Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 6-8
Date of Report: January 1, 2026
Area Report:
We received a pretty good snowfall this past weekend. Again, it started as wet heavy snow which is good for a base but not great for the trees. Some rainbow trees over the trails. If you can, knock the snow off and hopefully the trees will recover.
We also are dealing with quite a few trail issues through private land, temp closures, hopefully. It is NEVER okay to go around a closed gate or trail closed sign. Clubs put in a lot of hard work securing these trails and working with private landowners. If you go on a closed trail, we risk losing the trail permanently.
News and Reports:
Apostle Island Snowmobile Club – All trails in the Cornucopia and Bayfield areas remain in good condition. Still an ongoing landowner issue on the trail going to Bayfield. Still early season riding conditions with some brush on the trails. clubs are working on clearing them.
Barnestormers – All Barnes area trails are groomed and in great condition
Corny Sno-Goers – See Apostle Island update above
Drummond Dirt-Sno Jacks – No report
Namakagon Trail Groomers – Happy New Year from all of us at NTG. Late Christmas gift just before New Years. New fresh snow!! We have clipped the majority of all hanging limbs, there are a few left here and there we will keep working at. Feel free to clip and throw off to the side if you see them. All trails have been groomed a few times now and in great shape. Very good base to work with. All swamps have been groomed as well, so everything is good to ride. We will continue with a grooming schedule as the snow holds up. Ride safe and have a great weekend!
Northern Adventures – No report
South Shore Trails Club – Trail 1 has been groomed west and east and are good condition with good snow. Trails 40 and 43 are being groomed this morning and conditions are good. Trails 66 and 3 are also being groomed this morning and conditions are good with new snow.
Waino – Trail 1: Brule to Port Wing in great shape!
Washburn Valhellers – Happy New Year from the Washburn ValHellers. We are grooming daily through the holiday starting today (1/1/26), trail 13, 31, and 35 around the Valhalla area. We will groom trail 31/33/63 (Moquah Spur) on Friday evening and then trail 13 into Washburn and to the Ashland corridor on Saturday, 1/3/26. All trails are in nice riding shape and will hold up nice for the weekend.
White River Ramblers – No report
Snowmobiling Information
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Wisconsin’s Northwoods is the best overall place in North America for SNOWMOBILE TRAIL RIDING and FAMILY SNOWMOBILING, according to the readers of Snow Goer magazine. In addition to winning the BEST TRAIL AREA and BEST AREA CATERING TO FAMILIES categories, the Northwoods tied for second with the Yellowstone area in the voting for Best Overall Snowmobiling Area.
Situated on the edge of THE LARGEST OF THE GREAT LAKES, pristine Lake Superior, Bayfield County Wisconsin is home to 433,582 acres of public land that provide endless trails for snowmobilers. We have over 600 miles of groomed trails along with over 1000 miles of ungroomed forest roads for your riding pleasure. Our annual average snowfall is 73 inches.
We represent the communities of CABLE, BARNES, GRAND VIEW, NAMAKAGON, DRUMMOND, IRON RIVER, DELTA, INO, MASON, BENOIT, WASHBURN, BAYFIELD, RED CLIFF, CORNUCOPIA, HERBSTER, PORT WING AND OULU.
The Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center is a great place to stop on your journey. Snowmobilers are greeted with a special area to warm or dry your gloves and hang your helmet while exploring the center’s displays and 5-story observation tower which showcases the area. You’ll find it near the Tri-County Recreational Corridor which runs from the City of Ashland in Ashland County to the City of Superior in Douglas County.
We are host to many scenic vistas in the Chequamegon National Forest as well as abundant wildlife including deer, wolf, black bear and elk.
Guilty of bragging about our super-groomed trails, our local snowmobile clubs continually make improvements to make our trails safe and more enjoyable for sledders.
We invite you to experience snowmobiling at its best in Bayfield County Wisconsin. Snowmobile maps/travel information are available by calling 800-472-6338 or by visiting www.travelbayfieldcounty.com.