Snowmobile Trail Conditions

January 10, 2019

Trails in the upper half of the State have received several inches of new snow over the past few days helping to improve riding conditions.  Keep those snow dances going!

Please note that riders should still use caution and watch for open water bars and icy corners.

A reminder that landowners give permission for TRAILS (a designated route) on their property - off-trail/backcountry riding is not legal without written landowner permission.  Said permission must be in the rider’s possession while riding.

This report will be updated every Thursday.  On school vacation weeks we will do an additional update on Mondays.

If you do not see an area listed, then you should assume that it is CLOSED or contact the club directly.

Great North Woods Region

Please remember to staff OFF plowed roads that are not signed as OPEN.

Pittsburg Ridge Runners, Pittsburg:
90% open, groomed, good to great conditions.  Corridor 5 is closed between Corridor 20 and 2nd Connecticut Lake for logging - refer to club’s Facebook or website for map showing open and closed trails.  Warming Hut is open this weekend – stop in for a bite to eat.

Colebrook Ski-Bees, Colebrook/Stewartstown:
6” new snow, 100% open and groomed.  Lower elevation trails and downtown are marginal to moderate conditions with good to great conditions in higher elevations.

Swift Diamond Riders, Stewartstown (Coleman State Park/Diamond Pond):  
6-8” new snow, 100% open and groomed, good to great conditions.  The club house is now open on weekends – stop in warm up and grab a bite to eat!

Umbagog Snowmobile Association, Errol/Cambridge/Millsfield:
6-8” new snow, 100% open and groomed, good to great conditions.  Corridor 18 to Cambridge (Mountain Pond Road) is open with marginal conditions.

Stratford Nighthawk, Stratford/Columbia:
6-8” new snow, 100% open and groomed, good to great conditions.  Grooming is done both at night and during the day so please watch for groomers and give them the right of way.

Groveton Trailblazers, Northumberland/Groveton/Stark:
8” new snow, 100% open and groomed.  Village trails are being packed.  Good conditions north of village, marginal conditions in village and south.  The rail road corridor to Lancaster is CLOSED.  Club house is open Saturday 11-3 – stop in for a bite to eat!
 
Milan All Weather Riders, Milan:
6” of new snow, 100% open and groomed, moderate to good riding conditions.

Lancaster Snowdrifters, Lancaster:  
4-6” new snow.  100% open and being packed.  Marginal to moderate riding, some open water bars.  Rail Road corridor from Lancaster to Groveton is not open.

White Mountain Ridge Runners, Berlin:
6” new snow.  Most trails are open and groomed.  Moderate to good conditions, some open water bars and icy corners.  Success area (Corridor 12) is open and groomed with moderate conditions.  Corridor 12 between Berlin and Gorham is CLOSED until next week for construction work.

Dalton Ridge Runners:
4-6” new snow, 100% open and being packed.  Marginal to moderate conditions with some open water bars. 

White Mountain Region

Waumbek Methna Snowmobile Club, Jefferson:
6” new snow, 100% open and groomed, moderate conditions  with some open water bars and icy corners.

Presidential Ranger Riders, Gorham:
6” new snow, groomed, good conditions.  Town trails are marginal.  Corridor 19 from Town & Country to ME border and Corridor 12 to Berlin are still CLOSED.

Whitefield Sno-Kings, Whitefield:
4-6” new snow, 100% open and being packed.  Marginal to moderate conditions with some open water bars.  

Littleton Off Road Riders, Littleton:
No report from club at this time.

Twin Mountain Snowmobile Club:
4-6” new snow, 100% open and groomed.  Moderate conditions with lower terrain trails having thin cover with icy areas.

Franconia Notch State Park:  
4-6” new snow, 100% open and groomed, good conditions.  Marginal conditions north of Cannon Mountain to Twin Mountain.  Riding south of the Notch into Lincoln is good.

Central NH SC, Campton/Thornton/Stinson Lake:
8” new snow, 100% open, groomed, moderate to good conditions.  Rails are exposed on Corridor 11 and it has not been groomed.

White Mountain Trail Club, Bartlett:
8” new snow, 80% open and groomed, conditions good.

Bear Notch, Bartlett:
10” new snow, groomed, great conditions.  Rail road is now open.

Mountain Meadow Riders, Conway:
4-10” new snow.  Club has packed snow and will be grooming when trails dry out.  Rail road tracks are open.

Lakes Region

Early season conditions.

Baker River Valley Snowmobile Club, Alexandria/Warren:  
4” new snow, open.  Club is working on clearing some trees and filling water bars.  Higher elevations are good, lower elevations are moderate.  Note that 2 miles north of club house on Route 8 there is logging so use CAUTION.  The club house will be open this weekend from 8 to 4 – stop in for a bite.

Squam Trailbusters, Holderness/Ashland:
6-8” new snow.  Trails will open this weekend.  Club is currently clearing leaning and downed branches and packing trails.

Moultonboro Snowmobile Club, Moultonborough:
6-8” new snow.  Club is currently clearing leaning and downed branches and packing trails.

Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough:
6-12” new snow.  100% open, groomed.  Lower elevations marginal conditions, good conditions in the mountains.

Ossipee Valley Snowmobile Club, Ossipee:
6-8” new snow.   Club is currently clearing leaning and downed branches and packing trails.

Sno-Streakers, Meredith:
6-8” new snow.  Club is currently clearing leaning and downed branches and packing trails.

Seven Lakes Snowmobile Club, Wakefield:  
6” new snow.  Club is currently clearing leaning and downed branches and packing trails.

Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee Region

Early season conditions.

Sugar River Rail Trail, Claremont/Newport:
Gates are open.  Not groomed at this time.  Early season conditions.  Check club sites for more specific information on trails abutting the rail trail.

Northern Rail Trail, Boscawen/Lebanon:  
Gates are open, limited grooming.  Early season conditions.  Check club sites for more specific information on trails abutting the rail trail.

Upcoming Events:

• NH Snowmobile Association’s Easter Seals Ride-In for Camp Sno-Mo  will take place in Gorham this year on February 1st, 2nd,and 3rd.
• 2019 Pink Ride, Silver Lake State Park, Hollis, Saturday, February 9th
• Lisbon Vintage Race, Saturday, February 9th

Corridor 11, Franconia Notch, today


PT 155m Campton, today.  Chief checking out the trails – good conditions!