Trail Conditions: Not Ridable
Snow Cover: 3 inches
Date of Report: December 29, 2024
Area Report:
Happy New Year everyone!! Can you believe it, another year is on it’s way out and a “New One” is just about to make it’s arrival. Let’s hope it brings us Lots & Lots of white fluffy snow with it. I’m sure many of you are “staring at your sleds & dreaming of crisp air & freshly groomed trails the same as we are here Up North!! We know it’s coming and patience is a virtue… I think… right?
We will continue to update the trail report as conditions improve. Our clubs have several groomer operators ready to also hit the trails and start the grooming process once given the “Green light and White snow” to do so!!
Until then, we wish you all a “Happy and Safe New Year” and look forward to seeing you SOON! 🙂
News and Reports:
December 31st – New Years Eve Fireworks and Mountain Torch Run to be held at Ski Brule. Many activities to be held throughout the day. Skiing, snowboarding and tubing during the day… fireworks and torch parade in the evening. Great food and bbq also available at the Brule Lodge.
January 17th – 19th – Michigan “Free” Snowmobile Weekend. No permits needed. Woo-Hoo!!
January 18th – Winterfest. Event will be held at Young’s Recreation Complex on Chicaugon Lake. Loads of activities to be held that day… starting at 10:00am. Their pool and hot tub are open. Go to their website to check out all the events.
February 15th – 16th – Michigan “Free” Fishing Weekend. No permits needed. Just grab your pole.. tip-up.. cooler and come on up and enjoy yourselves on the ice!!
Lots of “GOOD” stuff coming your way this winter in Michigan!! 🙂
Snowmobile Information:
Michigan’s “Free Snowmobile Weekend” no permit needed – January 17th -19th, 2025!!
Snowmobile permits can be ordered online in advance for the rest of the season… or picked up locally at Holiday & Krist Gas Stations throughout the county.
Trail maps can be picked up at several local businesses. Such as local motels, gas stations and the Iron County Chamber office.
This report will be update by trail #’s, once we have the snow and have started grooming. Hopefully, this will be very soon. “Stay Tuned” 🙂
Snowmobiling Information
Iron County, where fun-filled snowmobiling is close at hand with a short trip to Iron County in south central Upper Michigan. This scenic region features more than 300 miles of well-groomed trails which enables the rider to experience the inherent beauty and wildlife that abounds in this area.
The Iron Range Trails cover Amasa, Crystal Falls, Iron River, and Sidnaw, providing hundreds of miles of excellent sledding. These trails also connect with the vast trail systems of the Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin. And with plenty of abandoned railroad grades and many straight-open stretches of two miles or more, Iron County is the place for you!
Iron River serves as a main hub for many trails in the area, providing all the amenities snowmobilers could ask for. Trail 16, known as the “Chippewa Trail”, travels east on a well groomed scenic route to Crystal Falls. From here it continues on to the Sagola area on the Arsenia Hershey Trail. A jaunt on Trail 15 takes riders north deep into the magnificent Upper Michigan northwoods offering the luck rider many opportunities to view or capture on film wildlife and scenery. This trail gives sno-tourers the option of traveling to Sidnaw or connecting with Trail 4 toward Kenton or Trail 111 to Amasa.
Wide open trails and groomed scenic journeys through the woods are Iron County’s trademark. When planning a trip to Iron County Michigan to snowmobile, be sure to pack warm
clothes as the temperature can drop below zero for several days.
Iron County, Michigan Snowmobiling Conditions and Iron County, Michigan Snowmobile News For the adventurous traveler, a forest map and compass will take you to deep powder, but bring a tow rope – you just might need it. If eating on the trail is your idea of fun, bring saddlebags to carry food and beverages. The ground scenery, with wide open expanses, lakes to play on (at your own risk), check with other riders for ice conditions, slush, beaver dams, ice fishing holes, and inlet waterways before snowmobiling on area waters.
Venturing on to lakes carries an “at your own risk” policy and help is often a long distance away. Carrying a survival kit including a tow rope, extra clothing, matches, a flashlight, a map and compass, and first-aid equipment is highly recommended.Well-marked and groomed snowmobile trails make the U.P.’s Iron County Michigan a snowmobiler’s paradise.
The options and destinations are unlimited for snowmobilers in Iron County, Michigan. Whether you’re looking for a memorable dining experience or pleasant lodging accommodations after a long day on the trails, it can all be found here.
Iron County snowmobile trail maps are available at the Iron County Chamber of Commerce office,
at most area gas stations, and many local businesses. Trail permits can be purchased at the Chicaugon Lake Inn.