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

Reporter:jan

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: up to 20 inches

Date of Report: January 6, 2020

Area Report:

Lincoln County Zone 1 open with the exception of corridor 17 south of Hwy 51 Park and Ride. Also corridor 19 south of Hwy. 86. With about 6″ new snow trails continue to improve. Swamps still have  wet spots. Some sections have not been groomed because of wet spots. Lakes are not safe, STAY OFF THE LAKES.

Oneida county trails are open except LAKES. Lake trails are closed.Lincoln County trails north and east of Tomahawk are open. This includes the Hiawatha trail from Tomahawk to Oneida County.

PLEASE STAY OFF OF THE WATER. 

Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – January 6, 2020

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 18-24 inches

Date of Report: January 6, 2020

Area Report:

Trail report for January 6, 2020 – Trails are good.  Our groomers have been out grooming the trails and they have been turning out very nice and flat. There is not a lot of snow to work with but enough snow to do a good job. The weather looks like it will be sunny today and temps up into the 30’s which is not good for our trails. The next few days we expect a cool down, but we could really use a nice few inches of snow followed by a subzero freeze. Without that the trails remain soft and bumps are created quickly.  Please use extreme caution in all areas! Stay on marked trails! Remember to be safe, ride right, and enjoy the ride.

Jim (Hammy) Hamilton

BJSC President

Join us for these upcoming events:

January 11: Snowmobile Club Brat Fry
January 18: Wittig’s Big Fish Ice Fishing Tournament
January 19: Snowmobile Club Breakfast
February 1: Frozen Tozen Ice Fishing Tournament
February 15: Forest Frenzy Winter Triathlon
February 16: Snowmobile Club Breakfast
March 7: Snowmobile Club Cabin Fever Party

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Trail Report – : Antigo/Langlade County, Wisconsin – January 6, 2020

Reporter:langlade

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 9-11

Date of Report: January 6, 2020

Area Report:

The Langlade County snowmobile trail system (Zones A & B) is open with restrictions as of 8 a.m Thursday, January 2, 2020.
 
Several trail segments will remain closed until further notice due to storm debris from the July windstorm or standing water. These include the following trails between:
  • Intersection 46A-48 (Summit Lake) 
    • NOTE: not pictured in closed segment map as it is a temporary closure.
  • Intersection 49-58 (Elcho area)
  • Intersection 62-77 (Summit Lake to Pearson area)
  • Intersection 63-68 (Jack Lake area)
  • Intersection 101B- 98 (Lily Area)
 Click here to view the closed segments.  Click here to download the 2019-2020 Langlade County Snowmobile map.
In addition, all lake trails in Langlade County remain closed until they are clearly marked by the local snowmobile club.

Numerous logging operations are ongoing throughout Langlade County, on both public and private lands. Please reduce speeds and use caution as these shared trails/roads will be plowed with occasional vehicular traffic.   Stretches of trail may be rough with standing water in low-lying areas. Riders are advised to stay on the marked trail. 
 
These trails will be open to ATV’s after January 9, 2020.  ATV’s are not allowed on snowmobile trails when the temperature is above 28° F.
 
UTV’s are not allowed on the Langlade County Snowmobile trail system. 
 

Langlade County Forestry Department

Trail Report – : Antigo/Langlade County, Wisconsin – January 6, 2020

Reporter:langlade

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 9-11

Date of Report: January 6, 2020

Area Report:

The Langlade County snowmobile trail system (Zones A & B) is open with restrictions as of 8 a.m Thursday, January 2, 2020.
 
Several trail segments will remain closed until further notice due to storm debris from the July windstorm or standing water. These include the following trails between:
  • Intersection 46A-48 (Summit Lake)
  • Intersection 49-58 (Elcho area)
  • Intersection 62-77 (Summit Lake to Pearson area)
  • Intersection 63-68 (Jack Lake area)
  • Intersection 101B- 98 (Lily Area)
 Click here to view the segments that are closed.  Click here to download the 2019-2020 Langlade County Snowmobile map.

In addition, all lake trails in Langlade County remain closed until they are clearly marked by the local snowmobile club.

Numerous logging operations are ongoing throughout Langlade County, on both public and private lands. Please reduce speeds and use caution as these shared trails/roads will be plowed with occasional vehicular traffic.   Stretches of trail may be rough with standing water in low-lying areas. Riders are advised to stay on the marked trail. 
 
These trails will be open to ATV’s after January 9, 2020.  ATV’s are not allowed on snowmobile trails when the temperature is above 28° F.
 
UTV’s are not allowed on the Langlade County Snowmobile trail system. 
 

Langlade County Forestry Department

Trail Report – : Dickinson County, Michigan – January 6, 2020

Reporter:msertich7751

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 15 Inches

Date of Report: January 6, 2020

Area Report:

We still have many trees and obstructions on the trails,from the heavy wet snow and wind storms.We are working to clear these issues.We have been and are continuing to get new snow.We will start grooming again on Wed of this week and continue thru the weekend.We still need to pack trail 115 from Cassity Junction to foster City.Iron mountain to Norway will be groomed on Thursday. Also,we have many Trails with standing water on them,be very carefull out there! Enjoy our trails!

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

Reporter:Oconto County Tourism

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6-8

Date of Report: January 6, 2020

Area Report:

Red Arrow Snowmobile ATV Club (Townsend) –  All the trails are freshly groomed. Does it get any better for anxious riders? All the trails from the Nicolet State trail ( the grade ) east of town are in good to very good condition with one wet spot. so watch for a puddle. Nothing you will get stuck in, so don’t panic.

West of 32 heading towards highway 64, the problem areas between intersections 510 & 512 with lack of snow has gotten very icy. So icy that the groomer had to struggle last night to get up two of the hills because of the icy slopes. So until we receive more heavy snow to pack down over the ice we will not be grooming down that way. That region is what is called The Bob Kroll trail. It was plowed down to dirt after the big snow by the loggers who cleared the trees for us. Without their efforts it would still be blocked by trees.

Paul Bunyan Riders Snowmobile Club (Lakewood) –  All Paul Bunyan Riders Trails  were groomed last night and are in very good condition.  The Wheeler Lake Trail is now groomed and reopened.  That was the last area to be groomed.  Hats off to Trail Boss Bob Prasser and his grooming crew to have our trail system 100 % groomed and open. Ride Safe !!!

Chute Pond Snowmobile Club (Mountain) – Chute Pond Snowmobile Club trails are open, and in fair to good “early season” condition. We were forced to close another trail section today because of excess standing water (see photo). The trail from Old 64 (INT#472) to the 18 Corridor (INT#455) is now closed. On all other open trails, watch for branches hanging down on the trails, and possible slushy and/or wet areas.

Exceptions (see map): trails that will remain closed at this time 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.

As for the rest of the trails, “early season conditions” means there will be some bumps, dips, and ruts to deal with as the groomers continue to work on the trails. 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- and ice has been slow to form on most area lakes. Riding on frozen surfaces is not recommended. You are encouraged to carry a portable hand saw if possible, since limbs and branches continue to fall onto and over the trails.

 

Bagley & Brazeau Joyriders – CLOSED. 

Gillett Sno ATV Riders – CLOSED.

Oconto Falls Sno-Jokers – CLOSED.

Lena Sno-Drifters – CLOSED.

Chase Sno-Chasers – CLOSED.

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:

Staked lakes;  

Lac Courte Oreilles, Grindstone, Whitefish, Spider, Tiger Cat, Moose, Nelson, Callahan. Lost Land, Big and Little Round, Osprey, both sides of the Chippewa Flowage.

NOT staked yet:  Lake Chetac

All town trails in Hayward are groomed. Trails from the Flowage north are great! Lakes have lots of ice and patches of snow and do need some snow but there is very good ice on them. Ride with caution on lakes especially if you do not have studs but absolutely ride! Trails are great!

The Tuscobia has serious issues between Ojibwa and Winter, traveling on this section is not advised.  From Winter to the east and Ojibwa to tne west has some rough areas but is doable.

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – January 6, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 6-18+ inches on trails

Date of Report: January 6, 2020

Area Report:

January 6, 2020 –6:23am  18 degrees

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
Variety of ALL Conditions

1-3 inches of SNOW yesterday. Today the high is 28 with a low tonight of 19.  Sunny. Heading into a cold stretch.  Tuesday high of 23 & low of 1. Wednesday high of 12 & low of 6.  Then a pop up in temps on Thursday with a high of 35 & low of 17 & a couple of inches of SNOW.

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

SOUTH
10/13 from the groomer barn heading south thru town.

3/Alt 13(the grade) south to 10E intersection

Loon Lk Rd to Bloom Rd section of 10E was groomed overnight – Rest of 10E was not

NORTH
10/13 from the groomer barn heading north all the way to the Manske swamp/1 intersection.

Manske Swamp to 17N

17N from the 10/13 & 17N intersection to just beyond 1N intersection

WEST
70W to 17/7/70 intersection

17/7 south all the way to the Sugar Camp connect

Caution Area

17S from 17/7aka Paintball Field intersection to the Sugar Camp connect.  Groomed for the 1st time in last 24 hours will still be rough

Section of 10/13 from Hwy G to Adams Rd – has water & is very mushy/muddy.  Heading north recommend using Trail 17 to Manske Swamp aka 3.  Heading south toward town recommend from 13 cutting across(left) Manske Swamp aka 3.

Manske Swamp aka 3 – groomed overnight but will still have rough sections.

Wisconsin River Bridge aka 10W/13N – frozen but very icy under last 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 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.  Sure there’s surface slush on top of the snow.

You did a great but…keep THINKING COLD & DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE! 

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:

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.

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 – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – January 5, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 18 on average

Date of Report: January 5, 2020

Area Report:

January 5, 2020 –4:05pm  27 degrees

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
Variety of ALL Conditions

Later report today. Computer issues.  27 degrees & a wintery mix.  So new inches of SNOW varying from 1-3.  Mushy SNOW that will compress to less as it sits. Up & down temps this coming week during the day.  Teens at night.

Groomer Tracking Systems show the following trails were groomed over the last 24 hours.  Still lots of traffic, even though it’s Sunday so many trails will not appear to have been groomed

10E to include GranpaGrahm & 9MI section –Loon Lk Rd to Bloom Rd section of 10E – (use City/Trig’s Trl to Bloom Rd) no regular grooming due to conditions so expect rough trail

3/Alt 13 the “grade” to Three Lakes connect

10W/13N to Conover connect

70W to 17/7/70 intersection

Uncle Kent’s off of Hwy G

10W to 7 – including the Deep Lake Rd west trail to the approach to the Wisconsin River Bridge

13N to the Bauer’s Dam turn around.

Caution Areas

17S from 17/7aka Paintball Field intersection to the Sugar Camp connect.  Very rough. Midway down icy open spot. Room to go around.

Section of 10/13 from Hwy G to Adams Rd – has water & is very mushy/muddy.  Heading north recommend using Trail 17 to Manske Swamp aka 3.  Heading south toward town recommend from 13 cutting across(left) Manske Swamp aka 3.

Manske Swamp aka 3 – no regular grooming due to conditions so expect rough trail

Wisconsin River Bridge aka 10W/13N – frozen but very icy under last snow.  No regular grooming from the eastside trail & across bride due to conditions so expect rough & potential for soft spots

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.  Sure there’s surface slush on top of the snow.

You did a great but…keep THINKING COLD & DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE! 

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:

News and Reports:

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.

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 – : Mercer – Flowage Area, Wisconsin – January 5, 2020

Reporter:Dear Lodge

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: lots

Date of Report: January 5, 2020

Area Report:

The Flowage has been marked from Donners Bay to Gateway Resort. STAY NEAR THE MARKERS, we will hopefully mark from Donners Bay to Murry’s landing next sat. The cut off into lake Bastine has not been marked due to the closing of Camp One [ the route may change ]  Lake of the falls will be marked the first part of this week. Stay off all water unless it has been marked    TRAIL 12B west of Beavers Resort and Dear Lodge has not been groomed and  has a pretty good water hole in it [  a couple weeks of cold temps are needed ]

Be Safe