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Trail Report – : Hurley, Wisconsin – March 2, 2020

Reporter:Lodging

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Varies

Date of Report: March 2, 2020

Area Report:

 

❄️❄️Hurley Area Snow Report March 2, 2020 

 


Our groomers from the White Thunder Riders were out this morning and report that trails are in good condition.  Riders will encounter some bare spots where road crossings are.  Spring riding will be good for the next few days.  Things will be reevaluated later this week and updates will be posted at that time. 

At this time there are no reports of any trouble areas.  As always, use caution and watch for icy corners. 

There is still some time to come up and ride, call today and make a reservation!

USE CAUTION ON THE LAKES AND FLOWAGES.


We have received multiple reports of “off trail riding”. 

LISTEN — it’s pretty simple. Stay. On. The. Marked. Trail.

If you come upon a groomer WAIT for the groomer driver to come to a complete stop and signal for you to continue. 

Be sure to support the local businesses that support the clubs —- you’ll know one right away with their current club membership certificate proudly displayed.


Upcoming Club Events: 
White Thunder Riders 50/50 Raffle Drawing at North Pole 3/7/20

                              Ride RIGHT.  Ride SAFE.  STAY together.

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – March 2, 2020

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 8 – 12″

Date of Report: March 2, 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 – : 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 – : 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.

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!!!  

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
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 – : 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

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