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We're planning on staying in Houghton 12/27 - 12/31 and riding around from there. NOAA snow depth shows 9" - 29" in most of the western U.P. but the forecast is looking like highs of mid to high 30's and rain or rain/snow mix several of those days. Anyone been up there recently? I'm wondering if...

My son and I were riding in northern MN earlier this week, for about 4 days. During most of those days the actual temperature when we took off in the morning was anywhere from -5 to -10F. Throw in wind chill and it was -10 to -20 or -25F. Overall, no big deal. (Although we did have to jump my...

I'm planning out an early March trip and starting to look at the Polaris Ride Command map to help with that effort. I notice their western U.P. map doesn't have any icons for food, hotels or gas stations. We've never been riding up there, but based on forum posts - and Google maps - I'm fairly...

Hi all, my 18 year old son and I are looking for a place to ride for a week during the first week of March, 2019. We're contemplating going out west, but we also have a couple normal trail-riding sleds so we're also thinking about using those and staying in the Midwest region. We're based in...

Hi all, my 18 year old son and I are heading west the first week of March, 2019 to do some snowmobiling. We have two sleds but they're short-track, designed for Midwest trail riding. I've been told we shouldn't use those sleds out west for the deeper snow. We've been riding (with guides and...

For the last couple years I relied heavily on JohnDee's "snow depth map" (my term for it; can't recall the official name). I can't seem to find that map on his site now - does anyone know if it moved to some obscure place on the site? Or where else I might go to find a similar snow depth map...

Hi All, I need some recommendations for a place that can help me order a couple extra fuel tanks for our two Ski-Doo snowmobiles. We have a 2017 Ski-Doo 900 ACE Grand Touring SE, and a 2015 Ski-Doo 800R E-TEC MXZ TNT. We purchased them new a couple winters ago, but didn't really get a...

I'm a fairly new rider and the helmet I purchased from our local dealer is a full helmet with two shields: one clear and one is shaded for riding in heavy or direct sun. I call it a "full" helmet, but you can actually click a button and open up the entire front 1/3 or so of the helmet. When I've...

We're heading up to the North Shore in a few days. Current plan is to ride between Two Harbors and Grand Marais, I believe the primary trail is #61. We only have a couple days to ride. We may explore off that beaten path depending on conditions and time available. We're staying at Caribou...

I am brand new to snowmobiling and purchased a new Ski-Doo touring sled recently. But we haven't had much snow so a few weeks ago, feeling a little restless, I took it out on the lake - with virtually no snow on the lake. Only after talking with the local dealer service tech later did I realize...

My son and I are looking for a place to snowmobile Feb. 17-19. We're based in the Twin Cities and we're willing to drive 4-5 hours for good snow. I travel and work a bunch, so I want to maximize the likelihood that we're going to enjoy good snow. I may only get one more trip in locally before...

Hi all, Not sure if I'm posting this non-snowmobile question in the right forum. If it needs to move, let me know if I can move it or if John needs to move it. My new vehicle doesn't have a CD player. I always listen to books-on-CD in my vehicle, but it appears that run is over. For those of...

Hi all, I'm relatively new to this board - and VERY new to snowmobiling. I recently started another thread titled something along the lines of "How much snow is needed to ride" and received very helpful replies. But this is a different question so I thought I'd start another thread. About a...

Yes, I know it's a generic title/question. My son and I are new to snowmobiling and live in the metro Twin Cities area. We're willing to drive 3-4 hours in any direction to find good snow and trails for a day or two of riding. I'm starting to navigate all the various ways to find snow depth...

Hi John, Thanks for running this site. My son and I are new to snowmobiling and a friend turned us on to your site as a valuable resource for figuring out where to go in northern MN and WI. I have a question about your map that appears to show the amount of snow on the ground in a region. The...