Lake Ice, Trail, and Snow Conditions

January 8, 2025

Well New Year has come and gone and with it seems did the real cold weather. On Saturday, temperatures began to rise from minus teens to mid-twenties and began to snow. The temperatures continued to rise to a high of thirty-eight degrees on Monday. During this rapid weather change, the wind began to blow Sunday night, reaching a high of 30 mph gusting at times to 38 mph. Needless to say, all the trails in all the area have snow drifts and, in some places, left to bare ice.

This coming week the weather should calm down and stay around lows of zero and highs near thirty deg. Skies will be broken with some more snow predicted towards the weekend.

Big Reminder.......!! The Copper Basin 300 dog sled race begins Saturday. The teams will be leaving Glennallen Saturday morning heading for Lake Louise. They will be arriving on the Tolsona Trail and the North South Seismic trails and stopping at the Lake Louise Lodge check point. They will then leave across the lake to the Crosswind trail and continue to the north end of Crosswind Lake on their way to Sourdough. Dog teams should be arriving early Saturday evening and be gone after Monday.

If you meet any dog team on the trail, pull off the trail and turn off your snowmachine till they pass. If you come up behind a team on a trail, be patient, till they can stop and have their team under control for you to pass. Keep in mind, our trails in this area are for everyone's use, so be courteous to all that are out and enjoying them like you are. 

As I've been traveling back and forth on the lake lately, I've noticed more and more trash showing up. Come on folks! Take a moment longer before taking off and be sure all your trash is secured away and won't bounce out. A big portion of trash I've stopped to pick up has been aluminum cans, plastic/Styrofoam packaging, and other lost articles. 

We started grooming operations this week. Trails groomed so far are: Crosswinds, Crosswind North, Big Bay, Big Rock, Tolsona, and the N/S Seismic trails. We'll continue by doing the Lake Trail and trails on the west side of Lake Louise. Be aware that you may meet us out on the trail. 

Remember!!!!!!   Check you emergency gear and let someone know where you are going and when you plan to be back. Leave a Travel Plan..........Ride and Drive Safe!!!

Thank you for everyone’s support

Happy Trails, 

Harry Holt, Trail Boss 

Lake Louise Snowmachine Club

907-232-9080