyways, so we aren't stressing too badly about the miss in the Lower Peninsula near the Mackinac Bridge. Lake effect zones in SW Michigan did verify, as text was featured under the forecast that a couple spots would see locally higher amounts.
Overall, this will be a storm we won't soon forget, which adds to the list of wild weather we've experienced in Michigan over the last two weeks. If you have any additional snowfall reports to add to the list that are not affected by drifting, drop them in the comments below here on X or Facebook. A new two-day record was also broken at the NWS office in Marquette of 36"+ with this blizzard, which is just one record smashed by this blizzard.