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Trail Report – : Phelps, Wisconsin – December 11, 2019

Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 24″ to 30″

Date of Report: December 11, 2019

Area Report:

The trails in the Phelps area are closed as of now. Panning and brushing operations have been on going. Cold weather, along with several brave members ( stop by Dublins and thank Jon and his crew), have packed in our swamps and low areas. Everything should be good by the time the trails open. According to a press release today, the funded trail system in Vilas county will open at 8:00 a.m. on Friday December 20th, 2019. Please keep checking back for updates on trails and conditions in the Phelps area.

Trail Report – : Minocqua, Wisconsin – December 11, 2019

Reporter:minocqua

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 20-24

Date of Report: December 11, 2019

Area Report:

GREAT NEWS

THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE RECEIVED IS THAT THE TRAILS IN VILAS COUNTY WILL OPEN ON DECEMBER 20TH AT 8:00 A.M. PER THEIR PUBLIC SERVICE NOTICE ISSUED TODAY DECEMBER 11TH AND THE ONEIDA COUNTY TRAILS WILL OPEN WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH. ONEIDA COUNTY WILL MAKE A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ON MONDAY DECEMBER 16TH ANNOUNCING THE OFFICIAL DATE AND TIME OF THEIR OPENING.Oneida county is opening on the 18th

WARNING: PER OUR TRAIL BOSS, THE CRUISERS TRAILS SWAMPS AT THIS POINT ARE NOT READY AND THE LAKES ARE DEFINATELY NOT SAFE

HOPEFULLY THEY BOTH WILL BE READY BY THE OPENING.

SINCERELY,
DAVE ASSMANN

DAVE ASSMANN
PRESIDENT

News and Reports:

LAST REMINDER

DEAR MEMBERS;

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE to get your reservations in to Sue Slominski. Please join us for some Christmas cheer. She will take your reservation until Friday, Dec. 13th. Call now!! at 715-358-4077 or cell 414-861-5356.

SINCERELY,

Dave Assmann
PRESIDENT

Cross Country Cruisers | PO Box 733, Woodruff, WI 54568

Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – December 11, 2019

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 18-24 inches

Date of Report: December 11, 2019

Area Report:

THE VILAS COUNTY STATE-FUNDED SNOWMOBILE TRAIL SYSTEM WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN AT 8:00 A.M. ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 FOR THE 2019-20 SEASON.

The volunteers that make up the eleven snowmobile clubs in the Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance (VCSA) have been working hard to get the Vilas Snowmobile Trail System open in a timely manner. The last round of snow storms resulted in a lot of trees down throughout our trail network. The ample snowfalls insulated the wet areas resulting in clubs having to pack snow in these areas. The cold temperatures will assist in the freezing.

Please stay off area lakes until trails are clearly marked going across them.

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 11, 2019

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 19 inched off trail – 12 inches on trail

Date of Report: December 11, 2019

Area Report:

December 11, 2019 – 2:54pm – 4 degrees

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
& ALL OF VILAS COUNTY ARE NOT OPEN
Set to open at 8am, December 20, 2019

Plenty of SNOW in Eagle River & all of Vilas County! This morning it was 14 below zero with a high of 5 degrees. Thursday thru Saturday the temps will come up into the high teens low 20’s & SNOW will move in. Forecast over those days of 1-4 inches. Then temps go back into the freezer. Doesn’t look like the SNOW is going any where.

As for the trails. There still are clubs working to clear up the last of the trees & branches on trails. With the cold throughout today panning on the trails to push the air out & force snow into the wet area things should freeze up.

Trail inspections are in full swing anticipating the December 20th opening.

Be Patient. Won’t be long now! See ya on the trails sometime in mid-December.

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 13 – Sno-Eagles Christmas party at Catch 22
December 25 – Merry Christmas!

January 7 – BOD meeting at 6PM at World Snowmobile HQ

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 11, 2019

Reporter:Phil

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: Looks like winter

Date of Report: December 11, 2019

Area Report:

The Vilas County Trail System has announced they will officially open the trails at 8AM on Friday, December 20 for the 2019-2020 season. Please stay off the trails until they open! The clubs in Vilas County are working extremely hard to get them in shape to open on the 20th.

News and Reports:

We have some cold cold temperatures the next few nights to help freeze our lakes and swamps. Season is getting close, but please be patient

Snowmobile Information:

We are 9 days away from opening season so hang tight they will be open soon!

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – December 11, 2019

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 6 – 10

Date of Report: December 11, 2019

Area Report:

Some Washburn County Snowmobile Trails will open for the season on Friday, December 13th. 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 – : Western UP, Michigan – December 11, 2019

Reporter:Western U.P. Snowmobile Report

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Base snowfall 36

Date of Report: December 11, 2019

Area Report:

Western U P Snowmobile Trail Report— 12/11/19

Gogebic Range Trail Authority – ORV & Snowmobile Club

Trail Condition: Good To Excellent
Last Groomed: December 10th, 2019
Base Snowfall: 36+”
Reported On: December 11th, 2019 @ 9:20am

Groomer Report

Wednesday 12/11 9:00 am CST: We saw over a foot of snow Monday – Tuesday, we’ve been trying to pack trails for two weeks and the snow hasn’t quit! It is currently zero to sub zero temps. Temps warm Friday but the ice berg trail base currently forming won’t be bothered much, should only push a half foot or so down. These are the best early season conditions since 2014, we are SHOCKED at how nice the trails are! We need more groomer volunteers, please contact us today. 160 is closed until next week and 11S remains closed for the season, but we remain actively looking for a reroute.

WARNINGS AND NOTICES: WATER HAZARDS REMAIN, FREQUENCY DRASTICALLY REDUCED. TRAIL 11S IS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON. 160 IS CLOSED

Trail 2 from Hurley to Ramsay US-2 Crossing:

Overall rating: EXCELLENT

Last groomed 12/10/19. 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 12/10/19. Wet spots near the Highway 2 crossing remain, please ride cautiously! This trail has a brand new section to enjoy this season that eliminated the 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! The new reroute has an icy section from a snow bridging operation over a wet spot. The ski hills were in good shape but need continued grooming but are entirely ride able.

Trail 2 from Wakefield to Marenisco:

Overall Rating: GOOD TO EXCELLENT

Last groomed 12/9/19. There are water holes around the Wakefield area & Great Lakes Road pipeline, please be careful.

Trail 8 from Wakefield to Tula Crossing:

Overall Rating: EXCELLENT

Last groomed 12/10/19. Tremendous snow depth on this trail. It is an unplowed county road and is a treat to ride! WATER HOLES JUST WEST OF 2/8 INTERSECTION

Trail 160 from Walmart to Montreal River (WI):

Overall Rating: CLOSED UNTIL IT IS FINISHED BROKE OPEN.

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

Dec 6,2019

Gogebic Area Grooming received new equipment this week and have been out breaking trails! We have cold temps and plenty of snow in the forecast – a great recipe for our early season riders!

Trails 13 North and South got hit yesterday! The drag went up 13 North and Marenisco’s Groomer went South on 13 breaking trails once more. Trail 100 and 102 also got hit yesterday.

Trail 8W between Bergland and Wakefield is wet as usual. If you cross the trail to the ditch, your going to swim….. Would advised only paddle track sleds to break trail at this time on 8W. Also if you ride the shoulder of the road, expect a ticket… We are going to try to break trail very soon…. We need some cold weather first to freeze it up and anticipate if should be in good shape by next weekend.

Trail 8E: is open but it sure is ride at your own risk!

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)

Past the Root Cellar, there is more logging. 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 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)

Trail 1 from Trail 100 to Trail 8: Closed until further notice as logging is taking place until the end of December.

Looking forward to seeing everyone – and thanks for your support of Gogebic Area Grooming!

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 – : Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – December 11, 2019

Reporter:Price County Tourism Department

Trail Conditions: Unknown

Snow Cover: 18-22

Date of Report: December 11, 2019

Area Report:

Snowmobile Trail Conditions

The Price County Trails are still Officially closed for the season. The Price County Area Trails are scheduled to open on December 16th. There is a lot of snow but the clubs have to get everything ready. Swamps need to be packed, many creeks and streams are still open. Trails around the area have started to open, Tuscobia in Sawyer county and the Iron County Trails are open. Once trails open BE CAREFUL. Watch for open water and downed trees that have not been cleaned up.

Two large storms have dropped over 20″ over the last 2 weeks over the area.

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

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

It wont be long !!!!

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 11, 2019

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 19 inched off trail – 12 inches on trail

Date of Report: December 11, 2019

Area Report:

December 11, 2019 – 5:42am -14 below

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
& ALL OF VILAS COUNTY ARE NOT OPEN.

Plenty of SNOW in Eagle River & all of Vilas County! This morning it is 14 below zero with a high of 5 degrees. Thursday thru Saturday the temps will come up into the high teens low 20’s & SNOW will move in. Forecast over those days of 1-4 inches. Then temps go back into the freezer. Doesn’t look like the SNOW is going any where.

Trail inspections started after the end of the 9 day deer gun hunt & continue. It takes 10-11 days to get all of the 11 clubs trails inspected. This all goes on while we wait for the 10 muzzleloader season & 4 day antlerless deer seasons to end on December 15. So no opening until sometime after the deer hunts end.

Here is a Press Release from Parks & Rec Administrator Dale Mayo regarding the entire Vilas County snowmobile trails & opening

Be Patient. Won’t be long now! See ya on the trails sometime in mid-December.

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 13 – Sno-Eagles Christmas party at Catch 22
December 25 – Merry Christmas!

January 7 – BOD meeting at 6PM at World Snowmobile HQ

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:

Trail Report – : Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – December 10, 2019

Reporter:Phil

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: White

Date of Report: December 10, 2019

Area Report:

Yesterday we got about 5 inches of fresh white fluffy snow…talked with the trail boss today and he has been working hard on the trails (grooming, panning, back dragging, packing etc), he feels that the swamps will be ready to go once the deer season’s are over. Get ready to ride, not much longer friends.

Most importantly, stay off the trails right now they are NOT open!

News and Reports:

We got some cold weather moving in for the next couple of days which will help freeze down the lakes and swamps. Then more snow, so hang tight trails will be ready to rock and roll soon!

Snowmobile Information:

Trails are not open yet, please stay off! But get your gear ready because it won’t be long until they are ready to rock!