Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: 15
Date of Report: December 4, 2019
Area Report:
Western UP, MichiganEdit Entry
Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: 15
Date of Report: December 4, 2019
Area Report:
Western U.P. Snowmobile Report 12/4/19
Welcome to our 2019-20 snowmobile season. Looks like we are starting out with a bang. With our blast of 40″ of snow this past week all our clubs are busy trying to get the trails in shape. Temps for Friday will be in the 20’s Saturday & Sunday will be around 30. Remember it is early season riding so please use caution.
Gogebic Range Trail Authority
11S closed for season. 160 has not been inspected/groomed since fall brushing, we hope to open it this weekend. Hurley to Ramsay and Wakefield to Marenisco has been rolled twice and groomed once. The mud hole on trail 2 has been fixed. Trail 8 has not been rolled or groomed. Current suggested rides are from Ironwood to Marenisco, but you will have to deal with those wet spots. Otherwise trailer to Indianhead or Blackjack and ride east from there without issue. Tons of snow, very slow grooming due to it.
Lake Gogebic-Gogebic Area Groomer
It is EARLY SEASON which translates into rough terrain, wet spots and groomers still working on trails. It is “ride at your own risk” at this stage of the game and our groomers are doing a great job of not only maintaining – but keeping us informed.
Please take note to the changes to our following trails – some of which are temporary changes and some of which are permanent.
Trail 102: there is a new reroute about 4 miles before trail 11. The trail is marked well and the reroute was a very nice turn out. (Temporary Re-Route)
Trail 13 North: Trail will start on Trail 13 towards Rockland from Trail 8 just East of Bergland. (Permanent Re-Ro
Trail 13 South has logging. The first part of December, you will have to run East Shore road all the way past the Root Cellar. When the logging is done, we can open it back up, which may take us into the New Year. (Temporary Re-Route)
Past the Root Cellar, there is more logging. You will have to travel on East Shore Rd approximately 2 mile further then before to get back onto trail 13. A new reroute will take place. Please follow the signs marked 13. (Permanent Re-Route for the 2019-2020 Season).
Trail 100: Logging is happening between Stagecouch Rd and the Slate River (very end of Lake Gogebic) Marshall Creek Bridge has been fixed so you can get to Marenisco from trail 100. (Permanent for 2019-2020 season)
Trail 1 from Trail 100 to Trail 8: Closed until further notice as logging is taking place until the end of December. You still can access the Gogebic Lodge and we plan to maintain it up to the Lodge, so we can get up and running to open Trail 1.
Gogebic Area Groomers are in the process of doing a reroute to the Ethelwood Grade and up to M-28 onto Trail 8. (Temporary)
Currently, the only way to get from Bergland to Marenisco is take Trail 13 to 100 to Marenisco or 13 to Trail 2.
Marenisco area is in good shape far as where the trails are going to stay from the past years.
We will keep you updated after opening and as conditions/re-routes changes. If you see anyting out there that the Groomers need to be aware of – please let us know.
Be safe and we look forward to welcoming you back to the Lake Gogebic Area this season.
Watersmeet-U.P. Thunder Riders
Trail 3 from the Wisconsin border through Watersmeet and north of Bond Falls Rd. was groomed 12-2 along with Trail 2 east of Watersmeet to trail 107. There will be an area of of logging on Trail 3 north of Bond Falls Rd. Caution is needed is this area. Trail 2 west to Marenisco and trail 13 south to Cisco Chain will be groomed today. There is plenty of snow!! 12-15 inch base
Snowmobiling Information
MICHIGAN’S UPPER PENINSULA SNOW
Winter lays a white blanket across the hills inviting all to come outdoors and play; Snowmobile down endless groomed trails. Michigan is a snowmobiler’s paradise, boasting more than six million acres of state and federal lands along with hundreds of miles of privately owned trails.
It’s Snow Time for Michigan Snowmobilers. Michigan ranks among the top eight snowmobiling states in the nation. It’s first in sheer beauty, with thousands of miles of groomed and ungroomed public trails. They span whole regions of countryside, winding across rolling fields, then plunging down woodland ravines up into deep pine forests, from town to town in Michigan.
If wintry trails beckon you, Michigan has it all. In fact, a growing number of hotels, motels and resorts offer door-to-trail proximity.
No agency has been more active in transforming Michigan into a haven for snowmobile enthusiasts than the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). They are the creators and guardians of Michigan’s major trail network through the state park system.
Snowmobiling is becoming more and more a family sport. Safety is paramount. Most accidents occur when drivers override their headlights at high speeds on remote trails. Alcohol is frequently a factor. When you snowmobile in Michigan, observe state laws. Protect the environment and your own safety by sticking to established trails. Use common sense and courtesy. And enjoy!