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Trail Report – : Watersmeet, Michigan – February 22, 2019

Reporter:Chamber

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 32″

Date of Report: February 22, 2019

Area Report:

We are currently receiving about 3 inches of snow today, with another 12″ predicted in the next 24 hours.  Our season looks to be ripe to continue into March as temps are looking to hold in a colder pattern.   

  • Trail Condition: See Report Below
  • Last Groomed: February 21st, 2019
  • Base Snowfall: 32″
  • Reported On: February 21st, 2019 @ 5:22pm

Groomer Report

We are grooming daily. Trails are very good condition, lots of snow!!

We do have a wet area 25 miles west of Watersmeet on Trail #2 so please use caution

Trail 2 West of Watersmeet – Excellent with the exception of a wet area 25 miles west of Watersmeet on Trail #2 so please use caution

Trail 2 East of Watersmeet- Very  good condition

Trail 13 South to Cisco Chain- Excellent

Trail 3 south to Land O’Lakes- Very good condition. There is lots of traffic on this trail 100’s of sleds are passing the groomer. It’s very hard to keep smooth, use caution on  bridge approaches

Trail 3 north to Paulding/Bond Falls/Bruce Crossing- Excellent

 

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

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: Deep snow with hard ice base

Date of Report: February 23, 2019

Area Report:

EAGLE RIVERS  TRAILS 
Trails Very Good to Excellent!
TRAIL 10W/13N aka WISCONSIN RIVER BRIDGE TRAIL IS CLOSED EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

February 23 2019 5:24am  – 24 Snow Showers – High 30

Winter continues.  SNOW storm is moving in this morning.  1-3 inches of SNOW today.  Tonight 8-12 inches of SNOW tonight. 1 more inch of SNOW Sunday.  Temps will be up so the SNOW will be the heavy wet stuff.  After the SNOW on Sunday the temps will drop below zero Sunday night.  So if you thought winter was over you were wrong.  Trails in Vilas County can stay open until midnight March 31st.  That is with weather & SNOW conditions permitting.

Grooming continued last night.  All trails groomed.  With the heavy SNOW moving in it will take the groomers some time to get the trails back in shape. If you ride it will be deep SNOW riding.

Here are some important updates:

Trail 10W/13N aka Wisconsin River Bridge Trail is Closed Effective Immediately

There are 2 logging operations going on where there is a need to use parts of the trails. Trail 13N by Deep Lake Rd & on 7 near Sugar Camp on the high line.

The trails right now are in really great shape.  Did notice some chop & bumps under the newer SNOW.  Grooming should take care of that.   SNOW did get mushy yesterday with the temps up & the evil sun out.

All the SNOW means even higher snowbanks at driveway crossing & road crossings.  Please when you see the yield driveway ahead sign slow down & take the time to look both ways.  At the road crossings there are stop signs & please stop.  It is nearly impossible to see vehicles coming.  Have seen a few sled & vehicle accidents this season not good.

There are sections where the trails signs have been buried with the deep SNOW or by plowed snowbanks.  The club & groomers will be out to dig out signs or add post extensions so we can see the signs when we ride.

EAGLE LAKE TRAIL & CATFISH LAKE TRAIL ARE MARKED & OPEN. Stay by the reflective orange barrels.  Lots of SNOW on the lakes so there could be some moguls. Reports of slush.  Be safe & slow down.

REMEMBER THE DUSK TO DAWN SPEED LIMIT IS 55MPH EVERYWHERE.  Lake & Land Trails.  

Been mentioning this all season:

Sno-Eagles Country has 2 areas that have one-way trails.  10E is a one-way trail from the ERRA Sports Arena all the way out to Nicolet Mini Mart.  The other is the 13’s up near Buckatabon Bridge & Bauer’s Dam area.  Clearly marked with DO NOT ENTER signs.  Plus trail signs are backwards if you are going the wrong way.  

Be safe.  See ya on the trails!

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

News and Reports:

Wednesday & Thursday – Trail Rides – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on “the grade” Trail 13/3 at 9am.  Contact Club Pres., Howard Wolf 262.442.4876
Saturday, February 23 – Ride With Pride drawing – Trackside – 12-1pm
Saturday, February 23 – SNO(Sat. Night Out) 12 Pines – Hwy 70E to right on Townline Rd – 5:30pm gathering 6:00pm dinner

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 – : Sayner, Wisconsin – February 22, 2019

Reporter:SaynerStar Lake Barnstormers

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 35 + inches In The Woods

Date of Report: February 22, 2019

Area Report:

A week ago we were fighting equipment issues. Because of this, we missed a couple nights of grooming on a very busy weekend.

The GREAT news is that Lulich Equipment, out of Mason, provided us with a loaner last Sunday. We immediately put it to work. We groomed our entire system this week. Today we  received another tractor. So we are back in good shape and will be returning to a more normal grooming schedule.

We appreciate everyone’s support and understanding!

News and Reports:

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Snowmobile Information:

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

Reporter:Phil

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: Looks like winter

Date of Report: February 22, 2019

Area Report:

Trails are white and the entire trail system will be double groomed tonite in anticipation of the Snownami tomorrow night thru Sunday. Grooming the recent snowfalls has been a challenge. The extra snow on the trails is great but it does make for more bumps and it has taken a toll on the groomers. The Pisten Bully 200 is out right now and will be working til Sunrise. MANY THANKS to Chad and the Conover SnoBuddies for helping groom our trails the past few nights while both of our groomers were down. 

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

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: Deep snow with hard ice base

Date of Report: February 22, 2019

Area Report:

EAGLE RIVERS  TRAILS OPEN!
Trails Very Good to Excellent!
TRAIL 10W/13N aka WISCONSIN RIVER BRIDGE TRAIL IS CLOSED EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

February 22 2019 5:36pm  – 29

Winter just keeps coming in Vilas County!  Saturday night into Sunday more SNOW is forecast.  5-8 inches on Saturday night & 1-3 Sunday during the day!  In the meantime the temps are popping up. 31 today. 32 Saturday & 26 Sunday.  Then on Monday back to single digits for high & night times temps below zero until next Thursday. That’s if the weather guys are right.  We will see.

Trail Boss reports that all trails in Eagle River were groomed overnight.

Some chop & set bumps in a few areas. Groomers will be out to do some cutting to fix the set bumps.  There are 2 logging operations going on where there is a need to use parts of the trails. Trail 13N by Deep Lake Rd & on 7 near Sugar Camp on the high line.  There wasn’t  snirt at the trail crossings but temps are coming up today so mushy snirt will be at the road crossing especially right in town.  SNOW’S going to soften up but it is deep enough & everything is groomed so will be great riding.

More SNOW means even higher snowbanks at driveway crossing & road crossings.  Please when you see the yield driveway ahead sign slow down & take the time to look both ways.  At the road crossings there are stop signs & please stop.  It is nearly impossible to see vehicles coming.  Have seen a few sled & vehicle accidents this season not good.

REMEMBER THE DUSK TO DAWN SPEED LIMIT IS 55MPH EVERYWHERE.  Lake & Land Trails.  

EAGLE LAKE TRAIL & CATFISH LAKE TRAIL ARE MARKED & OPEN. Stay by the reflective orange barrels.  Lots of SNOW on the lakes so there could be some moguls.  Be safe & slow down.

Been mentioning this all season:

Sno-Eagles Country has 2 areas that have one-way trails.  10E is a one-way trail from the ERRA Sports Arena all the way out to Nicolet Mini Mart.  The other is the 13’s up near Buckatabon Bridge & Bauer’s Dam area.  Clearly marked with DO NOT ENTER signs.  Plus trail signs are backwards if you are going the wrong way.  

That’s it for today!  Start of another sledding weekend.  Be safe.

See ya on the trails!

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

News and Reports:

Wednesday & Thursday – Trail Rides – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on “the grade” Trail 13/3 at 9am.  Contact Club Pres., Howard Wolf 262.442.4876
Saturday, February 23 – Ride With Pride drawing – Trackside – 12-1pm
Saturday, February 23 – SNO(Sat. Night Out) 12 Pines – Hwy 70E to right on Townline Rd – 5:30pm gathering 6:00pm dinner

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 – : Superior – Douglas County, Wisconsin – February 22, 2019

Reporter:nikky.farmakes

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 12″ – 14″

Date of Report: February 22, 2019

Area Report:

To get the trail report in an easy-to-read, downloadable format, please to go https://www.superiorchamber.org/recreation/trail-report

*Please note – The Saunders Grade Trail will be closed for the entire 2018/2019 winter season due to significant damage caused by June 2018 flooding.*

It is critical that we respect the landowners who allow us to utilize their property, so please verify that the trail you intend to use is open at this time.

SW Quadrant

Trails are in good condition!  Hoping for no rain! Trail 9 is closed between the Town Road TT and the North Road.  Watch for signs on Trail 5 at the Beaver Brook crossing for reroute around an ice issue.

SE Quadrant

All trails are open and are in great shape! Most trails have been groomed.  Watch for logging operations on Trail 41N, Trail 541 and Trail 17S. There will be a large poker run on Saturday February 23, 2019 on trails 27B, 35S, 5, 541, and 41s.  Expect many ATV/UTV’s on the trail. Have fun and ride carefully!

*Please note – The CN Railroad is warning snowmobilers to stay off railroad property in Solon Springs. There is a new trail to Solon Springs (Trail 27B).  Where the trail meets Business Highway 53, snowmobilers must use the road shoulders and not the railroad property to access the railroad crossing on Main Street.  Snowmobilers have and will continue to be ticketed for operating on the railroad’s property.*

NE Quadrant

Please watch for low hanging brush and limbs.  

All trails are open and have been groomed. Please watch for narrow areas near road crossings because of the snowbanks. Conditions of the trails are very good to excellent. 

NW Quadrant

All trails are open except for Saunders Grade, which is closed for the season. All trails have been groomed or will be groomed by Wednesday.

Please note: The City of Superior will be hosting a winter triathlon on Sunday, March 3rd from 6:00 AM till 3:00 PM. During those times some of the Motorized and Ski trail sections will be closed in the Superior Municipal Forest. Motorized traffic will not be allowed on 42nd Street from Badger Drive to Albany Avenue or on the northern half of Billings Drive from 42nd Avenue to the northern Cross Town Trail intersection. Trail crossings over those mentioned sections of road will be closed which will result in no through traffic from the “Ski Shack parking lot” on 28th Street to the “Albany Avenue
Snowmobile parking lot”. Additionally, trail traffic will need to USE CAUTION on the Cross Town (East-West) trail section near highway 105 where the trail crosses Billings Drive. Extra event staff and racers will be using this section of the drive. Please respect any barricades and gates across these sections of trail to keep race traffic safe.

Douglas County Ski Trails

Douglas County Ski Trails – Parking lots and service roads have been plowed.  Trails were packed on Thursday due to drifting issues.  Trails were groomed and tracked on Friday and are in good condition.

Superior Municipal Forest – All trails will be groomed and tracked. It will be a beautiful weekend to ski! Trails are in excellent condition.

After Hours Ski Trail – All trails have been groomed and tracked.  Trails are in excellent condition. Happy skiing!

Pattison State Park – All trails are groomed and tracked. The trails are in excellent condition with 10 inches of base, 28 inches in the woods. Tracks are at full depth.  Excellent conditions! Vehicle admission is required. 

For further information, please contact the Douglas County Forestry Department at 715-378-2219 Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm excluding Holidays.

 

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

Reporter:minocqua

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 20 plus

Date of Report: February 22, 2019

Area Report:

Cross Country Cruisers Trail Report 2-21-19

We received around four or five more inches of snow yesterday here in Cruiser Country.

The trails are awesome and the scenery along the trail is breathtaking. If you’re not out enjoying this great time of the year you really are missing some of Mother Nature’s beauty, so get out and ride!

Trails 3,5,6,10,11,17,47,51 and the Bear Skin are very good to excellent, trail 70/10 in town is good to very good.

The snow banks at some road intersections are getting quite high so use some extra caution when crossing roads.

Ice fisherman are removing there ice shacks on some area lakes, please watch out for ruts than can cause you to lose control of your snowmobile, stay close to the markers.

It should be another great weekend of riding with more snow in the forecast for Sunday. Please stay to your right, obey the trail signs and respect other riders!

Ride Right Ride Safe!!

Steve Wolfe

Trail Report – : Antigo/Langlade County, Wisconsin – February 22, 2019

Reporter:langlade

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 16-20

Date of Report: February 22, 2019

Area Report:

All public snowmobile trails in Langlade County opened on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, to snowmobilers and ATVers.  The trail between 54C and 53A will remain closed due to frequent truck traffic due to logging operations.  As of February 22, 2019, the trail between intersections 44 and 66 in the Jack Lake area will be closed until further notice due to open water on the trail.

Trails in the wooded northern and eastern parts of the county should be in excellent condition. Trails in the southern part of the County, which cross plowed fields, will be in good condition with drifting in some areas.  Caution and reduced speed are advised in these areas.  

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 and Recreation Department