Sault Ste. Marie Area Trail Report – 02/17
SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 02/17 2/17/25- from Turbo yesterday- LOL “Sorry it’s been a couple of days since my last trail report. We have been very busy keeping these trails in excellent shape. Not sure if everyone knows, but we are down to two groomers (1 in Brimley and 1 in Kinross) on one of the busiest weekends of the year. So, my good friend Lane down in Kinross has been grooming up to the Soo doing a 6 hour run, and we have been grooming from Raco to the Soo on a 6 hour run also. We want to make sure all of the trails stay in excellent shape. So it has been a long couple of days. We had our trail stop on Saturday and we met many nice people. The excitement was so great that we had numerous people wanting to join our club. Of course I got writers cramp from all of the autographs I gave out, thanks to all my followers. Nothing new to report on the trail conditions. They are all still in great shape. I’ll post a few pictures of the trail stop and the trails. I’ll do better this week with trail reports. Hope everyone had a great weekend. Stay safe and ride right. Thank you again to all who came out to our trail stop! 2/17/25 If you encounter a moose on the trail, back up if it is safe to do so, and go the other way until they move along. Thanks all! <> <> Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association Facebook Page <> SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 2/20/25 WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Light lake effect snow persists this morning, gradually winding down across the western and north-central UP this afternoon while hanging on through the night in the eastern UP. Snow totals below an inch are expected for most, but an additional 1-2in are possible in the eastern UP. Expect a warming trend today through the weekend, with temperatures climbing above freezing by Sunday. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaLight lake effect snow persists this morning, gradually winding down across the western and north-central UP this afternoon while hanging on through the night in the eastern UP. Snow totals below an inch are expected for most, but an additional 1-2in are possible in the eastern UP. Expect a warming trend today through the weekend, with temperatures climbing above freezing by Sunday. SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> 2/19/25 WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Lake effect snow continues tonight, with the highest snow totals between Marquette and Munising, which could make travel difficult on M-28. Expect low temperatures in the upper single digits to teens tonight. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaLake effect snow continues tonight, with the highest snow totals between Marquette and Munising, which could make travel difficult on M-28. Expect low temperatures in the upper single digits to teens tonight. SAULT STE. MARIE AREA UPDATE via Sault Ste. Marie Snowmobile Association >> Brimley Bill is heading back to Raco from the Soo. A little aurora borealis shining behind the clouds tonight. 💚❄️ #soo #snowphotosBrimley Bill is heading back to Raco from the Soo. A little aurora borealis shining behind the clouds tonight. 💚❄️ WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Lake effect snow showers continue across the NW wind snow belts today, shifting over to the NNE wind snow belts tonight. Moderate to heavy snowfall rates will be possible across western Alger county this morning. Light lake effect persists into early Thursday, slowly winding down by Thursday night. Temperatures in the teens today give way to a warming trend Thursday onwards. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaLake effect snow showers continue across the NW wind snow belts today, shifting over to the NNE wind snow belts tonight. Moderate to heavy snowfall rates will be possible across western Alger county this morning. Light lake effect persists into early Thursday, slowly winding down by Thursday night. Temperatures in the teens today give way to a warming trend Thursday onwards. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Moderate lake effect snow in the NW bands continues tonight and Wednesday, with the highest snow totals expected in the Porkies and Alger County Munising and east. Temperatures remain below normal, but not quite as cold as the last couple of days. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaModerate lake effect snow in the NW bands continues tonight and Wednesday, with the highest snow totals expected in the Porkies and Alger County Munising and east. Temperatures remain below normal, but not quite as cold as the last couple of days. <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>
Turbo (and Mrs. Turbo too)”
Please use caution if you encounter wildlife on the trail. This beauty has been hanging around town, close to where trail 8 and trail 49 intersect in the Soo. Please, DO NOT approach her, or scare her. Moose are very large animals, and can be unpredictable when they are scared. Today, she was right in the middle of the road as I was driving home. She was headed straight for my Jeep. I backed up, she ran into a driveway, then made it safely back into the woods.
Please take it slow in this area. She’s made this her home base and we expect her to be around the rest of snowmobile season.
One of our awesome members saw her earlier as well, and sent us the other photo. Postings From Regional Pages On Facebook
Just in from groomer Warren, looking awesome!
“889,480,electric lines in real good shape! We got about 8 inches of new snow since Tuesday night. Best snow to work with in the curves by the overlook that I’ve ever had to work with. woot woot🤙🏾🤙🏾😁😁”
Enjoy! #soo #snowphotos 
Sorry for the delay guys! Busy work day. Here’s a report from Brimley Bill, and also some pics from his run. Bryan also sent us some from his run on the city trails last night. Please use caution on 449 in the city as the utility company is in there doing some work again. Stay on the groomed trail and you’ll be just fine.
Bill’s report-
“Last night I ran the Pisten Bully and Dubie drag on trail 480 from Raco to our Spile Dam Rd turnaround. Then trail 8 on the Powerline, and from Raco all the way to the Sault and back.
The night started with blowing and drifting lake effect snow, with poor visibility. After a while it calmed down, but left quite a bit of fresh snow, and lots of drifting across the trails.
On my return trip from the Sault back to Raco, the only tracks on the trail were left by deer, rabbits, and other wildlife. So the trails had many hours to set up for morning riders.”
Quiet here during the week, and things are pretty excellent! We now have 1 of the 2 groomers that were down fixed, too! Thank you to all of our volunteers for your hard work, and for stepping up to cover while they were down! Teamwork makes the dream work! ❄️❄️❄️ #soo #snowphotos