Frederic / Gaylord Area Trail Report – Sledheads of Frederic – 02/17
It’s a beautiful minus sixteen degrees and sunny in downtown Frederic this morning. I brought my sled in the trailer from home this morning and will decide maybe in a couple hours if I am going for a ride…I have heard one sled go by so far this morning. Well yesterday was my first missed update of the season as I did a road trip downstate, unbelieveable the snow south of Cadillac and over to Ann Arbor an Flint. I saw sleds running the streets in Flint where them must have been 12 to 18 inches of fresh snow and then on my way back from Flint I saw 6 sleds parked at a bar near the saginaw river in Old Town Saginaw. Why cant we get snow up north where that snow is supposed to be. Predictions for the next few days are as they have been for the past couple of weeks with just some scattered lake effect coming our way. I guess that is what we are destined for this year. As I left home this morning I saw what looked like a bunch of smoke coming off the trail on M 93 and then out of the tree line merged the Grayling Groomer out doing what he does. The cold was making extra cloud in the air. Also want to do a shout out to the Rosco Higgins Trail Cruisers who have done a great job of doing the trail south of four mile to the Muskegon River and towards the Ramada Inn in Grayling. I checked out the motels this morning and there were actually four trailers at the Days Inn and only one at the Ramada. Thats it for today. Thanks for checking in. Pete <> Visit Sledheads of Frederic on Facebook >>>> <> 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 WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Additional snow is expected across parts of the area today. Those north of the bridge will see around another 1” through this afternoon with most areas getting less than 1”. Freezing drizzle will be possible across northern Michigan into this afternoon. Slippery roads may result in localized hazardous travel, so be sure to use caution while driving! #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey #soo #newberryAdditional snow is expected across parts of the area today. Those north of the bridge will see around another 1” through this afternoon with most areas getting less than 1”. Freezing drizzle will be possible across northern Michigan into this afternoon. Slippery roads may result in localized hazardous travel, so be sure to use caution while driving! WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Accumulating snow and possible wintry mix will impact northern Michigan through Tuesday. Heaviest snow is expected across eastern Upper Michigan overnight into early Tuesday. A light glaze of ice is possible, though there is high uncertainty that icing will occur. Slippery roads and reduced visibility may lead to hazardous travel. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyAccumulating snow and possible wintry mix will impact northern Michigan through Tuesday. Heaviest snow is expected across eastern Upper Michigan overnight into early Tuesday. A light glaze of ice is possible, though there is high uncertainty that icing will occur. Slippery roads and reduced visibility may lead to hazardous travel. #MIWX WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Accumulating wet snow and the potential for light icing returns to northern Michigan this afternoon into Tuesday. Heaviest snow is expected across the eastern U.P. overnight. Slippery roads and reduced visibility may lead to hazardous travel through Tuesday morning, especially north of the bridge. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyAccumulating wet snow and the potential for light icing returns to northern Michigan this afternoon into Tuesday. Heaviest snow is expected across the eastern U.P. overnight. Slippery roads and reduced visibility may lead to hazardous travel through Tuesday morning, especially north of the bridge. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> This morning starts off cold with below zero wind chills for many areas, eventually warming into the teens and low 20s by this afternoon. Snow chances return to northern Michigan Monday afternoon/evening and continue into Tuesday. Wintry mix will be possible for areas south of the bridge late Monday night into Tuesday morning. Otherwise, temperatures will warm some for the first half of the week, including highs climbing into the 30s on Tuesday. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyThis morning starts off cold with below zero wind chills for many areas, eventually warming into the teens and low 20s by this afternoon. Snow chances return to northern Michigan Monday afternoon/evening and continue into Tuesday. Wintry mix will be possible for areas south of the bridge late Monday night into Tuesday morning. Otherwise, temperatures will warm some for the first half of the week, including highs climbing into the 30s on Tuesday. <> 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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