STRAITS AREA UPDATE via Straits Area Snowmobile Club >> Friday Feb 16th.

We received 4-6 inches of snow yesterday and some lake effect equals today.. We do not have enough snow to groom currently.

There is enough snow to go for a ride but very thin base and ruts from wheeled vehicles so please use extreme care and expect early season type riding. We are ready and will groom when and if the time comes. We will update when our conditions change, please consider this report accurate until conditions change
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Thursday January 22nd, 2026 - 2:48 am

WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Impactful winter weather remains in the forecast with NW wind lake effect snow through Thursday followed by dangerous temperatures / wind chills late Thursday through Saturday morning.
For additional information, find the entire briefing here: www.weather.gov/media/mqt/DssPacket.pdf
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Wednesday January 21st, 2026 - 4:09 am

WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Coldest air so far this winter season is expected to overspread the upper Great Lakes Thursday night and Friday. Bitter cold will continue through the weekend…with wind chills below zero through Sunday morning. High temperatures Friday likely to remain below zero across the Upper Peninsula. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaColdest air so far this winter season is expected to overspread the upper Great Lakes Thursday night and Friday. Bitter cold will continue through the weekend…with wind chills below zero through Sunday morning. High temperatures Friday likely to remain below zero across the Upper Peninsula. ... See MoreSee Less

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Tuesday January 20th, 2026 - 11:46 am

WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Frigid temperatures this morning continue, although we eventually begin to warm a little as we head into the mid-week. Blowing and lake effect snow continue over the Keweenaw, with the lake effect intensifying late this afternoon into tonight. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea ... See MoreSee Less

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SAULT STE. MARIE UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association – 02/16

This is going to be a L O N G post, but not nearly as long as the day Turbo and Diane had. Many photos to give a great look into what they saw on their 75 mile, 10.5 hour run today in the Bay Mills and Raco areas.

“Got a text at 6:30am from Raco Dave asking me if I would want to go groom the 889 loop. He asked me check out trail 480 also and maybe open the gates. And if it’s going good, maybe just do trail 8 into Brimley as well. So by the time I got Mrs. Turbo out of bed, we had a cup of coffee and fed the dogs, we hit the trail at 9am. We did the 889 loop, Mission Hill and down to the casino. We ran across a few snowmobilers and one of them was low on antifreeze so we helped him out. It was nice to hear them say our trails were the best they had seen all day. This loop turned out pretty good. In some spots, it’s as good as it has been all year. Next we did the power lines. This, not so much, it is very thin.

We did our turnaround at Ranger Rd and we ran into Rex from Chippewa Snowchasers who was watching us on the groomer tracker and wanted to see how it looked. He said it looked really good and that they would be grooming their trails tonight. By now it’s about 1:00pm, and we know running down to Tilson Rd. and back to Brimley is going to be another 5 hours, so we decided to drop the groomer off and head home to let the dogs out and grab a sandwich. 2:00pm we are back in the groomer heading down 480 to the Spile Dam, or as we call it "Spice Dam" lol Autocorrect ya know… 480 to Spile Dam is excellent…make sure you get out and ride that trail. We opened the gates and continued down 480 to 472 to Tilson Rd. In this section there are a lot of washouts that we needed to fill in. Thank god there is enough snow to do so. We got them smoothed out as best we could with what we had to work with. This whole time we were following the Groomer Tracker App and we knew our fellow groomer Lane was in the area. He was doing trail 472 towards the sugar bush. We ended up meeting him at the intersection of 480 and 472 and had a little photo op, talked about the trails and then got on our way, and then turned around to go toward Brimley. Our return pass on 480 made the trail much nicer. I would rate this trail as good, but it could use a little improvement. Now on to trail 8 to Brimley. The snow depth here was excellent! We were able to smooth it out real nice. Just before the bridge there is a little water hole but it should freeze up easily. Sharing some photos that we took today in between passing riders. We parked the groomer at 8 pm, so it was a 10 hour day in the groomer. Total of 75 miles.

That’s a loooong day, but we are glad to do it. So get out and take advantage of the snow while it’s here. Remember, it’s been a bad season for everyone, especially the local businesses, so make sure you support them as well. Until next time, The Turbos”
What a day and a report. Thank you guys so much for your time!

Remember, Groomer Tracker now has a “tip” button. You can also donate if you’re so inclined on our website at www.sootrails.org
Ride smart and safe! ❄️❄️❄️

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Thursday January 22nd, 2026 - 2:48 am

WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Impactful winter weather remains in the forecast with NW wind lake effect snow through Thursday followed by dangerous temperatures / wind chills late Thursday through Saturday morning.
For additional information, find the entire briefing here: www.weather.gov/media/mqt/DssPacket.pdf
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Thursday January 22nd, 2026 - 2:31 am

SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/21/26
Good morning! Bryan and his son Logan hit the city trails last night and also 49 down to 7 mile and they turned out great! The little streams behind Kewadin Casino are still flowing (see the video in the comments) even with all of the cold, but our bridges have made a huge difference in there! There is one spot along the Kewadin trail that is soft and we keep filling it in as best we can. Likely a nonissue for the weight of a sled, but worth mentioning.
Thank you Bryan and Logan!!❄️❄️❄️ #soo #soo0121b #snowphotos ... See MoreSee Less

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Thursday January 22nd, 2026 - 2:29 am

SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/21/26
Good evening!
Groomer Pat hit the Kinross east loop this evening. This is 49 south of M80 and the 494 loop (one of my favorites!)
Looking beautiful! Thank you Pat! ❄️❄️❄️ #soo #soo0121 #snowphotos ... See MoreSee Less

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Wednesday January 21st, 2026 - 4:09 am

WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Coldest air so far this winter season is expected to overspread the upper Great Lakes Thursday night and Friday. Bitter cold will continue through the weekend…with wind chills below zero through Sunday morning. High temperatures Friday likely to remain below zero across the Upper Peninsula. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaColdest air so far this winter season is expected to overspread the upper Great Lakes Thursday night and Friday. Bitter cold will continue through the weekend…with wind chills below zero through Sunday morning. High temperatures Friday likely to remain below zero across the Upper Peninsula. ... See MoreSee Less

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Wednesday January 21st, 2026 - 3:38 am

SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/20/26
Good evening! Brimley Bill brought the Pisten Bully in to the Soo barn from Raco via trail 8 and groomed along the way. After 6”+ of new snow yesterday, the berms at the road crossings needed to be cleared.
He did a great job and the trail is flat, wide, and beautiful tonight!
The Bully is in for a thaw and an oil change and it’ll be back out to Raco tomorrow night.
Thanks Bill! ❄️❄️❄️ #soo #soo0120b #snowphotos ... See MoreSee Less

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Wednesday January 21st, 2026 - 3:35 am

SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/20/26
Lane was out on 49 from Kinross north to 8 mile tonight. We’ve changed this route some, and our Kinross crew is running north to 8 mile, and the Soo crew is running south to 8 mile.
Looking great! No water holes! 🙌🏼
Thank you Lane!❄️❄️❄️ #soo #soo0120 #snowphotos ... See MoreSee Less

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Tuesday January 20th, 2026 - 11:46 am

WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Frigid temperatures this morning continue, although we eventually begin to warm a little as we head into the mid-week. Blowing and lake effect snow continue over the Keweenaw, with the lake effect intensifying late this afternoon into tonight. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea ... See MoreSee Less

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