Sault Ste. Marie Area Trail Report – 01/01
SAULT STE. MARIE UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association – 01/01 1/1/25- Good morning and Happy New Year! There is winter weather advisory for Central Chippewa County until noon tomorrow. What this means for the Soo is yet to be seen. I would expect that areas of our trail system to our west like Raco and Bay Mills will see more than the Soo will. As I’ve been mentioning, we still have a solid base from the Soo west to Brimley, Raco, up to 889 in Bay Mills. Based on reports from riders yesterday, fire roads in the Raco area are still snow covered too. I know that areas south lost most of the snow. Trail 49 from the Soo to Gaines Hwy is very wet, especially south of 12 mile. Also very wet behind Kewadin Casino to Ashmun on the city trails. Please do not ride in those areas. If you do, use extreme caution and be prepared to get stuck. It’s a long walk to get help. There is a side road near Kewadin to get around and over to where the trail picks up by the high school, but I’m not sure how wet it is on that trail either. I haven’t heard anything from the Kinross area around the airport, so I’d love if anyone down that way could check in on how the base is looking down that way. In summary, the northern and western parts of our trail system held up, and will benefit the most from incoming snow. As a reminder, most city streets in the Soo ARE legal to ride with a few exceptions. I will keep you updated as we move through the incoming snow. ❄️❄️❄️ <> <> Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association Facebook Page <> WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> NW wind lake effect snow will taper off today, but areas near Munising and eastward will continue to see hazardous travel conditions. Gusty winds upwards of 35 mph combined with highs only in the single digits to teens will create a wind chill threat. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaNW wind lake effect snow will taper off today, but areas near Munising and eastward will continue to see hazardous travel conditions. Gusty winds upwards of 35 mph combined with highs only in the single digits to teens will create a wind chill threat. SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/3/25 11:45 Pm WEATHER UPDATE via 9&10 News >> Lake effect snow into the weekend. 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! WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Accumulating lake effect snow will continue tonight, primarily for the northwest flow snowbelts. Gusty winds will also be present and will likely lead to spots of blowing snow. Please use caution when traveling as localized heavier snowfall will lead to rapidly changing roadway conditions when driving in and out of heavier bands. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey #soo #newberryAccumulating lake effect snow will continue tonight, primarily for the northwest flow snowbelts. Gusty winds will also be present and will likely lead to spots of blowing snow. Please use caution when traveling as localized heavier snowfall will lead to rapidly changing roadway conditions when driving in and out of heavier bands. SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/3/25 2:15 PM trail update Thanks for great report!
Can you post map WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Accumulating lake effect snow today into tonight as a few bands of heavy snow fall over typical snowbelt locations today. Moderate to heavier snow will begin later this morning. Worst driving impacts are expected from late morning through this evening today. Please use caution when traveling as localized heavier snowfall will lead to rapidly changing roadway conditions when driving in and out of heavier bands. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey #soo #newberryAccumulating lake effect snow today into tonight as a few bands of heavy snow fall over typical snowbelt locations today. Moderate to heavier snow will begin later this morning. Worst driving impacts are expected from late morning through this evening today. Please use caution when traveling as localized heavier snowfall will lead to rapidly changing roadway conditions when driving in and out of heavier bands. #MIWX <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>Postings From Regional Pages On Facebook
From Brimley Bill tonight-
“Dave sent me out tonight to groom Trail 8 from Raco to Brimley, the Powerline, and Trail 480 part way down Spile Dam Road.
I’m pleasantly surprised how well the trail base held up after the recent thaw.
At times the blowing lake effect snow made for some poor visibility.
There was quite a bit of drifting snow on the edges that I was able to pull into the trail.
The trails in the Raco, Brimley, and Bay Mills area are looking good, and will just get better with the lower temps and lake effect snow.”
Sweet! Hope you all get to enjoy Bills efforts tomorrow! Thanks Bill! ❄️❄️❄️ #soo #snowphotos
Watch for reduced visibility if traveling.
A few more inches for the snowbelts.
Staying cold. Highs in the teens & 20s.
Gusty NW winds. 10-20 mph. G25+
Wind chills near or below zero. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey #soo #newberry
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.
Anything south of the Soo is thin. So that’s 49 south of 3 Mile which is still wet anyway, 494 around the Kinross airport, 472 out of Kinross and part of 480 up toward the Spile Dam. Snow gets better as you head north of M28.
Trail 480, to 8 and the 889 loop up and around Bay Mills was groomed this morning.
8 from the Soo to 6 mile has the most snow, varying from 10” new yesterday, to 5” more west as you leave town, then is thin through Brimley, gets better north of where 8 meets 889 in Raco. The city trails have a lot of snow, and there is blowing and drifting in the open areas which will continue due to gusty winds.
Behind Kewadin in the Soo is still too wet for a groomer at last check, but we will update once we can get in there and check. It will be rough since it has not been groomed this season. If anyone has been in there recently, please let me know.
We have been in and out of snow squalls here in the Soo on the west end where I live.
All trails other than the wet areas have a solid ice base. I got a report of 7” of new snow in the Dollar Settlement area which is the area north of Raco where a lot of the fire roads are that people also ride. We will be out again this afternoon checking conditions, and we will report what we see.
As you can see, conditions vary widely across our trail system. Always welcome rider reports in the comments. The winter storm warning is in effect until 7 am tomorrow.
Ride safe, ride right, and ride sober! Sheriffs will be out looking for stickers, and watching for full stops at the stop signs. Thanks all! ❄️❄️❄️ #soo