Dan-Senior

Stellar Spring Season - North of Sault Ste. Marie 5 Feet of Snow! After this week's storm, snow depth is moving from 4.5' to 5' in the inland Agawa River region. Like the hydro guys said, expect snow on the ground into June this year. Going to be a stellar Spring season of riding.

Nice to hear you are still running the XLT. A handful of us in the Sault Ste. Marie - Elliot Lake area run wedges as our primary sleds as well. Here's Mike and I at Dunlop Lake Lodge on Sunday. AJ was also on his XLT that day, but down in Elliot Lake.

Thanks Eric. Appreciate it. The Co-Organizer and I met on Sunday and we will target February 2026 for next year. Earlier in the season to help reduce potential Spring meltdowns. Exact date TBA.

CANCELLED Due to the upcoming Texas heatwave to arrive on March 14th-15th, this event will not take place. A new 2026 date will be TBA next year.

Sault Ste. Marie - March 5th - Updates Its an umbrella day in Sault Ste. Marie today. Looks like a full day of it. On the positive, this will pack down the snow and make for some amazing cross-country / back-country bush riding. Dan

Snow-depth is good. The entire region including Aubrey Falls got fresh powder on Saturday - 20-25cms (8-10 inches) to add to the existing base. Highways were closed due to blizzard. Best winter I've seen in years.

My back yard in Sault Ste. Marie. It hit the news!

It's getting deep! We got stuck twice on Sunday and had our gym workout for the week. Its been a good winter up here in Algoma.

Retro-Ride Weekend Marketing Brochure

Topic: Retro-Ride Weekend Enjoy a Retro-Ride weekend on March 15th in Elliot Lake. All Classic and Vintage sleds and owners are welcome. RSVP would be helpful for a head-count. Hotels Available Include: Hampton Inn & Dunlop Lake Lodge The agenda is listed below in the attached file. Dan

Mid-Algoma Update - January 2025 Here is my write-up on our attempted trip to Black Creek Outfitters, leaving from north East of Bruce Mines, Ontario. More snow is needed. We were not successful in getting to our destination, but did achieve 70% of the planned distance. https://sled-x.ca/news/january-2025-report1.html

Sault Ste. Marie - North-East - Updates The further east and north-east of Sault Ste. Marie we went, the less snow we encountered on the ground. We ran out of snow at Horner Lake (X marked on Map), less than 4" on the ground, on our way to Black Creek, so we turned around and headed south-west, back into the snow belt. More snow needed in that area. Dan Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Ste. Marie - Updates There's no shortage of snow in north and east of Sault Ste. Marie. It's been snowing for the past 2 days. The deep-snow band is narrow in length (40 miles) and tall (60 miles). 2400 square miles of 2+ feet of snow. Snow levels drop beyond those points eastward and northward. Elliot Lake, further eastward (80 miles by air), hasn't picked up any of the lake effect snow. South, along the communities of Bruce Mines and Thessalon have a shallow snow covering, and that's it. Searchmont, Mile 38 and Mile 67 have decent snow levels. I can't speak on behalf of any local clubs as to the trail status, so, keep a lookout on the OFSC trail map. All I can tell you is that I've had the snow-blower out twice today. We are Braaaping somewhere in the snowbelt this weekend. Dan Sault Ste. Marie

Aubrey Falls - Update Although rain and warm temperatures did a number on snow levels, winter is making a return.

Sled Prices Falling? Likely not in Sault Ste. Marie this winter. The local Sault Ski-Doo dealer moved 55 sleds last week and 100+ in the past 2 weeks, according to their FB page. The abundance of snow is helping sales.

Black Creek Outfitters - December 2024. My write-up on my recent trip to Black Creek Outfitters on highway 129 north of Thessalon, Ontario. The full report is here: https://sled-x.ca/news/december-2024-report1.html

We are still measuring snow in feet north of Sault Ste Marie. Riding has been good, but working for a living is cutting into the fun. Holidays are just around the corner. Merry Christmas!

Sault Ste. Marie - Accommodations & Food The FairField Inn is popular and the trail goes right to the door. Both you and Mrs. will enjoy because Chuck's Roadhouse is right next door and the LCBO is right across the street and Walmart is around the corner. Giovanni's and Fratelli's are right there as well. Chucks is a local favourite by many, for apps and burgers and so forth. You may want to skip the higher end stuff unless you hit one of the other Italian restaurants close by. The only setback might be if the trails have yet to open by then, you will need to trailer. With all the snow we have, hopefully they will be open before then.

My wife won't be going shopping today. lol Dan - Sault Ste. Marie

4 am and Good Morning from Sault Ste Marie. Up early to start digging out before heading to work. Black Friday for some but a huge white Friday for us. Still have 48 hours more of snow on the way.

All this trail damage you see in the video occurred in the past 72 hours.

Things are getting ugly here in Sault Ste. Marie. I suspect some businesses will be shut down tomorrow (Friday). By Sunday, we will be measuring snow in feet not inches. UPDATE: Sault Ste. Marie - Shut-Downs https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/weather-related-closures-and-cancellations-9881832

I just completed a 2 hour night run tonight north of Sault Ste. Marie and am reporting good snow depth. Snowmobiling season has started for the 2024/25 season in this region. Dan Kachur - SSM