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Trail Report – : Minocqua, Wisconsin – February 27, 2020

Reporter:minocqua

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 12 hard packed

Date of Report: February 27, 2020

Area Report:

Trails are hardpacked with ice on the corners and thin spots on exposed areas, town trails are ice and bare roads and parking lots and gas stations are also bare, trails in the woods are still good, the hardpacked exposed areas have little snow for cooling, once you get to the woods trails are in good condition so plan your routes to get out of town quickly. We need snow to get them back to good condition.

Trail Report – : Hurley, Wisconsin – February 27, 2020

Reporter:Lodging

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Varies

Date of Report: February 27, 2020

Area Report:

❄️❄️Hurley Area Snow Report Thursday February 27, 2020

We received approximately 3-4 inches of snow overnight and the groomers are out getting the trails in Tip Top Condition for the upcoming weekend. Forecast for the next few days is for temps in the teens and 20’s through Friday, with Saturday and Sunday sunny and mid 30’s. Spring riding will be FANTASTIC this weekend!!

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.

Show your appreciation by attending club events, not just ours but neighboring clubs as well. Remember “United we Trail, Divided we Fail”

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

Ride RIGHT. Ride SAFE. STAY together.

Trail Report – : Ely, Minnesota – February 27, 2020

Reporter:Ely Chamber of Commerce/Explore MN Visitor Center

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 18″-30″

Date of Report: February 27, 2020

Area Report:

Trail Report for 2/27/2020

Snow Depth 18-30 inches

GENERAL INFORMATION: Trails are holding up and are hard and flat. Warm weather and heavy use have caused the trail base to get thinner, but groomers are working to smooth bumps and berms to keep trails in good riding condition. Several area lakes are now staked, and riders are asked to please ride in staked areas to ensure best conditions. As always, even when conditions are their best, it’s still wise to use caution when venturing onto the ice on foot or machine.

Area Trails:

All trails are groomed and in good shape for the upcoming weekend. Birch Lake is staked for snowmobile trails to Hidden Bay. Cedar Lake is not staked; snowmobilers should use Cloquet Line instead. Everything else is staked. As always, please stay on staked trails.

Arrowhead State Trail

Snowmobiling: Condition-Fair to Good Trail – Groomed Base – 1-6”

The Arrowhead State trail is the backbone to an extensive Grant-in-Aid trail system that travels through remote areas.

TRAIL CONDITIONS: The entire trail is groomed and in fair to good condition from the Taconite State Trail junction north to the Blue Ox trail. The trail is base is getting thin from warm weather and heavy use, but the groomers are continuing to work hard to keep bumps and berms cut down. The entire trail will be groomed another time before the weekend.

Bearhead Lake State Park

Snowmobiling: Condition – Very good Trails – Groomed Base 1-5”

TRAIL CONDITIONS: The Taconite Trail and Cub Lake Spur to the Trail Center are both in very good condition.

Bearhead State Park trails provide rolling topography through birch and pine stands. You may see a variety of wildlife ranging from deer, wolves, ruffed grouse, and pine martens. You can snowshoe anywhere in Minnesota’s state parks and recreation areas, except on trails that are specifically groomed for another activity, such as snowmobiling or skiing.

Lake Vermilion – Soudan Underground Mine State Park

Snowmobiling: Condition – Very Good Trails – Groomed Base – 1-6”

TRAIL CONDITIONS: Trails are in very good condition and will be groomed again before the weekend. For all trails use caution at all times. Please travel at appropriate speeds and stay to the right No motorized vehicles other than snowmobiles are allowed on State Trails or Grant-in-Aid snowmobile trails.

The park has 5 miles of snowmobile trails that connects from the Taconite State Trail to the Lake Vermilion ice trail. The ride takes you through old growth pines and young aspen forests with large wetland complexes to view along the way. You can snowshoe anywhere in Minnesota’s state parks and recreation areas, except on trails that are specifically groomed for another activity, such as snowmobiling or skiing.

Putnam/Fishing Lakes – Bear Island State Forest

Snowmobiling: Condition – Very Good Trails – Groomed Base – 1-6”

The Putnam and Fishing Lakes Trails traverse forested, rolling topography through birch, ash, and pine stands. Several small lakes dot the landscape along these scenic trails.

TRAIL CONDITIONS: The entire trail will be groomed before the weekend. Please use caution when riding, travel at appropriate speeds, and stay to the right. Trails are hard and very fast right now. No Motorized Vehicles other than snowmobiles are allowed on State Trails or Grant-in-Aid snowmobile trails.

Taconite State Trail

Snowmobiling: Condition – Good to Very Good Trails – Groomed Base 1-6”

Taconite State Trail stretches one hundred sixty-five miles from Grand Rapids to Ely through many scenic vistas of rolling hillsides, lakes, rivers and forest.

TRAIL CONDITIONS: The entire Taconite has been groomed from Ely to Highway 73. The groomer operators have been double passing multiple times over the heavily used sections of the trail to cut out the bumps and corner berms. The trail will be groomed again before the weekend. Please use caution when riding, travel at appropriate speeds, and stay to the right. No Motorized Vehicles other than snowmobiles are allowed on State Trails or Grant-in-Aid snowmobile trails.

Taconite Spur West – Last groomed 2/25/20

Taconite Spur North – Last groomed 2/24/20

Stony Spur East – Last groomed 2/25/20

News and Reports:

More information on area events can be found by visiting our website at http://www.ely.org/mn/events

Trail Report – : Forest County, Wisconsin – February 27, 2020

Reporter:forestco

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 12″ – 18″

Date of Report: February 27, 2020

Area Report:

The trails are open, groomed and in good condition. The snow took somewhat of a beating this past weekend due to the warmer than normal temps. There are reports of thinning corners and icy spots on the trails. Always use caution when riding on lakes and frozen water as ice conditions will vary. Remember to stay on your side and slow down on icy turns.

We cannot stress enough to ride safely and responsibly and stay on marked trails!
The clubs that maintain the Forest County Trail System are made up of volunteers who work very hard to provide the best trails possible. Please respect them while on the trail. When approaching a groomer or member doing trail maintenance, please slow down and move over so they can do their job.

Load on up and head in the direction of Forest County, Get out and ride!

Trail Report – : Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin – February 27, 2020

Reporter:Manitowish Waters Chamber

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 18-24 inches

Date of Report: February 27, 2020

Area Report:

Here’s the Sno-Skeeters’ updated trail report from Groomer operator Bennie, who was out last night…

Groomed the entire Sno-Skeeters trail system last night. Trails really are in nice shape. There are a few thin areas in the exposed sections, but the trails are in good condition!

Trail Report – : Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin – February 27, 2020

Reporter:Manitowish Waters Chamber

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 16-22 inches

Date of Report: February 27, 2020

Area Report:

Here’s the Sno-Skeeters’ updated trail report from Groomer operator Bennie, who was out last night…

Groomed the entire Sno-Skeeters trail system last night. Trails really are in nice shape. There are a few thin areas in the exposed sections, but the trails are in good condition!

Trail Report – : Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin – February 27, 2020

Reporter:Manitowish Waters Chamber

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 16-22 inches

Date of Report: February 27, 2020

Area Report:

Here’s our updated trail report from our Groomer operator Bennie, who was out last night…

Groomed the entire Sno-Skeeters trail system last night. Trails really are in nice shape. There are a few thin areas in the exposed sections, but the trails are in good condition!

Trail Report – : Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – February 27, 2020

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 2 to 16 inches of snow

Date of Report: February 27, 2020

Area Report:

Hello Riders!!

A bit of an update, while we did have a warmup on Sunday and Monday we still have VERY GOOD conditions! We’ve had such a great base that has been a blessing to help us make it through the couple of warmups we’ve had this season. The wooded trails are great! You will find many trails that are near the roads to have slushy or bare spots and some as we call “snirt” spots (snow + dirt). The roads as well are quite bare. However, these areas of mention are generally connecting routes from one trail to another so you will not have to travel them long and they are most certainly passable. The groomers are out this week now after the cool down and smoothing everything up as well as pulling some side snow into corners where needed and they are able. The lakes with-stood as well, due to the warmup after the weekend there was not much traffic that created grooves in the lakes when they were slushy to refreeze, so they are not rough. The temps dropped back down last night, and we even got a bit of fresh snow over the night to our surprise to freshen things up.

Speaking of lakes, the Chippewa Flowage, while a great ride and filled with your favorite stops we do just want to advise you to stay on the staked trails and ride with caution. It’s excellent riding but the lake level has dropped about 8’ over the course of a few months as the energy company and DNR do this each season so with this lowering there are sand bars and stumps that you don’t normally see. The last 2 weeks or so those bars/humps and stumps are more noticeable. Volunteers have staked some of the concerning stumps but please keep your eyes peeled. Also, at some areas of entrance on the Flowage you may find the level is so low there isn’t much water/ice and it’s muddy, but those areas are off to the sides of the trails and again, very much passable. Just please ride safely and watch your surroundings.

Some logging is being done north of Nelson Lake on trail 8. Also trail 8 west to Washburn County has some logging happening on it.

Trail Report – : Bayfield County, Wisconsin – February 27, 2020

Reporter:BayfieldCounty

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 12-24 inches packed

Date of Report: February 27, 2020

Area Report:

The trails held up well through the warmup last weekend and most of the week has been cold. There’s still a lot of good riding especially in the woods.

Namakagon: Our trails held up very well thru our last warm-up! Trails were all groomed on Monday 2/24. Being touched up today Wed 2/26 and should be groomed again on Friday. Excellent Condition!

And we’ve been having flurries all morning! Not adding up to much but every little bit counts!

Barnes Barnestormers: Barnes trails have held up well, still have a good base and all have been groomed. Due to the warm weather thin spots are showing up in corners and hillsides exposed to the sun. Road routes are thin and with the warm weekend coming may become difficult to navigate. It’s all good out in the woods though, come ride while you still can.

Frosty’s Vintage Riders (Mason, Delta, Iron River): Trails are freshly groomed and still in good shape, road routes are bare with the exception of 1/2 inch of snow that fell last night.

Washburn Valhallers: Both Trail #13 North and South out of Washburn remain in excellent condition. Both will be regroomed for the weekend.

Trails in the Vahalla area held up very well we still have a very good base and trails are smooth. Re-route on Trail 31 starting on the north end of Trail 63 we are utilizing fire Road 429 Watch for signs. Also the logging operation north of Trail 1 on trail 31, the trail is down to ice and mud so use extreme caution.

South Shore (Port Wing, Herbster, Cornucopia): All South Shore trails 1, 40, 41 will be groomed by Thursday and held up well with the warm temps! Any roads routes/ logging activity are not so good. Any fresh snow will help.

Trail Report – : Oconto County, Wisconsin – February 27, 2020

Reporter:Oconto County Tourism

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 4-7

Date of Report: February 27, 2020

Area Report:

Snowmobile Trails

Red Arrow Snowmobile ATV Club (Townsend) – 2/26/20

The groomer is out grooming and shaving the ice to hopefully provide some cooling snow for engines and slides. Cooling has been a problem is recent days because all the snow has frozen down, but this will help. The trails should remain fine in very good riding condition, though icy with a few bare spots starting to show up.

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 – 2/19/20

We received 6” to 8” of snow on Monday night, so we are grooming Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday if needed. The trails are good to excellent condition, we are grooming for the first time this year all the low areas and the marshes, and we are hoping all goes well out there. The groomer driver this when he groomed the Suring trail in the morning and on his way back the trail filled back up with snow from the wind, this is great for the trails. Have a safe ride and stay on the marked trails.

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 – 2/26/20

CLOSED.

Lena Sno-Drifters – 2/26/20

Open.

Chase Sno-Chasers – 2/26/20

CLOSED.