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Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – February 12, 2020

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 18-24 inches

Date of Report: February 12, 2020

Area Report:

Trail report for February 12, 2020 – Trails are good. The present temp today here in Boulder Junction is 14 Deg. We had a dusting of snow yesterday and may get a dusting of snow for the next few days. We also expect the temps for the next day to get colder with highs in the single digits. With the lack of snow on the trail it’s hard to keep the trails flat and there are many areas that can be icy, and the snow can be very hard especially in the corners. Please use caution. The groomers are out there doing the best they can to make your ride more enjoyable for you. When you see them give them give them a thumbs up and follow all directions from the groomer. They can be out on the trail any time day or night. Pray for more snow! Stay on marked trails! Remember to be safe, ride right, and enjoy the ride.

Jim (Hammy) Hamilton – President Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club

February 15: Forest Frenzy Winter Triathlon
February 16: Snowmobile Club Breakfast
February 22: Gooch’s A-1 Bar & Grill Rebuild Benefit
March 7: Snowmobile Club Cabin Fever Party

Trail Report – : Western UP, Michigan – February 12, 2020

Reporter:Western U.P. Snowmobile Report

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 30

Date of Report: February 12, 2020

Area Report:

Western U P Snowmobile Trail Report— 2/10/2020

 

Gogebic Range Trail Authority – Snowmobile & ORV Club Trail Report

 

  • Trail Condition: Good To Excellent
  • Last Groomed: February 10th, 2020
  • Base Snowfall: 30″
  • Reported On: February 10th, 2020 @ 9:27am

Groomer Report

Overall Story: 

GOOD TO EXCELLENT, SHORT SECTIONS FAIR, CONSTANT GROOMING CONTINUES

Monday 2/10/2020 9:00 am CST:

No fresh snow, but the temps are allowing the groomers to keep trails flat.  Corners here and there are starting to get icy in between grooms.  We are seeking additional groomer operators to join us ASAP.  Local lodging can be provided for committed volunteers.  There looks to be some snow later this week, the upcoming weekend should be exceptional riding!

WARNINGS AND NOTICES:   We are begging riders to ride off trail legally as there is 1-million acres of public land east of Wakefield to off trail ride on – please only ride legal areas!  The Ottawa National Forest is 990,000 acres and much of it open to cross-country riding (no trail/road) if there is 6″ or more of snow.  Several restricted areas, contact the forest for further information.  Call 906-932-1330 

Trail 2 from Hurley to Ramsay US-2 Crossing:

Overall rating:  VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT

Last groomed 2/09/2020.    Please do not ride on sidewalks near Holiday and try to keep noise down in town.

Trail 2 from Ramsay Crossing to Wakefield:

Overall rating:  FAIR TO EXCELLENT

Last groomed 2/10/2020.  This is a tight trail with tremendous amounts of traffic.  Corners will get icy along with the hill climbs in between grooming.  We’re going to do some snow finding grooms later this week to add fresh snow into the base to help it hold for the weekend.   This trail is featuring a brand new section to enjoy this season, the club eliminated Prospect road route and moved the trail completely into the woods eliminating 1.5 miles of road route.  PLEASE STAY ON THE TRAIL AND RESPECT THESE LANDOWNERS!

Trail 2 from Wakefield to Marenisco:

Overall Rating:  EXCELLENT

Last groomed 2/10/2020.  Also in the best shape of the season.  The section from Wakefield east to Highway 2 needs additional passes to finish cutting the deep inside corner bumps and widen the trail.  We expect to get to that this week yet.

Trail 8 from Wakefield to Tula Crossing:

Overall Rating: EXCELLENT

Last Groomed 2/10/2020.  In excellent condition, be aware of a new traffic pattern on the northern end due to a plowed section.  Please follow the new route for the remainder of this season.

Trail 160 from Walmart to Montreal River (WI):

Overall Rating:  EXCELLENT

Last Groomed 2/7/2020.  There is logging about 1/2 way north on the trail, YIELD TO LOGGERS AND GIVE THEM RESPECT – IT’S THEIR LAND!   STAY ON THE TRAIL!!!!!!   This is our most scenic trail and is a treat to ride!  Stay on the trail in the farm fields.  Over 25 landowners are involved to make this trail a reality, please respect them and ride responsibly.  There are several scenic vistas on the trail:

Bald Mountain “NORTH” lookout viewing Madeline Island/ mouth of the Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior

Bald Mountain “SOUTH” lookout viewing Gogebic Range (Powderhorn, Copper Peak)

Montreal River Gorge look out

Superior Falls Waterfall Complex.

 

11S (Wakefield, MI to Winchester, WI):

Overall Rating:  EXCELLENT

Last Groomed 2/10/2020.  Increased logging traffic is in the area,  PLEASE YIELD TO ANY AND ALL LOGGING TRAFFIC.  There is a short section of dual use the landowner (Keweenaw Land) has graciously approved us to use along with them.  It is private land and we are guests, please act like it.

11N (Wakefield, MI to South boundary Rd/White Pine):  Closed due to off trail riding.  Seeking local community support with ideas on how to reopen it.  200 yards of private property closed this 25 mile trail.

GOGEBIC AREA GROOMERS 2/11/2020

 

  • Trail Condition: Good
  • Last Groomed: February 11th, 2020
  • Base Snowfall: 36+”
  • Reported On: February 11th, 2020 @ 12:10pm

Groomer Report

Little less than inch over the last 24 hours brings the Lake Gogebic Area total to 131.5 inches for the season.   Forecast Looks like 2-4 inches tomorrow through Thursday with colder temperatures.    Gogebic Area Groomers report that they are out running now and all night every night getting the trails into really good shape!     President’s weekend is going to be a busy one which is something to keep in mind when getting gas, going out to eat, etc.

  • Trail # 1N:       from Bergland to White Pine is being groomed nightly and reported to be in good condition.
  • Trail # 1 South:  Towards Marenisco from Trail # 8 (Ethelwood Grade) is being groomed nightly and is reported to be in good condition.
  • Trail # 1 south from Marenisco to Wisconsin Border is being groomed daily and it is reported to be in good condition.
  • Trail # 8 East from Bergland to Ewen is being groomed daily and it is reported in good condition.
  • Trail # 8W: from Bergland to Wakefield. is being groomed nightly and it is reported to be in good condition.
  • Trail 102 from Bergland to Trail #11 is being groomed nightly and it is reported to be in good condition.
  • Trail # 13 North from Bergland to 101 is being groomed nightly and it is being reported to be in good condition.
  • Trail 13 South is open.  Groomers broke the trail open yesterday and grooming it today with a drag.
  • Trail #13 South from 100 to Trail # 2 is reported to be groomed daily and is in good condition.
  • Trail # 100 South end of Lake Gogebic is reported be groomed daily and is in good condition.
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U.P. Thunder Riders Trail Report 2/09/2020

U.P. Thunder Riders Trail Report

 

  • Trail Condition: Good
  • Last Groomed: February 09th, 2020
  • Base Snowfall: 24″
  • Reported On: February 09th, 2020 @ 8:02pm

Groomer Report

Groomers are running nightly, trails are in good shape. Groomers run once a day and typically at night, so towards the end of the day with lots of traffic the trails are going to be rough until the groomer goes out again

Trail #3 from the Wisconsin border to Watersmeet good but lots of traffic very  hard to hold a groom, Watersmeet to Paulding good. Both logging project on Trail #3 are done

Trail #2 west of Watersmeet to Trail #1 south, very good

Trail #2 east of Watersmeet to Trail #107, good but lots of traffic hard to hold the groom

Trail #13 south to Cisco Chain, good

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 12, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Good snow cover everywhere

Date of Report: February 12, 2020

Area Report:

February 12, 2020 – 7:10am – 19 – Clear 

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
Fair to Good – Many icy sections

The day time warm up continues with a high of 30 today. Night 2 below with a start of cold temps.  SNOW moving in later morning.  1 inch in the forecast.  Thursday high of 5 & low of 14 below. Very little SNOW in the last few days.  What is falling is of the Lake Effect variety.  START DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!

SNOW depths remain deep in Eagle River. 20 inches on average.  Teens or lower at night for the next week.  Winter isn’t going anywhere.

Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS Trails) reports following trails groomed over the last 24 hours

  • 10/13 heading south through town
  • Alt13 aka 3S to Three Lakes turn around
  • 70W to the St. Germain turn around
  • 7 aka the paintball field
  • 17S to the Sugar Camp turn around (trail along Hwy 17S)
  • 17N to trail 1
  • 1N to the Eagle River Boat Launch
  • A very small section of Uncle Kent’s trail
  • All of the 13’s in the Bauer’s Dam area & Buckatabon Bridge area

Catfish & Eagle Lake trails are marked.  Eagle Lake has slight bumps but nothing very bad.  Icy with blow off of snow in some sections.  Please slow down.

Rode yesterday on the way to a 3 day sledding trip to eastern Wisconsin.  Headed from our house on trail 10 east of Eagle River into town.  While not groomed the trail was GOOD. This includes Bloom Rd to Loon Lake Rd.  Too “the grade” to town.  It has traffic type bumps. Met the rest of the group on 10/13 by the historic railroad depot.  From there headed north on 10/13 all the way to the connect with Conover trail 3N. Trails were GOOD.  Conover trail 3N was EXCELLENT. 3N to 8 to 6 all were EXCELLENT.  Phelps trail 6 heading east was GOOD to VERY GOOD for the first half.  Closer to town trails were GOOD to FAIR.  Entered Three Lakes/Brule Trails which were fantastic & EXCELLENT all the way to the connect to the Blue Ox trails in Florence county.  6 to the White Tail Inn was GOOD.  Best I’ve seen in a while for that section.  From White Tail Inn to Florence trails were a mixed bag.  Mostly GOOD but there was one swamp section that was POOR and a few sections with riding chop.  Coming into Florence roads & street were nearly bare of SNOW.  Headquarters are the Doll House Bed & Breakfast.  More tomorrow on day 2 of our 13 sled adventure.

THINK COLD & KEEP DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!!!  P.S. No evil sun either!!

See you 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 11-13 – Sno-Eagles Weekday Away to Florence
February 12 – Wednesday Sno-Eagles Guided Trail Ride – 9am – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on trail 10/13 across from Friendship House
February 13 – Thursday Sno-Eagles Guided Trail Ride – 9am – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on trail 10/13 across from Friendship House
Wednesday & Thursday Guided Trail Rides will continue through the end of the month snow & trail conditions permitting.
February 2- – General Member Meeting – Eddie B’s White Spruce – 6:30pm snacks – 7:00pm meeting – ALL WELCOME
February 29 – Groom to Ride raffle drawing – Trackside – 12 noon – Hwy 45N
February 29 – SNO(Saturday Night Out) – Lumpy’s Sports Bar & Grill – 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

Trail Report – : Conover, Wisconsin – February 11, 2020

Reporter:snobuddies

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 18-24 inches

Date of Report: February 11, 2020

Area Report:

Trails are in good shape we have been grooming every night but not the whole system during the week we are switching sides nightly but will be going full bore starting Thursday night and running through the weekend . Please stay on the trail if you want to ride off trail Michigan has ares designated for off trail riding not just where you want . Ride safe and ride right. 

News and Reports:

Our poker run is going rite now through the 22nd of February. 

Trail Report – : Crivitz, Wisconsin – February 11, 2020

Reporter:ironsnowshoe

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: All Trails are OPEN & in GREATConditions

Date of Report: February 11, 2020

Area Report:

IRON SNOW SHOE—Snowmobile & ATV/UTV Trails west of CRIVITZ in the Twin Bridge, Crooked Lake, Silver Cliff and Thunder Mountain areas.  All of our trails are OPEN and in GREAT condition.  Sunday we received about 6″ of new snow and more snow coming on Wednesday this week and cold temps at night.  The groomers will be out on a regular basis.  

The Iron Snow Shoe Trails does not allow ATV/UTV on the trails when temps are 32 degrees or above.

Come enjoy our trails. Please stay on the marked trails and ride safe.  Follow us on Facebook.

Trail Report – : Superior – Douglas County, Wisconsin – February 11, 2020

Reporter:nikky.farmakes

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: Up to 22 inches in many places for a base.

Date of Report: February 11, 2020

Area Report:

Winter Snowmobile and All-Season Trails (As of 2/11/2020)

Currently, ALL of Douglas County trails are open and are reporting great to excellent condition.  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
Trail 5A – Groomed
Trail 930 – Groomed
Trail 935 – Groomed
Trail 835 – Groomed
Trail 925 – Groomed last week
Trail 9 – Groomed last week

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
Trail 41 WRT to the Warming Shack – Groomed (watch for uneven trail surface)
Trail 727 – Groomed
Trail 17N – Groomed
Trail 17S – Groomed (Use caution on Creek crossings)
Trail 7 – Groomed last week
Trail 27 – Groomed last week
Trail 3  – Groomed 
Trail 5 – Groomed
Trail 541 – Not Groomed (Please watch for uneven trail surfaces)

NE Quadrant

Most trails are in very good condition with a good base. All trails have been groomed or will be groomed by Tuesday, February 11. 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 2/4/2020)

Douglas County Ski Trails – The ski trails have been groomed as of 2/7 and are in good condition! 

Superior Municipal Forest – All trails are groomed and tracked. Trails are in very good condition, watch for ice in some areas.

Pattison State Park –  All trails are groomed and tracked. The trails are hard and icy in some areas. (2/5) Vehicle admission to park is required. 

Brule River After Hours Trail –  Skate lanes are freshly groomed. No new classic tracks have been set but they look good. Conditions are 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 – : Hurley, Wisconsin – February 11, 2020

Reporter:Lodging

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Varies

Date of Report: February 11, 2020

Area Report:

❄️❄️Hurley Area Snow Report Tuesday, February 11, 2020 

 


Our trail boss from the White Thunder Riders called earlier to report that groomers have been out grooming from the weekend of activity and trails are in good shape.  At this time, there are no problem areas, but we always recommend to use caution.  Snow is in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday with temperatures varying from mid 20’s dropping down to single digits. 

We continue to hear good things about Mercer, Manitowish Waters, Vilas County and our neighbors to the east. 

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.

Those of you who continue to ride off trail are jeopardizing the trails for EVERYONE.  We welcome each of you to enjoy our area and scenic trails.  RESPECT our local landowners.

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


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 Auction Fundraiser 2/15/20
Mercer Area Sno Goers Pizza Fundraiser at The Birches 2/15/20
Manitowish Sno Skeeters Winterfest 2/15/20
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 – February 11, 2020

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 9 – 16″

Date of Report: February 11, 2020

Area Report:

Official Trail Report:  All Washburn County Snowmobile Trails are open at this time. Trail conditions are excellent with a  9 to 16 inch compacted snow base. Some icy spots are present, due to the warm temperatures of February 2nd but overall should be great riding. Enjoy the trails!

Groomer Notes: 

1/29/20 – Trails 4, 6 & Rummel’s spur were groomed today and are now in very good condition! (Submitted by Rolling Hills Snowmobile & ATV Club)

1/28/20 – 35s was groomed today and is in very good condition. (Submitted by Rolling Hills Snowmobile & ATV Club)

1/24/20 – Trail 39s/235 were groomed today and are in very good condition. (Submitted by Rolling Hills Snowmobile & ATV Club)

1/11/20 – Long Lake was staked as of Monday, January 6th with ice depths coming in anywhere from 6″ to 10.5″ on the marked trail. (Off the trail ice depths ranged anywhere from 4″ to 10.5″) The Lake Trail was groomed for the 1st time ever on Wednesday, January 8th. Please note there is a large ice heave that cuts across the trail just North of The Pioneer. As always use caution on ice! Additionally, Spider Lake & Chetac lakes are now also marked. (Submitted by Long Lake Area Chamber of Commerce)