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Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – December 23, 2019

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 18-24 inches

Date of Report: December 23, 2019

Area Report:

Trail report for December 23, 2019 – Overall fair to good for early season riding. Since the opening on Friday we have had a lot of traffic on Boulders trails. We had some warmer weather in the high 30’s the last few days and our base is still forming. We started off with fluffy snow lacking moisture and not packing well so when we groom it a dozen snowmobiles with paddle tracks just rip it up. We expect the continued warmer weather adding moisture but without sub-zero temps at night it won’t stiffen up the trails. Groomers have been out throughout the weekend. A good wet snow with a freeze up would be great but the forecast is not calling for it. Just be patient and be thankful we do have snow currently on our trails. Please use extreme caution in all areas! Stay on marked trails! Remember to be safe, ride right, and enjoy the ride. Hope Everyone has a Merry Christmas!

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

Trail Report – : Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – December 23, 2019

Reporter:Phillips/Park Falls Chambers

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 18-22

Date of Report: December 23, 2019

Area Report:

Snowmobile Trail Conditions
Christmas week in Price County.

Eisenstein Bushwackers 12/22/2019
Good morning for this first day of winter we groomed 80 south To Davis Road Then 101 to The A frame on 70 ,102, to 103 Then groomed 111 from Round up to Park Falls excellent condition will get the rest this week all trails 103, ,104, and the 110 loop have been groomer packed good condition Drive safely still Early season In swamps ,So please when riding don’t play follow the leader pack the trails wide make good for the groomer Thank You from the BUSHWACKERS

The lugerville Chasers 12/23/2019
The Lugerville Chaser trails have all be been groomed. They are in very good to excellent condition.

The Fifield Sno Drovers 12/22/2019
We had to close trail 106 (corridor 19) to Iron County on Saturday, 12/21. While the Price County trails are groomed and in great shape, the trail after it crosses to Iron county travels through a swamp that is not frozen enough for them to groom. We had a rider sink in the mud and water, needing help for recovery. Alternative routes should be used.

Rick

Prentice Bushbenders Trail Report 12/19/2019
The trails are open but are in rough early season condition. We have only been out with our compactor and have not been able to pan or groom any trails yet due to numerous wet spots. We have been out breaking these spots up trying to get them to freeze down and are gaining on them so hopefully we will be starting grooming operations around Christmas. If you ride please use caution. Merry Christmas from the Prentice Bushbenders.

Park Falls Sno Gypsies 12/18/2019
Trails around Park Falls are slowly getting groomed. Several of the swamp areas are still partially open. Please when riding in the ungroomed areas of the swamps ride wide to pack the trails.

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 – : Oconto County, Wisconsin – December 23, 2019

Reporter:Oconto County Tourism

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6-8

Date of Report: December 23, 2019

Area Report:

Red Arrow Snowmobile ATV Club (Townsend) – They were freshly groomed last night (12/22), so early riders should have a great ride. Groomers say that the base is getting soft with the warm temperatures. We will keep an eye on things and hope grooming is not interrupted by the warm temps. If the snow is to warm it no longer flows through the drag and plugs it up. So we can’t groom. Let’s hope for colder temps and some fresh snow to freshen things up.

Paul Bunyan Riders Snowmobile Club (Lakewood) – There are a few trail sections that are temporary closed. The section from the grade to Maiden Lake is closed due to open water as well as the section by Phil’s Philling Station that goes through a swamp. This section is re routed on the road. Use caution.

Chute Pond Snowmobile Club (Mountain) – Chute Pond Snowmobile Club trails are open, in fair “early season” condition. Heavy traffic and the warm weather have beat up the trails this weekend. Groomers will be out doing what they can to smooth things out- but the best advice is to take it easy and slow down a little out there. 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. But the good news is- there are many fun and interesting miles of trails- waiting for you to ride. See you on the trails!

Bagley & Brazeau Joyriders – Friday 12/20/2019 some of the trails will be groomed and open. The trails that will not be groomed will need your help. Please help to pack them down with your snowmobiles. There maybe some areas that have soft areas and our groomers have to wait until these area firm up. There are some trails that will not be open at this time, until corn is removed. The area is near Klondike south to intersection 421. Also the trail from Suring to the first intersection 407 will be closed as well. As for now the trail leading to Chute Pond is also closed. This trail belongs to Chute Pond’s club. I will include a map which will show the trails that are open. To see the trails that are open and that are closed click on Newsletters then the second Dec 2019 is Trails open news release.

Gillett Sno ATV Riders – We will be opening up the railroad grade from Shawano line north, but none of the spur off trails will be open at this time due to water and lack of snow in some places. The grade is in fair early season condition with a few icy spots that have frozen up on the sides of the trail by Town Hall Rd.

Chase, Lena and Oconto Falls are CLOSED.

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 23, 2019

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 12 inches on trail in most areas

Date of Report: December 23, 2019

Area Report:

December 23, 2019 – 6:42am 21 degrees

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
& ALL OF VILAS COUNTY OPEN.
Good Condition on average

Yep it warmed up yesterday but the trails held. Only “burn throughs” were a few road crossing. 2 good things today lower temps & CLOUDY. Let you know what we experienced after the Trails Groomed Report.

In Eagle River Sno-Eagle trails the following trails were groomed overnight:

*10E – East of Eagle River to including 9MI section – section between Loon Lk & Bloom Rds not groomed
*City Trail – From Trig’s Shell to Bloom Rd connect with 10E
*Chanticleer Trail
*10/13 through town from the Groom Barn to Trail 70W/7N
*70W to the St. Germain turn around
*Uncle Kent Trail off of Hwy G
*13N to Bauer’s turn around(Conover)
*10W on the west side of the Wisconsin River Bridge trail to 7N
*7 to Sayner turn around

The following trails are not groomed due to potential slush. Experienced riders only:

*Wisconsin River Trail aka 10W/13N
*Manske Swamp aka Trail3N
*Loon Lk & Bloom Rds section of 10E(use City/Trig’s Trl to Bloom Rd)
*Trail 17S from Trail 7 aka Paintball Field to the Sugar Camp trails

Catfish & Eagle Lake Trails are NOT MARKED. So I’d wait before crossing

Rode yesterday heading out around 11am heading east from Nobbe’s North on Trail 10E. All of Trail 10E in Eagle River & Three Lake/Brule Trails were very good to excellent. From the Trail 10E/6W connect trail were rough in spots. Parts are groomed frozen slush areas not groomed. Took 6 to Trail 17 connect. Trail 17 heading south saw grooming in highland areas only. Manske Swamp aka 3N was not groomed but not bad. Mostly frozen slush. Trail 13 heading toward Eagle River was good into town. In town trails snow covered & good. Trail 70W groomed to Lincoln Town Hall. From there rough (frozen slush areas) until coming out by the hair salon. Good all the way to the 70W/17S intersection. Trail 17S is Fair until the section that runs along Hwy 17S. First section has had some grooming. From Trail 17S/7 intersection heading south trail is very rough. Trail 3S/Alt13 was very good all the way to the 10E turn off. Section from Loon Lk Rd to Bloom Rd rough. 10E all the way home was good to very good.

THINK COLD & SNOW! See ya on the trails!

Have a great day!

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

News and Reports:

Events

December 25 – Merry Christmas!

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.

Trail Report – : Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – December 22, 2019

Reporter:Phil

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: White

Date of Report: December 22, 2019

Area Report:

Nice to hear the roar of sleds again. Town is hopping and trails are being groomed every night. North Twin and Lac Vieux Desert are marked–not sure about the Cisco chain. KNOW BEFORE U GO!

Trails are in good to very good shape in Land O Lakes. The weather forecast is warmer and sunnier than we would like but not too bad and does make for comfortable conditions riding! When you live up here in the winter wonderland it is hard to imagine Christmas with no snow like Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago. Believe us. WE HAVE SNOW!

News and Reports:

Dec 27 is snowmobile safety class–only a few spots remain so call 7155476199 today!

Trail Report – : Sayner, Wisconsin – December 22, 2019

Reporter:SaynerStar Lake Barnstormers

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 30+ Inches In The Woods

Date of Report: December 22, 2019

Area Report:

We started off the season with about as much snow as we have ever had on opening day in a LONG long time. The trails have started off spectacular but it is pretty warm today and sunny. This has really softened up the snow and the paddle tracks are tearing things apart. We will go back out and level things back up but the start of this coming week and for the entire week is, supposed to above freezing again. This will NOT help anything hold up.

As is per normal – STAY OFF THE LAKES UNLESS THEY ARE MARKED!!! If you cross a marked lake, stay by the markers while crossing!!!

News and Reports:

Fundraiser info coming soon………..

Trail Report – : Minocqua, Wisconsin – December 22, 2019

Reporter:minocqua

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 12

Date of Report: December 22, 2019

Area Report:

Trails are open, reports are good but warming up so trails will be soft until evening after the groomers get out, Lakes are not marked yet so go around them until safe, Some logging on part of Vandercook , trail 51 but there is alternate route to go around for now. I will update you when lakes get marked, be safe out there and slow down for other riders.

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 22, 2019

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 12 inches +/- on the trail – Softening

Date of Report: December 22, 2019

Area Report:

December 22, 2019 – 6:47am 26 degrees

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
& ALL OF VILAS COUNTY OPEN.
Good Condition

First day of open trails. Saw lots of riders. More than expected.

In Eagle River Sno-Eagle trails the following are groomed:

*Trail 10E – East of Eagle River to including 9Mi section – section between Loon & Bloom Rds not groomed
*City Trail – From Trig’s Shell to Bloom Rd connect with 10E
*Trail 1N
*Trail 13N – to WI River turn
*Trail 17N – From intersection with 13N to Chain o’ Lks Rd
*Trail 10W/13N – to the Uncle Kent Trail & north to Conover turn around – except WI River Bridge
*Trail 7S – toward Sayner
*Trail 3S/aka Alt 13S – the grade toward Three Lakes -there is a slight re route so follow the signs
*Uncle Kent Trail – From intersection 10W to end at Hwy G
*Trail 17S – to Trail 7S/aka Paintball Field intersection
*Trail 7S to Sugar Camp connection
*Trail 70W to St. Germain connection

Wisconsin River Trail aka 10W/13N, Manske Swamp aka Trail3N & Loon & Bloom Rd section of 10E(use City/Trig’s Trl to Bloom Rd as an option) are not groomed & could have soft spots.

Catfish & Eagle Lake Trails are NOT MARKED. So I’d wait before crossing.

UPDATES:

The Oneida County Snowmobile Trail System OPENED yesterday. With the exception of Hodag Sno-Trails Corridor 12 from TIN 247(intersection Trl 12 & 47) through TIN 842(Hwy 47) & Three Lakes Alt 13 closed from TIN 122(Rice Lk Rd) through TIN 022(intersection north of Burnham Lk)

The Forest County Snowmobile Trail System OPENED yesterday. No further details are available.

Heading into Christmas/New Years week & the end of the month. Which means yep a bit of a warm up. Seems this happens at the end every month of the winter. SNOW forecast Wednesday into Thursday. No totals yet.

Been waiting since last March to say this. See ya on the trails!

Have a great day!

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

News and Reports:

December 20 – 8am TRAILS OPEN
December 25 – Merry Christmas!

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

Trail Report – : Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – December 21, 2019

Reporter:Phil

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: AWESOME!

Date of Report: December 21, 2019

Area Report:

Opening days is in the books…FANTASTIC.

Trails are soft but the daily grooming will really firm things up quick.

We are excited for the new season and please ride right and ride safe.

News and Reports:

December 27 is the Snowmobile safety class… a couple of spots remain open. Call Phil at 715 547 3684 for more info.

Snowmobile Information:

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – December 21, 2019

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Open

Snow Cover: 8 – 15

Date of Report: December 21, 2019

Area Report:

Most Washburn County Snowmobile Trails are open at this time with a base of 8 to 15 inches providing good riding conditions. Washburn County trail clubs have been working hard to provide as much riding opportunity as possible for the holidays. Trail #34 near the Barron County line is closed at this time. All other Washburn County Snowmobile trails are open.

Please note that lake ice is not safe at this time, including Long Lake and the Spider Lake Chain. Swamps and wet areas on the trail system are generally frozen now. However, caution is advised as many of these wet areas will have rough ice crossings. Some wet areas will not have been groomed with heavy equipment yet. Also, please be aware that constant trail grooming will be occurring throughout the holiday week.