Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 0-5"
Date of Report: February 3, 2025
Snowmobile Information:
Put on about 100 miles yesterday, Sunday. Ended up at Sunken Horse on the flowage. Today that group is riding north from Birches to the Wine Hut at White Cap. We had about 3″ of snow yesterday morning here. This morning it is snowing pretty good, but only about 1″ due. The 3-5″ is south of us going from a line Merrill to Sturgeon Bay. We are holding. Slight chance of snow every day this week, but Mother Nature is crankier than my ex-wife, and Punxsutawney Phil is a big fat weasel, so I am boycotting weather reports. Trail 17, the main grade, is rough on the south end Mattke to Wishow. If you utilize Fence Lake, at Frying PanTrail, you can access 17 and head north. Good riding all the way through the Raven, and fairly decent to the Powell Marsh. Out in the open in the marsh it is gravel. You can bypass that by utilizing the lake routes, and jump off of Flambeau, pick up 23, River Rd, up to 182. 182 is thin going west, and bumpy to Springstead. 182 east to 17 south of Mercer, has more snow but bumpy. Road routes WERE liking these wimpy snows. Trail #1, Stearns Lake Rd, and East Boundary, was really good up to 51 yesterday. They must have plowed this morning, and there are a lot of bare stretches now. Our club trails, from H down to Moss, Crawling Stone, and the Fence Lake Landing, are also good. The truck ruts between H and 47 are still there, but less pronounced and filling in some. I keep running into riders from our club, that are finding decent snow. You get good reports, bad reports, and ugly reports, all from the same areas. I have been doing these reports for five years, and get good feedback, and people like the humor, but a young friend posted some reports, and she said people got angry. I did not get details, but fuchi que pesto people, as my friend Willy would say, “That just aint right.” Northern Hornshoe meeting tonight at Sheri’s pub, and we will get an update on our Deere with a sore stomach. Mercer Sno-goers meeting at Sunken Horse tomorrow night. I am blessed that I have friends that are active in snowmobiling at club level, state level, and national level. They are in MS, AWSC, KAOS, and Next Gen Riders. There are a lot of other things I don’t know about. It can be quite humbling to hear their activity level, and be just awestruck the work that goes in. When a county opens, or stays closed, these are not light decisions. Mark
Snowmobiling Information
Boozhoo, ( Hell-o and Welcome in Ojibwe)
QUALITY is the word we use to describe the great snowmobiling trails in Lac du Flambeau Wisconsin. Thanks to all our hardworking snowmobile club members, the Northern Hornshoe Trails Club, our snowmobiling trails have been recognized as some of the best in the state of Wisconsin. We are known for our good will, friendliness, and our culture and history.
Lac du Flambeau Wisconsin is well known for scenic snowmobiling trail vistas and dense woods combine with the awesome vastness of the Powell Marsh Wildlife area and reserve that you cross, makes this one of the most enjoyable rides you will have all season. After a fun ride on the snowmobile trails visit one of our many restaurants, retail stores or casino.
The Lac du Flambeau Wisconsin snowmobile trails are also centrally located so that staying here makes it possible for you to go south to the Minocqua, St. Germain and Eagle River areas, or go north to the “snow belt areas” of northern Vilas County, and on to the UP of Michigan. They are all a short ride away.
We look forward to your visit to our beautiful area. PLEASE ride safe!
Miigwetch, Ingawaabamin
(Thanks you and we’ll be seeing you!
Boozhoo, ( Hell-o and Welcome in Ojibwe)
QUALITY is the word we use to describe the great snowmobiling trails in Lac du Flambeau Wisconsin. Thanks to all our hardworking snowmobile club members, the Northern Hornshoe Trails Club, our snowmobiling trails have been recognized as some of the best in the state of Wisconsin. We are known for our good will, friendliness, and our culture and history.
Lac du Flambeau Wisconsin is well known for scenic snowmobiling trail vistas and dense woods combine with the awesome vastness of the Powell Marsh Wildlife area and reserve that you cross, makes this one of the most enjoyable rides you will have all season. After a fun ride on the snowmobile trails visit one of our many restaurants, retail stores or casino.
The Lac du Flambeau Wisconsin snowmobile trails are also centrally located so that staying here makes it possible for you to go south to the Minocqua, St. Germain and Eagle River areas, or go north to the “snow belt areas” of northern Vilas County, and on to the UP of Michigan. They are all a short ride away.
We look forward to your visit to our beautiful area. PLEASE ride safe!
Miigwetch, Ingawaabamin
(Thanks you and we’ll be seeing you!