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Trail Report – : Superior – Douglas County, Wisconsin – January 4, 2021

Reporter:nikky.farmakes

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 4-5 Inches

Date of Report: January 4, 2021

Area Report:

Snowmobile and Winter ATV/UTV Trails (As of 12/29/2020)

Douglas County received snow on 12/23/20 and on 12/29/20. After a lot of hard work from the club volunteers, 80% of the Snowmobile and Winter ATV/UTV trails under the management of the Douglas County Forestry Department are now open. There is more snow in the northern half of the county and varying cover for the rest. Most trails are in early season riding conditions, so please help us preserve the snow base by riding accordingly.

It is critical that we respect our landowners who allow us to utilize their property for these trails. Please stay on the trail and ride safely. We will provide updates as conditions change.

Click here for a map that outlines open trails.

Open trails
SW Quadrant
Trail 5 between S. Mail Road and CTH T – Not groomed

SE Quadrant
Trail 35 Wild Rivers Trail north of Solon Springs – Groomed
Trail 35 Wild Rivers Trail south of Solon Springs – Not groomed
Trail 27B – Groomed
Trail 27C – Groomed
Trail 41S – Not groomed
Trail 41B – Groomed
Trail 217 – Groomed
Trail 727 – Groomed
Trail 17N – Groomed
Trail 7 – Not groomed
Trail 27 – Not groomed
Trail 3 – Groomed
Trail 41 Wild Rivers Trail to Warming Shack – Groomed (Watch for logging west of Gregerson Road)
Trail 541 – Groomed
Closed trails – 17s, 5 (South of CTH T), 5A, 9, 935, 925, 835, 930

NE Quadrant
Trail 1 – Groomed
Trail 2 (Tri-County Corridor) – Groomed from Amnicon Falls to Brule
Trail 4 – Groomed Brule to Hawthone
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
Closed trail – 635

NW Quadrant
Gandy Dancer Trail – Groomed (Watch for deer crossing between Moen Road and CTH BB)
Saunders Grade Trail – Groomed
Wrenshall Grade Trail – Not Groomed
Trail 0 – Groomed
Trail 28 – Groomed
The Cross Town Connector Trail – Groomed
Trail 4/41 from Warming Shack West – Groomed
Trail 4 – Groomed

Douglas County Cross Country Ski Trails
Douglas County CC Ski Trails – The service roads and parking lots are plowed. The ski trails were packed on 12/29/20 without the cutters and are in fair condition.
Superior Municipal Forest (Superior) – Groomed and tracked as of 12/30. Fair to Great conditions.
After Hours Ski Trail (Brule) – Groomed and tracked as of 12/30. Very good to excellent conditions.

Enjoy your ride and please ride safe!

Click here for a downloadable map of our summer ATV/UTV trails & routes

For further information, please contact the Douglas County Forestry Department at 715-378-2219 Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm excluding Holidays.

Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – January 4, 2021

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 5-7 inches

Date of Report: January 4, 2021

Area Report:

BJSC Trail Report 1/04/2021

As expected, the heavy holiday traffic took its toll on our trails. As of 3:00 pm on Sunday, we have had 2140 sleds go past our trail counter.

Despite that, some of our trails are still in rideable condition. Trails 15N, 6E, and 15S were groomed Saturday night and were in decent shape late Sunday afternoon.

While 2W and 8W have developed moguls and are getting thin in the corners, these trails are being groomed this morning and probably will be the last grooming on our trails until we receive more snow.

Please be cautious out there, as you may encounter dirt, gravel, and rocks on our trails as they have been worn down to the base.

Next update will be on Wednesday morning.

Think Snow!

Join us for these upcoming events:

January 9. Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Brat Fry at the Granary Family Restaurant. 11am-2pm
January 17. Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Breakfast at Gooch’s 2. 8:30am-11am
February 6. 13th Annual Frozen Tozen Ice Fishing Tournament. Boulder Lake. 8am-4pm
February 14. Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Breakfast. Boulder Beer Bar. 8:30am-11am

Trail Report – : Stephenson County, Illinois – January 4, 2021

Reporter:Skinner

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: Getting thin

Date of Report: January 4, 2021

Area Report:

We had a great deal of traffic over the weekend but the trails held up ok as we had them groomed but with only so much snow to work with they are getting thin. We will take a look at them today and see if we can keep them open or will have to close them as some of the clubs around have closed there trails. Thank you to all that came out and rode our wonderful trails over the weekend and hope you enjoyed them as our guys had put a lot of time in them marking, smoothing, and grooming. When we get more snow please come up and join us again. Thank You The Cedarville Snow Travelers

Trail Report – : Walworth County, Wisconsin – January 4, 2021

Reporter:Ryan Strand

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 6-8”

Date of Report: January 4, 2021

Area Report:

Waiting on more cold and snow. Trails are closed.

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – January 4, 2021

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: Frozen ground with hard ice & 1-6 inches of snow

Date of Report: January 4, 2021

Area Report:

January 4 – 6:01am 23 degrees – High of 27 – Low tonight of 23

TRAILS UPDATE
VILAS COUNTY SNOWMOBILE TRAILS OPEN
Trails are in on average Fair Early Riding Condition

Trails are in in Early Riding Condition in Eagle River. What that means is all sorts of conditions that change quickly. There are areas that are poor. There is deep frost in the ground covered with ice from the rain we had earlier December. That’s what is holding what is on the trail.

Riding Friday & Saturday found conditions all over the place. Trails are squirrelly with all the ice underneath. Crusty rough hard snow along with the ice underneath makes for interesting turning in the corners. Grit mixed with snow in other areas. And areas with soft snow. Mostly on the south side ROW trails. All in all there was enough snow to lubricate. Had no hyfax heating up.

This next week will see cloudy conditions with daytime temps in the 30’s & teens at night. Doesn’t look like any SNOW.

Both lake trails, Catfish & Eagle are marked. Stay by the markers to be safe.

Short report this morning. If you are riding slow down.

Thanks to the clubs for all their hard work.

Need cold weather & SNOW. KEEP THINKING COLD & DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!
Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185 reporting conditions weekly
Eagle River area events – Sno-Eagles club events

News and Reports:

UPDATE – Sno-Eagles Wednesday & Thursday rides start has been moved forward to
January 13 & 14 SNOW conditions & totals permitting
Contact Club President, Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876 for more information

January 5 – Sno-Eagles Board of Directors meeting – 6pm – VFW – Hwy 70W
January 8-10 – World Championship Vintage Derby – Derby Track north Hwy 45N – Volunteers needed
January 15-17 – World Championship Snowmobile Derby – Derby Track north Hwy 45N – Volunteers needed
January 18 – Military Ride – HQ at the Derby Track north on Hwy 45N
January 21 – Sno-Eagles General membership meeting – Live stream – check sno-eagles.org for information
January 29-31 – Women on Snow

To volunteer or for more information on Sno-Eagles activities contact Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876

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
Newly Updated 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.
Newly Updated Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS) Gives you trails groomed in last 24, 48 & 96 hours

Trail Report – : Kenosha County, Wisconsin – January 3, 2021

Reporter:Nick

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: Minimal

Date of Report: January 3, 2021

Area Report:

Effective at 12:00 Midnight all Kenosha County Trails will be closed. This action was taken to prevent condtions to deteriorate further in hopes of being able to open again at te next snowfall.

Always remeber to checkthe Kenosha County Sno Phone 262-671-4944

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – January 3, 2021

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 7 +- much

Date of Report: January 3, 2021

Area Report:

January 3 – 9:57am 16 degrees – High of 34 – Low tonight of 12

TRAILS UPDATE
VILAS COUNTY SNOWMOBILE TRAILS OPEN
Trails are in on average Fair Early Riding Condition

Trails are in in Early Riding Condition. What that means is all sorts of conditions that change quickly. Going from Fair to even Excellent up north to Poor and all conditions in between throughout Vilas County.

Many clubs up north in the county have enough snow to groom nightly. Other clubs in the county are panning & other are grooming off & on. Temps are rising so conditions will go down hill. Best to check with the area you want to ride for the current conditions. Chambers. Snowmobile Clubs. Friends. All are good sources.

Rode again yesterday, Saturday. About 120 miles. Here’s where we rode & what we found:

Headed out on the trails around 11:30am yesterday. 12 degrees when we left. Left from east of Eagle River. Took 10 heading west toward Eagle River. ROW had frozen snow. Again took spur to Catfish Lake at 12 Pines, which is marked with no slush at all. Off at Braywood Bay. Road route (10) to Bloom Rd & back on the trail(10). Frozen solid from Bloom Rd to Loon Lk Rd. Picked up the very smooth grade (10/13) headed north through town. Much the same as Friday.

Rode north of Eagle River to trail 10W intersection toward the Wisconsin River Bridge. East side Fair. Approach to bridge & crossing. Both side smooth, hard & snow covered. Beyond the approach on the west side was rough & gritty.

From there picked up 13 heading north. In the Buckatabon area we took one ways. There was all sorts of conditions. All early season & snow covered. Got better as we rode north as the snow got deeper. Rode that all the way to 8. Went west. Fair with grit on the first section. As we went further west it was better.

Took 8 all the way to 8 & 7 intersection. Continued on 8 going west heading to Boulder Junction. That left turn was a great choice. The entire section of 8 heading due west was excellent riding! Best all day. As 8 headed south trail was Fair & snow covered. In Boulder Junction the back street by pass was snow cover. Took 15 north for lunch at Gooches. Back on 15 to Boulder Junction & south on 8 to 15. Groomers were out.

Rode 15 south to 11. Back to early riding. Fair on average. After crossing county N headed east on 10. 10 was a mixed bag of conditions. Fair on average with some Poor and some Good. All snow covered no bare riding but gritty in a few areas.

Rode 10 through St. Germain to Eagle River connect along Hwy 70. St. Germain was out grooming. So it was smooth. The hill on 10 across from Wisconsin River was thin which is just what happens there. Rest was hard snow & had rough sections.

Connected with grade 10/13 in town & home by 10E. Looked like Eagle River groomers were out.

Catfish Lake is marked. Word is Eagle is being marked no confirmation. Will let you know tomorrow. Either way stay by the barrels.

Thanks to the clubs for all their hard work.

News and Reports:

January 5 – Sno-Eagles Board of Directors meeting – 6pm – VFW – Hwy 70W
January 8-10 – World Championship Vintage Derby – Derby Track north Hwy 45N – Volunteers needed
January 15-17 – World Championship Snowmobile Derby – Derby Track north Hwy 45N – Volunteers needed
January 18 – Military Ride – HQ at the Derby Track north on Hwy 45N
January 21 – Sno-Eagles General membership meeting – Live stream – check sno-eagles.org for information
January 29-31 – Women on Snow

To volunteer or for more information on Sno-Eagles activities contact Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876

Snowmobile Information:

Trail Report – : Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin – January 3, 2021

Reporter:Toulish1

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 2-7″

Date of Report: January 3, 2021

Snowmobile Information:

I did not run a snowmobile patrol due to the thinning conditions. Trail 17 from Lac Du Flambeau to Woodruff has a brown tinge down the middle so I would report what was fair to decent in spots is down to the base now. Weather channel has Lac Du Flambeau at a 10-20% chance of snow all week, with a burst of optimism at 40% tomorrow, Monday. I will also be joining up with the Northern Hornshoe Snowmobile Club groomer team tomorrow night so my reports will have access not only to riding, but what the groomers are up to. Wolf

Reporter:Toulish1

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 1-6″

Date of Report: January 2, 2021

Snowmobile Information:

I did not run a patrol by sled today, but made a short round by truck. Trail 17 from Stearns Lake Road to Woodruff has a brown tinge down the middle so what was fair to OK yesterday is showing its wear. We need snow. Mark

Trail Report – : Phelps, Wisconsin – January 2, 2021

Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 6″-8″

Date of Report: January 2, 2021

Area Report:

Trils are open and boy have the people come to ride. The Phelps Snowmobile Club has been out grooming( mainly panning). More snow is needed to get the trails into good or excellent condition. There is not much snow in the forecast this coming week. But, they have been wrong before. Please check back here for more updates and keep an eye on the weather. Please when out on the trails, ridesafe, stay to your right when on trails or routes, don’t drink and drive, and watch your speed. We have riders of all abilities out on the trails. Please think of others when out riding. Stay on the mark trail. Off trail riding is trespassing and can jepordize trails through the northwoods. Enjoy a safe and wonderful time on the trails

News and Reports:

JANUARY CLUB RIDES Meet across from the post office

TUESDAY’S 9A.M. (Appox. 100 miles) THURSDAY 10 A.M.(Appox. 45 miles)

1/5/21 Sayner 1/7/21 North Loop

1/12/21 Tipler 1/14/21 West Loop

1/19/21 Three Lakes 1/21/21 East Loop

1/25 &1/26/21 Overnight to Baraga or Carter 1/28/21 South Loop

Snowmobile Information:

http://phelpssnowmobileclub.com

http://awsc.org