Ironwood – Western U.P. Trail Report – 03/04
IRONWOOD / WESTERN U.P. UPDATE via Gogebic Range Trail Authority – ORV & Snowmobile Club – 03/04
This is trail 11 just off trail 8 through Morgan Mine. When I was done it made me want to jump on a sled and go ride it, na to early or to late 2:30 am.
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LAKE GOGEBIC AREA UPDATE via Gogebic Area Grooming >> Good afternoon! Marenisco crews were out today inspecting the trails in our area. This is the first time crews have been out since the warm weather we received before the New Year. We didn’t get a dump of snow unfortunately but the cold weather has really helped maintain some of the base. At this time, we’ve only been able to get out on Trail 1 between Copps Tower Rd and just south of Marenisco and it has some poor and good areas but rideable. Hopefully we get some more snow soon!! #lakegogebic #westernup
WATERSMEET - WESTERN U.P. UPDATE via U.P. Thunder Riders Snowmobile Club >> I will start by saying Happy New Year, and unfortunately that is about all I have as of now. We have only gotten about 1” of snow as of today and it’s all fluff so nothing to help us get closer to getting out to groom again. I think we still have some base in most areas so when we get some real snow we will be able to get back out there. Thanks for your patience and think snow. #westernup
LAKE GOGEBIC AREA UPDATE via Lake Gogebic Motel and Lake Gogebic Sled & SxS Rental >> Our friends have arrived back home from their adventure today from Bergland up to Calumet and back with a trail report 🤩
Trails were good from Bergland to the Mosquito Inn. Started to get a bit thin near Houghton/Calumet area. Trail 8 (railroad grade) to 13N going East out of Bergland was a little choppy and thin, but once you hit the woods it was good riding!
Trails are only going to improve when the groomers hit them up tonight! 🥳🕺💃🏼❄️ #lakegogebic #westernup #snowphotos
ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via North Country Snowmobile Club UP >> 🚜🚜TWO groomers heading out tonight! Seems 6-12" is down across the area with more in the higher terrain areas. Trails are VERY ICY, PLEASE SLOW DOWN. Groomers will continue to run this weekend! If things work out we may get all three groomers out cutting bumps tomorrow! Think snow!!
❄️ NCSC Groomer Nick is headed to The Porkies' South Boundary road trail #11 and trail #1 to Lake of the Clouds overlook. The final 1/4 mile up to the overlook parking lot will not be groomed. The final 1/4 mile we are going to give the sleds a day or two to pack in the snow to help keep our tractor from spinning out.
‼️There are open mud/water hazards on trail 1# along the lake to the park.
❄️ TC Troll Joe is headed from Ontonagon to Silver City to start fixing up trail #1 from the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park - the Porkies ski hill back south to the Konteka Black Bear Resort White Pine, Michigan. From there he will work east on trail 12 LP Walsh Road to trail 101, 13, and finally 137 back to the barn...if he can get that far!
Shout out to Groomer Mikey and Wyatt - They did full services to our PistenBully North America machines while they were up here, so we're not missing a beat! Thank you!!!
Image from our first grooming runs a few weeks ago.
-North Coast Steve #ontonagon #westernup #snowphotos🚜🚜TWO groomers heading out tonight! Seems 6-12" is down across the area with more in the higher terrain areas. Trails are VERY ICY, PLEASE SLOW DOWN. Groomers will continue to run this weekend! If things work out we may get all three groomers out cutting bumps tomorrow! Think snow!!
❄️ NCSC Groomer Nick is headed to The Porkies' South Boundary road trail #11 and trail #1 to Lake of the Clouds overlook. The final 1/4 mile up to the overlook parking lot will not be groomed. The final 1/4 mile we are going to give the sleds a day or two to pack in the snow to help keep our tractor from spinning out.
‼️There are open mud/water hazards on trail 1# along the lake to the park.
❄️ TC Troll Joe is headed from Ontonagon to Silver City to start fixing up trail #1 from the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park - the Porkies ski hill back south to the Konteka Black Bear Resort White Pine, Michigan. From there he will work east on trail 12 LP Walsh Road to trail 101, 13, and finally 137 back to the barn...if he can get that far!
Shout out to Groomer Mikey and Wyatt - They did full services to our PistenBully North America machines while they were up here, so we're not missing a beat! Thank you!!!
Image from our first grooming runs a few weeks ago.
-North Coast Steve
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Persistent northwest flow over Lake Superior will continue light to moderate lake effect snow showers through the weekend. Take extra caution if traveling, especially across areas from Munising to the Soo!
Visit weather.gov/mqt/winter for updated snowfall maps. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaPersistent northwest flow over Lake Superior will continue light to moderate lake effect snow showers through the weekend. Take extra caution if traveling, especially across areas from Munising to the Soo!
Visit weather.gov/mqt/winter for updated snowfall maps.
SIDNAW - BRUCE CROSSING UPDATE via Sno Valley Riders Snowmobile Club >> Groomer Report;
Trail Condition: See Report Below
Last Groomed: December 23rd, 2024
Reported On: January 03rd, 2025 @ 9:38am
We have a some fresh snow, not enough to get too excited about but we will take it.
The “grade” from Kenton to Ewen is still pretty thin, the far northern areas are better, IE Rockland and north of Sidnaw.
We are going to run a groomer on the east side of our system later today, Friday the 3rd.
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 now have the Groomer Trackers installed and working on 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
LAKE GOGEBIC AREA UPDATE via Gogebic Area Grooming >> Happy Friday everyone. We are currently sitting at a chilly 12° with on again off again snow showers. We did receive around 6" of new snow overnight and we will be sending 2 machines out tonight to see if it's enough to work with. As of now 13n 102 and 1n will be the only trails covered until we get a better idea what the conditions are. We'll update with pictures and what we find out from the groomers when they get back in tonight. ❄️❄️❄️ #lakegogebic #westernup #snowphotosHappy Friday everyone. We are currently sitting at a chilly 12° with on again off again snow showers. We did receive around 6" of new snow overnight and we will be sending 2 machines out tonight to see if it's enough to work with. As of now 13n 102 and 1n will be the only trails covered until we get a better idea what the conditions are. We'll update with pictures and what we find out from the groomers when they get back in tonight. ❄️❄️❄️
LAKE GOGEBIC AREA UPDATE via Lake Gogebic Motel and Lake Gogebic Sled & SxS Rental >> Bergland area received about 5 inches of powder last night, definitely can use some more. It is still coming down as we speak. 🌨️ Trails are still a bit slick, so ride with caution. Let’s keep getting some more lake effect through this weekend! ☃️
Also, we have updated our website! Feel free to take a look lakegogebicmotel.com 😋 #lakegogebic #westernup #snowphotos
Lake Gogebic Motel - Bergland Michigan
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Lake Gogebic Motel Bergland Michigan is in the heart of the big snow country. With competitive rooms prices and located right in town. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WEATHER UPDATE via TV6 & FOX UP >> FIRST ALERT: Take caution while traveling today! Roads remain slippery across portions of the Western and Eastern U.P. as lake effect snow continues. Intensities will generally be light to moderate. However, isolated heavy intensities could occur along with limited visibility at times from patchy blowing snow.
RADAR>https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/weather/radar/
ALERTS>https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/weather/alerts/ #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyFIRST ALERT: Take caution while traveling today! Roads remain slippery across portions of the Western and Eastern U.P. as lake effect snow continues. Intensities will generally be light to moderate. However, isolated heavy intensities could occur along with limited visibility at times from patchy blowing snow.
RADAR>www.uppermichiganssource.com/weather/radar/
ALERTS>www.uppermichiganssource.com/weather/alerts/
WEATHER UPDATE via Meteorologist Brad Sugden >> Winter Weather Advisories are in place for lake effect snow in the Upper Peninsula. As if you didn't already know it was snowing, though, haha. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #munising #newberry #sooWinter Weather Advisories are in place for lake effect snow in the Upper Peninsula. As if you didn't already know it was snowing, though, haha.
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Persistent northwest flow over Lake Superior will continue light to moderate lake effect snow showers through the weekend. Take extra caution if traveling, especially across areas from Munising to the Soo!
Visit weather.gov/mqt/winter for updated snowfall maps. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaPersistent northwest flow over Lake Superior will continue light to moderate lake effect snow showers through the weekend. Take extra caution if traveling, especially across areas from Munising to the Soo!
Visit weather.gov/mqt/winter for updated snowfall maps.
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LAKE GOGEBIC AREA UPDATE via Gogebic Area Grooming >> Good afternoon! Marenisco crews were out today inspecting the trails in our area. This is the first time crews have been out since the warm weather we received before the New Year. We didn’t get a dump of snow unfortunately but the cold weather has really helped maintain some of the base. At this time, we’ve only been able to get out on Trail 1 between Copps Tower Rd and just south of Marenisco and it has some poor and good areas but rideable. Hopefully we get some more snow soon!! #lakegogebic #westernup
WATERSMEET - WESTERN U.P. UPDATE via U.P. Thunder Riders Snowmobile Club >> I will start by saying Happy New Year, and unfortunately that is about all I have as of now. We have only gotten about 1” of snow as of today and it’s all fluff so nothing to help us get closer to getting out to groom again. I think we still have some base in most areas so when we get some real snow we will be able to get back out there. Thanks for your patience and think snow. #westernup
LAKE GOGEBIC AREA UPDATE via Lake Gogebic Motel and Lake Gogebic Sled & SxS Rental >> Our friends have arrived back home from their adventure today from Bergland up to Calumet and back with a trail report 🤩
Trails were good from Bergland to the Mosquito Inn. Started to get a bit thin near Houghton/Calumet area. Trail 8 (railroad grade) to 13N going East out of Bergland was a little choppy and thin, but once you hit the woods it was good riding!
Trails are only going to improve when the groomers hit them up tonight! 🥳🕺💃🏼❄️ #lakegogebic #westernup #snowphotos
ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via North Country Snowmobile Club UP >> 🚜🚜TWO groomers heading out tonight! Seems 6-12" is down across the area with more in the higher terrain areas. Trails are VERY ICY, PLEASE SLOW DOWN. Groomers will continue to run this weekend! If things work out we may get all three groomers out cutting bumps tomorrow! Think snow!!
❄️ NCSC Groomer Nick is headed to The Porkies' South Boundary road trail #11 and trail #1 to Lake of the Clouds overlook. The final 1/4 mile up to the overlook parking lot will not be groomed. The final 1/4 mile we are going to give the sleds a day or two to pack in the snow to help keep our tractor from spinning out.
‼️There are open mud/water hazards on trail 1# along the lake to the park.
❄️ TC Troll Joe is headed from Ontonagon to Silver City to start fixing up trail #1 from the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park - the Porkies ski hill back south to the Konteka Black Bear Resort White Pine, Michigan. From there he will work east on trail 12 LP Walsh Road to trail 101, 13, and finally 137 back to the barn...if he can get that far!
Shout out to Groomer Mikey and Wyatt - They did full services to our PistenBully North America machines while they were up here, so we're not missing a beat! Thank you!!!
Image from our first grooming runs a few weeks ago.
-North Coast Steve #ontonagon #westernup #snowphotos🚜🚜TWO groomers heading out tonight! Seems 6-12" is down across the area with more in the higher terrain areas. Trails are VERY ICY, PLEASE SLOW DOWN. Groomers will continue to run this weekend! If things work out we may get all three groomers out cutting bumps tomorrow! Think snow!!
❄️ NCSC Groomer Nick is headed to The Porkies' South Boundary road trail #11 and trail #1 to Lake of the Clouds overlook. The final 1/4 mile up to the overlook parking lot will not be groomed. The final 1/4 mile we are going to give the sleds a day or two to pack in the snow to help keep our tractor from spinning out.
‼️There are open mud/water hazards on trail 1# along the lake to the park.
❄️ TC Troll Joe is headed from Ontonagon to Silver City to start fixing up trail #1 from the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park - the Porkies ski hill back south to the Konteka Black Bear Resort White Pine, Michigan. From there he will work east on trail 12 LP Walsh Road to trail 101, 13, and finally 137 back to the barn...if he can get that far!
Shout out to Groomer Mikey and Wyatt - They did full services to our PistenBully North America machines while they were up here, so we're not missing a beat! Thank you!!!
Image from our first grooming runs a few weeks ago.
-North Coast Steve
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Persistent northwest flow over Lake Superior will continue light to moderate lake effect snow showers through the weekend. Take extra caution if traveling, especially across areas from Munising to the Soo!
Visit weather.gov/mqt/winter for updated snowfall maps. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaPersistent northwest flow over Lake Superior will continue light to moderate lake effect snow showers through the weekend. Take extra caution if traveling, especially across areas from Munising to the Soo!
Visit weather.gov/mqt/winter for updated snowfall maps.
SIDNAW - BRUCE CROSSING UPDATE via Sno Valley Riders Snowmobile Club >> Groomer Report;
Trail Condition: See Report Below
Last Groomed: December 23rd, 2024
Reported On: January 03rd, 2025 @ 9:38am
We have a some fresh snow, not enough to get too excited about but we will take it.
The “grade” from Kenton to Ewen is still pretty thin, the far northern areas are better, IE Rockland and north of Sidnaw.
We are going to run a groomer on the east side of our system later today, Friday the 3rd.
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 now have the Groomer Trackers installed and working on 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
LAKE GOGEBIC AREA UPDATE via Gogebic Area Grooming >> Happy Friday everyone. We are currently sitting at a chilly 12° with on again off again snow showers. We did receive around 6" of new snow overnight and we will be sending 2 machines out tonight to see if it's enough to work with. As of now 13n 102 and 1n will be the only trails covered until we get a better idea what the conditions are. We'll update with pictures and what we find out from the groomers when they get back in tonight. ❄️❄️❄️ #lakegogebic #westernup #snowphotosHappy Friday everyone. We are currently sitting at a chilly 12° with on again off again snow showers. We did receive around 6" of new snow overnight and we will be sending 2 machines out tonight to see if it's enough to work with. As of now 13n 102 and 1n will be the only trails covered until we get a better idea what the conditions are. We'll update with pictures and what we find out from the groomers when they get back in tonight. ❄️❄️❄️
LAKE GOGEBIC AREA UPDATE via Lake Gogebic Motel and Lake Gogebic Sled & SxS Rental >> Bergland area received about 5 inches of powder last night, definitely can use some more. It is still coming down as we speak. 🌨️ Trails are still a bit slick, so ride with caution. Let’s keep getting some more lake effect through this weekend! ☃️
Also, we have updated our website! Feel free to take a look lakegogebicmotel.com 😋 #lakegogebic #westernup #snowphotos
Lake Gogebic Motel - Bergland Michigan
lakegogebicmotel.com
Lake Gogebic Motel Bergland Michigan is in the heart of the big snow country. With competitive rooms prices and located right in town.LAKE EFFECT SNOW WEATHER UPDATE via TV6 & FOX UP >> FIRST ALERT: Take caution while traveling today! Roads remain slippery across portions of the Western and Eastern U.P. as lake effect snow continues. Intensities will generally be light to moderate. However, isolated heavy intensities could occur along with limited visibility at times from patchy blowing snow.
RADAR>https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/weather/radar/
ALERTS>https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/weather/alerts/ #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskeyFIRST ALERT: Take caution while traveling today! Roads remain slippery across portions of the Western and Eastern U.P. as lake effect snow continues. Intensities will generally be light to moderate. However, isolated heavy intensities could occur along with limited visibility at times from patchy blowing snow.
RADAR>www.uppermichiganssource.com/weather/radar/
ALERTS>www.uppermichiganssource.com/weather/alerts/
WEATHER UPDATE via Meteorologist Brad Sugden >> Winter Weather Advisories are in place for lake effect snow in the Upper Peninsula. As if you didn't already know it was snowing, though, haha. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #munising #newberry #sooWinter Weather Advisories are in place for lake effect snow in the Upper Peninsula. As if you didn't already know it was snowing, though, haha.
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Persistent northwest flow over Lake Superior will continue light to moderate lake effect snow showers through the weekend. Take extra caution if traveling, especially across areas from Munising to the Soo!
Visit weather.gov/mqt/winter for updated snowfall maps. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaPersistent northwest flow over Lake Superior will continue light to moderate lake effect snow showers through the weekend. Take extra caution if traveling, especially across areas from Munising to the Soo!
Visit weather.gov/mqt/winter for updated snowfall maps.
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