Sault Ste. Marie Trail Report – 01/05
SAULT STE. MARIE UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association – 01/05 Update 1/5- <> Good evening! Finally got my sled back for a little test ride. We met up with our rookie Zeke and Raco Dave on trail 8 between Raco and Brimley. On our way out this section was in rough shape. Zeke is doing a fabulous job with what we have to work with! Still warmer than it should be and the evidence of a week above freezing is definitely out there. Watch for one water hole in this stretch. Hoping it’ll have time to freeze up overnight. We need colder temps to really help them set up but this should hold up ok through tomorrow before lots of traffic hits it. <> <> Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association Facebook Page <> Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association Trail Report on MSA <> WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Expect lake effect snow showers today in the north to northwest wind snowbelts. Temperatures will start out cold with wind chills below -20F in the far eastern U.P. Frostbite can occur in as little as 30 minutes on exposed skin in these conditions. Stay warm and drive slow on ice and snow! #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Lake effect continues tonight, with the heaviest snow likely to focus into the Munising area overnight. Dangerous cold conditions are also expected across the eastern U.P. tonight into Thursday morning. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/27/26 www.sootrails.org SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/27/26 WEATHER UPDATE via Meteorologist Brad Sugden >> Additional snowfall Tuesday, Jan 27th! SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/27/26 This content isn't available right now <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>
Good evening! Here’s the scoop on what I know for now-
Trail 8 – Soo to Brimley, groomed this morning. I’d rate it good on my ride back just now. A few wet spots but nothing major.
Trail 8- Brimley to Raco, groomed tonight. Excellent! One water hole to watch for in the eastbound lane. Hopefully it’ll freeze up after Groomer Zeke smoothed it over tonight.
Trail 889- groomed today, good to excellent. Not really any hazards here other than the washout on the way to Bay Mills Resort and Casino. Please use the shoulder here. It’s a small section but that area is very poor.
Trail 49- part of the city trail, down to Kinross. Mix of fair, poor, and good. Groomer Mike P was out there tonight and turned around north of the beaver pond which is north of Gaines Hwy. It’s still in really rough shape in spots due to water holes. This is what he had to say, “I didn’t go down 49 from 3 mile to 5.5 due to the water hole. 5 1/2 Mile to 7 Mile is great, 8 Mile to 9 Mile open water holes, 9 Mile to 10 Mile open ditch, 11 mile to 12 mile open ditch, 12 mile to the Beaver Pond, lots of open water. Riders need to watch out for ice chunks that got pulled out of the holes. We need single digits for a week.” Use caution and be prepared for water holes if you choose to ride south of the Soo!
City Trails- fair to good in places. Water hole between the tunnel hill and Ashmun Creek is still an issue. We have been grooming the bypass around it so just follow that. Be sure to yield in case others go around it. The city trails will be groomed tomorrow again.
Trail 480 and the powerlines from 889 to Raco to the Spile Dam turnaround- good to excellent. Being groomed right now
480 east of the Raco groomer turnaround, 472, and Kinross south- poor. Lots of water holes and has not been touched in several days. The groomer that was down with a bad track is back out there but the guys haven’t been out yet due to water holes.
We have such a variety of terrain on our trail system and these photos really show that. We’re doing the best we can with what mother nature has dealt us. We appreciate your patience as we battle through it.
Ride safe, ride right, ride sober and have a great time out there! ❄️❄️❄️
Sharing our other updates and observations in the next post.
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Good evening everyone! Holding steady at 30” of snow in the Soo currently with lake effect snow showers ongoing.
We do still have one machine down, and our schedule has been adjusted to make sure we can still cover all areas.
Here’s what I know-
❄️ Trail 8- Soo to Raco- excellent
❄️ City Trails - part of 49, 449, 497, and the I500 trail- excellent (being groomed as I type this)
❄️ Trail 49- Soo to Kinross- good. All water holes are packed and panned. May have some drifts in open areas.
❄️ Trail 49 south of M80 and the 494 loop- excellent
❄️ Trail 472 to 480 to the Raco gate- good - Go slow by the new bridge on 480 as there is stone there, that will be snow covered in time.
❄️ Trail 480 from the Spile Dam turnaround to the Raco Powerline ( trail 8 ) - excellent
❄️ Raco Powerline- excellent
❄️ Trail 889 The Mission Hill Loop- excellent
Remember, we are on Groomer Tracker!
Ride safe everyone!
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Things are so good around here that I actually have no significant updates to share LOL. A little snow here and there on top of an absolutely incredible base is making for the best riding in our area in years, honestly. Even with one machine still down, our operators have things in excellent shape!
We hope you’ll be able to be here next week for race week, and for the big race on Saturday, Feb 7th! We will have a booth in the brand new vendor pavilion, and we hope to see you there at the International 500 Snowmobile Race!! 🏁 ❄️🥶 #soo #soo0127 #snowphotos
Winds will gust 30-40mph at times blowing around new slow and fluffy snow already on the ground. Expect ground blizzards at times (wind driven, brief, white outs). #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsare #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyAdditional snowfall Tuesday, Jan 27th!
Winds will gust 30-40mph at times blowing around new slow and fluffy snow already on the ground. Expect ground blizzards at times (wind driven, brief, white outs).
Update!! 10:30 AM - The car is near the pavilion in the campground, close to the parking lot, and will be out shortly. Thank you to Merle’s Towing for your communication and helping her out!
🚨 Caution!! There is a car stuck on the trail behind Kewadin Casino. We are unsure of the exact location on the trail as of right now.
Merle’s Towing, who has always been so awesome to work with, is on the way, but please use caution.
Please be kind, it’s an elderly person who made a mistake. Just sharing for awareness. Thank you! #soo