Houghton Lake Michigan Snowmobile Trail Reports

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Another snowmobile season is upon us and the Road Commission says they will do what the can to work with us on the areas that snowmobiles and vehicles have to share. Lets give them a chance and see what happens this year. If you see signs of teamwork from their organization helping the community, give them a friendly thank you.

Nothing good to write about here. The State has been doing a lot of clear-cutting in this area. There have been several articles written in the Resorter with a lot of people being upset. If you vacation here, have a place here, or just visit the area for recreation, please take the time to write in and voice your opinion on all this clear-cutting. Michigan snowmobiling won't be much without trees. They are calling it forest management, but clearly this is about money, not management. They are leaving a mess behind, and I have yet to see a new tree planted in any of these areas. It looks like a bomb went off when they are done. Michigan will soon look like Ohio if this trend continues. Surely this is just another quick buck scheme by our very short-sited Governor. If that is not the case then someone needs to control this clear-cutting, and force these loggers to re-plant. With Michigans Industries dying out, the last thing we need to mess up is our tourism and wildlife for a few bucks. We will post some pictures of this soon. Funny how than close off all of these two tracks to ORV's because of the so-called damage they cause. I'm sure anyone would rather look a few few bumps in the road, while driving through the forest than look as this devastation. THINK TREES!!!!!

The lake still has ice on it, but surely not for long. They are riding ORV's around here already so that season has begun. Check out the ORV page for those updates. There are still people ice fishing, but be careful if you go out on the lake. Don't ride the Lake unless you have checked it out carefully. THINK SNOW!!!

Looks like our snow is gone for good. We will begin taking pictures of the ORV trails and reporting on them. Check out the ORV page for those updates. Thank You to all that contributed to this web page, and hope to see you this fall when the snow flies. We will update this page with information on the snowmobile trail grooming/brushing operations and as it continues into the summer. Visit the link at the top for information on Houghton Lake fishing, it will take you to Lyman's on the Lake. There are still people ice fishing, but be careful if you go out on the lake. Last nights low was 50+ so the ice will begin to do strange things. Don't ride the Lake unless you have checked it out carefully. THINK SNOW!!!

Still more warm temps today, with a high expected to get to 46. the lake is getting a little slushy on top, but there is still plenty of ice for ice fishing. Visit the link at the top for information on Houghton Lake fishing, it will take you to Lyman's on the Lake. Don't ride the Lake unless you have checked it out carefully. THINK SNOW!!!

It is snowing now, so far we have between 1/2-1" of new snow. Nothing new in the forecast, still predicting rain for Friday night. If you want to ride, today and Friday may be it if the rain comes. Don't expect good trails. The lake is still nicely covered with 12-24 inches of ice in most places. Don't ride the Lake unless you have checked it out carefully. THINK SNOW!!!

Nothing new around here in the way of snow, the warm temps last weekend pretty much killed what little snow we had left. There is still snow in the woods but many brown spots between snow covered spots. The trails near Bear Lake and Starvation Lake still have some snow on them, but watch out for deep holes. Jordan Valley was grooming last weekend and they are still grooming near Gaylord. This is late season riding so even up there you will find bear spots 40-50 yards across. They are saying rain for Friday Night and Saturday and less than an inch of snow between now and then. If you are dying to ride you can still find some places, but it will be marginal in spots. The lake is still nicely covered with 12-24 inches of ice in most places. There were many vehicles on it last weekend and it hasn't got much above freezing for most of this week. Don't ride the Lake unless you have checked it out carefully. THINK SNOW!!!

The trails around Bear lake through Starvation Lake and on up to Alba were in fairly decent shape. The snow cover was still quite good, but bare spots were appearing on our return. Looks to stay cold for most of the week maybe we will get more snow. The best bet is still trips to the UP as it snows around here at night, it melts during the day. THINK SNOW!!!

No new snow overnight, just very cold temps. It was below zero last night. Going to check out the trails as they are calling for snow tonight and tomorrow. THINK SNOW!!!

We got a couple of inches of snow overnight and it is staying due to the cold temps. A friend went riding from Bear Lake to starvation Lake and then to the Old Barn. He said it was not all that bad, enough snow, just a little beat up. They got about 5" yesterday. It looks better around here but still not all that great if you want to ride. The ice thickness in front of the resort was 18-24 inches about 100 yards out. With this recent snow the lake is better for riding. No updates over the last few days as we are installing wireless internet throughout the resort, and had the server shut down. THINK SNOW!!!

No new snow last night and a low of about 18. It did not get above freezing for much of the day yesterday, so what little snow we have left is staying. They say they are grooming around Gaylord, Frederick and Indian River, so maybe there is some fair riding to be had there yet. Still some warmer weather in the forecast for this week, but also some snow showers. THINK SNOW!!!

Last night we got a trace snow and a low of about 19. We will take a look at the trails around here but without more snow they still aren't suited for riding. And we got a call this morning from a loyal reader at a payphone, "Think spring not Snow you ***hole" Somebody apparently tired of the snow. Now he's the butt of a joke... So for him we will pray for snow as well as Think it. Last year we got a couple good snows in April so who knows, winter may not be over yet. THINK SNOW!!!

Last night we got about 3" of snow but now sleet/freezing rain is coming down. It looks like winter again and they are calling for 2-3 inches of daytime accumulation today. We will post again today as conditions change. THINK SNOW!!!

Last night we got about 1/2" of snow and the temps were finally below freezing. Not any better for riding but it looks better. They are calling for 2" tonight and 2" tomorrow. guess we will have to wait and see. THINK SNOW!!!

Last night we got about 1" of snow/sleet, but it soon turned to all rain. We are now seeing bare spots on the resort grounds and standing water. The lake is a slushy mess, and we haven't seen a sled go by in several days. The trails are most likely done for the season after the last couple days. The weather does not appear to be cooling as they predicted, with daytime highs just below or just above freezing. Some nightime lows in the teens, but we need SNOW and lots of it. THINK SNOW!!!

The thawing continues so there is not much chance of riding anywhere in the LP this weekend, barring some heavy snow. Looking at the 2003 winter, we had less snow than this the last week of Feb, but then we were riding again almost a week later so who knows. Our weekend snow prediction has now turned to rain tomorrow with a high of 51. Not looking good. THINK SNOW!!!

Still nothing good to report, not as warm as yesterday, but still above freezing. They are calling for snow Friday, and heavy snow on Saturday. More rain/drizzle is in the forecast for the next couple days, so not much sense in spending any time looking at the trails. THINK SNOW!!!

Nothing good to report, the warm weather continues. It is supposed to rain today, probably the worst thing right now. We will look at the trails today and see what they look like. Still supposed to go back to cold temps, but it doesn't look like it right now.

Still warming, and it is very difficult to get to the trails from the lake. Devonshire is down to asphalt, but Kimberly still has a little snow on the shoulder. Please stay off the trails during the day as the temps go up.

I didn't get as warm as predicted and the local trails are in good shape with the exception of the west Houghton Lake trail.

Not much new to report, but it got cold last night (below 10 degrees)and is only about 12 degrees right now. Will update later today as conditions change.

More warm temps today are taking a toll on the new snow. This weekend looks grim, probably will not be the best riding. the Houghton Lake trails are in good shape, but who knows for how long. Here is a note from Terry at the St Helen snowpackers. "Sending the groomer out 2-26-04 12:00 A.M. on the Houghton Lake trail. My D.N.R. contact advised me today last night groom was it for Roscommon until we get more snow. I agree we have dirt and standing water on parts of the trail. Tonight will be the last for Houghton Lake also. As you said if they ride the trails this weekend they'll be beat up. We may be done riding unless we get some good snow. Have a good one and think snow." Not good news, but it's the truth. Also the Rosco-Higgins groomer was out tonight on trail 7. He left some "Serious Suprises" for riders on that trail so be careful. We took a couple pictures of piles of wet snow knee deep on the middle of the trail. Trail 76 from the intersection of The Mis-Kal and Cranberry Lake trail was not groomed and was in terrible shape. The attendant at the Shell station on M-72 West of Dingmans said it was too warm for them to groom. I don't know when they tried, but everyone else had found a decent time to groom. From the parking lot on M-72 north on 76 was great, as was 79 down on the west side. As we said earlier if it hits 40 this weekend, it would be better to stay off the trails as another Arctic air mass is supposed to come in next week. A lot of traffic and 40+ degree temps may very well ruin the trails for the rest of the season. THINK SNOW!!!

No new snow overnight and a high yesterday of about 33. The snow we got is settling, but it is being packed down quite nicely on the trails. Almost everything around H.L. is freshly groomed and the trails to the north were in excellent shape yesterday as well. Reports from M-72 north on 76 and 79 also indicated great trails. They even went into Frederick on 679 and found things to be in good shape. A few pictures will be posted today. Might want to come up before the weekend as the warm up forecast is getting worse. If it hits 40 this weekend, it would be better to stay off the trails as another Arctic air mass is supposed to come in next week. A lot of traffic and 40+ degree temps may very well ruin the trails for the rest of the season. THEY WILL BE GROOMING THE HOUGHTON LAKE AND THE ST. HELEN TRAILS THIS WEEKEND DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. WATCH OUT FOR THE GROOMERS!!!. EVERYONE WANTS BETTER TRAILS ON THE WEEKEND, SO PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS AND MOVE TO THE SIDE WHEN YOU SEE ONE COMMING. THINK SNOW!!!

Wow, we had 1" of snow predicted and we got about 8+. Some areas got even more. They groomed Leota and the West Houghton Lake trail yesterday, and are grooming St Helen and possibly Meredith today. Trying to get everything packed as a warm up is predicted for the weekend. Right now most everthing is in great shape. If you are looking to ride, might want to come before the weekend crowds and the warm weather. Those two will make for a bad combination this weekend. THEY WILL BE GROOMING THE HOUGHTON LAKE AND THE ST. HELEN TRAILS THIS WEEKEND DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. WATCH OUT FOR THE GROOMERS!!!. EVERYONE WANTS BETTER TRAILS ON THE WEEKEND, SO PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS AND MOVE TO THE SIDE WHEN YOU SEE ONE COMMING. THINK SNOW!!!

Yesterday the trails were in good shape considering the weather we had. The were some very vet spots on trail 655 not far from the split at 654. Leota was still a little bumpy, it was just to bad to get in one groom. The Chamber's other Groomer is still down so they are working with one. Hopefully it will be back tomorrow. Big Joe went out Sat night and groomed to St. Helen and several of the other local trails. I went out last night at 9:00pm and got stuck on a hill on 655. Joe came out with his truck and we got the drag back on the trail and I hit it twice from the other direction. I went all the way to Meredith and back from the parking lot on Owens Rd., then hit 654 and trail 6 to Beaver Rd. Owens Rd and Duck Lake Rd also got groomed in both directions. I got back at 8:30 this morning. Mike may be trying to groom Leota and the West Houghton Lake trail today. That will surely take a day or two. It started snowing last night at about 11:00pm and it is still snowing now. There is 2-3 inches so far, it is on the snowgage. They are saying 3-6 more for today, and up to 2 tonight. Some pictures from last night are posted below. THEY WILL BE GROOMING THE HOUGHTON LAKE AND THE ST. HELEN TRAILS THIS WEEKEND DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. WATCH OUT FOR THE GROOMERS!!!. EVERYONE WANTS BETTER TRAILS ON THE WEEKEND, SO PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS AND MOVE TO THE SIDE WHEN YOU SEE ONE COMMING. THINK SNOW!!!

We got about 3" of heavy wet snow, and all the trails south of town are in great shape. I groomed to Leota this morning, it was a mess. It will probably take one more pass to get it good and flat. It went almost two weeks without being groomed because of drifted trails and broken groomers. looks like they got a little less snow just north of us. THEY WILL BE GROOMING THE HOUGHTON LAKE AND THE ST. HELEN TRAILS THIS WEEKEND DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. WATCH OUT FOR THE GROOMERS!!!. THEY ARE GROOMING ST. HELEN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SAT NIGHT AND SOME DURING THE DAY. MIKE R AND MIKE J WILL BE DAYTIME GROOMING AND MYSELF AND BIG JOE VOLUNTEERED SOME EARLY MORNING HOURS, PROBABLY STARTING AT 2-3 AM ON SUNDAY MORNING. EVERYONE WANTS BETTER TRAILS ON THE WEEKEND, SO PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS AND MOVE TO THE SIDE WHEN YOU SEE ONE COMMING. THINK SNOW!!!

We got about 2" of heavy wet snow, so the roads are covered well again. The H.L. groomer did not get to Leota yesterday, it was just too wet to groom. Will update later today if they are able to go out. Not sure what today will bring, but they are calling for 3" tonight. We could sure use that snow. A picture from this morning is posted below. One thing I forgot to mention was the price of Gas in Frederik yesterday, $1.93 for premium, at the BP. We got it in H.L. yesterday for $1.71. If you are heading that way, make sure you have gas and don't need to stop there. Good gouging guys!!! THEY WILL BE GROOMING THE HOUGHTON LAKE AND THE ST. HELEN TRAILS THIS WEEKEND DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. WATCH OUT FOR THE GROOMERS!!!. THEY ARE GROOMING ST. HELEN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SAT NIGHT AND SOME DURING THE DAY. MIKE R AND MIKE J WILL BE DAYTIME GROOMING AND MYSELF AND BIG JOE VOLUNTEERED SOME EARLY MORNING HOURS, PROBABLY STARTING AT 2-3 AM ON SUNDAY MORNING. EVERYONE WANTS BETTER TRAILS ON THE WEEKEND, SO PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS AND MOVE TO THE SIDE WHEN YOU SEE ONE COMMING. THINK SNOW!!!

We need snow, these warm temps are killing us. The weather is up for grabs over the next 24 hours, with 1-2 for tonight, tomorrow day, and tomorrow night. Could be 6 inches total, or could be more freezing rain ad drizzle. Will update early AM tomorrow, keep an eye on the webcam. The trails are looking snirty, and many corners are a mess. They groomed from Houghton Lake to Grayling and further north on Trail #7. They would have been better off staying off some of the trails, the groomers made a mess. South of M-72 the groomers just blew all the snow off the trails, especially on the corners. Big clumps of snow rolled off the trail out into the woods. If they are going to groom, at least they could take the time to pull the snow in around the corners. I know it's time consuming, but that's what I do when I'm grooming and come into a corner that's all blown out. Enough of all that, some pictures are posted below. I have to say for a weekday, it's the worst I have seen the trails north of H.L. also Phil still has the RX-1 for sale, pictures are below and on the snowmobiles for sale page. THEY WILL BE GROOMING THE HOUGHTON LAKE AND THE ST. HELEN TRAILS THIS WEEKEND DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. WATCH OUT FOR THE GROOMERS!!!. THEY ARE GROOMING ST. HELEN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SAT NIGHT AND SOME DURING THE DAY. MIKE R AND MIKE J WILL BE DAYTIME GROOMING AND MYSELF AND BIG JOE VOLUNTEERED SOME EARLY MORNING HOURS, PROBABLY STARTING AT 2-3 AM ON SUNDAY MORNING. EVERYONE WANTS BETTER TRAILS ON THE WEEKEND, SO PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS AND MOVE TO THE SIDE WHEN YOU SEE ONE COMMING. THINK SNOW!!!

Trail 7 North of Robinson Lake Road Trail 7 North or Muskegon river Trail 7 & Mead

Still no new snow, and temps near 35. Myself and Big Joe were out grooming last night, he went to St Helen and came back about 11:00pm. I went out at 4:00am and finished trail 655 to Meredith at 10:30 am. We also groomed Duck Lake Rd and Owens on our way back to town. Mike J was going out to Leota today, but they will not groom the W. Houghton Lake until they get the other groomer back. It's looking like Thurs-Friday. They may get a loaner for Thurs or Friday. Hopefully theNothing new to report, the trails didn't see much traffic yesterday. They came and picked up the broken groomer from the chamber yesterday, hopefully they will get it back soon, looks like Wed afternoon. The Leota trail and the West Houghton Trail will not be groomed until the other groomer is back from repair. If they get stuck they would have no way to get it out without the other tractor. There is freezing drizzle in the forecast for tonight, and up to two inches of snow for tomorrow. THEY WILL BE GROOMING THE HOUGHTON LAKE AND THE ST. HELEN TRAILS THIS WEEKEND DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. WATCH OUT FOR THE GROOMERS!!!. THEY ARE GROOMING ST. HELEN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SAT NIGHT AND SOME DURING THE DAY. MIKE R AND MIKE J WILL BE DAYTIME GROOMING AND MYSELF AND BIG JOE VOLUNTEERED SOME EARLY MORNING HOURS, PROBABLY STARTING AT 2-3 AM ON SUNDAY MORNING. EVERYONE WANTS BETTER TRAILS ON THE WEEKEND, SO PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS AND MOVE TO THE SIDE WHEN YOU SEE ONE COMMING. THINK SNOW!!!

No new snow and a low last night of -5. Nothing new to report, the trails didn't see much traffic yesterday. They came and picked up the broken groomer from the chamber yesterday, hopefully they will get it back soon, looks like Wed afternoon. The Leota trail and the West Houghton Trail will not be groomed until the other groomer is back from repair. If they get stuck they would have no way to get it out without the other tractor. Will take a look at all of the trails around the area today and post some pictures later tonight. St Helen groomed to Roscommon and Houghton Lake yesterday with both of their groomers. THEY WILL BE GROOMING THE HOUGHTON LAKE AND THE ST. HELEN TRAILS THIS WEEKEND DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. WATCH OUT FOR THE GROOMERS!!!. THEY ARE GROOMING ST. HELEN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SAT NIGHT AND SOME DURING THE DAY. MIKE R AND MIKE J WILL BE DAYTIME GROOMING AND MYSELF AND BIG JOE VOLUNTEERED SOME EARLY MORNING HOURS, PROBABLY STARTING AT 2-3 AM ON SUNDAY MORNING. EVERYONE WANTS BETTER TRAILS ON THE WEEKEND, SO PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS AND MOVE TO THE SIDE WHEN YOU SEE ONE COMMING. THINK SNOW!!!

No new snow and a low last night of -18. Most of the trails around Houghton Lake were groomed Sunday, with the exception of the Loeta trail and the West Houghton Lake trail. I went out to finish the Prudenville loop I started on Sat and got stuck. i had to call Mike at 3:00 am and he came out with a few shovels and we started digging. We got it out about 5:00 am and I finished the loop. Wow....what fun, it was -15 and we were out digging. A warm up is predicted for this week, so hopefully it wont last for long. St Helen snowpackers e-mailed me and they were going out sunday also. THEY WILL BE GROOMING THE HOUGHTON LAKE AND THE ST. HELEN TRAILS THIS WEEKEND DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. WATCH OUT FOR THE GROOMERS!!!. THEY ARE GROOMING ST. HELEN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SAT NIGHT AND SOME DURING THE DAY. MIKE R AND MIKE J WILL BE DAYTIME GROOMING AND MYSELF AND BIG JOE VOLUNTEERED SOME EARLY MORNING HOURS, PROBABLY STARTING AT 2-3 AM ON SUNDAY MORNING. EVERYONE WANTS BETTER TRAILS ON THE WEEKEND, SO PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS AND MOVE TO THE SIDE WHEN YOU SEE ONE COMMING. THINK SNOW!!!

No new snow today and a high of about 20. The trails around Houghton Lake got a little bumpy by late Sat, and the West Higgins Trail did not get groomed by Rosco-Higgins on Friday. Mike and Mike went out Friday and one of the groomers got stuck in the large drifts that formed on Beaver Rd. in Thursday nights winds. They had to use the other groomer to get it out and lost most of the Day, so the trail to Leota did not get groomed, nor did the West Houghton Lake Trail. One of the groomers has to be parked due to mechanical problems. Big Joe got on the remaining groomer at 11:00 pm Sat, and drove till 5:00am. He groomed trail 654 down to Grass Lake Road, then the small loop South-East back to Trail 6. The he went to Meredith and back. I got in at 5:30 and finished 654 back to the parking lot at Owens Road. Then I headed towards St Helen down Owens Road and Duck Lake Road. I got on #6 towards St Helen and turned around at the bridge. The Snowpackers had recently groomed their side also. I returned on Trail #6, and then took trail 655 towards Meredith. The trail was also drifted over so I spent two hours backing up and then grooming towards trail #6. Once I got through I turned around and headed south on 655. About 3 miles into it I crossed another clear cut area, and had to cross about 1 mile with the drag up as there was no place to turn around. Then I backed up and slowly worked at the drifts. With the other groomer out of order, I could not afford to get stuck. So another 2 hours and that drift area was cleared. Then I continued down 655 towards Meredith to Grass Lake Rd and turned around and came back 655 all the way to the Owens Rd parking lot. It tool almost 12 hours. I explained this detail so others might understand all the work these trails take, only to need it again after only 6-8 hours of heavy traffic. Next time you pin the throttle starting off on the trail, just remember you just started a Mogul that you will probably be driving over later on you way home. The other groomer is supposed to be fixed by Tuesday, so hopefully with the new volunteers and Mike & Mike's training, we can keep up the trails better on the weekends. Mike J has to be in the saddle 12 hours to get the West Houghton Lake trail done, and he has been the only one driving it to to numerous hazards. I understand why no-one wants to groom on weekends. A lot of traffic and more than once I had to climb a hill hoping no-one was going to be flying over it not expecting me and a VERY large tractor. I'm sure anyone can figure out the loser on that one. So if you want grooming on weekends, drive cautiously and expect that the groomers could be around any corner, or over any hill. Enough said, we intended to get more groomed this weekend but mechanical problems and high winds hampered our efforts. THINK SNOW. THEY WILL BE GROOMING THE HOUGHTON LAKE AND THE ST. HELEN TRAILS THIS WEEKEND DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. WATCH OUT FOR THE GROOMERS!!!. THEY ARE GROOMING ST. HELEN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SAT NIGHT AND SOME DURING THE DAY. MIKE R AND MIKE J WILL BE DAYTIME GROOMING AND MYSELF AND BIG JOE VOLUNTEERED SOME EARLY MORNING HOURS, PROBABLY STARTING AT 2-3 AM ON SUNDAY MORNING. EVERYONE WANTS BETTER TRAILS ON THE WEEKEND, SO PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS AND MOVE TO THE SIDE WHEN YOU SEE ONE COMMING. THINK SNOW!!!

No new snow today and a high of about 20. The Houghton Lake Trails held up suprisingly well this weekend so far, It looks like they will be grooming again tonight. One of the groomers is down so only one will be out tonight. The west Houghton Lake trail did not get groomed yesterday as the groomer got stuck on his way out that way and they had to use the other tractor to get it out. A couple trails drifted so bad that they cannot get the groomer down them. THEY WILL BE GROOMING THE HOUGHTON LAKE AND THE ST. HELEN TRAILS THIS WEEKEND DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. WATCH OUT FOR THE GROOMERS!!!. THEY ARE GROOMING ST. HELEN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SAT NIGHT AND SOME DURING THE DAY. MIKE R AND MIKE J WILL BE DAYTIME GROOMING AND MYSELF AND BIG JOE VOLUNTEERED SOME EARLY MORNING HOURS, PROBABLY STARTING AT 2-3 AM ON SUNDAY MORNING. EVERYONE WANTS BETTER TRAILS ON THE WEEKEND, SO PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS AND MOVE TO THE SIDE WHEN YOU SEE ONE COMMING. THINK SNOW!!!