Ontonagon Area Trail Report – 01/06
ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via North Country Snowmobile Club UP – 01/06 Please be mindful of: Trail 1 to Lake of the Clouds unplowed road, from the trail 12 intersection, is thin but rideable with grooming on going. Being a marquee stop on our trails, it is heavily used. We will update more as we know it, crews will be out all week! Fresh snow has fallen day after day and grooming continues to bring trails back into shape. Overall conditions rated Fair, some excellent stretches, some poor, some mud and water on different sections of trail 12, you get the idea! <> ONTONAGON AREA UPDATE via North Country Snowmobile Club – UP – 01/05 Sunday 1/5/2025 ❄️Trail 101 Groomed Last Night – Good to Excellent Condition ❄️Trail 13 Groomed Last night – Good to Very Good Condition ❄️Trail 12 from 101 to trail 1 outside of White Pine – Poor to Good – ‼️Water hazards exist, ride with caution! They are easily navigable. ❄️🛑Trail 12 from 137 to Greenland RIDING NOT ADVISED. The groomer broke open two large wet areas rendering the trail impassable. We aborted the groom and we’ll assess next steps today. ❄️Trail 12 from Ontonagon to 101 has not been groomed. The Driess Creek bridge is out, traffic must detour down Norwich road. ❄️Trail 137 from Ontonagon to Trail 13 is rated poor. Half of the trail base has been lost and gravel is in it. We tried to pull snow from the sides last night. There’s enough snow to get into town for sure, but it’ll be a slower ride due to the gravel. PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR TRAIL SIDE STOPS! RIDE RIGHT! Ride slowly as trails will get icy through the day. After each groom trails continue to improve! -North Coast Steve <> <> Visit North Country Snowmobile Club – UP Website >>>> <> Visit North Country Snowmobile Club – UP on Facebook >>>> <> WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Quiet weather is expected today as highs climb into the 40s with increasing clouds through the day. A cold front will bring light showers to the area tonight, with a wintry mix of precipitation types possible, but not much snow or ice accumulation is expected as lows fall near 30. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaQuiet weather is expected today as highs climb into the 40s with increasing clouds through the day. A cold front will bring light showers to the area tonight, with a wintry mix of precipitation types possible, but not much snow or ice accumulation is expected as lows fall near 30. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> A breezy day is expected today, with westerly gusts to 30 mph expected and a few gusts to 45 mph along the Great Lakes, but otherwise expect showers and fog to clear out in the morning and breaks in the clouds this evening through Friday. Light showers return to the forecast for Saturday. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaA breezy day is expected today, with westerly gusts to 30 mph expected and a few gusts to 45 mph along the Great Lakes, but otherwise expect showers and fog to clear out in the morning and breaks in the clouds this evening through Friday. Light showers return to the forecast for Saturday. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> A wintry mix of freezing drizzle and snow/sleet is expected. Warming temperatures into this evening will change the wintry mix into rain by this evening. Widespread strong southeast gusts to 25 to 35 mph are expected into tonight. Gusts of 40 to 45 mph are possible on the Keweenaw and the eastern sections of the U.P. Light lake effect snow showers are possible for the northwest wind snowbelts on Thursday. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaA wintry mix of freezing drizzle and snow/sleet is expected. Warming temperatures into this evening will change the wintry mix into rain by this evening. Widespread strong southeast gusts to 25 to 35 mph are expected into tonight. Gusts of 40 to 45 mph are possible on the Keweenaw and the eastern sections of the U.P. Light lake effect snow showers are possible for the northwest wind snowbelts on Thursday. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Snow this morning may create sloppy road conditions for the AM commute. Warming temperatures today will change snow to freezing rain/sleet this afternoon, and then to rain by this evening. Widespread strong southeast gusts to 35 mph expected today. 40 to 45 mph possible in the Keweenaw Peninsula and eastern UP. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaSnow this morning may create sloppy road conditions for the AM commute. Warming temperatures today will change snow to freezing rain/sleet this afternoon, and then to rain by this evening. Widespread strong southeast gusts to 35 mph expected today. 40 to 45 mph possible in the Keweenaw Peninsula and eastern UP. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Sunny skies this morning give way to clouds and snow by tonight as another winter weather system heads into Upper Michigan. Continue to monitor the forecast for any changes, and prepare for changes in travel plans, especially in the south central. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaSunny skies this morning give way to clouds and snow by tonight as another winter weather system heads into Upper Michigan. Continue to monitor the forecast for any changes, and prepare for changes in travel plans, especially in the south central. #906wx #miwx WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Clear skies are expected overnight. Lows tonight will fall into the single digits over the interior western sections of Upper Michigan. Power outages caused be the ice storm continue over portions of south-central Upper Michigan and may last through the night. Remember to be safe with any type of space heaters and have a working carbon monoxide detector. Please consider checking on your neighbors! #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaClear skies are expected overnight. Lows tonight will fall into the single digits over the interior western sections of Upper Michigan. Power outages caused be the ice storm continue over portions of south-central Upper Michigan and may last through the night. Remember to be safe with any type of space heaters and have a working carbon monoxide detector. Please consider checking on your neighbors! #906wx #MIwx <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>
‼️TRAIL 12 LP WALSH ROAD‼️ has a bad washout at the base of a hill 3 miles east of Konteka Black Bear Resort White Pine, Michigan. We will work to resolve it this week, but please ride slowly!
‼️Trail 12 from Ontonagon west to 101, including the detour along Norwich road all the way to 101 is being groomed in today. We’re going to spend time along Norwich road to get a good surface for sleds and open up the powerline trail. We’re working on this to provide additional access besides 137 into Ontonagon. Reminder, Driess Creek bridge is out!Postings From Regional Pages On Facebook
