Snowmobile Trail Conditions Blog
3/05/25 Trails – TRAILS CLOSED
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2024 Season
3/5 – TRAILS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON
3/3 – TRAILS OPEN – GROOMING SUSPENDED – Forecast is for a few warm days then cold again – so the trail master is keeping an eye on things.
2/28 – TRAILS OPEN AGAIN The 4″ of snow on Thursday and forecast of snow Friday nite means the trails are open again. Warm temperatures are forecast for Saturday, the a deep freeze. Enjoy it while you can. No promises, only hopes.
2/24 – TRAILS CLOSED – Conditions deteriorating – warm temperatures and the forecast for rain and more warmth, along with several land-owner comments, drove the decision to close the trails until/unless conditions improve.
2/20 – Conditions great. All trails groomed every few days.
2/15 – We received about 1″ of crud this week but it helped conditions by adding some moisture to the snow. Most trails have been groomed in the past week.
2/9 – About 8″ overnight of fluffy snow. Enjoy the powder. Grooming will resume on Monday.
2/8 -The small fluffy storms finally built up enough that trails are getting pretty good. It is still a thin base, because there isn’t much moisture in the snow column. All trails are open. Most are groomed. The trail between DaSilva’s and the Boro is gone.
2/3 – With two small storms over the past few days, gates opened today. Early season conditions as all the snow has been powdery – very little moisture to pack a base. Expect hazards, exposed rocks and a thin base.
1/20 – 6″+ fell on bare ground. Snow was very fluffy, so not good base material, but a good start.
1/14 – Since 12/28, trails went bare and now have 1-2″ again. The ground and lakes are freezing nicely, but we are waiting for that needed base before opening the trails.
12/28 – Trails have 1-3″ of base, ground is frozen and lake ice is forming nicely, but rain and warm temperatures are in the forecast. Nothing is open in Moultonboro yet, but we’re ready to go as soon as the weather patterns change.
2024 Season – Never Opened
2023 Season
3/11: Trails Closed.
3/9: Closing east side today. Red Hill groomed last night and is good. Checking other trails.
3/8: Groomed Evergreen, Lees, Village and Greens Basin Trails. Deep base in some spot, bare ground and mud holes in other spots.
3/6: 9″ on Saturday (3/4) but warm weather is keeping some trails thin and big mud puddles are effectively closing several stretches of trails.
3/1: Total of about a foot in the past week. West side is rolled.
2/26: Another 3″+ are improving conditions. Still ice under and thin base.
2/23: With 4-6″ of new snow and cold temps on the way, we opened the gates today. Conditions are marginal and water bars are hidden.
2/18: Trails remain closed, including west side of Ossipees. Forecast for late next week looks interesting but it will take a lot of snow to reopen the trails. We’ll see what March brings.
2/13: Trails are closed until conditions improve. Temperatures are forecast to be well above normal for the week.
2/9: Warm temperatures and rain have damaged the trails. They are soft, muddy and only remain open due to the fishing derby. Trails will close on Sunday evening, until if/when winter returns.
2/4: Temps reached -17 overnight. Everything was groomed by Friday noon then groomers were put away for the cold. C15 from Ambrose to Castle Parking lot still closed. Elsewhere, frozen water bars, puddles and icy streams down some trails. Water access was punky a few days ago, before the deep freeze.
2/2: Cold temps have firmed up the water-bars. Grooming will resume today, then suspend over the weekend due to forecasted temps near zero. Base is thin in some areas with occasional bare spots and frozen water-bars. No significant snow in the forecast.
1/30: Grooming is suspended until things freeze up again. Riding in the low-land trails is not recommended.
1/29: Red Hill and Ossipees remain best riding. Warm temperatures and sled traffic took its toll yesterday. The east side trails are closed due to excessive mud holes. Many of the lake entrances are reported to have open water holes.
1/28: Most trails have been packed or groomed, except for the powerline swamp. With temperatures in forecast to hit 40 today, we recommend staying off the trails.
1/27: Cold temperatures overnight firmed up the slush from yesterday. Packing and grooming will continue today. Conditions will improve with traffic and additional grooming but more snow and continued cold weather is needed.
1/26: Two inches of snow/slush and then rain fell. Lake ice is showing lots of wet and punky areas. Will be resuming packing today.
1/25 PM: After a day of grooming, lots of trails are packed, many are not and most gates are open.
1/25 Wednesday AM: With over a foot on the ground and more forecast, the trails opened this morning. It is a soft opening. There are still gates closed, unpacked trails, water bars and unfrozen swamps to content with. Early season conditions to be sure. Volunteers are working on all issues.
1/20 Friday PM: We received 2″-6″ Thursday night and Friday. Probably more in the mountains. Not enough to take our equipment out to groom, so trails remain not open. More snow is forecast for Sunday night and perhaps Wednesday night. We will see. The equipment is gassed up and ready to go. We’ll keep you informed here.
1/19 – Storms are forecast for Thursday and Sunday nite and long range hints at a storm next Wednesday. The club equipment is in top repair, gassed up and ready to go. At the moment, we are planning to pack and check trails starting Monday, 1/23.
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