Snowmobile Trail Conditions

Updated JANUARY 10, 2025

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CLUB HEADLINES

Club Bonfire (Snow or no Snow!) at the Airport – January 18 12-4PM

This is a special social event for our club members, as requested at the annual meeting. Whether the snow gods are with us or not, we’ve got an amazing day planned for you!
Its looking like No Snow: So we are planning to Cozy up by a bonfire with delicious burgers and hot dogs! 🍔🌭
Bring your friends and family for an unforgettable day of fun, food, and excitement. We can’t wait to see you there! please RSVP by emailing to board-of-directors@moultonborosmc.org so we can get an estimate of people attending.

Moultonborough Snowmobile Club Getaway Weekend
February 21st and 22nd , 2025 Town and Country Inn, Shelbourne, NH  Special Club Rate!   Details here

North Carolina Hurricane Victims Request Help From NH Snowmobilers

Drop-Off Donations at NHSA Office

The New Hampshire Snowmobile Association received a plea for assistance from a relief volunteer helping residents of Western North Carolina displaced by flooding and landslides caused by Hurricane Helene. The situation is dire, with thousands living in tents and without power in areas such as Burnsville and Beech Mountain, at elevations ranging from 2,750 to 5,500 feet. Video of winter conditions 

Used Snowmobile Suits Needed
With extreme winter conditions expected (lows of -2°F to highs of 6°F) in January through March, relief organizations urgently need winter-rated (zero-degree) sleeping bags.

However, due to their high cost, the volunteer suggests snowmobile suits as a practical alternative. Many of us have old snowmobile suits hanging around that could make a difference.

HOW TO HELP
NH Clubs are being asked to contribute adult and children sizes:
•    Used snowmobile suits (jackets and bibs)
•    Cold-weather gloves
•    Warm boots
•    Hats
•    Zero-degree-rated sleeping bags

Mark the outside of each box with the contents and sizes (ex: used snowmobile jacket and bibs Large, Used snowmobile boots XL)

NHSA will coordinate shipping the items to the relief agencies.

Drop them off items at NHSA headquarters, 600 Laconia Rd, Suite 2, Tilton, NH 03276 ASAP. Please place the items in a cardboard box that we can ship.

Spread the word – Share the link below with friends
https://slednh.com/north-carolina-hurricane-victims-request-help-from-nh-snowmobilers/

You may also send items directly to the volunteer relief organizations.

Bald Creek Relief 100
Bald Creek School Dr.
Burnsville NC 28714
(Serving Yancy County)

Event Filled Season Planned

Look forward to great events this season.  In addition to the Christmas party, we are also planning a radar run and bonfire in mid-January and looking into a weekend trip up north.

Behind the Scenes

Eric, our trailmaster <trailmaster@moultonborosmc.org>, has been leading a team to complete about a dozen trail improvement projects and reroutes.  Some of the funding has come from the state.

Membership

The club’s expenses are highest in the fall, when trail and equipment maintenance activity is in full swing.  These expenses occur no matter what last season was like, as we have to be optimistic about the upcoming season.  Renewing your membership pre-season and adding in an additional donation helps our cash flow when it is most needed.  Our membership price hasn’t gone up – its still only $35 for you or your household.  Please renew today.  More info at our membership page. or click on  https://tinyurl.com/MoultonboroSnowmobileClub

Welcome to our new officers and board members for the 2025 season.

  • President: Steve Surdam
  • Vice President: Eric Erving
  • Board Member: Paul Slaney
  • Board Member: Brian Egan

Check the NH Bureau of Trails conditions page to find out what is open in NH: https://www.nhstateparks.org/things-to-do/snowmobiling

 

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State wide conditions are posted on the NH State Parks Site www.nhstateparks.org/activities/snowmobiling/trail-conditions

NH Bureau of Trails Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/NHTrailsBureau/

The NHSA Interactive NH Trail Map web site is at https://nhsa.evtrails.com/#    It includes the club’s 2022 trail updates.  Accessing the map by web browser is free.  We recommend the NHSA Trail Map app (Apple/Android) that works with or without cell signal.  $4.99/year.

Facebook users are invited to “Like/Follow” the club’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MoultonboroSMC/ 

Please send first-hand trail problems, questions or concerns to info@moultonborosmc.org 

 

 

Snowmobile Trail Conditions Blog

12/28/24 Trails – TRAILS CLOSED 

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2024 Season

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.

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.

 

 

Link to Conditions Blog Archive

Trail Status

Location Status
OVERALL TRAIL STATUS – Saturday 12/28/24 

CLOSED
Corridor 15 (Meredith to Ossipee)
  
Corridor 15 West  (Meredith Trail south of Lake Kanasatka)

CLOSED
Corridor 15 Moultonboro Neck  (Lake Kanasatka to Swallow Point Junction

CLOSED
Corridor 15 Powerline (Swallow Point Junction to Lake Winnipesaukee)

CLOSED
Corridor 15 Vappy Trail (Ambrose Marina across 109 to Mason Trail Junction)

CLOSED
Corridor 15 Vappy Trail (Mason Trail Junction to Ossipee Trail parking lot Rt 171)

CLOSED
Corridor 26 towards Wolfeboro – South of Ossipee Trail Parking Lot on RT 171 CLOSED
Corridor 15 Ossipee Mountain Trail – Parking lot to Mt. Shaw (State managed) CHECK WITH STATE

(CLOSED)
 PRIMARY TRAILS  
Primary 201 RED HILL TRAIL (Village Kitchen to Junction of 204) 

CLOSED
Primary 201 (Junction of 204 to Wakondah Pond and Lake Kanasatka)

CLOSED
Primary 204 from Junction of 201 to Squam Lake off Harvard Road.

CLOSED
Mason Trail Area (From Corridor 15 Junction to Balmoral, Suissevale and Skelley’s Market)

CLOSED
Moultonboro Neck Club Trails
  
Salmon Meadow Cove Access

CLOSED
Swallow Point  Trail (Corridor 15 Junction to Kona Woods entrance on Kona Farm Rd.) 

CLOSED
Kona Woods (Kona Farm Rd to M’boro Neck Rd at near Campground 

CLOSED
Camp Tecumseh (M’boro Neck Rd to Smith Cove access) 

CLOSED
Ferry Road Trail (Powerline to Camp Tecumseh – crossing Ferry Rd – New in 2022)

CLOSED
Far Echo Trail  (Smith Cove access to Far Echo Harbor)

CLOSED
Route 25 Area Trails
  
Primary 201 VK Trail (Moultonborough Neck Rd to Village Kitchen)

CLOSED
Lakes Access Trail (VK Trail to Lake Winnipesaukee Access and Lee’s Pond

CLOSED
Winnipesaukee Access, (Near Evergreen Island) – New route in 2022 

CLOSED
Lee’s Pond South Access, (Access via Fox Hollow and Moose Walk Roads) 

CLOSED
Village Trail (Lees Pond East Access to Cup and Crumb and Berry Pond

CLOSED
Greens Basin Trail (Trail improved in 2022)

CLOSED
Service Trail – Corridor 15 to Greens Corner, DaSilva Motorsports and Boro

CLOSED
   
Indefinitely Closed Trails
  
Primary Trail 204 – East Edge of Squam Lake to Sandwich Notch OPEN IN 2023
Service Trail – Subway to Lake Kanasatka CLOSED IN 2020
Carriage Trail (Corridor 15 to the Castle’s Carriage House Restaurant CLOSED IN 2020

Legend
CLOSED  Trail is closed – Please don’t ride these trails without checking with the club’s operations crew.
Marginal  Trail is passable but not recommended. May have thin base, open or partially filed water bars, bare spots, ice or trees down. May not have been groomed recently.  Please use only as needed.
Moderate Trail has fair riding, but will have bare spots, ice, waterbars or rough sections.
Good  Trail is flat with a good base.  It may have been groomed recently but there are areas with moguls or washboard, or are mushy, icy or bare.  
Great  Trail has a good base, regularly groomed flat with solid snow that should hold up to traffic.  
Unknown  Condition unknown.  Text color indicates last known condition.  Send field reports to info at moultonborosmc dot org