Reports Archive - Snowtracks

Trail Report – : Kenosha County, Wisconsin – December 12, 2025

Reporter:Nick
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 4-6 inches.
Date of Report: December 12, 2025
Area Report:

Do to the warm weather the area experienced some trails are getting thin and showing snirt.

Enjoy the best you can . Warm weather is expected next Tuesday and should cause the trails to be closed.

Do to the airport expansion trails along the east side are problematic. Caution is adviised.

Ride Safe !

Trail Report – : Mercer Sno-Goers, Wisconsin – December 12, 2025

Reporter:Snogoer1

Trail Conditions: Open

Snow Cover: 12-32

Date of Report: December 12, 2025

Area Report:

8- Open/ Groomed

8a- Closed

9- Open/ Groomed

9a- Open/ Groomed

10- Open from town to Sunken Horse/ Groomed

10a- Open and groomed

10e- Open from town to Cleveland’s Clubhouse/ Groomed

11- Closed

12- Closed

12a- Open and groomed to Beavers Resort

12b- Open from town to Dear Lodge, Groomed

14- Open/ Groomed

17n- Open/ Groomed

17s- Open/ Groomed

19- RR #2 is groomed/ Closed, 19S to Vilas closed

19b- Closed

20- Closed/ Groomed

21- Closed/ Rolled

51e- Closed/ Partially Groomed

182b- Closed/ Sled Packed

182- Closed/ Sled Packed

Closed = Impassable, trees & Brush or trails leading to lakes.

Partially Groomed = Wet Swamps, no access with Tractors yet.

Our crew is out working nonstop, we anticipate getting more trails open before the weekend. We will not open trails until we deem them safe. Keep monitoring our social media and website for up to date info.

Stay off the lakes, ice is not safe.

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – December 12, 2025

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 10+”

Date of Report: December 12, 2025

Area Report:

The recent winter storm events resulted in approximately 10+ inches of snow across Washburn County. Unfortunately, these storms included heavy rain and mixed precipitation that resulted in extensive tree damage and impassible trail networks. County staff and volunteer clubs are working to clear down trees and overhanging limbs for the foreseeable future. Washburn County cannot open winter trail systems until trail sections are cleared. In addition, there will not be any open winter trail system while muzzleloader or firearm deer seasons are open. County staff will evaluate trail clearing progress and grooming efforts after the close of hunting seasons on December 14. County staff request that enthusiasts do not complicate clearing efforts by attempting to use our trails before they are officially open.

Snowmobile Information:

The Spooner (Washburn County) Wisconsin area has over 250 miles of scenic, groomed trails. These miles of trails link up to the largest network of snowmobile trails in the Midwest. Visitors have remarked that “these trails are the best I’ve seen. They’re so well kept and they’re not crowded like other places we’ve been to, I’ll be back!”

The scenic beauty, wilderness sledding and abundant amenities, makes the area unmatched as a destination point for snowmobilers throughout the Midwest. The local snowmobile clubs have worked hard to develop and maintain routes that include a wide assortment of riding pleasures. The trails take you through, both private and public lands, over a variety of terrain including, forests, wetlands, farm fields, streams, lakes and bridges.

Within the Spooner (Washburn County) Wisconsin area there are over 100 lodging establishments, from small motels to lavish resorts. There are even winter camping facilities available. Our true, northern hospitality really shines when you dine at one of the trail-side restaurants in Washburn County, Wisconsin.

Many unique dining experiences are available; one you may be familiar with is the Friday Night Fish Fry, a northern tradition. Dining establishments range from bar & grilles to supper clubs, family dining to unique dining train rides. With over 70 restaurants in Washburn County, you may need to plan more than one trip to choose your favorite. You will find a variety of restaurants in Washburn County Wisconsin, sure to tempt your taste buds and keep you coming back.

Trail Report – : Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – December 12, 2025

Reporter:Phil

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: White and snowing. 8-12 inches in most places

Date of Report: December 12, 2025

Area Report:

The Frosty Club trails are currently closed. We have passed inspection…..just waiting for approval from the county to open. Conditions will be

Michigan and Iron County trails are open. We are hoping soon—awaiting County approval to open.

News and Reports:

Breakfast Benefit for The Frosty Club Sat and Sunday morning 7:00-11:00. All money goes to trail grooming!

Trail Report – : Conover, Wisconsin – December 12, 2025

Reporter:snobuddies

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 4-6”

Date of Report: December 12, 2025

Area Report:

Trails remain CLOSED at this time.

We are getting closer, most trails have been panned. With the couple days of frigid cold coming this weekend, it should set it up. We have an inspection date set with the county to check the trails, then we can decide what date the trails will open. All the clubs in Vilas County have been busy clearing trees and panning the trails. It won’t be long, we would like to get some more snow on our system. Areas to the north and west have twice as much snow than us. Keep doing your snow dances!

News and Reports:

UPCOMING EVENTS

Dec. 22 – Feb 27 – 7th Annual Poker Run

Dec. 30 – Conover’s Sledding & Skating Party, 4-7, Town Park, our Sno-Cat will be on site to pull the kids up the hill!

Jan. 10 – Trailside Roast with Phelps Snowmobile Club, 10-2, Trail intersection #500 near Blong Rd.

Feb. 7 – Italian Night, 4-7, Conover Rec. Center

Feb. 15 – Dublin’s Mimosa Breakfast Fundraiser

Feb. 28 – Poker Run Draw Party, 1-4, Twin Lake Pub

Mar. 7 – Groom-to-Ride Raffle Draw Party, 11-2, Derby Track

Mar.17 – St. Paddy’s Day Dinner, Club 45

MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

Jan. 13 – Burnt Bridge

Feb. 10 – Twin Lake Pub

Mar. 10 – Bauer’s Dam

Snowmobile Information:

Check out our clothing, merchandise, raffle tickets and more on our website https://conoversnobuddies.com/shop

To see where the Groomer is at, check out Groomer Tracker Half the cost of the app comes back to Conover Sno-Buddies to support grooming operations.

Trail Report – : Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin – December 12, 2025

Reporter:Toulish1

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 8-12″

Date of Report: December 12, 2025

Snowmobile Information:

Vilas County Trails are closed. Hornshoe group has been doing damage control on club trails this week.We have been, and will be, conducting grooming operations this week. the only thing I can say is, “Close, but not yet”. Lakes are not safe yet. We are going into a deep freeze shortly, for a couple of days, so that will help with lakes, and low areas. Keith asked me to do some groomer training next week, so I should have some area trail reports. I could not help brushing this week, but thank you to all that helped. I saw on Facebook that Boulder and Manitowish had some heavy equipment clearing trails this week. They are now grooming. Stay Warm. Mark

Trail Report – : Walworth County, Wisconsin – December 12, 2025

Reporter:Ryan Strand

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 8-12”

Date of Report: December 12, 2025

Area Report:

🚨 Trail Update – Effective Tomorrow Friday December 12th at 6 AM 🚨

Good news! All trails on the northern end of Walworth County will OPEN tomorrow Dec 12th at 6:00 AM. ❄️(RED TRAILS) (Trail 24 still temporarily closed due to standing corn)

Unfortunately, the southern portion of the county will remain CLOSED (BLUE TRAILS) due to low snow conditions.

Please refer to the map for details on our website & Facebook page :
🔴 Red Trail = Northern section (OPEN)
🔵 Blue Trail = Southern section (CLOSED)

Ride safe and respect all posted signs. We’ll update as conditions change! ❄️ Snow Phone: 262-742-2664

Trail Report – : Iron County, Michigan – December 11, 2025

Reporter:Colleen

Trail Conditions: Not Ridable

Snow Cover: 6 – 8 inches

Date of Report: December 11, 2025

Area Report:

Iron Range crews are still working on clearing trails… this week they have been working on trails #107, #15 North to Sidnaw and #15 South to the Wisconsin border. Tomorrow they will be hitting Trail #116 to Young’s and intersecting at trail #16. With the November storm over Thanksgiving weekend.. most trails have been closed with downed trees and brushing that was needed. Once the trees are removed and the brushing completed groomer and operators will be coming out to assess the trail conditions. They are still hoping to open up trails around the 15th of December if there is enough snow to groom. This report will be updated following the weekend and once we have reports back from the Iron Range Trail Club and Chippewa Sno-Kats trail club regarding the trail conditions.

Snowmobile Information:

Updated information will be provided once received from the (2) Iron County Snowmobile clubs.

Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – December 11, 2025

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 10-15″

Date of Report: December 11, 2025

Area Report:

After almost two weeks and countless volunteers showing up to help, the snowmobile club was able to clear the trail system of all large debris and start panning. Members of the club have been working everyday to prep the trails for opening. They still do not have an opening date but are getting much closer. See you on the trails!

News and Reports:

Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club events:

*All Season: Gooch’s Pizza Fundraiser*

1/18 Breakfast at Boulder Beer Bar 8:30am

2/12 Spaghetti Fundraiser at Rustic Roadhouse 4-7pm

2/15 Breakfast Fundraiser at The Guide’s Inn 8:30am

2/21 Trail Side Brat Fry at the Groomer Shed 11am

3/7 Cabin Fever at Gooch’s 2 4pm

Snowmobile Information:

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Trail Report – : Rice Lake & Barron County, Wisconsin – December 11, 2025

Reporter:brandi.nelson

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 3-6 inches

Date of Report: December 11, 2025

Area Report:

Northern Barron County received around an additional 6″ of snow on Dec. 9; however, lakes and wetlands remain unsafe, and clubs are still busy with pre-season trail preparations. Trails and trail gates will remain closed until lakes and wetlands are deemed safe and grooming operations are completed county-wide. Please be patient. The Wild Rivers Trail and Cattail Trail remain open year-round but may not be groomed for snowmobiling yet.