At 8:00 a.m. it’s 25 degrees out with light snow falling. We are supposed to get an additional 1” of snow today followed by very cold temps for the weekend.
We groomed 2W, 8W, 51, 15N, and 6E last night and 8E, 11, and 15S early this morning.
With the fresh snow and cold temps, our trails are in very good condition for the upcoming weekend.
Our club ride on Wednesday rode the Boulder, Manitowish, and Presque Isle loop and all area trails were in good to very good condition.
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
Snow Cover: Iron Snow Shoe Trails Are all OPEN & being GROOMED
Date of Report: January 27, 2023
Area Report:
IRON SNOW SHOE TRAILS, NW of Crivitz, WI
Located in central Marinette County, our well groomed trails stretch from the Nicolet National Forest to Crivitz and include the Twin Bridges, High Falls Flowage, Caldron Falls Flowage, Silver Cliff, Thunder Mountain and Crooked Lake areas of northeastern Wisconsin.
1″ of new snow this morning and it is still snowing right now 1-27-23 9:06am It is perdicted to keep snowing until around noon today.
Trails are in good conditions with a hard ice base in areas. Groomers will be out tonight and Saturday night. Very cold weather is the forecast for the next week to help keep the snow around.
PLEASE USE CAUTION -There may be some wet areas.
SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE: TRAIL CLOSED from Thornton’s Resort to Boat Landing 12 Rd (They are logging in that area.)
Please go Thorntons–Jungle Jim’s–Rustic–Rapids
KEEP RIGHT AT ALL TIMES……..RIDE SINGLE FILE…….ANTICIPATE ON-COMING TRAFFIC…..WAVE PEOPLE ON TO PASS AT STOP SIGNS….USE HANDLE SIGNALS
THE SOUTHERN UNIT (ZONE B) OF THE LANGLADE COUNTY SNOWMOBILE TRAIL SYSTEM INCLUDING STATE-FUNDED TRAILS OPENED ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 20th, AT 6:00 A.M.
ZONE A TRAILS REMAIN OPEN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TRAIL BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS 21B & 22B WHICH WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. INTERSECTIONS 49 & 58 opened on Friday, January 20, 2023. Downloadable Langlade County Snowmobile Trail Map is available by clicking here, stop in the Antigo · Langlade County Welcome Center located at 404 Superior Street in Antigo, or request one on the Contact Us page.
These Zone B trails will be open to ATVs on January 30, 2023. Zone A trails opened to ATVs on January 17. ATVs are not allowed on snowmobile trails when the temperature is above 28° F. UTVs are not allowed on the Langlade County Snowmobile trail system due to the weight and width of these machines.
The Langlade County Snowmobile clubs, sponsors, and operators of the existing trails have put in many volunteered hours brushing, signing, and grooming to provide snowmobile trails for your use. Please support the snow clubs, thank them for their efforts and patronized their business sponsors.
All lake and river trails in Langlade County are considered unsafe and should not be utilized until they have been clearly marked by a local snowmobile club. As always, the Langlade County Forestry & Recreation Department recommends riders stay on clearly marked trails. Please respect private property; the use of trails across private lands is a privilege. Always exercise caution when riding a snowmobile.Trails in Zone A are in good to excellent condition; whereas, Zone B trails are in good condition with some thin or Icy spots mainly on corners.
Due to damage caused by the ice storm that hit Langlade County on December 15th we advise caution as the ice will continue to break trees for the foreseeable future.
For questions regarding specific trail conditions please contact the local snowmobile club or visit their social media pages.
For more information, please contact Al Murray, Forest Administrator, or Cody Brauner, Langlade County Snowmobile Coordinator at 715-627-6300.
We hope that you enjoy the Langlade county trail system this winter and thank you for supporting the economy and businesses of Langlade County!
Al Murray
Langlade County Forestry & Recreation Department
It’s Friday! 1-2 inches of SNOW today. Groomers out last night. Entire Sno-Eagles Eagle River trails groomed. Time to ride! It’s the weekend, expect traffic. Ride Right.
Starting tonight temps are dropping to single digits or below zero until next Thursday. Daytime temps from Sunday until next Friday teens for high. Riding is going to be fantastic!
Riding this morning to Lac du Flambeau. Full report in the morning on conditions heading west.
Do know Eagle & Catfish Lake trails still have drifts & surface slush off the marked trail so please stay by the orange reflective barrels. Remember not all lakes are safe.
NOTE: Off of Trail 70W after entering St. Germain is a trail locals call “The Goat” trail. It is a Club Trail that starts at TIN 287 to TIN 288 that is CLOSED. It is clearly marked as CLOSED with fencing & signs. Please do not ride through this area from either direction. DO NOT RIDE ON HWY 70 as this is not legal. Right click on photo for large image.
On snowmobile designated road routes need to follow the speed limit set for the road for all vehicles.
January 27-29 – Weekend Away to Mole Lake Casino
January 28-30 – Women On Snow February 7 – Board of Directors meeting – 6pm – HQ Snowmobile Museum – Hwy 45N
February 10-12 – Pond Hockey – Dollar Lake – Chanticleer Spur trail off Trail 10E goes right by
February 12-15 – Weekday Away Ride to Mercer
February 16 – General Members meeting – Sweetwater 6pm – Hwy 45N
February 24-26 – World Series of Snowmobiling – WCDC Derby Track
February 25 – SNO (Saturday Night Out) Braywood Restaurant – 5pm – Catfish Lk Rd off Hwy 45S
Manny, John, Joe (crash), Dave, Dug, and I rode to Land O Lakes and west to Boulder Junction. 1st stop Black Oak, 2nd stop Gooch’s, and ended up in Conover at Club 45. AWESOME ride. When you get off the heavy traffic areas from Sunrise Lodge to Trail 13 cutoff trails go from Good to Excellent. Quite a bit of traffic but the colder temps are keeping the trails in shape. Life is good in Land O Lakes. www.frostysnoclub.com
The last week and a half have been a challenge for grooming operations. The holiday weekend was extremely busy with riders, and we experienced warm weather followed by rain. Between the number of riders and the warm weather, trails were rough, and we lost about 5 days of grooming to the warmth and rain. The deep, soft snow is difficult for the grooming machines to go through, so they need to move faster to keep up their momentum. The large amount of soft snow sticks in the drag, leading to breaking of cross beams and other parts malfunctions. In addition to those challenges, the lack of freezing temperatures and frost in the ground under the snow makes the trails not able to freeze and set up once groomed. All this combined was a recipe for rough riding conditions.
Our grooming crews have been working double time with many extra hours this week to get the trails in shape for the weekend. Reports today are that the trails are beautiful!
While you are riding this or any weekend, groomers are out, so know the trails are being worked on and please watch for them and ride safely and with respect.
This weekend will finally bring cold temperatures to the area. The cold will not only help with trails setting up, but they will also help the lakes. Lakes are staked (except for Lake Hayward – note you can get in and around Hayward without lake riding) but they are rough and off the staked trail you will find a lot of slush. We recommend you stay on the staked trail unless you need to get to lodging or establishments.
Our trails are in Excellant shape now!Groomers are running daily.All of the swamps are groomed,except for one.Please watch for water or ice in spots. Be Safe!
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.
Fresh snow falling mid-week should make for great riding this weekend. Trees and branches continue to fall so please ride with CAUTION.
News and Reports:
Barnestormers Trails are groomed and in excellent condition. Colder weather this weekend should help keep them in good shape.
Drummond Sno Jacks Drummond trails are great. Groomer is out daily, hitting all trials every other day. As usual this year, watch for fallen branches etc on the trails.
Frostys vintage riders No report
Namakagon Trail Groomers All NTG trails were groomed and are in excellent condition.
Northern Adventures Iron River area trails and trail 4 to Mason will all be groomed this week and in good shape for the weekend.
South Shore Trails Club All South Shore trails will be groomed by Thursday and are in great condition.
Washburn Valhellers Washburn area trails are in excellent condition. Two shifts were groomed Tuesday. Please be aware of one caution area on trail #13 between Washburn and Valhalla along County C. The groomer got stuck and there are ruts, water and mud on a short section of uneven trail.
Grooming schedule:
Wednesday: Trails 13, 35, and 31 around Valhalla and the Sunbowl
Thursday: Trails 13,33,31 and 63
Friday: Moquah Spur and 13 into Washburn
White River Ramblers All trails in the Delta area will be groomed by Friday and are in great shape.
Snowmobile Information:
ADDITIONAL INFO:
Sign up to receive text message or email trail condition updates on the county websiteunder “Notify Me.” You can also find updates on Snowtracksand view the Wisconsin Snow Conditions widget at travelbayfieldcounty.com.
GENERAL INFO:
Order a snowmobile map online or pick one up at area businesses. You can also download the Avenza app (for free) and get the updated Snowmobile Map on your device before you hit the trails – locate yourself on the trail map with GPS so you can see where you are, even with no cell reception! If you’d like to see the sponsor businesses on the same type of map, try the Trail Treker app ($1.99).
Be sure to stop in, warm up and patronize the businesses on our snowmobile map. Their advertising makes it possible to print and distribute the map.
It’s Friday! 1-2 inches of SNOW today. Groomers out last night. Entire Sno-Eagles Eagle River trails groomed. Time to ride! It’s the weekend, expect traffic. Ride Right.
