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Trail Report – : Rhinelander, Wisconsin – February 25, 2021

Reporter:Hodag SnoTrails

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: some base

Date of Report: February 25, 2021

Area Report:

We did get a few inches of fresh snow earlier in the week. All of the trails were groomed this week and the fresh, heavy snow helped. There are some thin spots and a few icy corners. Some rocks are starting to be rolled up. I would rate the trails as GOOD. Please be aware, we try to do all of our grooming at night, but there are instances that we have activity in daylight. Keep a watchful eye out for groomers on the trail. If you meet a groomer, please pull over and let them by. The guys worked hard and got another groomer up and running. One is still down, but the other two are making up for the downed machine.

A hate to say it, but this is rapidily moving to “late” season riding. The areas in the woods are really good, the exposed areas have a marginal base. You will find a range of conditions out there, but they are rideable. Warm temperatures on Saturday will put a big hurt on the trail base. There is a chance of more snow late in the weekend.

We are continuing to groom on our regular schedule. All lakes are marked and ready for traffic. It is always beneficial to ride near the lake markers for the best ride. There are some signs of slush on the lakes, but they freeze up as soon as they form. There is more a risk of frozen slush than wet slush. Also, Boom Lake (Wisconsin River) does end up with roads being plowed across them. The club can’t keep up on marking all of them, so beware when running the river sections.

As always, please stay on the marked trails. It may sound like a broken record, but it is sooooo important for the life of our trail system that all riders respect the rights of our landowners (over 150 just on Hodag Sno-Trails system).

Trail Report – : Walworth County, Wisconsin – February 25, 2021

Reporter:Ryan Strand

Trail Conditions: Open

Snow Cover: 12″

Date of Report: February 25, 2021

Area Report:

Trails will re-open Thursday February 25th at 6AM. They are nearing late season conditions, thin in spots, maybe a little icy and some spots still good. We will be reviewing our conditions daily and determining if the trails will stay open or close. Groomers were out overnight to smooth things out. Night time temps are still cold but daytime highs are above freezing. Please try to limit riding activity when temperature is warmer than 32F. Please check back frequently as conditions change this week into the weekend.

Thank you & Enjoy before it is gone!

Trail Report – : Walworth County, Wisconsin – February 25, 2021

Reporter:Ryan Strand

Trail Conditions: Open

Snow Cover: 12″

Date of Report: February 25, 2021

Area Report:

Trails will re-open tomorrow at 6AM. They are nearing late season conditions, thin in spots, maybe a little icy and some spots still good. We will be reviewing our conditions daily and determining if the trails will stay open or close. Groomers were out overnight to smooth things out. Night time temps are still cold but daytime highs are above freezing. Please try to limit riding activity when temperature is warmer than 32F. Please check back frequently as conditions change this week into the weekend.

Thank you & Enjoy before it is gone!

Trail Report – : Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – February 24, 2021

Reporter:Phil

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 16-18 inches

Date of Report: February 24, 2021

Area Report:

Rode to Hoppy’s today in Kenton. From Sunrise to Land O Lakes trails were good. LOL to Watersmeet fair. Watersmeet east to trail 3 poor…..the grade became vary good east of trail 3 cut off and 8 from Kenton to Bruces Crossing was good also. After that all trails were excellent. Bond Falls was beautiful and trail 107 was a delight. Hope we can keep getting a little snow each night and keep those temps down and sun away. Looks to be a tad warm this weekend—especially Sat.

News and Reports:

See you at Candlelight bowling Friday night—7PM at THE ALLEY in Land O.

Snowmobile Information:

Ride Right and Ride Safe

Trail Report – : Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – February 24, 2021

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6-9 inches of snow

Date of Report: February 24, 2021

Area Report:

The scenery is beautiful this morning!! Can’t imagine what the scenery is out on the trails with the canopy of trees! If you’re out please share your photos with us!

While we didn’t get the 5” we were hoping for we got approximately 1-3”. Anything fresh is welcomed! A chance of some more on Friday. While the temps have gotten warmer our wooded and protected trails are holding up nice. The temps cool down in the evening and things freeze back up. Your ride in the woods and the lakes will be good. Many road trails, trails out in the open and along the roads will be snirty. Also many plows need to push the snow to the edges of those roads which leaves dirt in some intersections so the ditch may seem bare, whiles some may be some may just have that plowed dirt lying on top.

We will continue to watch the trail conditions daily and post as needed with any changes, if there are no new posts please refer to the latest for your trail updates.

Groomers continue to be out daily. If the temps get too warm and conditions get soft the groomers will decide if they need to hold off so they don’t do any harm to the trails. What this means is if conditions are soft not only is the equipment heavy on the trails but also that soft snow sticks and balls up in the drag and stays there rather than laying back on the trail, then essentially you are then just pulling snow off of the trail. This is not happening at this point but worth mentioning if it does get to that point and a trail is not groomed it is not because of neglect but rather preservation. But again, at this point trails are groomed and good and we have fresh snow!! If conditions change we will post as accurate and honest as possible, it’s a large county with many trails to offer, the areas can vary greatly.

Also please note the American Birkie race is this week. If you have never heard of this it is the largest cross country race in North America hosted in Hayward and Cable. This race is still taking place this year however it is changed up a bit. Rather than Fri and Sat being the big days, the race is spread out through the week and the route has changed up a bit so it will not go through town. The race will still be in the Seeley Hills but not the full regular course so you may encounter the trail crossings and you may not this year. If you do, expect a small delay and be kind and patient as these athletes are competing in a tremendous race. The delays will be short. Please respect this race and their guidelines as we all know that in today’s world we celebrate what ever event allowed with precautions.

Get your gear and get out there, it will be a beautiful weekend and we are sneaking to the end of the season, enjoy as much of it as we can! Be safe and have fun!

Trail Report – : Bayfield County, Wisconsin – February 24, 2021

Reporter:BayfieldCounty

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 0-12 inches

Date of Report: February 24, 2021

Area Report:

Snow base (in inches): 0-12 inches

Status (Closed, Open, Partially Open): Open

Condition (Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent): Good to Fair

The warmup has definitely affected our trails, some areas more so than other. Most groomers are holding off grooming until temperatures get below freezing. Exposed trails will be thing and dirty, trails in the woods will likely hold their snow for a while longer. So far it looks like trails will be able to stay open for the weekend, but keep in mind there is likely to be some dirt. If conditions deteriorate throughout the week, we will update again.

The same trouble spots still remain:

The Grand View and Mason areas didn’t receive much snow and the warmup didn’t help. Trails looking very poor in that area.
The trail into the City of Bayfield will not open this year, but we’re hopeful for next year.
Trail 1 to the casino in Red Cliff is open with a re-route. It’s a bit rough in spots so use caution. The re-route utilizes the right of way along the highway so please respect private landowners and follow the signs and groomed path.

Namakagon Trail Groomers: Trails were groomed Sunday night. With the warmup a lot of brown. We will try grooming Wednesday night after the temperature drops below freezing.

Barnestormers: Trails are not looking good at the moment. I did some grooming Monday 22^nd and saw at least 50 snowmobiles on the trail. I fear with the warm weather and heavy traffic there will be little left. We will try grooming Wednesday after the temperature drops below freezing, however unless we get the snow tonight not sure how it will go.

Drummond SnoJacks: Unless we get significant snow there are no plans for trail grooming this week due to the warm daytime and overnight temperatures. The trails are snow covered but rough in some spots with road routes thin to bare north of Grand View. With these conditions, a reminder to stay on the trails and stay off of private land, especially on those trails the property owners have allowed us to use.

Iron River Area: Iron River area trails in fairly good shape but some corners are bare. Trail 4 from highway 2 to Delta smith but very dirty. The tri-county corridor is in very good condition. Over-all trails are ride-able but expect some dirty snow in spots.

Washburn Valhallers: We will know more in the morning once the groomer has been out, but right now the warm weather doesn’t look like it affected us much. Some of the snowmobiles I’ve talk to you today said the trails were still in pretty good shape. We have adequate snow just need to cool down to smooth them out.

WAINO: Waino Riders will groom the South end of trail 1 but it’s doubtful there’s enough of a base left on the North end. Snowmobilers have complained of rocks and gravel near Port Wing.

Trail Report – : Minocqua, Wisconsin – February 24, 2021

Reporter:minocqua

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 10

Date of Report: February 24, 2021

Area Report:

warm temps yesterday did some damage in town and sun exposed trails, trails in the woods are still in good condition, temps today are back down to 30 and cloudy, we are in late season now so the sun is more intense this time of year, should be ok yet this weekend with cloudy conditions and some small snow showers around.

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – February 24, 2021

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 5 – 9″

Date of Report: February 24, 2021

Area Report:

Official Trail Report: All Washburn County Snowmobile Trails are open at this time. Trail conditions are good with a 5 to 9 inch snow base. All clubs are out grooming, so please exercise caution and watch for active trail grooming equipment while you’re enjoying the trails.

Groomer Reports:
Long Lake Trail (Reported by the Long Lake Chamber of Commerce): 2/19 – The lake trail was groomed the evening of 2/19. Snowmobilers, please do not ride on the cross country ski trail. Maps are available on the Long Lake Chamber’s Facebook page.

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – February 24, 2021

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 5 – 9″

Date of Report: February 24, 2021

Area Report:

Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – February 24, 2021

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 18-24 inches

Date of Report: February 24, 2021

Area Report:

Boulder Junction Trail Report 2/24/2021

With temperatures near 40 degrees and the sun out the last 2 days, our trails really deteriorated fast.

We groomed 15N, 6E, 8W, 2W Monday evening and 15S, 8E early Tuesday morning with limited success due to above freezing temps. By Tuesday afternoon, all trails leading into town were visibly brown.

Last night, we received less than 2” of the 4”-6” predicted snow fall. This will help, but it won’t last long. We are now in late season riding conditions and our trails will be fair to poor close to town and fair to good further out. Our road trails which are Nixon Lake Road, Day Lake Road, and Keego Road are still in great shape.

I will be out doing a trail inspection by sled this morning and we will be developing a plan of attack for the next few days. With highs near 30, but cooler nights, we will do what we can to keep our trails rideable.

Speed Limit Advisory: When passing through town whether you are on Corridor 8 or Corridor 15, please use the marked trails, follow the signs, and observe the 15mph speed limit. Also, no snowmobiles are allowed on downtown Main Street.

Please be safe out there, ride on the right, respect others, and enjoy the trails and our area businesses.

Think snow!

Landy Roepke

Trail Manager

Join us for these upcoming events:

March 6. Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Cabin Fever Party. Gooch’s 2 Bar & Grill. 2-8pm