Grand Marais Sno-Trails Assoc.

04/03/2026

We got er done. The building is now ours. Thank you to Greg from Peoples State Bank for putting this all together, a very smooth and efficient process. Thank you to Peoples State Bank for the financing and for believing from the start that this could happen. Most of all, thank you to our supporters. This would not have been possible without all of you. Looking forward to a long and secure future for GMST.

03/31/2026

What a ride. More snow than we could have imagined. A great start in December that went thru the whole season. We are grateful to everyone on the GMST team that makes the magic happen. We are grateful for our sponsors, please remember to support those who support us. We are grateful for our members. We are grateful for all of those who supported us by purchasing raffle tickets, supporting the SnoBall or putting a bit of green in the donation box. Four months is a long time to be on your A game. Thank you for all the supportive and appreciative comments. It keeps us going!!! Only 245 more days till we get to do it all over again.

03/29/2026

All trails groomed for the last time last night. ENJOY!

03/28/2026

The president and first lady got out for a ride today. If you are lucky enought to ride today, then you are lucky enough. Trails are in great shape, perfect temps and low traffic. Great final weekend.

03/24/2026

Trail report... or lets call this trail forecast!! Lots of people calling and messaging wondering what we expect of the coming weekend? Will the trails be good? Grooming? Well as I just replied to a pm, let me start with this; what some people consider good, others will complain about and call terrible.

There will be snow, lots of it more than likely, on our trail system. There may be some rough or bumpy spots, however weather permitting we will groom. As it sits right now, the weather forecast looks like we can groom this afternoon and overnight. Tomorrow is questionable. Thursday Friday and Saturday all are forecasted to be cold so I have every intention on sending groomers out on schedule. Remember, this is Michigan and the weather can change by the time I finish this and get it posted!

In closing I will say this. Come on up and plan to ride. The crazy 8's will be here. There will be snow. There may be some "snirt" especially coming into town. There may be some rough spots. There WILL be the pleasure you get from getting away one final time this season!! Ride right, ride safe.

Trail boss Al.

03/24/2026

From groomer Mark.
Morning trail report! If I were you I’d skip my coffee and call in sick because Mr Tucker and his trail paver have been working on their snow dance and they are really laying it down. It is amazing on trail 89. Hope to see out here

03/22/2026

Groomer Mark wants to thank the nice folks who stopped on the trail this morning to give him a yummy goodie bag. It was greatly appreciated.

03/19/2026

Mike and Al ran tandem last night on the north route. Al and Alex are currently running tandem on the east route. Both east and north routes were run out and back so they are relatively wide. Once they get back groomers will be heading out to the west and south route to get them widened out. Then hopefully we will be back to close to normal

03/18/2026

Trail report: Well groomer Alex and I set out yesterday to start breaking open trails. We made it 81 miles.... in 17 hours!!! Even the drifts had drifts!!! I was breaking the trail and Alex was grooming behind. When we got done, I had 14 more miles than him!!! 95 miles and burned 101.3 gallons of fuel!!!

We hit our west trail (8/89/88), then continued on 88 past the park and ride at M77 to 443. We ran 443 down to the bra tree, then headed back to our barn.

We will try and get our East trail(8) and the north trail(8/888/88) today and tomorrow. There are a lot of branches and trees down throughout the area, so please be alert. As always, ride right and ride safe!

Trail boss Al.

03/17/2026

The storm has passed and what a storm it was. Groomers left at noon today. They are running tandem due to drifting and downed trees. We hope to have everything in shape by Friday. Please ride with caution due to the conditions.

03/16/2026

Trail update" WE HAVE SNOW!!! Unfortunately we are holding off grooming until the weather dies down and then long enough to get dug out!! I do not know how many inches of snowfall we have had with this current storm, but drifts are from 5 to 10 feet around my house and driveway!

I hope everyone is staying safe and indoors. It took about 35 minutes to dig out far enough for our dog to go out... and right back in!!! I put a shovel in the snow on top of where our generator is...in case power goes out and it don't start I will be able to find it. Stay safe, ride right, and for now, bench race!!!

Trail boss Al

03/15/2026

This is an excellant post from a neighboring club. Unfortunately this becoming more and more common...

SCMTA has received several reports of snowmobiles traveling off the designated groomed trails on 421. We would like to take this opportunity to remind all riders of the importance of staying within the marked boundaries for the safety of the community and the future of our trail system.

First and foremost, staying on the trail is vital for your own protection. Areas off the groomed path often contain hidden hazards such as stumps, rocks, and water holes that are not visible under the snow. Venturing into these areas can lead to serious equipment damage or personal injury.

Furthermore, a significant portion of our trail system exists only because local landowners graciously allow us to pass through their private property. This access is a privilege, not a right, and it depends entirely on riders respecting their land. When snowmobiles go off-trail, it violates the trust of these landowners and puts our land-use agreements at risk.

If we cannot ensure that riders will remain on the marked paths, we face the very real possibility of losing these trail connections permanently. We ask that everyone ride responsibly and respect the markers so we can continue to enjoy these trails for years to come.

Thank you for your cooperation and for helping us protect our trail system.