Trail Report – : Ashland County, Wisconsin – January 7, 2020

Reporter:info@visitashland.com

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 6-8

Date of Report: January 7, 2020

Area Report:

Ashland County Snowmobile Report January 7, 2020
Ashland County trails are OPEN AND IN OVERALL FAIR CONDITION. Ride at your own risk. Possible standing water in some area. Much of the Ashland County snowmobile trail system uses private property and could be lost if the property owners experiences issues. The most common complaints are snowmobiles not staying on trails or going off into fields that are not part of the trail, and loud noise from non-stock muffler systems. Respect the trail system. The Tri-county corridor is open

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – January 7, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 6-18+ inches on trails

Date of Report: January 7, 2020

Area Report:

January 7, 2020 –7:54am 21 degrees

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
Variety of ALL Conditions

23 degrees for a high tonight & 3 for a low tonight. Roller coaster of temps this week. 10 for a high tomorrow. Thursday high of 33 & low of 19 with SNOW. No solid totals available. Friday high 24-low 8. Much the same for Saturday & Sunday. Good week of riding! Plenty of SNOW on the trails so get out & ride!

Grooming overnight according to Groomer Tracking Systems show the following trails were groomed over the last 24 hours.

10/13 from the groomer barn heading south thru town down 3/Alt13 south to Three Lakes trails connect

10/13 from the groomer barn heading north all the way to the Conover trails connect

70W west to St. Germain trails connect

17/7 south to turn onto 7 aka Paintball field heading west to county rd H (trail that runs along side hwy 17S)

17/7 from Paintball field south all the way to the Sugar Camp connect (trail that runs along side hwy 17S)

CAUTION AREAS
17S from 17/7aka Paintball Field intersection to the Sugar Camp connect. This area is improving as Club has been packing snow into the wet mushy areas to firm up.

Section of 10/13 from Hwy G to Adams Rd – this area had water & mushy/muddy areas. The Club is also working on this area packing snow in to firm up.

Manske Swamp aka 3 – has rough chunky areas

Wisconsin River Bridge aka 10W/13N – frozen but very icy under snow. No regular grooming from the eastside trail & across bride due to conditions so expect rough & potential for soft spots. West side section of trail much on Deep Lk Rd was recently groomed but is pretty rough.

17N from 1 intersection to Columbus Rd – CLOSED to traffic. Use Trl 1
Heading south detoured to Hwy 17. Cross Hwy & take Trl 1 back to Eagle River

Catfish & Eagle Lake Trails are NOT MARKED. Please stay off. A group is checking periodically for ice depth & slush. Stay tuned.

THINKING COLD & DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!

Sled head & tail light fixed. See you on this trails!

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

News and Reports:

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

Snowmobile Information:

Events
January 7 – BOD meeting at 6PM at World Snowmobile HQ
January 8 – First Wednesday Ride – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on Trail 13 – 9am
January 9 – First Thursday Ride – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on Trail 13 – 9am

January 10-12 – Vintage World Championship Snowmobile Derby – Food Booth Volunteers needed
January 17-19 – World Championship Snowmobile Derby – Food Booth Volunteers needed

Contact Club President, Howard Wolfe at 262.442.4876 to sign up for any event.

Trail Report – : Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – January 7, 2020

Reporter:Phillips/Park Falls Chambers

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 12-16

Date of Report: January 7, 2020

Area Report:

Trails around Park Falls are in Good condition for the most part. There are areas that are still open. Butternut Lake still has unsafe ice conditions.

Snowmobile Trail Conditions
1/7/2020
Sno-Gypsies
1-6-20 The Tuscobia and Trail 80 were groomed yesterday. Today 80N, 89, 90 and 91 were done. Trail 91 west of Butternut lake was partially done but due to some open swamp it was not completed. If anyone feels adventurous you can ride it and open it up.

1/4/2020
Eisenstein Bushwackers
CAUTION OPEN WATER Trail 101
GO UP SUGARBUSH Firelane to 103 can go to wintergreen lake from there Partial opening of swamp between sugarbush firelane and the A frame park on Highway 70 its like 3 miles from 101 on sugarbush firelane up to 103
NoTE with assistance from the forest service shut the gates on this for 3 days to let it freeze down will be good to go when we open gates Thursday. Please use Trail 103 to Sugar Bush fire lane then south and opposite when coming to 101 from the south go approximately 3 1a2 miles to 103 and to winter green lake area TY for Patience

Price County has 500 miles of trail, maintained by 9 volunteer clubs. You’ll find beautiful scenery and wildlife along the trail system to enhance your experience.

Trail Report – : Crivitz, Wisconsin – January 7, 2020

Reporter:ironsnowshoe

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: All Iron Snow Shoe Snowmobile Trails Are OPEN & GROOMED

Date of Report: January 7, 2020

Area Report:

All Iron Snow Shoe Trails are Open & Groomed.

Our Trail system is located NW of CRIVITZ in the Twin Bridge/Crooked Lake/Silver Cliff areas.

The trails are in good riding condition.

There are a couple detours near Newton Lake Rd and Orlando Road and Kirby Lake Lane (intersection 356- 354) due to high water.

Please follow the new signage not the printed maps.

ATVs/UTVs are now allowed on the trails when temps are below 32 degrees.

Trail Report – : Phelps, Wisconsin – January 6, 2020

Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 18″ to 24″

Date of Report: January 6, 2020

Area Report:

Grooming is continuing. Trail 17 is closed between Deerskin road and St. Louis road. we are currently working on a detour. Hopefully cold weather will freeze that area up and we can get back on the route. Also be advised that there is a detour east of town on trail 6. Please follow the posted route and watch your speed. Trails on roadways require you to travel single file and no more then 25 MPH. There is some great riding and it will only get better once we are able to groom our swamps and other wet areas

News and Reports:

Just a reminder that tomorrow the Tuesday club rides start. Please meet downtown at 9:00 a.m. A trip to Tippler is planned

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

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 9 to 16 inches

Date of Report: January 6, 2020

Area Report:

Great news riders!!

Tuscobia has a great report on the section from Winter to Ojibwa, they are ooen, re-froze and grooming! Fabulous news!!

Other trail news, trails from the Chippewa Flowage to the north are reported to be wonderful!! This author experienced the trails over the weekend and they were beautiful! The lakes are quite bare of snow but have great ice and we did see about an inch of fresh snow yesterday and we have several days that forecast this week of fresh snow, some days an inch others 1-3″ so this is great to see some fresh snow, especially on the lakes! The temps continue to be cold and we have a great base! Groomers in the Seeley Hills, Hayward, Nelson Lake, east of Hayward, Moose Lake, Lost Land Lake area continue to go out. Many through the county are gearing up to follow now that things are cold and lakes and swamps are froze.

Surrounding counties, Ashland (re-open!), Bayfield, Washburn and Price are open. Barron and Rusk have moved from closed to partially open.

This is great news to see the southern part of the county getting the right conditions and your trail miles have extended! Grab your sleds and gear and come out and ride!

Trail Report – : Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin – January 6, 2020

Reporter:Manitowish Waters Chamber

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 18-23 Inches

Date of Report: January 6, 2020

Area Report:

STAY OFF THE LAKES – NOT SAFE!

We went for a short ride up trail 19 A, 19 and 10 up to Island View in Mercer System last night. Very nice trails. Today going to take a ride up trail 8 to Mercer and check it out. We heard from a group last night that the trail is getting better. I’ll let you know tonight. We should be able to get trail 6 opened this week, will keep you posted. Trails 2 and 8 are in good condition. Remember to use your hand signals, stay on marked trails, respect the deer on the trails AND STAY OFF OF THE LAKES THEY ARE NOT SAFE.

Upcoming events:

~Breakfast at Ye Old Shillelagh – Sunday, January 19th, 8am-Noon

~Breakfast at Pea Patch w/ Guns & Roses Drawing – Sunday, February 2nd, 8am-Noon

~Winterfest Rendezvous and Snowmobile Drawing – Saturday, February 15th

**We are looking for raffle items for the Winterfest Rendezvous. If you have raffle items you care to donate, please drop off at Pea Patch**

Trail Report – : Hurley, Wisconsin – January 6, 2020

Reporter:Lodging

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Varies

Date of Report: January 6, 2020

Area Report:

❄️❄️Hurley Area Snow Report Monday, January 6, 2020

The White Thunder Riders groomed all North Iron County Trails today and rate everything as GOOD. We continue to stress the importance of riding cautiously as there may be some water spots. STAY OFF THE LAKES AND FLOWAGES.

Trail 15 by the Gile Flowage has a reroute to Anderson Road. This area is signed for riders.

Trail 6 in the Whitecap Mountains Resort area has an active logging operation. Use CAUTION. (Between E and E)

Trail 160 in Michigan is OPEN with a reroute.

We would like to remind everyone to STAY on the TRAIL. Stay OFF the lakes and flowages. RESPECT our landowners. If you come upon a groomer WAIT for the groomer driver to come to a complete stop and signal for you to continue.

Everyone think SNOW and COLD!!! We will provide an update tomorrow.

Ride RIGHT. Ride SAFE. STAY together.

Trail Report – : Western UP, Michigan – January 6, 2020

Reporter:Western U.P. Snowmobile Report

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 32

Date of Report: January 6, 2020

Area Report:

Western U P Snowmobile Trail Report— 1/6/2020

Gogebic Range Trail Authority – Snowmobile & ORV Club Trail Report

Trail Condition: Good
Last Groomed: January 06th, 2020
Base Snowfall: 32″
Reported On: January 06th, 2020 @ 7:44am

Overall Story:

Monday 1/6 7:00 am CST: Lots of traffic this past weekend. Grooming was never ending and the warm temps allowed the trails to whoop up fast each day. There remains one water hazard 1 mi east of Wakefield on trail 2 just before 2/8 intersection. It has been reduced to one small area and should freeze up after tomorrow’s cold. Trails remain full of snow and it good to very good condition! GOOD NEWS: TRAIL 11S HAS BEEN APPROVED TO REOPEN! We will send the groomer down it ASAP to get the freezing started!

WARNINGS AND NOTICES: We are begging riders to ride off trail legally as there are 1-million acres of public land east of Wakefield to off trail ride on – please only ride legal

Trail 2 from Hurley to Ramsay US-2 Crossing:

Overall rating: GOOD

Last groomed 1/5/2020. Please do not ride on side walks near Holiday and try to keep noise down in town.

Trail 2 from Ramsay Crossing to Wakefield:

Overall rating: GOOD

Last groomed 1/5/2020. The entire stretch is in excellent condition! 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: GOOD

Last groomed 1/5/2020. There is logging 4 miles east of Wakefield. Please yield to logging traffic, they are working and you are playing!

Trail 8 from Wakefield to Tula Crossing:

Overall Rating: CLOSED!

We hope to open it by the weekend. Gogebic Area Grooming

Trail 160 from Walmart to Montreal River (WI):

Overall Rating: GOOD

Last Groomed Saturday 1/4. Open but with temporary reroutes. STAY ON THE TRAIL!!!!!! This is our most scenic trail and is a treat to ride! There are several scenic vistas on the trail such as Bald Mountain “NORTH” lookout viewing Madeline Island/ mouth of the Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior, the Bald Mountain “SOUTH” lookout viewing Gogebic Range (Powderhorn, Copper Peak), the Montreal River Gorge look out and finally the amazing Superior Falls Waterfall Complex. 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.

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

Overall Rating: OPENING SOON! Please feel free to ride in the meantime!

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 Grooming 12/26/19

Thursday, January 4, 2020

The New Year is off to a good start with cold temps and daily snow in the forecast starting on Sunday. John Dee is forecasting that we could get from 12-24” Jan 6-11 and he’s usually on the money – so let’s keep our bets with him. Groomers have been out on the trails and have done a great job getting trails back in shape after last week. Trail 8 West is closed till further notice.

Currently:

Trail # 1: Bergland to White Pine. This trail is being groomed nightly and is reported to be in fair to good condition. A few wet spots on the trail still exist and is advised to use caution when traveling.

Trail # 1: South towards Marenisco from Trail # 8 (Ethelwood Grade). This trail was packed in with just the groomer and a drag will be going down it tomorrow 1-3-20. However, where the trail comes out onto the “closed” trail 8. A huge water whole is making it impossible for trail sleds to pass through to get towards Hoop N Hollar. We will be working on these holes very soon to get it to freeze. From Logging site to Marenisco on trail # 1 use caution as the water spots are still open.

Trail # 1 South from Marenisco to Wisconsin Border: This trail is being groomed daily and is reported to be in good condition.

Trail # 8 East from Bergland to Ewen. This trail is being groomed daily and is reported in good condition.

Trail # 8: from Bergland to Wakefield. Currently closed, trail has a few wet spots that are making impassable for trail sleds. We will be working on this as soon as we can. Our neighboring club to the west Gogebic Range Trail Authority even offered to help make this safe and passable. We will both keep you posted on progress with Trail 8 west.

Trail 102 from Bergland to Trail #11, Has been packed down with just the groomer to fill in the wet spots. We will be out daily on this trail to get it back into shape.

From Trail # 1 that goes to White Pine to the intersection of Trail #102 is very wet and in bad condition. Use extreme caution when ride that section of trail. We are attempted to freeze those bad spots in but can’t keep up with the flow of water.

Trail # 13 North from Bergland to 101: This trail is being groomed daily and is reported to be in good condition. Only one semi wet spot but is being filled nightly.

Trail # 13 south from Bergland to Root Cellar. This section of trail is 90% ridding on East Shore Road.

Groomers have been out fixing/repairing areas with open water. Still some wet areas – use caution.

Watersmeet U P Thunder Riders

Reported On: January 2, 2019

Groomer Report

Grooming daily and the trails are in very good condition, but we do have some water areas West of Watersmeet on Trail #2. Please ride with caution on this 30 mile stretch of trail. We are doing the best we can with these water areas, they are difficult to deal with.

Trail #3 from the Wisconsin border to Watersmeet very good condition, Watersmeet to Paulding good condition with 1 wet area that is passable, 2 logging project on this trail one north of Forest Rd 5250 (trail 150) and the other is north of Bond Falls Rd so please use caution and respect the loggers

Trail #2 west of Watersmeet, good condition but several wet areas, the worst wet area is in the Tunnel it is full of water about 8-12 inches it has a concrete bottom so you won’t get stuck .

Trail #2 east of Watersmeet to Trail #107, good condition

Trail #13 south to Cisco Chain, good condition

Trail Report – : Ashland County, Wisconsin – January 6, 2020

Reporter:info@visitashland.com

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 6-8 inches

Date of Report: January 6, 2020

Area Report:

Ashland County Snowmobile Report January 6, 2020
Ashland County trails are OPEN AND IN OVERALL FAIR CONDITION. Ride at your own risk. Possible standing water in some area. Much of the Ashland County snowmobile trail system uses private property and could be lost if the property owners experiences issues. The most common complaints are snowmobiles not staying on trails or going off into fields that are not part of the trail, and loud noise from non-stock muffler systems. Respect the trail system. The Tri-county corridor is open.