Grand Marais Trail Report – 02/26
GRAND MARAIS UPDATE via Grand Marais Outfitters – 2/25 From Tim this morning-Hit the West trail (#8/89/43) with Dick W.; doing his last training run at 5:30am. Trail was in impeccable shape to the split at 88. Forging onwards down 89 conditions deteriorated due to high heavy use. Upon reaching Mahoney lake cut at Navis lake moguls were heavy. Hopefully those that pasted afterwards enjoyed our time and efforts. Drive safe. Picture from log slide trail, stop and enjoy the view. <> <> Grand Marais Sno-Trails Assoc. on Facebook >>>> <> NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via TASA Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association >> So just a update on trails 9 is open and looking good 45 is open to county road 500 not open to the falls yet there is no-water holes open this season so far 🤞 south trail is groomed all the way down to epoufette and over to H40 that being said it’s thin from Rexton south #newberry #snowphotosSo just a update on trails 9 is open and looking good 45 is open to county road 500 not open to the falls yet there is no-water holes open this season so far 🤞 south trail is groomed all the way down to epoufette and over to H40 that being said it’s thin from Rexton south WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Impactful winter weather returns this weekend in the form of moderate to heavy lake effect snow and dangerous wind chills. A cold front brings light snow to the U.P. before lake effect snow ramps up across the northwest wind snowbelts this afternoon, persisting into Sunday. Frigid temperatures and gusty winds will result in wind chills falling far below zero for much of the interior west and central. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Accumulating snow returns to the Northwoods later this afternoon into Saturday as a cold front swings across the area, ushering in a much colder air mass for the weekend. Several inches of snow is expected across parts of northwest lower and the eastern U.P. by Saturday morning with additional lake effect snow continuing through Saturday. Below zero wind chills are expected for most areas late tonight through Saturday. Wind gusts of 25-35+ mph will lead to patchy blowing/drifting snow, especially across open areas. Quickly dropping temps tonight may freeze wet roads by Saturday morning. Combination of snow, winds, and temperatures will lead to hazardous travel conditions across parts of the area through Saturday morning. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey #soo #newberryAccumulating snow returns to the Northwoods later this afternoon into Saturday as a cold front swings across the area, ushering in a much colder air mass for the weekend. Several inches of snow is expected across parts of northwest lower and the eastern U.P. by Saturday morning with additional lake effect snow continuing through Saturday. Below zero wind chills are expected for most areas late tonight through Saturday. Wind gusts of 25-35+ mph will lead to patchy blowing/drifting snow, especially across open areas. Quickly dropping temps tonight may freeze wet roads by Saturday morning. Combination of snow, winds, and temperatures will lead to hazardous travel conditions across parts of the area through Saturday morning. WEATHER UPDATE via Michigan Storm Chasers >> The switch is being flipped into the "on" position for lake effect snow this weekend. Much of what you see won't fall today, but as our extremely cold air mass pushes in late tonight, flurries will begin to fly. Much of the higher totals begin beyond 8 pm EST tonight. Lakeshore areas should prepare for travel delays primarily after this time beginning tonight. Heavy lake effect snow will continue on Saturday thanks to a west-northwest wind, which hints at a shift to out of the northwest by Sunday. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> A cold front will push through the area on Friday bringing a period of light snow across the U.P Friday afternoon and early evening. Lake effect snow will develop Friday night and continue into Saturday for the northwest wind snowbelts. Windy conditions and cold temperatures will result in wind chills in the -10s and -20s Friday night into Saturday. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaA cold front will push through the area on Friday bringing a period of light snow across the U.P Friday afternoon and early evening. Lake effect snow will develop Friday night and continue into Saturday for the northwest wind snowbelts. Windy conditions and cold temperatures will result in wind chills in the -10s and -20s Friday night into Saturday. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Lake effect snow showers slowly confine to the Lake Michigan shoreline and the Whitefish Bay area tonight, with some additional accumulation potential. Looking ahead, most areas start dry with just some light lake effect snow. A clipper passes through Friday evening / overnight, opening the door for a sharply colder and snowier weekend. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey #soo #newberryLake effect snow showers slowly confine to the Lake Michigan shoreline and the Whitefish Bay area tonight, with some additional accumulation potential. Looking ahead, most areas start dry with just some light lake effect snow. A clipper passes through Friday evening / overnight, opening the door for a sharply colder and snowier weekend. #MIwx NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via Halfway Lake Cottages, LLC >> Trail Update 12/11/25. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Lake effect snow weakens today, though a couple of inches of fluffy snow is still possible over the east today. The next system to bring widespread snow arrives Friday, with snow totals near 3 inches of the east and for the Copper Country with totals around an inch elsewhere before NW wind lake effect snow resumes. Look for low temps to fall to near 0 in the interior west Friday night! #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaLake effect snow weakens today, though a couple of inches of fluffy snow is still possible over the east today. The next system to bring widespread snow arrives Friday, with snow totals near 3 inches of the east and for the Copper Country with totals around an inch elsewhere before NW wind lake effect snow resumes. Look for low temps to fall to near 0 in the interior west Friday night! NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via Michigan Storm Chasers >> ❄️ Sit back and enjoy these heavy snowfall rates in Newberry, MI this evening, December 10th, 2025! Inch per hour rates or greater are possible this evening within the heaviest of lake effect bands, and these will continue through tomorrow evening for lakeshore areas suitable for lake effect snow aided by a NNW wind. NEWBERRY AREA UPDATE via TASA Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association >> I know you all have some pretty spectacular equipment I see on trail 9, but we all know who has the best seat in the house don't we..😎 WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Northwest lake effect snow showers continue, mainly over the eastern U.P. through Thursday night. Cold temperatures persist with lows in the single digits to low 20s, coldest interior west, and highs on Thursday in the 20s. Expect single digit wind chills during the overnight periods. The next round of widespread light snowfall arrives on Friday. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaNorthwest lake effect snow showers continue, mainly over the eastern U.P. through Thursday night. Cold temperatures persist with lows in the single digits to low 20s, coldest interior west, and highs on Thursday in the 20s. Expect single digit wind chills during the overnight periods. The next round of widespread light snowfall arrives on Friday. CURTIS AREA UPDATE via Curtis Area Trail Association >> Trail update…. WEATHER UPDATE via Michigan Storm Chasers >> Northwest winds kick in later today, allowing for lake effect snow to return primarily for the areas drenched in shades of blue. A couple locations will pick up 1-3" or greater within the most intense bands. We are monitoring the Kalkaska county region the closest for potential upgrades, but this should be a good base forecast to get you through the end of the day on Thursday, December 11th. This forecast starts at 5 pm EST this evening when the advisories end for the system, while the lake effect bands begin coming on shore. A couple of squalls may produce blowing snow, reduced visibilities under half a mile, and a very miniscule chance for thundersnow. Areas without a color designation are not anticipated to benefit from the lake effect snow this time around. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Lake effect snow returns to the UP today through tomorrow for the north to northwest wind snowbelts. The greatest accumulations are expected east of Marquette. Gusty north to northwest winds may create areas of low visibility and blowing snow at times. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaLake effect snow returns to the UP today through tomorrow for the north to northwest wind snowbelts. The greatest accumulations are expected east of Marquette. Gusty north to northwest winds may create areas of low visibility and blowing snow at times. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> A quick batch of snowfall is expected tonight into Wednesday as a clipper system tracks to the south. Mainly 1 to 3 inches are expected area-wide. Light lake effect snow lingers in the north, then northwest wind belts Wednesday and Thursday. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaA quick batch of snowfall is expected tonight into Wednesday as a clipper system tracks to the south. Mainly 1 to 3 inches are expected area-wide. Light lake effect snow lingers in the north, then northwest wind belts Wednesday and Thursday. <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>Postings From Regional Pages On Facebook
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There are concerns with dry air, however the favorable zone for dendrites (snowflakes) to form is essentially on the ground with how cold it'll be. Air temperatures on Saturday alone in the UP may just barely be in the positive single-digits. Wind gusts this weekend may jump to 30-35 mph too, so some of this lake effect snow will push further inland. Totals of 1-3" & 2-6" is a safe bet for much of west and southwest Michigan. Some places may jump above 6" where the heaviest of banding sets up. Further north, our typically higher terrain in the Gaylord region will likely see snowfall totals over 6". Into the UP, much cooler temperatures exist here, and snowfall rates may exceed 1" per hour at times. Totals closer to the one foot mark are likely. The western UP does exhibit a decent chance at totals crossing into the 12-24" category. At the current time, totals are leaning on the lower end of the 12-24" category, but those hotspots where microclimate factors come into play could easily push the upper-bounds of this category. SE Michigan... life carries on once more. Being so far away from the lake effect zones, it's expected that you all will get an inch at most. Isolated hotspots of 1-2" are possible, but don't get your hopes up unless you're close to the Ohio border.
Why 1-3" at the border? Well, we do have a clipper passing to our south Saturday, hence the added 1-3" zone that runs along the MI/IN/OH border. Stay tuned here at MSC for updates this weekend on the lake effect snow AND cold that's set to impact us through Monday. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyThe switch is being flipped into the "on" position for lake effect snow this weekend. Much of what you see won't fall today, but as our extremely cold air mass pushes in late tonight, flurries will begin to fly. Much of the higher totals begin beyond 8 pm EST tonight. Lakeshore areas should prepare for travel delays primarily after this time beginning tonight. Heavy lake effect snow will continue on Saturday thanks to a west-northwest wind, which hints at a shift to out of the northwest by Sunday.
There are concerns with dry air, however the favorable zone for dendrites (snowflakes) to form is essentially on the ground with how cold it'll be. Air temperatures on Saturday alone in the UP may just barely be in the positive single-digits. Wind gusts this weekend may jump to 30-35 mph too, so some of this lake effect snow will push further inland. Totals of 1-3" & 2-6" is a safe bet for much of west and southwest Michigan. Some places may jump above 6" where the heaviest of banding sets up. Further north, our typically higher terrain in the Gaylord region will likely see snowfall totals over 6". Into the UP, much cooler temperatures exist here, and snowfall rates may exceed 1" per hour at times. Totals closer to the one foot mark are likely. The western UP does exhibit a decent chance at totals crossing into the 12-24" category. At the current time, totals are leaning on the lower end of the 12-24" category, but those hotspots where microclimate factors come into play could easily push the upper-bounds of this category. SE Michigan... life carries on once more. Being so far away from the lake effect zones, it's expected that you all will get an inch at most. Isolated hotspots of 1-2" are possible, but don't get your hopes up unless you're close to the Ohio border.
Why 1-3" at the border? Well, we do have a clipper passing to our south Saturday, hence the added 1-3" zone that runs along the MI/IN/OH border. Stay tuned here at MSC for updates this weekend on the lake effect snow AND cold that's set to impact us through Monday.
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Good morning all and welcome to the first trail update of the season. I've been a bit slow getting these started. Temps have been well below freezing since thanks giving. We had 1 big snow over Thanksgiving that dumped about 10 inches. Since then, up until last night its been a couple inches here and there a few times a week. Last night into this morning we picked up a solid 8. Were at a solid 2 ft for the season so far. Trails are decent as long as they arent in the swamps. Traffic overall is low with it being early season and all the snow from Gaylord North. Not gunna lie, alot of you are missing out.
9 from Newberry to Pinestump is good. Its been panned and groomed a few times now.
45 to the Falls is Closed at the 500. Swamp is still doing swamp things but temps are staying below freezing. Hopefully in the next week or so it will open.
9/2 South. TASA went down to Epoffete a few days ago. The last system we got came out of the south and dumped aboutb10 inches.
Surrounding clubs are hit and miss because of swaps. Paradise hasnt been out much. They have a groomer that wasnt happt when they fired it up and have. Mechanic taking a look at it. 45 to Newberry is closed because of the swamp. You can gst to Paradise from the north on 8/9. 452 and 453 have water holes so be carefull if your wanting to make that loop.
Curtis has been to Newberry and reports are good. Some of their other trails are in the swamp and are not open. Check there page out for more details.
Seney has been out as well and made it over to 9 on 431 a few days ago.
I wouldnt hesitate to come up if your looking for a ride. It's still early season so be sure to check in on the socials of# the clubs in the area your riding for current updates. #newberry #snowphotosTrail Update 12/11/25.
Good morning all and welcome to the first trail update of the season. I've been a bit slow getting these started. Temps have been well below freezing since Thanksgiving. We had 1 big snow over Thanksgiving that dumped about 10 inches. Since then, up until last night its been a couple inches here and there a few times a week. Last night into this morning we picked up a solid 8. Were at a solid 2 ft for the season so far. Trails are decent as long as they arent in the swamps. Traffic overall is low with it being early season and all the snow from Gaylord North. Not gunna lie, alot of you are missing out.
9 from Newberry to Pinestump is good. Its been panned and groomed a few times now.
45 to the Falls is Closed at the 500. Swamp is still doing swamp things but temps are staying below freezing. Hopefully in the next week or so it will open.
9/2 South. TASA went down to Epoffete a few days ago. The last system we got came out of the south and dumped aboutb10 inches.
Surrounding clubs are hit and miss because of swamps. Paradise hasnt been out much. They have a groomer that wasn’t happy when they fired it up. Mechanic taking a look at it. 45 to Newberry is closed because of the swamp. You can gst to Paradise from the north on 8/9. 452 and 453 have water holes so be carefull if your wanting to make that loop.
Curtis has been to Newberry and reports are good. Some of their other trails are in the swamp and are not open. Check their page out for more details.
Seney has been out as well and made it over to 9 on 431 a few days ago.
I wouldnt hesitate to come up if your looking for a ride. It's still early season so be sure to check in on the socials of the clubs in the area your riding for current updates.
Camera view courtesy of Trails End Lodging! #newberry #snowphotos
We're back at it, squishing in another 6" or so leaving town, spreading it out like butter. 😊
Yesterday I shoveled a good foot off my deck in Newberry, was clean 4-5 days before, it just keeps coming 2", 3", 6", still 5" -6" fresh the entire trip so far today, turned and headed up to Holland Lake Park and Ride. #newberry #snowphotos
The Good
Trail 45 &457 (north )from (curtis) to Newberry fair to good condition. private land still gated but there is a reroute down Sandtown Rd.
South to Gould city/Naubinway
Trying to open up this afternoon if the swamp is froze…..
Remember, Trail 2
Hiawatha Sportsmans is still closed in the south next to the pipeline until December 15!
The Bad…..
Trail 43 to Germfask was opened up last night. The section south of McGann Road. Use Caution!!!!⛔️
We got a Groomer stuck in the swamp.
Got it out no problem, but it made a big mess! Please stay out of this area and allow it to freeze. See photos
It was a 10 hour run 4 men clearing downed trees/ brush.
The rest of this Trail opened up very nicely.. #curtis #newberry #snowphotos
We are watching for more snow chances Friday into Saturday. More details either later today, or first thing tomorrow. Keep it tuned in here at MSC! #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyNorthwest winds kick in later today, allowing for lake effect snow to return primarily for the areas drenched in shades of blue. A couple locations will pick up 1-3" or greater within the most intense bands. We are monitoring the Kalkaska county region the closest for potential upgrades, but this should be a good base forecast to get you through the end of the day on Thursday, December 11th. This forecast starts at 5 pm EST this evening when the advisories end for the system, while the lake effect bands begin coming on shore. A couple of squalls may produce blowing snow, reduced visibilities under half a mile, and a very miniscule chance for thundersnow. Areas without a color designation are not anticipated to benefit from the lake effect snow this time around.
We are watching for more snow chances Friday into Saturday. More details either later today, or first thing tomorrow. Keep it tuned in here at MSC!
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