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Trail Report – : Three Lakes – Brule River, Wisconsin – January 1, 2020

Reporter:Threelakeswi

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 12-15”

Date of Report: January 1, 2020

Area Report:

Our trail system is open with the exception of the trail noted below. With a wet heavy snow earlier this week we have a lot of low over hanging trees that we are dealing with. We are grooming on a nightly basis. Trails are in fair to good conditions. Colder weather in the forecast should really firm everything up. It looks like the warmer temps are gone and we should be in good shape with some more snow coming.

Alternate trail 13 to sugar camp from rice lake road to sugar camp trails is closed until further notice. It is not safe with running water in the swamp.

Swamps, some are good, some are bad. There are a few that we still cannot groom yet. They are safe to ride, or we would have closed that trail.

Lakes, they are not marked and will not be marked until they are safe.

If you come across a tree that has fallen or something that you may see unsafe, please message us on Facebook. Please try and get the trail or the tin(trail identification number) that are located at all intersections.

Please be safe out there, it has been a horrific fall getting the trail system open this year with all the storms. We have thousands of hours getting trails ready for your safety and enjoyment.

If you like our trails, be sure to put a few dollars in our donation boxes in your favorite establishment, if you see something you don’t like, message us on Facebook and let us know, we will do what we can to fix it.

Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – January 1, 2020

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 16-22 inches

Date of Report: January 1, 2020

Area Report:

Trail report for Wednesday, January 1 – Fair to Good. I Hope everyone had a safe and Happy New Year. We got about 10+ inches of snow Sunday night through yesterday. We were out last night grooming and will be grooming today all trails leading into town. With all this snow along with an increase in traffic it creates bumps very quickly. Since opening day of our trails opening, we have had over 4000 sleds on our trail. This started out to be a very wet and heavy snow Sunday and will pack very well. With cooler temps it will help increasing our base. It would really help if we had some subzero temps to stiffen up the trail. We are at the hands of Mother Nature and we take what she gives us. Please use extreme caution in all areas! Stay on marked trails! Remember to be safe, ride right, and enjoy the ride.

Jim (Hammy) Hamilton, Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club 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

Trail Report – : Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – January 1, 2020

Reporter:Phil

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Looks like winter

Date of Report: January 1, 2020

Area Report:

Happy New Year!

The Frosty Club trails have recovered nicely from our warm up/rain. Regular grooming the past 2 evenings combined with cold (near 0 this morning) temps have done quite the nice job setting up a hard smooth trail. It has been a challenging week for our groomers and grooming equipment but Trail boss rob and the gang are gettin’ r done. Please drive carefully and watch for some icy corners. Lac Vieux Desert and Twin Lakes have been marked with barrels but use caution as there may be slush/frozen slush out there.

News and Reports:

Make plans for COMEDY NIGHT at the Gateway coming up on Sunday night of Martin Luther King Weekend. Call the Gateway Lodge for more details.

Pig Skin Poker Run, Meat Raffle, Radar Run, Cash Raffle are all coming soon.

Snowmobile Information:

Thanks to Melissa Spiotto we have another class of Snowmobile Safety Class graduates. Well Done.

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – January 1, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 6-20 inches

Date of Report: January 1, 2020

Area Report:

January 1, 2020 – 6:00am 3 degrees & clear

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
Variety of Conditions

New SNOW in Eagle River has improved conditions. East of Eagle River totals were on average 10 inches. West of Eagle River & in town from reports about 8 inches. Temps dropped overnight. 3 degrees this AM with a high of 28 today. Making for comfortable riding. Temps tomorrow, Thursday will be in low 30’s. Rest of the week, day time temps in the low to mid 20’s. Night time in the teens. Chance of SNOW on Sunday.

Here are the Sno-Eagles Eagle River trails groomed in the last 24 hrs according to Groomer Tracking Systems:

*Trail 10/13 from the groomer barn heading south through Eagle River to Dairy Queen crossing

*Trail 70W to Honey Bear Inn bridge crossing

*Trail 10E – groomer took the City Trail which is Tamarack St (left at Dairy Queen & behind Dollar Tree & O’Reilly’s) to Trig’s Shell. Then picking up trail from Trig’s Shell to Bloom Rd. Down Bloom Rd to Pine Ln to left on Taylor Lk Rd & back onto Trail 10E. Groomed to Catch 22.

Important trail cautions:
CLOSURE – Trl 17N closed from Trl 1 intersection to Columbus Rd. Use Trl 1
Heading south detoured to Hwy 17. Cross Hwy & take Trl 1 back to Eagle River

Trl 10W/13N heading north has a section between the “grade” & Adams Rd that has water & is very mushy/muddy. Heading north recommend using Trail 17. Heading south toward town recommend from 13 cutting across(left) Manske Swamp aka 3.

Wisconsin River Trail aka 10W/13N – frozen but shiny slippery ice – approaches not groomed & very rough

Loon Lk & Bloom Rds section of 10E (use City/Trig’s Trl to Bloom Rd) – not groomed very rough

Trail 17S from Trail 7 aka Paintball Field heading south to the Sugar Camp trails – not groomed very rough. Midway down icy open spot. Room to go around.

Catfish & Eagle Lake Trails are NOT MARKED. Good to stay off. Sure there’s surface slush on top of the snow.

Riding today. Will have report of our ride tomorrow morning.

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 1 – Happy New Year!
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 – : Phelps, Wisconsin – December 31, 2019

Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Over 20″

Date of Report: December 31, 2019

Area Report:

Trails are back to being groomed nightly. High Holiday traffic can be found. Considering the weather and the amount of sleds, the trails are holding up good. Lows tonight in the single didgets should help firm up the trails and the swamps and wet areas that saw more then an inch of rain over the weekend. Please be patient, because those areas have not been groomed yet. Thursday may get above freezing and then highs in the mid to upper 20’s through the weekend. Perfect temps for riding. Happy New Years and please celebrate and ride responsibly. Please like and follow the club on Facebook and check out our website at phelpssnowmobileclub.com .

News and Reports:

-The first Phelps Snowmobile Club ride will be Tuesday January 7th, 2020. It will be a ride to Tipler. Please meet downtown at 9:00 a.m.

-Thursday Janury 9th will be our monthly dinner meeting at the Habit in the Town of Alvin.

-January 14th will be a club ride to Three Lakes.

*all club rides will meet dontown at 9:00 a.m.

Trail Report – : Ashland County, Wisconsin – December 31, 2019

Reporter:info@visitashland.com

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 6-12

Date of Report: December 31, 2019

Area Report:

Ashland County Snowmobile Report December 31, 2019
Ashland County trails are CLOSED. LOTS of standing WATER on the trail. Please respect the closure. 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.

Trail Report – : Keweenaw Peninsula / Houghton-Hancock, South Range, Copper Harbor, Michigan – December 31, 2019

Reporter:tpeters

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 20″ to 30″

Date of Report: December 31, 2019

Area Report:

The rain hurt our awesome snow, but with the snow we got yesterday into today, the trails are back in business. The groomers went back out at dark last night and were out all day, as usual. Snow totals were 18″ and more. There are several trails that have wet spots that I will list below. Luckily we had a good, hard base and the new snow was all we needed to whip the trails back into shape. The Dreamland trail is open and being groomed. Get your trip together, you don’t want to miss the best trail system around!!

Remember: Trail 3 from Dollar Bay to Lake Linden will be closed for the season, as well as the Freda Loop.

Trail 124 to Gay has slush/water on the Phoenix side of the Gay/Mohawk Road.
Trail 122 should be avoided due to water.
Trail 132 has several wet areas.
Trail out to High Rock Point has deep water and should be avoided.
Trail 134 has a wet area.

Please ride with caution. There may be other wet areas popping up or trees coming down from the heavy snow.

See you on the trails!!!

Trail Report – : Ashland County, Wisconsin – December 31, 2019

Reporter:info@visitashland.com

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 8-16

Date of Report: December 31, 2019

Area Report:

Ashland County Snowmobile Report December 31, 2019
Ashland County trails are open but reported poor condition and not being groomed at this time. LOTS of standing WATER on the trail. If you see water, please do not go through some is very deep. Be respectful of the farmers land! Stay on trail, 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 so that it remains open. The Tri-county corridor is open.

Trail Report – : Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – December 31, 2019

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 9 to 16 inches

Date of Report: December 31, 2019

Area Report:

Hello Riders!

Most of Sawyer County received approximately 5-6″ of fresh snow yesterday. The temps continue to be below freezing and that is what we need to firm things up again after the low temps and rain last weekend. The northern part of the county has some good trails in the county forests however in low spots there is standing water. The southern area is reporting a lot of standing water and slush. Due to this all grooming in Sawyer County continues to be on hold until the cool temps can firm things up. Some groomers have been out to test the trails but find it will do more damage than good so they will stay off until hardened. We are asking your help to ride and pack the trails, this packs that fresh snow in so it freezes and sets. We ask that you ride the width of the groomer, approximately 8-9 feet apart. This trail packing is so important to aid in getting groomers back out so grab your sleds!

Please no lake or swamp riding until further notice as well.

Keep checking back as we will continue to update

Trail Report – : Minocqua, Wisconsin – December 31, 2019

Reporter:minocqua

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 12-18

Date of Report: December 31, 2019

Area Report:

We received 8 inches of heavy wet snow yesterday, some branches might be hanging over trails and water and slush are showing up in low areas from the rain before the snow came, we have to wait for the cold to come in and freeze these areas up, Most of the lakes are not marked yet until they freeze the water and slush , Tonight the temp is going to be a high of 9 degrees so that should help, The trails will improve every day now that cold temps at night will firm everything up,

News and Reports:

FORESTRY, LAND & RECREATION PO BOX 400 RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN 54501
Public Service Announcement
(715) 369-6318 Fax
DATE: December 31, 2019 TO: News Media (And Other Interested Persons) FROM: Oneida County Forestry Department RE: Oneida County Snowmobile Trail System

Oneida County Snowmobile Trails Remain Open

Due to the recent warm temperatures and rain, trail conditions are in rough early season condition. Some trail segments are closed due to unsafe conditions. Please check with the local snowmobile clubs for specific trail conditions and closures.
All lake trails remain closed and are considered unsafe until they have been clearly marked by a local snowmobile club.

The Oneida County Forestry, Land, & Recreation Department requests riders stay on clearly marked trails. Always exercise caution when riding a snowmobile.
For more detailed information on Oneida County Snowmobile trail riding opportunities, contact the local snowmobile club in the area that you would like to ride.