2026 Snowmobile Vacation Guide

2026 Snowmobile Vacation Guide

Discover top U.S. snowmobile destinations, from Maine’s Aroostook County to Wyoming’s backcountry, featuring premier trails, scenic rides, and must-visit winter hubs.
A father-and-son dream becomes reality as four Arctic Cat riders snowmobile 2,800 miles from New Brunswick to Thief River Falls, Minnesota, in the adventure of a lifetime.

The Ride of A Lifetime: New Brunswick to Minnesota

A 2,800-Mile Father-and-Son Adventure From New Brunswick To Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Lake-effect snow conditions in Gaylord Michigan snowmobiling area

A Tale of Two Trails—Snowmobiling in Gaylord, Michigan

Discover why Gaylord, Michigan is a snowmobiling hotspot, with lake-effect powder, extensive trail networks, and easy access to northern Lower Peninsula riding.
2025 Ski-Doo snowmobiles

First Ride Of The Season On Two Ski-Doo Snowmobiles—Michigan U.P.

For the trail riding we were doing, the MXZ X was the ideal mate. Quick reacting, fun, smooth running and efficient, its many features matched the conditions well. It was clearly made for this.
Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Ultimate Michigan U.P. Travel Guide—The Huron Mountains

The Upper Peninsula is the ultimate snowmobiling destination because of its abundant snow, great trails and its treasure trove of natural beauty.
View of Copper Harbor

Ultimate Michigan U.P. Snowmobile Guide: Keweenaw Peninsula

The Upper Peninsula is a treasure trove of natural beauty. Surrounded by three of the Great Lakes, mostly undeveloped and featuring a fascinating array...
Lake of the Clouds in winter

Ultimate U.P. Snowmobile Trip—Lake Gobegic Area

For a broad section of snowmobile riders from the Upper Midwest, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is the equivalent to a Chicago Cubs collapse, the Kardashian...
Aroostook County snowmobiling

Three Ultimate Riding Spots Highlighted In Great Escapes

Are you a traveling snowmobiler who is looking for new places to ride? Or, perhaps equally important, are you a could-be/would-be/wanna-be traveling snowmobiler looking...

Classic 10 Best Snowmobile Destinations List Looks Mighty Familiar

In one of the last issues of Snow Goer before it "went dark" for a few years, the then-editors created the "Our Bests Issue."...

Celebrating U.P. Snowmobiling In Great Escapes

When folks across the country think of the state of Michigan, they more than likely envision the big auto-making factories, some of the challenges...

Go Ride: Spending A Week In The U.P.

All last week one office at the Snow Goer headquarters in Plymouth, Minnesota, sat empty. It wasn’t the result of any unexpected layoffs, illnesses or...
Trail 3 in Keweenaw Peninsula

March Snowmobile Ride In Michigan: Definitely Worth The Drive

Somebody who's a lot smarter than me once said something like this: "The best things in life don't come easy." Maybe they were talking about...
Snowmobiling has been a cure for cabin fever in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin since the 1960s.

Upper Midwest Snowmobiling

To say that snowmobiling is popular in the Upper Midwest would be an understatement. Ever since the sport took off in the late 1960s...

Snowmobiling In Michigan

Snowmobiling is great in Michigan, whether it’s in the expansive Upper Peninsula (U.P.) or the several regions in the Lower Peninsula that also receive...

Snowmobiling on Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula

If it’s true that variety is the spice of life, then some snowmobiling days are a particularly semi-toxic blend of Mexican habanero, Chinese kung...

Snowmobile Riding in the Lower Peninsula

The idea hit me about mid-week. Michigan was having its best year it had seen in quite some time, in terms of snowfall. Some...

A Big Upper Peninsula

High Riding To Big Bay Drive to Michigan’s Western Upper Peninsula, and no matter how much snow you see on the side of the road,...

Four Days Of Snowmobiling In Brimley, Michigan

After that busy stretch in January, I needed a chance to unwind. I wanted a few days to just ride a snowmobile without a...