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Trail Report – : Superior – Douglas County, Wisconsin – February 7, 2020

Reporter:nikky.farmakes

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Up to two feet in many areas, some icy patches with recent melt/refreeze

Date of Report: February 7, 2020

Area Report:

Winter Snowmobile and All-Season Trails (As of 2/7/2020)

Currently, ALL of Douglas County trails are open and are reporting great to excellent conditions in most areas, with a few exceptions. 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
Trail 9 – Groomed

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
Trail 7 – Groomed
Trail 27 – Groomed
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. 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 – All trails are groomed and tracked. 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 – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 7, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: Still plenty

Date of Report: February 7, 2020

Area Report:

February 7, 2020 – 11:03am – 21 Cloudy – Lake Effect SNOW

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
For the most part Fair due to some icy conditions

These photos show trail conditions yesterday afternoon after the sun was out all day. First 2 are trail Atl13/3S. The far right one is the entrance/exit of trail 70W at the Sundstein Rd crossing at the Lincoln Town Hall. Trails in pretty good shape

High of 19 today with 9 below tonight plus CLOUDY. Yesterday the evil sun was out most of the day. What it did was soften up the rock hard trails by mid day. Meaning loose SNOW on the trail to help with lubrication & making it a little less icy & a bit safer riding. But please slow down as there still are icy stretches.

All in all trails are in pretty good shape especially in the woods under cover. They are also icier in the woods because the sun did not get to them & soften them up. So slow down. Otherwise everything is pretty much SNOW covered. Some corners have blow outs with hard ice in them. Other corners in the bright sun have burn out. The steady sunshine on the snow does that. Roads have hard shiny ice with some bare. Crossings have frozen puddles in the morning & water by the afternoon.

More riding today with more to update tomorrow.

Groomer Tracking Systems reports a big night of grooming. Here are the few trails not groomed in the last 24 hours:

GranpaGram aka 1 not groomed
City trail from Trig’s Shell heading east to Bloom Rd not groomed
70W from near Honey Bear to the turnaround not groomed
Mankse Swamp aka 3N not groomed
Portion of Uncle Kent not groomed

Catfish & Eagle Lake trails are marked. Reports of sizeable moguls. Please stay by the orange reflective barrels.

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

Be safe. 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 6 – Thursday Sno-Eagles guided trail ride – 9am – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on 10/13 in town. Across from Friendship House

February 6 – Annual Groomer Show – Walker Equipment – St. Germain
February 7-9 – Pond Hockey – Due to ice conditions on Dollar Lake this year at the World Championship Derby Expo – Hwy 45N – Volunteers needed

February
February 10 – Snowmobile Rec Council Meeting – Eagle River Inn

February 11-13 – Sno-Eagles Weekday Away to Florence
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 – : Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – February 7, 2020

Reporter:Phillips/Park Falls Chambers

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 16-20

Date of Report: February 7, 2020

Area Report:

The Price County Trail system consist of over 500 miles of scenic trails, great places to stop to fill up on fuel, food and beverages. The trails are maintained by 9 clubs and reported by the two Chambers.

We invite you to take a trip and see all that Price County has to offer.

****There is a reroute on Trail 120 that will be in effect all season. The reroute is on the Northern section that eliminates the old 120 trail from FR 519 to the intersection of 120 and 121. Reroute takes you NW up FR519 to Sheep Ranch to FR522 then connects to 101. This eliminates a very bad part of the swamp.****

2/5/2020 Kennan/Catawba Driftsplitters.

Trail 94 has been re-opened and is in very good shape except for the 2 miles of the trail where logging operation continues. All trails are being groomed twice a week and in very good condition.

02/05/2020 Prentice Bushbenders Trail Report

Our trails held up pretty well through the warm weather Sunday. They are icy now making them harder to groom. It will take a few passes and snowmobile traffic to make them great again. They are in overall good condition. Ride safe and have fun.

2/4/2020 Eisenstein Bushwackers

Groomed 80 south from Park falls to Fifield to 101 To 103 then to Sugar Bush firelane then back to 104, to Wintergreen Lake Area to 101 101 to Fifield. o 80 back to Park Falls
groomed all 4 times and the swamp 6 times the moguls where really bad a ton of work excellent now enjoy from the Bush wackers

2/3/2020 Eisenstein Bushwackers

111 from Park Falls to 105 ,then 105 to 101,back 105 to 111 ,to 110 loop groomed Wojcieszak’s area Then to 111 down to 103 then groomed Round Up Bar and grill area. back out 103 to 111 to Park Falls all double groomed , was frozen hard and groomed very hard all very good .

2/5/2020 Fifield Sno Drovers

The trails conditions in the Pike Lake area are from very good to excellent. The cold weather has firmed up the slush on the marked lake routes, but there is still slush if you leave the marked trails. The corridors such as 101/10 get very rough following heavy traffic and, while we have increased our grooming, we need new snow. There are no bare spots, but expect moguls between grooming runs. Trail 111/19 to the north is excellent as is trail 121, as these don’t experience the heavy traffic. Trail 106/19 to Iron county is still not being groomed and isn’t recommended as there is flowing water over the county line.

2/5/2020 Northwoods Hi Riders

Above freezing temperatures and a very busy snowmobile week end left the trails with some ruts and bumps. The groomer normally would have went around Solberg Lake on Sunday afternoon, but the temperatures were too high to do an effective grooming job, so we lost one afternoon and evening of grooming this week around Solberg. We are working to catch up and are back on our regular schedule. All in all, the trails are still Good, albeit a little choppy. I was out this morning on 112, 102 and part of 141 and still could move along pretty well. I expect after we catch up grooming they will be back in Very Good shape before the weekend. The logging operation just north of Solberg park on Trail 112 is completed. The trail/logging road has a few short bare spots but easily rideable. Some blacktop road crossings may be bare. Solberg Lake was slushy and watery on Sunday, but has froze up nicely. There are ruts in some spots, but if you take it easy, it’s fine. Other than that we continue to be in Snowmobile Heaven. Ride Safe, Have Fun.

1/29/2020 Elk River Pioneers

Pioneer trails are now in excellent condition. They are groomed at least twice per week. Trail 82 into Sawyer County is now open and in very good condition. There might be wet areas on some trails. Do not try to go off of the main trail. The north entry and exit to Wilson Lake is closed until we get some colder weather. Use the trail 80 entry and exit on the south west end of Wilson Lake. There is a logging operation on trail 85.

1/29/2020 Chaparrals

All trails to the east and south of Phillips are in excellent condition. Be aware of wet areas in the system. Slow down and stay on the marked trail. Do not try to go off of the trails as the ground along the sides of most trails is not frozen. Reminder of the trail reroute on trail 161 along Musser Drive. All trails are groomed at least twice per week.

1/29/2020 Lugerville Chaser

Our trails are being groomed twice a week and are in good to excellent condition. A power company is still working on trail 90 there is Utility signs up so use caution

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – February 7, 2020

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 9 – 16″

Date of Report: February 7, 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)

Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – February 7, 2020

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 18-24 inches

Date of Report: February 7, 2020

Area Report:

Trail report for February 7, 2020 – Trails are good. Today and the next few days it is expected to stay cooler in the teens and low 20’s. We may get some light snow later today but there is a good chance of some significant amount of snow on Sunday. With the large amount of traffic expected for this weekend we will be out grooming every day to do what we can to make a smoother ride for you. Some corners are getting bare and icy. Be aware that groomers can be out at any time of the day or night. Take all directions from the groomer. Stay on marked trails! Remember to be safe, ride right, and enjoy the ride.

Jim (Hammy) Hamilton

BJSC President

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 – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 7, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: Still plenty

Date of Report: February 7, 2020

Area Report:

February 7, 2020 – 7:43am – 18 Cloudy

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
For the most part Fair due to some icy conditions

More riding today with more to update tomorrow.

Groomer Tracking Systems reports a big night of grooming. Here are the few trails not groomed in the last 24 hours:

10E to include Chanticleer Inn trail to Eagle Lake, GranpaGram aka 1, 9MI not groomed
City trail from Trig’s Shell heading east to Bloom Rd not groomed
70W from near Honey Bear to the turnaround not groomed
Mankse Swamp aka 3N not groomed
Alt13 aka 3S section from Bloom Rd/Loon Lk Rd intersection to Three Lakes turnaround not groomed
Portion of Uncle Kent not groomed

Catfish & Eagle Lake trails are marked. Reports of sizeable moguls. Please stay by the orange reflective barrels.

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

Be safe. 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 6 – Thursday Sno-Eagles guided trail ride – 9am – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on 10/13 in town. Across from Friendship House

February
February 10 – Snowmobile Rec Council Meeting – Eagle River Inn

February 11-13 – Sno-Eagles Weekday Away to Florence
Please contact Sno-Eagles President, Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876 to volunteer for any event.

Snowmobile Information:

Handy Snowmobile Links

Trail Report – : Sugar Camp, Wisconsin – February 6, 2020

Reporter:Matt Winters

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 20″-23″

Date of Report: February 6, 2020

Area Report:

Trails are in good condition. Use caution on corners as they may be icy. Trails going across lakes are open and marked with barrels. Use extra caution going across lakes due to the poor ice conditions this year. Be safe and have fun.

Trail Report – : Bayfield County, Wisconsin – February 6, 2020

Reporter:BayfieldCounty

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 12-18 inches

Date of Report: February 6, 2020

Area Report:

Warm temperature and lots of traffic have made for some icy trails in spots, but trails are still in excellent condition. Plenty of good riding to be had.

Namakagon: all trails have been groomed on Wednesday 2/5 and are in excellent condition!

They will be groomed again on Friday for the weekend.

Barnes Barnestormers: The warm weekend and heavy traffic was hard on the trails. We are grooming and knocking the bumps down. There is still a good base with the top being mostly ice crystals, instead of soft snow. It will still be good riding and our trails should all be groomed by Friday at noon.

Drummond SnoJacks: All trails remain in excellent condition but watch for ice on some road routes. All trails will be groomed before the weekend.

Washburn Valhallers: Trail #13 North and South out of Washburn have been groomed this week, have a great base, and remain in excellent condition for the upcoming weekend.

South Shore (Port Wing, Herbster, Cornucopia): Herbster to Corny and trails 40 & 41 all groomed and in excellent condition. There is logging on a section of Trail 1 west of Klemik Rd. Dirty and icy but passable. There is also logging on Wally Polk off Almstead Rd.

Trail Report – : Ely, Minnesota – February 6, 2020

Reporter:Ely Chamber of Commerce/Explore MN Visitor Center

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 18-36″

Date of Report: February 6, 2020

Area Report:

GENERAL INFORMATION: Warmer weather and high traffic took its toll on trails, but temperatures have again dipped and groomers have restored the trails to the great shape that outdoor enthusiasts have been enjoying for most of the winter so far. Trails overall are reported to be in good 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: Tomahawk trail is reported to be in good condition. Conditions on Grassy Loop, Burntside, Shagawa, Little Long, Mud Lake and White Iron Lake are also reported to be really good with just a little slush reported on the trail at Burntside. All trails are recently groomed and looking good. 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-Very 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 very good condition. With the recent dip in temperatures, the trail is hardening up and will be groomed another time before the weekend.

Bearhead Lake State Park: Snowmobiling: Condition – Very good Trails – Groomed Base 5-12”

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: These trails were groomed on February 6. Trails are in very good condition. 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 was groomed February 5 and is in very good condition.. 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 State Trail: Snowmobiling: Condition – Excellent 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 is groomed from Ely to Hwy 73. The trail surface has hardened up after the latest warm temperatures were followed by colder weather. The trail will be groomed again before the weekend to flatten the corners and bumps. 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 2/2/20

Taconite Spur North – Last groomed 2/3/20

Stony Spur East – Last groomed 2/3/20

News and Reports:

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

Trail Report – : Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – February 6, 2020

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 9-16 inches of snow

Date of Report: February 6, 2020

Area Report:

February 6, 2020

Hello Riders!!

As you know last weekend we had a pretty warm day of 40+ degrees. Fortunately it was just one day and didn’t ruin the season by any means for us but it did make some areas a little tricky. These areas would be lakes and roads. The lakes are quite slick and rough due to the big warm up during the riding weekend and then the temps dropped way down and froze everything up so there are rough ruts and the snow covering melted and refroze making the lakes slippery. The roads/routes also were affected as they are normally plowed down to some degree due to being roads so their base is much less than the trails so they don’t with stand melt downs as well so there are icy patches and bare spots. However with this said the wooded trails are really good! Last Saturday and Sunday groomers did hold off with the warm weather and soft conditions to not do any damage to the trails and then Monday when temps dropped back down they all went back out and have been running all week! They have cut down bumps and pulled (as much as possible) some fresh snow on to the trails. There may be some icy corners but the over all consensus is wooded trails are really good! Just make sure to hit some fresh snow here and there and ensure your sled is staying cool. The forecast on Sunday calls for snow and while most of our conditions are still good riding fresh snow will be extremely welcomed!

All lake trails continue to be open, again icy but open and you can easily get to your favorite locations and lodging, just ride with caution due to those ruts and slickness. Do always ride with caution in areas of fast flowing water under the ice such as channels and stay on the marked trails. Lake Hayward is the only lake that is closed to riding as the trail near the bridge and channel opened up. There are barriers at all of the entrances.

Trail 5S update; 5S is now open with a reroute around Beissell Grade. The crew was out this week with the Forestry to approve and mark the reroute. The crew has been out since the approval on Wed working on the trail. They continue to work on it as they are playing catch up with now just being able to do said work so they are out grooming and brushing, please keep an eye open for heavy equipment. There is a small area that is rough due to not being able to get with the groomer so it is a bit rough but passable. They are also working on signing but you will easily see the reroute tape and flag markers. They need your help and ask you to ride your sleds and help them pack down the trail. Please DO NOT go around the gates, follow the reroute! This was an area that was lost and it took a great deal of work from these amazing volunteers to get a reroute approved and planned to allow us all to continue traveling in that area with ease! Huge thank you to them!

Thanks again to all you great club workers! Have another fun, safe and successful weekend!!