McCall Area Snowmobilers

10/06/2026

Our October meeting will be tomorrow 10/6 at 6:30pm at Broken Horn Brewery! We hope to see everyone there!

10/01/2026

Much needed added parking!
Pray for snow!

More parking at Francis Wallace!

This popular snowmobile access point just got a big upgrade, thanks to grant funding from Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation. The new winter-only lot extends from the northeast corner of the existing parking footprint and will be ready for the 2026-27 season!

We'll have more details soon about parking specifics and expect parking permits to go on sale December 1 on the Valley County website. Permit sales directly fund parking lot maintenance and trail grooming.

This is also a reminder to register your snowmobile and get an IDPR sticker. Idaho registration is a valid day-use pass at VC trailheads: just put your IDPR receipt on the dashboard. https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/park.../snowmobiling/
No snowmobile, but planning to park at the trailhead? Purchase a $5 day-use parking pass or $20 annual pass (good all year, for all County sites) on the Valley County Recreation website.

Thank you to our communities for their patience and support as we work to conserve quality outdoors experiences for all, amid recreational growth and increased visitation to the county.

09/16/2026

The wood is all split for the safety shelters! Thank you to everyone who came out tonight to help, we had 3 generations of snowmobile club members show up to lend a hand!

09/11/2026

Parking lot upgrades! More to come before winter!

03/26/2026

Our first vintage ride was a HUGE success! We had about 75 riders, perfect weather and minimal breakdowns.

Congrats to our winners:

Youngest rider: Eva Koogler, 7 (she also technically was on the oldest sled, and 82 Yamaha Excell, but she decided to allow someone else to win)

Oldest sled: Valerie Blair on an 87 Phazer

Biggest Handicap: Rob Kirsch, sled age+his age was 84

Thank you to the Darcy and Kirsch families for donating the prizes!

We cannot wait to do this again next year! Stay tuned we plan to make this even bigger and better!

03/10/2026

Tonight is our monthly meeting! 6:30 at Broken Horn Brewery. We hope so see you there!

03/01/2026

02/10/2026

Our monthly meeting is tonight 2/10 at 6:30 at Broken Horn. We hope to see you then!

02/03/2026

It’s almost time! We hope to see everyone Saturday! The trail is still in great shape and there is plenty of snow to complete the Fun Run as usual! We have some amazing prizes this year, you don’t want to miss it!

01/16/2026

Coming into this weekend please remember the Granite Mountain Closure is now in effect!

Between January 15th and March 31st, much of the Granite Mountain Area is closed to snowmobiling to provide non-motorized recreation opportunities and protect public safety during Brundage Mountain’s cat skiing operations. You may still access the lookout via our shared use road known as the Boulevard. Check out the maps or follow the signs from Goose Lake for Boulevard access. Our website has a link to access maps that show this area as well as other play areas for you to explore! These maps are available in paper form at many local businesses as well.

Please respect this closure as snowmobile incursions into the permitted area can be a safety issue as well as giving our community a black eye!

Club members with several other local groups worked together to create a video highlighting this closure and reminding all of us to recreate responsibly. Please check out our video and share this post to get the word out!

You can access the free Forest Service maps here:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/payette/maps-pubs

And check out our club website for the play area maps:

https://snowmobilemccall.net/trails/

The McCall Winter Recreation Forum is comprised of area winter recreation stakeholders including motorized and non-motorized individuals and businesses to pr...