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Trail Report – : Superior – Douglas County, Wisconsin – January 7, 2022

Reporter:nikky.farmakes

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 9-12 inches in most places, some more!

Date of Report: January 7, 2022

Area Report:

Winter Recreation Trails (Reported on 1/7/2022)

Douglas County is 100% open. Most trails have been groomed and are in fair to good riding conditions, with some sections not yet groomed. As Grooming reports come in the Trail Conditions will be updated. Please stay on marked trails. It is critical that we respect the landowners who allow us to utilize their property.

Click here for a link to a map of open trails.

South West Quadrant (Maintained by Cozy Corner Trails Club)

Open Trails:
Trail 5 – not groomed
Trail 5A – not groomed
Trail 925 – not groomed
Trail 835 – not groomed
Trail 930 – not groomed
Trail 9 – groomed
Trail 935 – watch for brush coming through the trail

South East Quadrant (Maintained by 4 Seasons Recreation Club, Jackpine Riders, and Get-er-Done)

Open Trails:
Trail 5 – groomed
Trail 35 (Wild Rivers Trail north of Solon Springs) – groomed
Trail 35 (Wild Rivers Trail south) – groomed
Trail 27B – groomed
Trail 27C – groomed
Trail 41 S – groomed
Trail 41 B – groomed
Trail 217 – groomed
Trail 727 – groomed
Trail 17N – groomed
Trail 7 – groomed
Trail 27 – groomed
Trail 3 – groomed
Trail 41 (WRT to the warming Shack) – groomed
Trail 541 – groomed
Trail 17s (South of Lower Eau Clair Lake) – watch for logging across the county line

North East Quadrant (Maintained by Brule River Riders)

Open Trails:
Trail 1 (Open between the Tri-County Corridor and the Brule River) – groomed
Trail 2 (Tri-County Corridor) – groomed
Trail 4 – groomed
Trail 6 – groomed
Trail 18 – groomed
Trail 24 – groomed
Trail 24 B – groomed
Trail 27/27A – groomed
Trail 35 (Wild Rivers Trail) – groomed
Trail 235 – groomed
Trail 635 – no grooming reported

North West Quadrant (Maintained by Drift Dodgers)

Open Trails:
Gandy Dancer Trail – groomed
Saunders Grade Trail – groomed
Wrenshal Grade Trail – groomed
Trail 0 – groomed
Trail 28 – groomed
Cross Town Connector Trail – groomed
Trail 4/41 – groomed, watch for logging
Trail 4 – groomed, watch for logging

Thank you to all of the members of the Northwest Trails Association for the tremendous amount of work it takes to open and maintain the trail network.

Cross Country Ski Trails
Douglas County Trails – Packed and tracks were set 1/6/2022
After Hours Trail – Open, skate deck groomed, classic set on 1/7/2022. Should be in excellent shape for the weekend.
Superior Municipal Forest – Fresh grooming and track on the red, green, blue, and inner purple. Some skate deck grooming is done on the outer purple. Grooming plans: Both the purple and the yellow will be groomed tomorrow. Due to the cold temps and equipment issues, Parks, Recreation & Forestry will shift our weekend grooming to Saturday only this weekend. 1/6/2022 update.

Please enjoy and ride safe!

Trail Report – : Oconto County, Wisconsin – January 7, 2022

Reporter:Oconto County Tourism

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6-8

Date of Report: January 7, 2022

Area Report:

Logging is currently in process on both County and Federal Properties. When coming into a logging area, follow the signage and never go under or near logging equipment when they are in use. This s a very dangerous situation, and if it continues, the trail may be shut down or forced to be rerouted. Let’s all be safe and patient when we are on the trails. Logg g equipment has the right of way.

Red Arrow Snowmobile Club – 1/6/22
Red arrow groomed yesterday but with the winds, there may be considerable drifting. We will be out grooming again tonight and through the weekend. All trails are solid and snow-covered.

Chute Pond Snowmobile Club – 1/4/22
Chute Pond Snowmobile Trails are open and in good “early season condition,”- which means there may be rough spots, bare spots, dips, ungroomed areas by swamps or water holes. Please take it easy on the starts, stops, and corners- and in general, reduce your speed and be aware of the trail conditions—we ha e a solid base and several light snowfalls on top of the base. Grooming has begun- but in some areas, the surface will not be as smooth as mid-season riding. Some areas have not yet been groomed- use extra caution in these areas. More specific details follow:

We have an impassable swamp hole north of Cty W, so we have CLOSED the Bonita Rd/ Tunnel trail from INT 311 to INT 320 at the Big Y. Cauti n tape and “Trail Closed” signs mark this area. We are hoping to get this area opened soon.

There is a small trail change as you approach Animal’s in the ditch on Hwy T. Please follow the trail signs. Be aware that loggers work along the Mountain Lakes Rd trail from Hwy 64 north to Star Lake Rd.

The Nicolet State Trail (RR grade) is in good to very good riding condition from Rhode’s Oasis in Breed (gas pump #8 on the map) north to the end of our trail system at INT 605. The N T is open all the way south to Suring (and beyond) and is in fair to good condition until we get more snow.

There is an ungroomed stretch of trail near the bridge between INT 472 and INT 455. Use caution in this area. There is a frozen water hole and a very rough trail east of INT 453. Use extreme caution in this area. There are frozen truck ruts on the Jack Pine Rd trail between INT 451 and the pipeline. Use e trail caution in this area. The north pipeline trail is open and passable from Jack Pine Rd to Crooked Lake but will be a rough ride until we get more snow to fill in the dips.

Our groomer operators and volunteers have spent countless hours getting our trails ready after the recent wind storm for the second time this year. Please respect our trails and other riders. Remem er these are early season conditions- and ride accordingly.

Gillett Sno Riders – 1/6/22
Our entire trail system will be opening tomorrow Friday, January 7, at 8 am! The groomer is out panning today and into the night to get everything finished. The NST is in excellent condition along with all the other trails in the woods.
Fields we cross have filled in nicely and are rated in good condition. Parking at Zippel Park in town is located right on the trail.

Paul Bunyan Riders – 1/4/22
It’s a balmy 7 degrees in Lakewood at 10:00 am. The Tuckers were out last night grooming the trails back into shape after a VERY busy weekend of snowmobiling. I am happy to report that the trails are once again flat and hard. We’re going to give the groomers a rest tonight due to the relatively light traffic today. Bob Passer says he is going to try to groom the swamps tomorrow night, so we will be keeping our fingers crossed that they will make it through so we can open them up to snowmobiling.

The Lakewood Trail Head was slammed with visitors all during the long holiday weekend which put smiles on the faces of our area businesses. I would like to thank all the folks who came up to ride our beautiful trails and visit our area Business Boosters, who support the Paul Bunyan Riders Snowmobile Club. We al o want to remind everyone of our upcoming Snow Fun Day that will be taking place on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Waubee Lake Lodge. The event will run from 2 pm to 7 pm.

BB Joyriders –

B&B Joyriders trails are open. The groomers will be out again this week after the snowfall to get more of the trails packed down. There are spots on the trail that will not be groomed due to unfrozen areas. We op ned the trail from Kelly Lake west to trail int. 415, here is a spot on this trail that we cannot groom yet. Also, he bypasses the trail around White Potato lake from int. 441 north to 439 will open later this week. This area also may have spots that might not be groomed, due to soft areas. Thank you and ride safe.

Lena – 1/6/22
Trails will open at noon on Thursday, January 6th. Grooming will start Thursday morning. Expect poor to fair rating with early season conditions.

Oconto Falls – 1/6/22
Oconto Falls Sno Jokers snowmobile trails will open Saturday 1/8/22 at 8 am. All trails have been groomed and should be set up well. Trails will be in “early season” condition with some rocks/ruts/dips due to minimal snow. We do have a couple of areas of concern where extra caution should be taken.

The trail between Garrity Rd and Elm Lawn Rd has not been fully groomed due to the area not being able to support the weight of the groomer. There is also a spot west of Gray Lake Rd where the groomer broke through and there are some ice chunks sticking out. This area will have extra markers and caution tape around it. There is active logging in the county forest, and remember that logging equipment has the right of way, and there will be areas where the loggers plowed the trail.

Chase – CLOSED. 1/6/22
We will be grooming again Saturday morning and reevaluating our trails then. For now, the Chase trails will remain closed due to a lack of snow in some fields.

Trail Report – : Rice Lake & Barron County, Wisconsin – January 7, 2022

Reporter:Jody

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 6-8 inches

Date of Report: January 7, 2022

Area Report:

More than 300 miles of groomed snowmobile trails lace Barron County, including the popular Tuscobia State Trail with 76 miles heading east from Rice Lake to Park Falls; the Wild Rivers Trail heading north from Rice Lake’s city limits leads 97 miles to Superior.

Barron County snowmobile and ATV trails are closed. We received approximately 8 inches of snow over the past few days, however this is not enough snow to create a sustainable snowmobile trail. Hopefully we receive more snow in the next week or two so we can open the trails for the season.

Snowmobile Information:

Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – January 7, 2022

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 9-10 inches

Date of Report: January 7, 2022

Area Report:

It’s -9 degrees out this morning and it has stopped snowing.

Our groomers were out last night grooming 15N, 6E, 2W, and 8W. 8E, 15S, and 11 were groomed early this morning.

With the fresh snow and colder temps, our trails are in good to very good condition and are ready for the weekend riders.

Enjoy our trails, be safe, and check for an updated report on Monday, 1/10/22.

– Landy Roepke, Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Trail Manager

Please contact us to request this year’s snowmobile map and keep an eye on our webcam to see current snowfall in Boulder Junction.

Join us for these upcoming winter events:

January 15th – Annual Wittig’s Point Tavern “Big Fish” Ice Tournament
January 16th – Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Breakfast at Gooch’s 2
February 5th – 14th Annual Frozen Tozen Ice Fishing Tournament
February 20th – Boulder Junction Snowmobile Breakfast at Boulder Beer Bar
March 5th – Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Cabin Fever Party at Gooch’s 2

Help support the Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club’s Fundraising Efforts: Tractor for the Trails

Trail Report – : Rhinelander, Wisconsin – January 7, 2022

Reporter:Hodag SnoTrails

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 6-7″ of new fluff

Date of Report: January 7, 2022

Area Report:

I wish I had better news for the trails in the Rhinelander area. The groomers for the club had been out in full force getting all of the trails ready for the weekend. We have been dealt a severe impact to our ability to efficiently groom our entire trail system. One of our groomers had a severe engine failure yesterday and it will be awhile before it can be returned to service. We will be running our system with one less machine. It will put a strain on our ability to maintain the entire system. Some grooming in the morning hours will be necessary to maintain the system.

I will be marking the conditions as “fair” until we get a feel for how well we can maintain the system to our standards. We are looking at all our options to get a full force of grooming equipment back into action.

Please be patient as we work through this challenge.

Keep an eye out for grooming activity at all times at this point.

Trail Report – : Three Lakes – Brule River, Wisconsin – January 7, 2022

Reporter:Threelakeswi

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 10-12”

Date of Report: January 7, 2022

Area Report:

We received another 4-5” this week. With the temperature well below zero at night, we have a really good base now. Trails are in good conditions. A busy next two weekends will put some stress on the trails, but they will hold up great. Our system is now on a regular grooming schedule. All of our system is currently open and in good condition. Some icy corners and a couple dirty spots closer to town. Lakes are now marked. Stay close to the barrels for safe ice. Please stay on the trail and between the markers.

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – January 7, 2022

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 12+ inches snow – 7 inche base

Date of Report: January 7, 2022

Area Report:

EAGLE RIVER TRAILS IN FAIR TO GOOD RIDING CONDITION

January 7, 2022 – 6:18am 7 below zero – High of 12 today

With the new SNOW the trails are in FAIR TO GOOD RIDING CONDITION. We found all SNOW covered. There are some icy corners heading west & far north. Some road crossings were partially blocked from road & driveway plowing. 10E which runs east of Eagle River along Hwy 70E was SNOW filled from road plows winging the banks. This from no grooming Wednesday overnight.

Today I’m happy to report the Groomer Tracking System AP (GTS) shows nearly the entire system was grooming last night.

Trail 17N was not groomed from Chain o’ Lakes Rd by the Cenex Gas Station north to where it crosses Hwy 45 north of Eagle River. This trail is on the east side of Hwy 45N
Trail 10W was not groomed from the Trail 10W/13N intersection to Croker Rd. This section is west of the Wisconsin River Bridge section of Trail 10W/13N. The section that turns right & heads south. Rest of 10W was groomed

REMINDER: Catfish & Eagle lake trails were marked & are NOW OPEN. To be safe stay by the orange reflective barrels. Note the spur from the northside Eagle Lake boat launch that leads to Eagle Waters is NOT OPEN at this time. Work in progress. Stay tuned.

There is a re route on 10/13/7/17 heading west. Here’s a photo of the work done on January 3rd. Did stump grinding to help smooth out the area. New SNOW has helped that area a lot. It will take some time to smooth out & a lot of SNOW so expect it to be very rough.

KEEP DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!

See ya on the trails!!

Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
715.479-5185 Weekly Trail Update

News and Reports:

January – Construction of the 2022 Ice Castle begins Saturday. Ice blocks will be cut from Silver Lake & transported to the building site. Located between the Historic Railroad Depot & Friendship House along side of Trail 10/13 heading through Eagle River.

1/6-9 – Vintage Snowmobile Races – World Championship Derby Track
1/13-14 – Badger State Winter Games Torch Ride from Wausau to Eagle River World Championship Derby Track
1/13-16 – 59^th running of the World Championship Derby
1/17 – 2021 Military Ride
1/20 – Member meeting 6:30pm – Buckshots Bar & Grill – Hwy 45N
1/27-30 – Women on Snow – Eagle Waters Resort – Rangeline Rd off Hwy 70

Snowmobile Information:

Wisconsin Snowmobile Registration
Discount Trail Pass for Snowmobile Club Members – $10 – Time to join a club!
Standard Wisconsin Trail Pass – $30
Out of State Trail Pass – $50
Vilas County Map It Trail App GPS style app of all trails in Vilas Cty. Plus includes the brown 3 digit emergency numbering system. If an emergency happens call 911 & give them that number. Find you quicker.
Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS) Gives you trails groomed in last 24, 48 & 96 hours

Trail Report – : Neillsville, Wisconsin – January 6, 2022

Reporter:Neillsville Granton Trailbusters

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 4″

Date of Report: January 6, 2022

Area Report:

All Clark County snowmobile trails remain CLOSED at this time as more snow is needed before they can be opened. Riding on CLOSED trails is trespassing and fines apply, not to mention it could cause long term trail closures from unhappy landowners!

News and Reports:

Our club has been active for 34 years now. We started out as a small club in 1988 named The Neillsville Rec Riders, designing ATV routes that accessed the Clark County Forest Trail System, via roads. We then created our first cross county un-groomed snowmobile and winter ATV trail system from Neillsville to Granton. In 1993 we purchased a used Bombardier groomer to start grooming our trail for snowmobiling. In 1996 we expanded our snowmobile and winter ATV trail system from Neillsville to the Clark County Forest Trail near Hatfield.

In 1997 we added a tractor and new drag to our grooming fleet to keep up with the grooming schedule. In 1999 we further expanded our growing trail system with a snowmobile trail running from Granton to Sherwood. In 2001 we made a big achievement in trail devolpement by creating a snowmobile trail from Neillsville to Loyal, giving us a total of 56 miles in groomed snowmobile trails across private lands. In 2002 we had to add a second tractor and drag to keep up with the high grooming demand. After receiving heavy, drifting snows during the ’06-’08 seasons while continuing to get stuck with our tractors, we felt the need to add a newer tracked groomer to our fleet.

We purchased a Piston Bully trailer groomer to keep up with the demanding trail grooming where our tractors fell short, in deep snow and eliminated 1 tractor and drag! We groom our trails 20′ wide where ever possible and they are the best marked in the county, you won’t get lost on our trail system! In 2010, we had to cease the operation of winter ATV use on all of our snowmobile trails, due to increasing abuse from disrespectful ATV’ers creating problems on private lands. Moving forward in 2011 we strive to keep up with the best snowmobile trails in the county and that is out main focus moving on. Upgrading in 2017 we purchased a 2007 Prinoth BR180 tracked groomer adding two tracked machines to our fleet. In 2021 with the need for a newer, larger, more durable tracked machine we decided to sell our 1988 Piston Bully and 2007 Prinoth and purchased a 2008 Piston Bully Trail Bully that could handle the job both older machines were doing.

The Clark County Forest ATV and Snowmobile Trails are maintained by the Parks and Forest Department as well as the 9 other clubs that maintain the rest of the trails in Clark County. Our club would not be where it is today without the help and permission of the 89 landowners who allow us to cross their lands. With out them we would have no trails. All of our members that help out, donate their time and it is much appreciated when we get compliments on how well of a job we have done.

Trail Report – : Dickinson County, Michigan – January 6, 2022

Reporter:msertich7751

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6 to 8 Inches on trials

Date of Report: January 6, 2022

Area Report:

Our groomers will be working the trails every day now.Our system should be done by friday.We have a couple of swamps that we must bypass.Enjoy our trails and be careful!

Remember-The Right Side Is Mine!

If you want immediate trail conditions,call Mark @ 906-396-1816

Trail Report – : Dickinson County, Michigan – January 6, 2022

Reporter:msertich7751

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6 to 8 Inches on trials

Date of Report: January 6, 2022

Area Report:

We are receiving often now.The groomers are working on the trails daily.The entire system should be done at least once by Friday.Be careful and watch for water and Ice on the trail.Enjoy our trails this weekend! Remember,Be careful and the Right Side is Mine!!

Think Snow!

For Immediate Trail conditions,Call Mark @ 906-396-1816