Sault Ste. Marie Trail Report – 01/09
SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/9/25 From groomer Warren this morning! Trail 8, 480, and 889 in Raco and Bay Mills are looking beautiful! <> SAULT STE. MARIE UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association – 01/09 1/9/25 It’s been super cold! I had -13 here this morning. That is exactly what we need to freeze in the few wet spots on 49. I’m thinking we may be able to run a groomer down there this weekend🤞 The utility company will be getting the crane mats off of trail 494, and putting things back in order there. As soon as we are able to get in there and also into 497 by the high school, I’ll be sure to share! For now, see the pinned post regarding this area and use extreme caution if you ride that way. Exciting news! Our website is almost ready for me to share! I’ll be posting that later today. We could definitely use more snow, but all trails have fair to good snow coverage now. More in the northern areas, especially the Soo. I see a few inches here and there in the coming days. It’ll all help! Thanks all, stay tuned for more updates! Ride safe! Think snow!❄❄❄ <> <> Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association Facebook Page <> SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/9/25 WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Expect increasing clouds today as temperatures rise into the 20s then dip back into the teens tonight. Also, can’t rule out light lake effect snow in Luce County. A cold front could bring light snow tonight into early Friday. Lake effect snow follows for the NW wind snow belts into early Saturday that may result in some hazardous driving conditions. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaExpect increasing clouds today as temperatures rise into the 20s then dip back into the teens tonight. Also, can’t rule out light lake effect snow in Luce County. A cold front could bring light snow tonight into early Friday. Lake effect snow follows for the NW wind snow belts into early Saturday that may result in some hazardous driving conditions. #906wx #miwx WEATHER UPDATE via Meteorologist Brad Sugden >> SNOW TIME!! SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/9/25 WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Northwest wind lake effect snow diminishes today. Before then though, expect upwards of 2 more inches of fluffy snow. Isolated amounts up to 8 inches are possible near the Marquette Alger County line. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaNorthwest wind lake effect snow diminishes today. Before then though, expect upwards of 2 more inches of fluffy snow. Isolated amounts up to 8 inches are possible near the Marquette Alger County line. #906wx #miwx SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Old Soo Line Grade Lodge >> 01/08/25 - It’s cold out there! At least the sun is shining. #soo #snowphotos SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/8/25 SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/7/25 update SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 1/7/25- We just received further confirmation, this time from the U.S. Coast Guard, that the ice on the bay in Brimley is unsafe. They conducted training there today and broke through. Please stay off of the ice. Take trail 8. It’s groomed, and dry😉🥶 #soo <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>
Thank you Warren! ❄️❄️❄️
Good morning all! Pretty uneventful here as is usually the case mid week. The Pisten Bully came in to the barn to get warm on Tuesday, and to get some maintenance done. It’s already back in action in the Bay Mills area.Postings From Regional Pages On Facebook
From groomer Warren this morning! Trail 8, 480, and 889 in Raco and Bay Mills are looking beautiful!
Thank you Warren! ❄️❄️❄️ #soo #snowphotos 
The big system to the south will be giving us a little bit of snow on the north end Friday!
Expect a nice and easy 1-3" for the most part across the area. Roads will be slick at times, but salt and brine treatments should work just fine with temps in the middle 20s.
Winds could be about 10-15mph at times, which isn't too high, but still could cause some blowing around and reduced visibility. Mainly in wide open areas.
TIMING: Snow starts in Southwest Michigan, Lake Michigan shoreline of Northern Lower, and the U.P. between 7-8am. Flint and the TriCities by about 10-11am. Detroit likely after 12pm, maybe even as late as 2pm in some areas.
System snow will wrap up around midnight while lake effect kicks in on the west side of the state behind the system.
Lake effect totals Saturday are NOT included on this map. I'm keeping this for Friday only.
Lake effect Saturday will be very localized with some areas perhaps getting 3-6" more in heavy bands. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaSNOW TIME!!
The big system to the south will be giving us a little bit of snow on the north end Friday!
Expect a nice and easy 1-3" for the most part across the area. Roads will be slick at times, but salt and brine treatments should work just fine with temps in the middle 20s.
Winds could be about 10-15mph at times, which isn't too high, but still could cause some blowing around and reduced visibility. Mainly in wide open areas.
TIMING: Snow starts in Southwest Michigan, Lake Michigan shoreline of Northern Lower, and the U.P. between 7-8am. Flint and the TriCities by about 10-11am. Detroit likely after 12pm, maybe even as late as 2pm in some areas.
System snow will wrap up around midnight while lake effect kicks in on the west side of the state behind the system.
Lake effect totals Saturday are NOT included on this map. I'm keeping this for Friday only.
Lake effect Saturday will be very localized with some areas perhaps getting 3-6" more in heavy bands.
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Good morning all! Pretty uneventful here as is usually the case mid week. The Pisten Bully came in to the barn to get warm on Tuesday, and to get some maintenance done. It’s already back in action in the Bay Mills area.
It’s been super cold! I had -13 here this morning. That is exactly what we need to freeze in the few wet spots on 49. I’m thinking we may be able to run a groomer down there this weekend🤞
The utility company will be getting the crane mats off of trail 494, and putting things back in order there. As soon as we are able to get in there and also into 497 by the high school, I’ll be sure to share! For now, see the pinned post regarding this area and use extreme caution if you ride that way.
Exciting news! Our website is almost ready for me to share! I’ll be posting that later today.
We could definitely use more snow, but all trails have fair to good snow coverage now. More in the northern areas, especially the Soo. I see a few inches here and there in the coming days. It’ll all help!
Thanks all, stay tuned for more updates! Ride safe! Think snow!❄️❄️❄️ #soo
Good morning! A couple reports for you today.
Bryan and his son Logan (future SSMSA groomer) hit the city trails last night. The water hole that Pete and Jay worked on the other night is non existent🙌🏼 The other one between the hills is also frozen solid now for sleds, but he took the bypass in the groomer, just in case. We should be able to run over it in the groomer soon. All in all, nothing notable and they had a good run.
Dennis P ran 472 west and 480 to the Spile Dam turnaround. Snow is thinner to our south, but as you can see, trails still have really good coverage.
We could definitely use more snow over our entire system. Looks like Tuesday - Thursday of next week is our next chance as of now.
Thanks all! Ride safe! Think snow! ❄️❄️❄️ #soo #snowphotos
Sunny skies and coooooold temps are the story here today. Definitely welcome the cold to help us freeze up the few remaining trouble areas on 49 south of 12 mile.
We haven’t received any new snow since the lake effect came to an end on Sunday morning. Not anything significant in the forecast this week as of right now.
Lower weekday traffic and no new snow means grooming will likely be slowed down. I know that the Pisten Bully is coming in for repairs since it’s a good time to do it. Nothing major and it’ll be back in the Raco and Bay Mills area in no time.
Everything should be pretty flat. Trail 8 sees the most traffic, and will likely see some choppy areas due to thin spots, but absolutely rideable. I’d call it fair to good.
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We have a board meeting tonight, and we’ll discuss getting the high school trail open, among other things. Members are welcome to attend. 6 pm at the Soo groomer barn, located at 1205 W 9th Street.
Thanks all! Ride safe, ride right, ride sober! ❄️❄️❄️ #soo