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Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – March 2, 2020

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 14-18 inches

Date of Report: March 2, 2020

Area Report:

Trail report for March 2, 2020 – Trails are still open but are poor to fair. The sunshine yesterday along with the temps in the mid 40’s really took a toll on our trails. With the temps expected to be in the high 30’s to the 40’s for the week we have suspended our grooming until further notice. I wish I had better news but without some fresh snow and colder temps the trails are down to the base and will continue to degrade. This could be the beginning of the end. The corners and other areas are getting bare and very icy. Road routes and road crossings are mostly bare. Please use caution! Remember to be safe, ride right, and enjoy the ride.

Jim (Hammy) Hamilton

BJSC President

March 7: Snowmobile Club Cabin Fever Party

Trail Report – : Chippewa County, WI – March 2, 2020

Reporter:cvsopresident

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 0″ to 8″ base

Date of Report: March 2, 2020

Area Report:

Closed, 6-8″ of new snow could permit us to re-open…..Let it Snow!!!

Jeff Myers

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – March 2, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: On trail from pretty deep to not much. All is crusty

Date of Report: March 2, 2020

Area Report:

March 2, 2020 – 6:00am – 30 degrees – Cloudy

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
Adventure Sledding time of the year
Varying conditions

Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS Trails) reports in the last 24 hours:

Trail 10/13 heading south from the groomer barn through town connecting to Alt 13 aka 3S to the Three Lakes connect was groomed.

Cloudy this morning & looks to be cloudy all day. High of 35. Low tonight of 21. Tomorrow high of 35 & low of 19 with scattered SNOW SHOWERS moving in. Next SNOW on Thursday. 1-3 inches in the morning & another 1 inch Thursday night.

Surprisingly there is SNOW to ride in many areas. Enough to groom through town last night & down to the Three Lakes turn around. Trails have had a crusty SNOW cover with a little loose SNOW on top. This is adventure sledding season. Meaning when you ride you are going to find every sort of condition. SNOW covered. Burn through. Icy. Mushy with even some water especially road crossing. As for road routes most are bare. Under cover sections are shiny ice. This is a time of the season that really requires that you slow down. With the conditions on the trails changing quickly you can get into real trouble when riding.

Catfish & Eagle Lake trails are marked. Stay by the orange reflective barrels. Have not ridden either lake lately but thinking there will be surface slush. Remember not all lakes are safe. No markers means probably not safe

There is a 55mph nighttime speed limit.

THINK COLD! KEEP DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!!!

Thinking might ride Thursday. See ya on the trails!

Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club

News and Reports:

Events

March 3 – Board of Directors meeting – World Snowmobile HQ – 6pm – Hwy 45N ALL WELCOME

March 6 & 7 – 2020 Arctic Derby Dash – SXS UTV Race Series – Monster Energy Chasing the Triple Series – World Champship Derby Complex – Hwy 45N

March 18 – Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance – Gateway – Land o’ Lakes – 6:30pm

March 19 – General Membership meeting – Eagle Waters Resort – 6pm Social hours – 7pm meeting ALL WELCOME

March 28 – SNO(Saturday Night Out) – Sportsman’s Chalet – 5:30pm Social time – 6:00pm dinner – Hwy 70W ALL WELCOME
Please contact Sno-Eagles President, Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876 to volunteer for any event.

Snowmobile Information:

Handy Snowmobile Links

Wisconsin Snowmobile Registration
Discount Trail Pass for Snowmobile Club Members – $10
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 – : Phelps, Wisconsin – March 1, 2020

Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: over 12″ on the trail

Date of Report: March 1, 2020

Area Report:

It was a busy weekend out on the Phelps trails. Grooming was done last night and conditions today should be great. We are having mild temps in the mid 40’s and plenty of sunshine. This would be a good week to get in some late season riding. Trails are smooth, Temps are mild, and traffic has been low during the week. Come on up and play before the snow goes away. We will be grooming as the weather permits. Please as always, safety first. Trails are smooth and flat but the corners are getting icy. Use your common sense and have a safe and enjoyable time.

Snowmobile Information:

Please follow use on Facebook, Go to our website: http://phelpssnowmobileclub , our checkout Groomer Tracking System for up to date grooming happening.

Trail Report – : Sayner, Wisconsin – March 1, 2020

Reporter:SaynerStar Lake Barnstormers

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: .5 to 5 inches on the trail

Date of Report: March 1, 2020

Area Report:

Trail conditions vary, on average, from fair at the best to still pretty good. This all depends on if they are shaded or exposed to the sun. Running scratchers on your machine are pretty much a must right now as it is hard to find any loose snow. This is due to having temps in the 40s during the day and then well below freezing at night. It is close to 50 right now. Anything exposed is melting fast. Most, if not all, road routes are bare. Please stay on the trails no matter how bad they might be. We don’t need to lose any routes for next season because too many rode off the trails this season.

Until we get some fresh snow, it has already reached a point to where it all depends on what you personally find acceptable conditions to ride. If you want perfect pristine conditions, you will have to wait for fresh snow – if we get it. What the conditions actually are is all a matter of opinion. Some would find a heavy frost acceptable to ride on.

The forecast is not good as they are calling for at least upper 30s to low to mid 40s for at least the next 10 days. I wish I had better news for you all but I WILL be honest no matter how much anyone doesn’t like it.

As I have been saying all season – it is extremely important to stay by the markers when crossing a marked lake. With the erratic ice conditions we had this season; it is not going to take long for those conditions to deteriorate fast.

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – March 1, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: Still SNOW covered

Date of Report: March 1, 2020

Area Report:

March 1, 2020 – 6:13am – 25 degrees – Clear

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
Adventure Sledding time of the year
Varying conditions – Good, Fair, Poor

Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS Trails) reports in the last 24 hours most trails were groomed. For that reason here are the few sections not groomed

Trail 10/13 from the crossing of Hwy G heading straight north. Includes the trail section that runs along Adams Rd & then goes back into the woods. Connecting to the Conover Trail 3. This area is very rough.
Trail 3N aka Manske Swamp. This trail is the west to east trail that connects Trail 10/13 & Trail 17N. Swamp frozen but crusty & rough
Section of 10/13 that is called the Wisconsin River Bridge trail. It starts at the intersection of trail 10/13 & Conover trail 3N heading west crossing the Wisconsin River. It comes out at trails 10W & trail 13N intersection. Approach on east side is choppy. Approaches to the bridge on both sides are pretty good. Bridge itself has moguls. Approach from the west is also very rough.
Trig’s Shell section of the City trail to Bloom Rd.
Trail 1 off of 10E that heads north along Dollar Lk Rd past Chanticleer Inn to the entrance of Eagle Lake
Trail 1 aka GrampGrahm off of 10E near Catch 22 that heads north & leads to Eagle Waters Resort

ALL OTHER TRAILS GROOMED

Sunday morning & 25 degrees at 6:07am heading up to 46 for a high. Low of 23 tonight. Cloudy to partly cloudy. Temps from Monday through the week will be in the mid 30’s during the day & 20’s & some teens at night. SNOW forecast for Tuesday & Thursday. No totals being reported.

Surprisingly there is SNOW to ride in many areas. Trails have had a crusty SNOW cover with a little loose SNOW on top. This is adventure sledding season. Meaning when you ride you are going to find every sort of condition. SNOW covered. Burn through. Icy. Mushy with even some water especially road crossing. As for road routes most are bare. Under cover sections are shiny ice. This is a time of the season that really requires that you slow down. With the conditions on the trails changing quickly you can get into real trouble when riding.

Trail 10E on the south side of the road heading east is in GOOD shape from where the trails turns into a 1 way trail at the ERRA Sports Arena. This continues all the way out to Nobbe’s North where 10E turns back into a 2 way trail. Good past there all the way to the Trail 6 connect. Couple Forestry Rd are icy & have bare spots especially just past Anvil Lake campground. East to Three Lakes is GOOD. West toward Phelps FAIR.

There is a 55mph nighttime speed limit.

THINK COLD! KEEP DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!!!

See ya on the trails!

Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club

News and Reports:

Events

February 29-March 1 – World Series Snowmobile Championship Plus 100 Lap Mira Enduro Race – Check out www.derbycomplex.com – Volunteers needed

March 3 – Board of Directors meeting – World Snowmobile HQ – 6pm – Hwy 45N ALL WELCOME

March 18 – Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance – Gateway – Land o’ Lakes – 6:30pm

March 19 – General Membership meeting – Eagle Waters Resort – 6pm Social hours – 7pm meeting ALL WELCOME

Snowmobile Information:

Handy Snowmobile Links

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – February 29, 2020

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 8 – 12″

Date of Report: February 29, 2020

Area Report:

Official Trail Report: All Washburn County Snowmobile Trails are open at this time. Trail conditions are good with an 8 to 12 inch compacted snow base. Caution is advised due to patchy ice conditions throughout the trail system. Due to recent warm temperatures, some logging activities have resulted in stretches of trail with little or no snow.

Groomer Notes (Please note: groomers are typically out on the trails daily, however, WCTA does not always receive an updated report directly from the groomer.)

2/24/20 – Trail 7a/140 were groomed today; overall they are in pretty good shape, the trails are hard pack with icy stretches. The groomer is only able to cut so deep with all the ice. Be aware of moguls, but overall trails are in pretty good shape (Submitted by Rolling Hills Snowmobile & ATV Club)

2/20/20 – The snowmobile trail on Long Lake was freshly groomed on February 19th after we received 5+ inches of snow! (Reported by Pioneer on Long Lake & Long Lake Chamber)

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 29, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: Still plenty. Much is crusty

Date of Report: February 29, 2020

Area Report:

February 29, 2020 – 7:44am – 0 degrees – Sunny

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
Varying conditions – Good, Fair, Poor
Adventure Sledding time of the year

Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS Trails) reports in the last 24 hours nearly 100% GROOMING. Here are the couple of sections not groomed

Uncle Kent trail west of Eagle off Hwy G with the exception of a short section next to Hwy G
Trig’s Shell section of the City trail to Bloom Rd
Trail 1 aka GrampGrahm off of 10E near Catch 22 that leads to Eagle Waters Resort

ALL OTHER TRAILS GROOMED

Cold morning that will change quickly. High of 33 today with the evil sun this morning changing to partly cloudy after lunch. Low tonight of 23. Warm again tomorrow in the 40’s with 24 tomorrow night. 30’s will continue for the future during the day. SNOW in forecast for Tuesday & Thursday. Inch or 2 for each day.

Trails have had a crusty SNOW cover with a little loose SNOW on top. With the warm up today it will soften up. This is adventure sledding season. Meaning when you ride you are going to find every sort of condition. SNOW covered. Burn through. Icy. Mushy with even some water especially road crossing. As for road routes most are bare. Under cover sections are shiny ice. This is a time of the season that really requires that you slow down. With the conditions on the trails changing quickly you can get into real trouble when riding.

Catfish & Eagle Lake trails are marked. Stay by the orange reflective barrels. Have not ridden either lake lately but thinking by the end of today there will be surface slush. Remember not all lakes are safe. No markers means probably not safe

There is a 55mph nighttime speed limit.

THINK COLD! KEEP DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!!!

See ya on the trails!

Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club

News and Reports:

Events

February 29-March 1 – World Series Snowmobile Championship Plus 100 Lap Mira Enduro Race – Check out www.derbycomplex.com – Volunteers needed

February 29 – Groom to Ride raffle drawing – Trackside – 12 noon – Hwy 45N – Did you buy a ticket? It’s not too late. TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE AT TRACKSIDE PRIOR TO THE DRAWING!!!

February 29 – SNO(Saturday Night Out) – Lumpy’s Sports Bar & Grill – Hwy 45S – Social time 5:30pm – Dinner 6:00pm – Hwy 45S – ALL WELCOME
Please contact Sno-Eagles President, Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876 to volunteer for any event.

Snowmobile Information:

Handy Snowmobile Links

Trail Report – : Superior – Douglas County, Wisconsin – February 28, 2020

Reporter:nikky.farmakes

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Still up to a foot in most areas

Date of Report: February 28, 2020

Area Report:

Winter Snowmobile and All-Season Trails (As of 2/28/2020)

Currently, ALL of Douglas County trails are open. As temperatures start to warm up, please watch for trail closures in the updates. Please note, deer have been reported on trails, so please keep an eye out while traveling.

PLEASE check the trail you intend to use is open and do not trespass on private property. It is critical that we respect the landowners who allow us to utilize their property. It just takes one owner to deny the use of their land for a trail to be permanently shut down, so please be courteous and wait for the trails to officially open.

The following all-season trails are currently open to ATV, UTV, and Snowmobiles:

SW Quadrant

Open Trails
Trail 5 – Groomed last week
Trail 5A – Groomed last week
Trail 930 – Groomed
Trail 935 – Groomed
Trail 835 – Groomed
Trail 925 – Groomed
Trail 9 – Groomed north of Cummings Rd. (Watch for logging north of Hwy. M.)

SE Quadrant

Open trails:
Wild Rivers Trail (Trail 35) – Groomed
Trails 27B – Groomed
Trail 27C – Groomed
Trails 41S – Groomed
Trail 41B – Groomed
Trail 217 – Groomed last week
Trail 41 WRT to the Warming Shack – Groomed (Watch for logging)
Trail 727 – Groomed last week
Trail 17N – Groomed
Trail 17S – Groomed (Use caution on Creek crossings)
Trail 7 – Groomed
Trail 27 – Groomed
Trail 3 – Groomed
Trail 5 – Groomed
Trail 541 – Groomed

NE Quadrant

Trail 1 – Groomed
Trail 2 – Groomed
Trail 4 – Groomed
Trail 6 – Groomed
Trail 24 – Groomed
Trail 27/27A – Groomed
Trail 35 (WRT) – Groomed
Trail 235 – Groomed

A few scattered dirty spots are showing in a few places, but most areas the trails are still in good condition. Some road routes are starting to burn off. Groomers are avoiding the logging job between HWY D and Trail 24. Watch for logging on Trail 6 and Trail 4.

NW Quadrant

Open Trails:
Gandy Dancer Trail – Groomed (watch for deer crossing between Moen Road and County Road BB)
Saunders Grade Trail – Groomed
Wrenshall Grade – Groomed
Trail 0 – Groomed
Trail 28 – Groomed
Cross-Town Connector – Groomed
4/41 from the Warming Shack West – Groomed

Click here for a downloadable map of open trails.

Cross Country Ski Trails (As of 2/25/2020)

Douglas County Ski Trails – The ski trails have been groomed on 2/19 and are in fair condition. The trails will be evaluated next week for condition and grooming.

Superior Municipal Forest – Note – The Purple and Yellow trails will be used for Stride, Ride Glide, Tri this Sunday, March 1 from 6 am – 2 pm. 42nd Street will also be closed to all non-event traffic during that time. The red/green and blue trails will be open. All trails are groomed with good conditions.

Pattison State Park – Groomed and tracked 2/21 and are in excellent condition. Full track depth throughout, with 19 inches base over 24 inches of snow in the woods. Vehicle admission to the park is required. (Last updated on 2/21)

Brule River After Hours Trail – The Entire trail system is groomed and tracked. Conditions are good to excellent.

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 – : Oconto County, Wisconsin – February 28, 2020

Reporter:Oconto County Tourism

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 5-7

Date of Report: February 28, 2020

Area Report:

Snowmobile Trails

Red Arrow Snowmobile ATV Club (Townsend) – 2/28/20

he groomer’s were out last night shaving the ice to hopefully provide some cooling snow for engines and slides. Cooling has been a problem in recent days because all the snow has frozen down, it really worked yesterday as we were able to shave up a layer of snow off the frozen trail. The season may be growing short. Temps dropped throughout the week, then warm into the weekend. The trails should remain fine in VERY GOOD RIDING CONDITION, though icy with a few bare spots starting to show up!! throughout our system, except between intersections 510 & 512, which I would rate as marginal riding condition,with much dirt starting to reappear.

Paul Bunyan Riders Snowmobile Club (Lakewood) – 2/26/20

All 3 groomers were out last night. Trail boss Bob Prasser reported lot of bare spots and lot of ice. We always give you a honest trail condition report and without a significant amount of snow this might be the last weekend of grooming. Please be careful on the corners and hills. Swamps are starting to break up

Chute Pond Snowmobile Club (Mountain) – 2/26/2020

Chute Pond Snowmobile Club trails are open, groomed on a regular basis, and in fair to very good condition. Most trails east of Hwy 32 are in fair to good condition and the snowcover is thin. Most trails west of Hwy 32 are in good to very good condition, with a flat, hardpacked trail. The warm weather has caused some bare/burned out spots, and the melting has caused some slushy/icy areas. Our team of groomers will continue to work the trails to keep them in the best condition possible. The season is not over- there are still many miles of great trails to ride- there are just some ugly spots here and there. Some fresh snow would help improve the trails, but that may not happen. This may be the last weekend with really nice trail conditions- next week the warm weather returns.

NEW DETOUR: There is a new detour route from INT#447 that runs north and west and intersects with the 18 Corridor trail at Riverview Rd (see map- detour is shown in red). Thank you to the Towns of Mountain and Riverview for allowing the use of the unplowed town roads to complete this detour. The detour route is groomed and marked.

Exceptions (see map): Trails that will remain closed indefinitely are from INT#451-INT#453 (from east of Hwy 32 behind the Junction to Jack Pine Rd), and from INT#447 north to the 18 Corridor trail near Cooked Lake (the northern pipeline trail). DO NOT ride the closed trails- they have not been cleared from the July wind storms because the swamps are still wet and have not allowed equipment to get in to work on those areas yet. The closed areas are tangles of fallen trees in a swampy area- you don’t want to go there.

Cautions for the entire season: Be aware that any off-trail riding- even to take one ski off to “grab a little loose snow”- could be dangerous. The July wind storms have devastated many areas of our forested trails, and there are many trees and limbs on the ground just off the edges of the groomed trails. Please stay safe- stay on the groomed trails. Riders are urged to reduce speed and ride with extra caution, as the forest and the trails look very different since the storm. There are numerous logging operations that will be ongoing throughout the season. Please use extra caution in these areas. No Chute Pond trails cross any lakes or rivers- use extreme caution on all frozen surfaces. You are encouraged to carry a portable hand saw if possible, since limbs and branches continue to fall onto and over the trails. Please- ride sober, stay to the right, and stay on the marked trails.

Bagley & Brazeau Joyriders – 2/28/20

The trails took a hard hit from the sun and the heavy traffic last weekend, but they are still ride able. The groomers are working hard again, to give you at least 1 more weekend to ride. The trails are fair to very good condition. The best trails are the west side of Parkway Rd. We are not grooming in some of the marshes and low areas again, also watch for icy spots.

Gillett Sno ATV Riders – 2/24/20

With warmer weather the and no good snow in the near future we are going to have to close the spur off trails from the Nicolet State Trail. The corners in the trails that run through the fields are beginning to become mud puddles. The Nicolet State Trail will still be open from Shawano Line Road to Suring.

Oconto Falls Sno-Jokers – 2/28/20

CLOSED.

Lena Sno-Drifters – 2/26/20

Open.

Chase Sno-Chasers – 2/28/20

CLOSED.