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Trail Report – : Three Lakes – Brule River, Wisconsin – December 16, 2019

Reporter:Threelakeswi

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 24-28”

Date of Report: December 16, 2019

Area Report:

Trails are closed!!

Please do not ride the trails. You may see tracks, but those are from our volunteers brushing and packing down the trail.

More fresh snow overnight, we have close to 2’ on the ground in the past 30 days. A great start to winter, however, it is causing some
Havoc. It is not letting our lakes and swamps freeze. We are out panning and packing down the swamps and trails. We hope, I say hope to open towards the end of the week, which would be about December 20th. We should know more Soon.

Trail Report – : Western UP, Michigan – December 16, 2019

Reporter:Western U.P. Snowmobile Report

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Base snowfall 36

Date of Report: December 16, 2019

Area Report:

Western U P Snowmobile Trail Report— 12/16/19

Trail Condition:Excellent
Last Groomed:December 16th, 2019
Base Snowfall:36+”
Reported On:December 16th, 2019 @ 9:25am

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Overall Story:

Monday 12/16 9:00 am CST: What a busy weekend! We saw tremendous traffic and trails got whooped up fast Saturday afternoon. Why? Well, if you have followed these updates you’ll know we’ve said we’ve been packing trails for weeks. With 100″ of snow for the season, bumps get formed and new snow keeps us from reaching down and cutting them. Our groomers have been working for weeks to not introduce more snow from the sides of the trails and to focus on cutting and relaying the base. Groomers were out all night Friday, all day Saturday, throughout Saturday night and all day Sunday. Trails are INCREDIBLE! Nearly all of the wet spots have froze in and we’ve even froze in some of swamps that we normally don’t get access to until January already! We do have a few trail closures noted below, but we hope to open one of them this coming weekend if everything comes together.

WARNINGS AND NOTICES: TRAIL 160 IS CLOSED DUE TO BRUSHING ISSUES. If you get caught riding the trail you better be brushing or you’ll receive a ticket.

BASE SNOW FALL: This is current ground snow depth.

NWS Marquette, MI Next 24 Hours Snow Forecast: click here

John Dee Snow Central Forecast: click here

Trail 2 from Hurley to Ramsay US-2 Crossing:

Overall rating: EXCELLENT

Last groomed 12/16/19. 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: EXCELLENT

Last groomed 12/16/19. 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: EXCELLENT

Last groomed 12/15/19. 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: EXCELLENT

Last groomed 12/16/19. Tremendous snow depth on this trail. It is an unplowed county road and is a treat to ride!

Trail 160 from Walmart to Montreal River (WI):

Overall Rating: CLOSED

Trail needs tremendous amounts of brushing. It is CLOSED, so if you are on it on your snowmobile you better be under direction of the club or you will get a ticket. PLEASE stay on the trail through the farm fields. 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: CLOSED

CLOSED FOR THE SEASON DUE TO LOGGING OPERATIONS THAT THE CLUB WAS UNABLE TO FIND A REROUTE AROUND.

11N (Wakefield, MI to South boundary Rd/White Pine): Closed indefinitely. Seeking local community support with ideas on how to reopen it. 200 yards of private property closed this 25 mile trail.

Lake Gogebic Area Groomers

121/12/19

We’ve received at least another foot and a half of snow in the last week, and it looks like we are forecasted for more on the way. Cold temps have done a nice job to firm up our wet spots. Gogebic Area Groomers will be working on trail 1 south on the West Shore this Thursday working to open it up. Volunteers are welcome and both the Gogebic and AJ’s Walleye Lodge are offering complimentary rooms for volunteers for that effort

Gogebic Area Groomers were out last night and report that all trails are in good to excellent condition.

Trail 1 N: Good condition

Trails 13 North and South Groomer went South on 13 breaking trails once more. Past the Root Cellar, there is logging and you will have to travel on East Shore Rd approximately 2 mile further then before to get back onto trail 13. A new reroute will take place. Please follow the signs marked 13. (Permanent Re-Route for the 2019-2020 Season).

Trail 8W Trail 8 between Bergland and Wakefield. Groomers filled the wet spots in, but predicting that they will open back up with the amount of water running through them. Once they open back up we’ll be putting a culvert in and placing snow back over them. EVEN THOUGH, the trail looks ok, DON’T ride fast. Use caution when riding this incase something emerges.

Trail 8E: is open and in good condition

Trail 102: there is a new reroute about 4 miles before trail 11. The trail is marked well and the reroute was a very nice turn out. (Temporary Re-Route)

Trail 100: Logging is happening between Stagecouch Rd and the Slate River (very end of Lake Gogebic) Marshall Creek Bridge has been fixed so you can get to Marenisco from trail 100. (Permanent for 2019-2020 season)

Watersmeet U P Thunder Riders

Dec.11, 2019

We will be grooming daily as long as the temps and snow conditions permit.

Trail #3 from the Wisconsin border to Paulding, good condition, north end has a logging project so please use caution and respect the loggers

Trail #2 west of Watersmeet, good condition, may have a small water hole that is passable about 20 miles west of Watersmeet

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

Trail #13 south to Cisco Chain, good condition

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – December 16, 2019

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6 – 10

Date of Report: December 16, 2019

Area Report:

Some Washburn County Snowmobile Trails have officially been opened for the snowmobiling season. Open trails will include the Wild Rivers Trail (Trail #35), a portion of the rail grade connecting Wild Rivers Trail to Shell Lake (Trail #39), a portion of Trail #8 east from Wild Rivers Trail to the intersection with Trail #39 (From County intersection #13 to intersection #35), and Trail #39 from Trego north to intersection with Trail #8 (From County intersection #11 to intersection #35).

All other Washburn County snowmobile trails do remain closed at this time. Unfrozen wet trails still persist throughout much of these closed trail segments.

Trail conditions on open trails will be very good, with a 6 to 10 inch compacted snow base. Enjoy the snow!

Trail Report – : Tomahawk, Wisconsin – December 16, 2019

Reporter:jan

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 20 inches plus

Date of Report: December 16, 2019

Area Report:

All Lincoln County snowmobile and winter ATV trails are CLOSED.

All Oneida Country Snowmobile Trails and winter ATV trails are CLOSED.

Please check the current conditions on the Chamber’s website at www.gototomahawk.com

This report will be updated when conditions change.

Trail Report – : Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – December 16, 2019

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 9 to 15 inches of snow

Date of Report: December 16, 2019

Area Report:

Hello Riders!

As you know the Sawyer County trails are OPEN but right now until more freeze each trail varies in how rideable they are depending on where they lead. The county land (Seeley Hills Area) and forest trails as well as the Tuscobia are where you’ll find the best riding. We have approximately a 16″ base. Our lakes and swamps are not frozen enough to be safe yet so those trails leading to swamps and lakes are NOT OPEN yet with the exception of Moose Lake, that lake has been staked. We have received heavy snow fall this month and it’s a wonderful sight! However with the snow fall that hinders the freezing process a bit as it provides a layer of insulation. Last week we had several very cold days and nights so our ice is making progress with many lakes having about 4″ plus on them, so we are getting close. This next week’s forecast looks to continue with below freezing temps, with -15 on Tues night and a high of 8 on Wed and no substantial snow this week which is a good thing so we can continue to concentrate on making ice.

The trails in the Seeley Hills area and 3/5 towards Lost Land Lake and Moose Lake have been groomed several times. The Tuscobia in the Winter area has been groomed. Also the Tuscobia from Birchwood to Couderay has been groomed as well as to the Rusk, Washburn and Barron County lines has. The Wild River Trail from the Rice Lake area up is open. Trail 8 on the Sawyer County and Washburn County side will be groomed on Wed. Trail 3 gates in the Birchwood area are open. Like any other private property trails that you find the gates to be open ride at your own risk as they are not groomed yet and there may be down debris from the recent snow storms this month, if the gates are not open please absolutely do not go around them. The Chequamegon Forest is not open yet, the US Forestry will reach out when they have an open date. So to recap you will find the best riding on the county land trails.

Surrounding areas: The Clam Lake area is open, Rusk Co is closed, Bayfield Co is scheduled to open today, Ashland Co is open but not yet groomed, Washburn is partially opened and Barron is partially opened. The note from Barron Co is they are having a little set back as many of their trail cross fields and there is still standing corn as farmers are trying to get their corn cut but have had a setback due to weather so they are working on some reroutes.

It has been a long time since we have had this great snow and this much so early in December, we have a great start to the season

Trail Report – : Ashland County, Wisconsin – December 16, 2019

Reporter:info@visitashland.com

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 20-30inches

Date of Report: December 16, 2019

Area Report:

Ashland County Snowmobile Report December 16, 2019
The Ashland County snowmobile trails opened December 12. Even though we have received a lot of snow, trails are reported at this time in poor condition. We have 3 groomers out trying to get through the trails. Down trees and deep snow is making this difficult. Be cautious in the swampy areas for standing water. Please bear with us and STAY ON THE TRAILS. Be respectful of the farmers land! Stay on trail, as 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.

Bayfield County trails anticipate to be open on December 16th.

The Tri-county corridor is open.

Trail Report – : Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – December 16, 2019

Reporter:Price County Tourism Department

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 18-22

Date of Report: December 16, 2019

Area Report:

Snowmobile Trail Conditions
The Price County Area Trails are officially open TODAY. There is a lot of snow but the clubs are working to get the trails groomed and cleared. Swamps need to be packed, many creeks and streams are still open. BE CAREFUL. Watch for open water and downed trees that have not been cleaned up.

Consider joining a local club and help support the great trails we have.

Keep an eye on the Park Falls and Phillips Chamber pages for all the latest updates.

AND follow us on Facebook for all the area information!!!!!

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 – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 16, 2019

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 1 foot plus on trails 2 feet off trail

Date of Report: December 16, 2019

Area Report:

December 16, 2019 – 6:15am – 10 degrees

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
& ALL OF VILAS COUNTY ARE NOT OPEN.
Set to open at 8am Friday, December 20!!!!

10 degrees this morning on the way to 19 for a high today. The well over 2 feet off trail & over a 1 foot on trail SNOW is not going anywhere. Teens or single digits for highs during the day & below zero of nearly below zero until Thursday. Cloudy to partly cloudy.

Sno-Eagles Eagle River trails were inspected by Park & Rec department on Friday. The Parks & Rec Administrator & his assistant both went out to inspect splitting the trails up to speed up inspections. Several club members road along for safety & to see first hand any needed corrections. Several other clubs remain to be inspected. Moving to the opening date of December 20th!

In the meantime groomers are out panning & grooming the trails to prepare for the opener. Check out Sno-Eagles Facebook page for a grooming video.

Be Patient. Almost time!!! Keep THINKING COLD!
See ya on the trails December 20th!!!

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 18 – Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance Meeting – Phelps hosting – Twilight Restaurant 45N of Eagle River between Conover & Land o’ Lakes
December 20 – 8am TRAILS OPEN

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 16 – General Member Meeting – Eagle River VFW – Gathering at 6pm with meeting at 7pm – Join us!
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 volunteer 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 – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 15, 2019

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: Over 2 feet off trail – Over 1 foot on the trail

Date of Report: December 15, 2019

Area Report:

December 15, 2019 – 6:22am – 3 below

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
& ALL OF VILAS COUNTY ARE NOT OPEN.
Set to open at 8am Friday, December 20!!!!

Light SNOW yesterday afternoon adding to the totals. Well over 2 feet off trail & over a 1 foot on trail. 3 below at 6:00am with a high of 14 today. Teens or single digits for highs during the day & below zero of nearly below zero until Thursday. Cloudy to partly cloudy. SNOW is not going anywhere.

Sno-Eagles Eagle River trails were inspected by Park & Rec department on Friday. The Parks & Rec Administrator & his assistant both went out to inspect splitting the trails up to speed up inspections. Several club members road along for safety & to see first hand any needed corrections. There still are several other clubs remain to be inspected. Moving to the opening date of December 20th! Won’t be long now!

Be Patient. Almost time!!! Keep THINKING COLD!
See ya on the trails December 20th!!!

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!

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

Snowmobile Information:

Handy Snowmobile Links

Trail Report – : Watersmeet, Michigan – December 14, 2019

Reporter:Chamber

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 38-39″

Date of Report: December 14, 2019

Area Report:

8-10 more inches of snow fell Thursday, December 12, so we have an unbelievable base of just over 3 feet!!! Great opportunity to ride fresh trails that aren’t getting beat up during the pre-season!