Ironwood Trail Report – 01/23
IRONWOOD / WESTERN U.P. UPDATE via Gogebic Range Trail Authority – ORV & Snowmobile Club – 1/23 All GRTA trails have been groomed last night except 11S, that was groomed Friday night. Groomers are still out as of 7am, but should be safely off the trails in another hour or so. Trails remain in very good condition!! <> <> <> Report via Gogebic Range Trail Authority Website <> Report via Gogebic Range Trail Authority on Facebook <> ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via North Country Snowmobile Club UP >> TRAIL UPDATE: The groomer and drag are recovered off Trail 1 North of White Pine. Please ride the West side before the highway cross over with caution as the recovery equipment left some snow piles and rough trail areas. We will fix it ASAP and hope to have the Big Blue Tractor back running tomorrow night. #ontonagon #westernup #snowphotosTRAIL UPDATE: The groomer and drag are recovered off Trail 1 North of White Pine. Please ride the West side before the highway cross over with caution as the recovery equipment left some snow piles and rough trail areas. We will fix it ASAP and hope to have the Big Blue Tractor back running tomorrow night. WEATHER UPDATE via Meteorologist Brad Sugden >> Additional snowfall Tuesday, Jan 27th! SIDNAW - WESTERN U.P. UPDATE via Sno Valley Riders Snowmobile Club >> Groomer Report; WATERSMEET - WESTERN U.P. UPDATE via U.P. Thunder Riders Snowmobile Club >> TRAIL CONDITIONS 1/27/26- Trails are in excellent condition with several inches of base. Grooming daily weather permitting. RIDE RIGHT AND RIDE SAFE. #watersmeet #westernup #snowphotos WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Another quickly-moving Clipper will bring a round of widespread, light snow beginning this evening, followed by lingering lake effect snow across the NW wind snow belts for Tuesday. Totals of an inch or less are expected for most of the UP, but where lake effect snow occurs, up to 2-5in of snow is possible tonight through Tuesday evening. As winds pick up early Tuesday, patchy blowing snow may contribute to reduced visibility in the NW wind snow belts. Take care during your morning commute! #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaAnother quickly-moving Clipper will bring a round of widespread, light snow beginning this evening, followed by lingering lake effect snow across the NW wind snow belts for Tuesday. Totals of an inch or less are expected for most of the UP, but where lake effect snow occurs, up to 2-5in of snow is possible tonight through Tuesday evening. As winds pick up early Tuesday, patchy blowing snow may contribute to reduced visibility in the NW wind snow belts. Take care during your morning commute! LAKE GOGEBIC AREA UPDATE via Gogebic Area Grooming >> Bergland Area Groomer's.. WEATHER UPDATE via Michigan Storm Chasers >> Lake effect snow continues today, stops, then resumes in intensity overnight into Tuesday, January 26th and 27th, 2026. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> While it will remain cold through midweek we will get a reprieve from the bitter cold experienced over the last several days. Lake effect snow showers will be possible in the northwest wind snowbelts along with a period of widespread light snow tonight across the U.P. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaWhile it will remain cold through midweek we will get a reprieve from the bitter cold experienced over the last several days. Lake effect snow showers will be possible in the northwest wind snowbelts along with a period of widespread light snow tonight across the U.P. ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via North Country Snowmobile Club UP >> Trail Report 1/26: ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via Hamilton's North Coast Adventures >> ❄️🇺🇸 4-6" of fresh snow overnight!🙌💪 LAKE GOGEBIC AREA UPDATE via Gogebic Area Grooming >> Bergland Area Groomer's update for 1-25-26 evening Groom into today the 26th. ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via Trail Adventures with GPS >> EOD 1/23/26 WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Cold weather continues through Tuesday with highs only in the single digits and teens. Dangerously cold wind chills this morning and again tonight into Monday morning are expected, Cold Weather Advisories are in effect. Lake effect snow showers are possible in the northwest wind snowbelts this afternoon through Tuesday with a period of widespread light snow Monday night into early Tuesday morning. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea WATERSMEET - WESTERN U.P. UPDATE via U.P. Thunder Riders Snowmobile Club >> UPDATED 1/25/27- DAYTIME GROOMING TODAY! Due to the extreme cold weather guys will be out during the day. We will post trail conditions after groomers go out. RIDE RIGHT and RIDE SAFE #watersmeet #westernup Trails were awesome this afternoon!! LAKE GOGEBIC AREA UPDATE via Gogebic Area Grooming >> Bergland Area Groomer's report for Your Saturday evening 1-24-26. ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via North Country Snowmobile Club UP >> A special shout out to Galen and Art for braving the cold temperatures yesterday. They brushed along the grade trail 137 and improved the safety with signage at the junction with trail 12 to Greenland. <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>Postings From Regional Pages On Facebook
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).
Trail Condition: Excellent
Last Groomed: January 26th, 2026
There are logging operations happening about two miles west of Kenton, use caution.
We are grooming our regular schedule, every day.
The trails are excellent.
Please ride on the RIGHT side of the trail and STOP at the stop signs!
Stay on the trail, if you don’t we could lose trail permissions on private property.
Groomers have the right of way on the trails, pull over and stop to let them safely pass!
We have Groomer Tracker installed in our groomers.
We groom every day that the weather conditions and equipment allow. Unforeseen circumstances may prevent us from going out, like a major blizzard and being snowed in at our homes or equipment breakdowns. #westernup
Our guy's continue to go above and beyond. Thank you so much!! 102 and 8w Gogebic Area Grooming ❄️❄️❄️ #lakegogebic #westernup #snowphotos
Discussion
Our west winds kick up to the 30-40 mph range later tonight. Prior to that happening, a northwest wind will batter some lake effect areas with an additional 1-3" this afternoon, with pockets of 4"+ possible. As we move into Tuesday, a widespread blanket of 2-5", with pockets of 4-8" will overtake the Lake Michigan shoreline, eastern UP, and Keweenaw Peninsula. Temperature difference between water and air, plus adequate lift will fuel lake effect all the way through Wednesday morning. Additionally, we have a clipper moving through on Tuesday that will bring isolated pockets of 1-3" to the east side. Most locations should still be beneath an inch, however, too many variables are in play to not mention it.
Travel will be impacted along and west of US-131, with minor travel impacts all the way over to the US-127 corridor (I-75 north of Grayling). The clipper will be swinging through with the initial push of gusty winds after midnight tonight through 10 am Tuesday morning. Again, this will be for totals starting at noon today, and lasting through 8 am EST Wednesday, with most of the snow falling throughout the entire day Tuesday. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyLake effect snow continues today, stops, then resumes in intensity overnight into Tuesday, January 26th and 27th, 2026.
Discussion
Our west winds kick up to the 30-40 mph range later tonight. Prior to that happening, a northwest wind will batter some lake effect areas with an additional 1-3" this afternoon, with pockets of 4"+ possible. As we move into Tuesday, a widespread blanket of 2-5", with pockets of 4-8" will overtake the Lake Michigan shoreline, eastern UP, and Keweenaw Peninsula. Temperature difference between water and air, plus adequate lift will fuel lake effect all the way through Wednesday morning. Additionally, we have a clipper moving through on Tuesday that will bring isolated pockets of 1-3" to the east side. Most locations should still be beneath an inch, however, too many variables are in play to not mention it.
Travel will be impacted along and west of US-131, with minor travel impacts all the way over to the US-127 corridor (I-75 north of Grayling). The clipper will be swinging through with the initial push of gusty winds after midnight tonight through 10 am Tuesday morning. Again, this will be for totals starting at noon today, and lasting through 8 am EST Wednesday, with most of the snow falling throughout the entire day Tuesday.
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More snow and cold last night! Trails are setting up fantastic!
Groomed:
Trail 137 from Ontonagon to Rockland.
Trail #13 from Rockland to Trail #101.
Trail #101 to Trail #12 @ Potato Farm Rd.
Trail #13 to White Pine.
Trail #1 from White Pine to Lake of the Clouds.
Trail #11 (South Boundary Rd.) to Trail 102.
All were reported in very good to excellent condition.
Ride the 906!!! #ontonagon #westernup #snowphotos
😵💫It just isn't stopping! We can't say this enough, the current snowmobile trail conditions in our corner of the U.P. are the best they have been in 5+ years.
🤯Trail crews from North Country Snowmobile Club UP did a number on the system over the weekend. They widened and straightened trails, filled tons of holes/depressions to level riding areas out. Just spectacular work! We did a 7 hour volunteer groomer run across nearly 60 miles of their system last night to help out. Trails were found to be in amazing shape, seriously come and enjoy whats here!! Traffic is tremendously low!!
⛽️ We typically burn 60-100 gallons of diesel a night per groomer!
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13s and 8e were groomed overnight and are in excellent condition. This morning we have a machine headed up 102 and 8w then 13n and 1n will be covered tonight. Cold temp's continue to keep trail conditions in really good shape.
We also have a new addition to the fleet.. "The Dubie".
Been awhile since we've pulled one but remember why we fell in love once you get used to them again. They flat out crush the bumps and leave a finish perfectly.
Think ❄️❄️❄️ and be safe out there!! Gogebic Area Grooming #lakegogebic #westernup #snowphotos
4 of us started out from Scott's Superior Inn and Cabins today with Lake of the Clouds as a POI in mind. 2 of us made it, and we were lucky to follow and see 2 Groomers from North Country Snowmobile Club UP several times along the way! (2 returned back to Scott's safely)
Come on up, the snow is great!
Think Snow, Ride Right, Lead Right! #ontonagon #westernup #snowphotos
The common theme has been cold and lot's of snow!! We saw a balmy -22 tonight with trail's laying out nice.
We weren't sure what to expect with the new snow and not grooming because of temp's but overall everything looked pretty good! Trail's covered tonight, 102, 13n, 1n and 8w. We only have 2 guy's this weekend so tomorrow they'll jump on 8e and 13s with regular rotation Monday.
Gogebic Area Grooming ❄️❄️❄️ #lakegogebic #westernup #snowphotos
Trails are in great shape. Team Green, Wyatt and Jay, groomed our trails 1, 12 and 13 last night.
Please ride safely, Ride Right and stay warm. Thermometer shows it's -25° right now. #ontonagon #westernup #snowphotosA special shout out to Galen and Art for braving the cold temperatures yesterday. They brushed along the grade trail 137 and improved the safety with signage at the junction with trail 12 to Greenland.
Trails are in great shape. Team Green, Wyatt and Jay, groomed our trails 1, 12 and 13 last night.
Please ride safely, Ride Right and stay warm. Thermometer shows it's -25° right now.