Snow conditions, trail updates, and snowmobiling videos — from the center of Maine’s 14,000 miles of snowmobile trails in The Forks, Maine. We’ll keep you posted on the 100 or so miles of beautiful trails that we groom. For details on which trails we groom see The Forks Area Trails Club, where you can also join our local snowmobile club. For a snowmobile trail map and distances from The Forks to some of our favorite Maine towns to visit by trail (Greenville, Jackman, Eustis, Rangeley, Millinocket, …) see: The Forks Area Trails. Check out snowmobile trip reviews and our rides to Moxie Falls, Coburn Mountain, Grand Falls, Bingham Windmills, the B-52 Crash Site… Maine Snowmobiling Videos and Trail Tales.
Looks like 6" of fresh snow is heading our way in The Forks, Maine, so we will resume grooming on Friday after the storm. The plan is to have all of ITS 86 and ITS 87 groomed for the weekend, as well as the Pleasant Pond Trail and the Kennebec...
With the extreme cold weather we have had fuel icing issues with our groomers. See which trails we have groomed, sign up for snowmobile trail reports direct from the trailmaster, and see photos from guests who rented sleds and had a blast!...
The Christmas Day storm dropped 10 inches of fresh snow here in The Forks, Maine giving us about 18 inches of snow on the ground...
Be the first to know about The Forks, Maine snowmobile trail conditions direct from Trailmaster Jim Yearwood, and see how we celebrate winter at Northern Outdoors snowmobiling resort....
Stay tuned for regular trail conditions reports from our groomers and guides. We'll keep you posted with trail photos and ride videos. In the meantime you can see last year's trail reports: snow snow snow! And check out this snowmobiling video of Zach's ride to Moxie Falls....
We have about 10” of snow on the ground. We will be packing trails this week with the groomers on Tuesday and Wednesday, and finishing up signage. Expect early season conditions as things freeze up, with woods trails being rough. Sections of the trail on unplowed roads should have good...
We received about 3” of snow, then heavy rain on Tuesday. Needless to say, our trail system took a beating. Everything is still passable, but there is a lot of ice. Sections of trail on plowed roads are sheer ice . . . sections of trail on unplowed roads are...
Zach brings us another information packed Snowmobile Conditions Ride Report from Northern Outdoors in The Forks, Maine. The Forks area got 3"-5" of snow this past week which gave the groomers the material they needed to fill in some of the woods trail thin spots. Those thin spots are few and...
We received between 3 and 5 inches of snow on Monday night, depending on the exact location. The low end down along the Kennebec River and upper amounts once you get out of the valley. With this new snow our trail conditions have improved greatly. We groomed all trail sections...
THE FORKS TRAIL REPORT 2/4/2016 We received about 4” of snow on Wednesday, followed by just a little rain. Temperatures are warm today . . . . in the mid-30’s but will cool off tonight and through the weekend. We will attempt to groom tonight, Friday and Saturday to get things as best as...
This week in our Northern Outdoors Snowmobile Trail Report and Ride Along, Zach heads South on ITS 87 on Backcountry Expeditions newest Ski Doo rental sled. The main sections of the Forks Area Trail Network are in great shape with some of the woods trail sections being a little thin. Join Zach on...
THE FORKS TRAIL REPORT 1/27/2016 No new snow since last weeks report. Trails are holding up well, considering the minimal snow. Groomers have been out on all sections this week and we will hit things again, as needed, on Thurs, Fri and Sat nights. Generally speaking, sections of the trail on unplowed roads are...
THE FORKS TRAIL REPORT 1/20/2016 Groomers have been out on all sections this week and we will hit things again, as needed, on Thurs, Fri and Sat nights. Generally speaking, sections of the trail on unplowed roads are in very good shape. Woods trails are very rough, but passable. There is plenty of snow...
Great Snowmobile Weather at Northern Outdoors for this Weekend! This past week as been a whirlwind of Maine weather. Two inches of rain, freezing temps and high winds, but finishing off with 12" of powder! Despite the unfriendly weather conditions the Forks Area Trail Network is in great shape. The groomers...
THE FORKS, MAINE TRAIL REPORT 1/8/2016 The snow we received over a week ago has packed down considerably, and very cold temps have frozen up most of the wet spots. Lots of sleds out last weekend enjoying the early season riding. We went out with the groomers after the storms before New Years and panned...
We have received about 18” of snow in the past week. This will provide a great base to get things going for the winter. Groomers have been out panning all trail sections, yesterday and today. Generally speaking, sections of the trail on unplowed roads are in good shape. Woods trails...