Reporter:cvsopresident
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 8″- 12 ” base
Date of Report: January 30, 2023
Area Report:
All Chippewa County Snowmobile Trails are open. The trails are in good to excellent condition. Also remember to respect our generous landowners and stay on the marked trail!
Reporter:Threelakeswi
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 12-15”
Date of Report: January 30, 2023
Area Report:
Trails are in excellent condition with some fresh snow last week and cold temperatures. The cold has brought us some icy corners and hills, just take it easy in the corners and keep right.
Lakes are all marked, stay close to the barrels for the safest ice.
Remember, the groomers have the right of way. If you come upon one, they will stop and let you by when it’s the safest. We typically groom at night, but there are times when you will see one during the day.
Reporter:Toulish1
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 4-8”
Date of Report: January 30, 2023
Snowmobile Information:
We still have plenty of snow, but there was a high volume of traffic this weekend. We saw a lot of groups 10 to 15 sleds repeatedly. Hornshoe Groomer was down Saturday due to the manufacturer defects that we are continually wrenching and cobbling on. We tried again yesterday, and got shut down due to a couple of sensor issues that may have resulted from wiring in the area we always work on. We will get back online as soon as we can, and I will report updates as they develop. Until then, ride safe and stay to the right. I have seen a lot of corner cutters recently. Mark
Reporter:officecoordinator@cable4fun.com
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 12-16″
Date of Report: January 30, 2023
Area Report:
REMINDER: Trail 4 through Mason has been re-routed, watch for signs.
News and Reports:
Trail 4 through Mason has been re-routed, watch for signs.
Snowmobile Information:
100% cleared. 100% rolled. 100% groomed.
The lakes have been staked, however, due to early snow the Ice depth on the lakes are variable this year. Always use Extreme Caution if riding on the lakes.
The Cable Area in Northern Wisconsin has over 1,200 miles of interconnecting snowmobile trail systems, making it one of the largest trail systems in the U.S. Uncrowded trails and the solitude of the Chequamegon National Forest bring snowmobilers back again and again to the Cable Area.
Reporter:Washburn County
Trail Conditions: Open
Snow Cover: 10+
Date of Report: January 30, 2023
Area Report:
There has been a recent dusting of snow across the county. Area Clubs & County Staff are continuing to maintain a close eye on trails and their conditions. All of the clubs are reporting the trails to be in great condition for riding. There are some areas and sections of trails getting soft with the recent rain and warmer temps at the beginning of the week. Cooler temps & more snow is in the forecast so the trail base should harden back up and create great riding for the remainder of the season. Please remember to ride with caution and stay on designated trail surfaces. Clubs are out grooming and maintaining the trails on a regular basis so please use caution when you encounter grooming equipment.
Reporter:SaynerStar Lake Barnstormers
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 8″ +
Date of Report: January 30, 2023
Area Report:
The Barnstormer trails have held up very well despite the heavy traffic and lack of good snow. With the exception of tonight, January 30, we are grooming nightly. With the sub-zero temps, we are not sending our drivers out tonight. Grooming will start up again tomorrow night.
Until we get significant snow, the trail base will remain very thin and the corners will be icy. The lack of snow is helping to keep the trails flat, but the icy base makes safety a big concern.
Sometimes we may sound like a broken record when we continue to preach about slowing down. There have been FOUR SNOWMOBILE FATALITIES in the area just in the past four days! Two left the trail and hit trees, one lost control and hit a fencepost after passing another sled on the trail, and one was hit by a vehicle when trying to cross a highway. We cannot stress this enough: SLOW DOWN AND BE ATTENTIVE!
Another situation that has been getting worse is the off-trail riding. Hey, I get it, it’s fun. But, it’s also illegal, it’s criminal trespassing, and it’s disrespectful. One of our neighboring clubs is on the verge of losing a main corridor trail because of this nonsense. These aren’t idle threats, it’s really happening. Stay on the trail, or stay home.
TRAIL CLOSURE NOTICE: Due to ongoing logging operations, the Barnstormer’s trail #51 is CLOSED between TIN 344 and 353! DO NOT RIDE THIS SECTION OF TRAIL!
Mark your calendars for the following Barnstormer Fundraising Events!
Saturday, February 4, 2023: Annual Chili Dump – Join us at Murmuring Waters from 2:00 – 5:00 for our Annual Chili Dump.
Sunday, February 19, 2023: Pizza Fundraiser – Join us at The Hillside Tavern and Grill from 4:00 – 8:00 for our Pizza Fundraiser!
Reporter:boulderwi
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 8-10 inches
Date of Report: January 30, 2023
Area Report:
Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Trail Report – Monday, 1/30/2023
At 8:00 a.m. it’s -9 degrees out with sunny skies.
We groomed 15N and 6E last night and 8E, 11, and 15S early this morning. 2W and 8W will be groomed this afternoon. This morning our driver grooming 15S reported the trail as being very rough and did his best to smooth it out.
We have seen moderate to heavy traffic in the area. Last week we had 2,961 sleds go past our trail counter with a season total of 12,002.
And now I have some sad news. Since last Thursday, we have had 4 snowmobile fatalities in our surrounding area. The latest being yesterday on trail 17 in Arbor Vitae. Please slow down and always ride right for your safety and others approaching you.
And another word of caution. There have been numerous reports of off trail riding on state and private property adjacent to our area trails. This has to stop or else we may lose these trails.
Look for an updated report on Wednesday, February 1.
Landy Roepke
BJSC Trail Manager
Reporter:Colleen
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 12-18 inches
Date of Report: January 30, 2023
Area Report:
Our trail system is in Very Good to Excellent condition.. the groomers and operators are out daily. The cold temps over the past 5 days have really helped to set up the freshly groomed trails. We had a small group of riders that stayed over last night to ride again today because the trails are in such good shape.. we love hearing that!! Thank you Iron Range Trail Club and Chippewa Sno-Kats Trail Club… you guys are doing a “Fantastic” job!!
Trail #2, Trail #16, Trail #116, Trail #107, Trail #113, Trail #18 to Republic are reported to be in Very Good to Excellent condition.
Trail 15 S – reported to be in Good to Very Good condition.
Trail #111 – to Sidnaw is being groomed now and in Good to Very Good condition. The swap area has finally frozen over and the groomers can get out on that trail now.
Trail #15 N to the intersection of #111 still remains closed do to a bridge issue.
Looks like it would be a great week or weekend for some trail riding here in Iron County… hope we see you soon. As always be safe on the trails.. a “Thumbs-Up” when meeting or passing a groomer and operator sure means a lot to those guys out there working on the trails.
Hope to see all of our snowmobile buddies soon… trails are AWESOME!! You can go any direction you want… north.. south.. east.. or west… we have SNOW!!!
Time To Ride Y’all !!!! 🙂
Snowmobile Information:
Trail #111 to Sidnaw is open and groomed – the wet land has finally frozen over.
Trail 15N to intersection of Trail #111 remains closed do to a bridge issue…
Happy Sledding!! 🙂
Reporter:Phil
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: Looking Good! 12-16 inches or so
Date of Report: January 30, 2023
Area Report:
Please Slow Down, Ride Right, and Stay On The Trails! 4 fatalities in one week in Vilas and Oneida counties. 4 too many!
News and Reports:
Trails are in Good to Excellent condition. All Frosty Club trails were groomed last night and the -10 temp has set them up firm, Should be a great week of riding but please BE Safe!
Snowmobile Information:
Bent’s Camp Radar Run and Bikini Run coming up soon—Sat Feb. 18.
Reporter:Skinner
Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: 5″
Date of Report: January 30, 2023
Area Report:
We did receive 5″ of snow on Saturday and did get out and groomed some of our trails yesterday, all we are doing is panning.so everything is early season. We do have a few wet areas that we can’t get thru. Groomed yesterday, from West Block trail head to Rt 75 and Big Os. and up to Rt 20 and over to railroad under pass. The Jane Addams is being groomed today.
Please remember to ride RIGHT. and STAY ON TRAIL.
Feed the trail donation boxes at our sponsors bars and gas station as that money will buy fuel and if you are in Wayside Saloon or Rt 20 Bar & Grill buy a Raffel ticket for a chance to win $3000 You can also get your ticket at the Birches Resort up in Springstead Wi.