Reporter:Phil
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: white
Date of Report: January 14, 2019
Area Report:
Had a WONDERFUL ride Monday early afternoon, headed towards Phelps cut across Twin Lake went to Conover and over to Star Lake and back towards Land O Lakes and trails were in great condition. It was about 20ish degrees and made for a nice ride. Hit a few rough areas by the swamp areas but overall was great!
Reporter:Ely Chamber of Commerce/Explore MN Visitor Center
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 13″
Date of Report: January 16, 2019
Area Report:
Taconite/David Dill State Trail
Snow: 14-22”
Base: 1-4”
Groomed: Yes
Condition: Fair to Good
The entire Taconite is groomed and in fair to good condition. A few miles toward Ely from the Wolftrack GIA trail is a small area of open water on one side of the trail. Caution signs are up. Use caution in general in swamps and areas with moving water as ice is still thin in spots. Also, the trailbase between Tower and Ely is relatively thin, and logging is happening just west of Hwy 1, south of Ely.
The spur trail leading from the Taconite to the Oasis Bar and Grill in Britt has been rerouted due to landowner issues. The reroute goes from the Taconite east of Hwy 53 (opposite side from the Oasis) to Peppard Rd, crosses Hwy 53 at the Peppard Rd Jct, and follows the ditch south to Peel Rd and to the Oasis.
Putnam/Fishing Lakes Trail
is groomed and in fair condition. These trails will be groomed again before the Fun Run snowmobile ride this weekend.
Lake Vermilion- Soudan Underground Mine State Park Trail
are groomed and in fair condition.
Tomahawk Trail – From Ely to Knotted Pine is partially groomed and groomers are hoping to have the trails completely groomed before the weekend. Burntside to Mud Lake is groomed but Mud Lake to Vermilion is not. Teams hope to have everything groomed within the next week.
Arrowhead State Trail
Snow: 14-22”
Base: 2-5”
Groomed: Yes
Condition: Fair to Good
The entire Arrowhead is groomed and in fair to good condition. Use caution in the vicinity of the Elephant Creek trail bridge because of thin ice. There is also a small section of open water/thin ice on the side of the trail in the Lost Lake swamp area (just north of Hwy 1).
News and Reports:
19th Annual Snowmobile Fun Run – January 19th, 2019
Northland 300 Kick off – January 24th, 2019
Pink Ribbon Riders 2019 Snow Run Tour – February 22-23
Reporter:Dear Lodge
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 6ISH
Date of Report: February 21, 2020
Area Report:
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02-19-2020
Our trail system is in great to excellent condition.
Trail 12 is in great condition.
Trail 13 is in great condition.
Trail 9 is in great condition.
Trail 9 C is in great condition.
Trail 11 is in good condition.
Trail 14 is in good condition.
Trail 17 N and 17 S are in great condition.
Trails 12 A&B are in great condition.
Trail 51E Is in great condition.
Trail 19 is in great condition.
Trail 19B is in great condition.
Trails 10 and 10A are in great condition.
Trail 182 is in great condition.
Trail 20 is in great condition.
Trails 10E and 8A are in great condition.
Trail 8 is in great condition.
The entire Flowage is marked from Gateway Lodge to Murray’s Landing.
Fisher Lake is marked to Island View Lodge.
Lake of the Falls is marked to Beavers Resort.
Be careful as corners and roads are icy.
We now have a tractor full time in Springstead to better keep up with 182 trails and the guys are doing a great job over there! And they say they are ready for BRAAPFEST this weekend.
We did receive a few inches of fresh snow last night and today which made those trails look even better. We do have warm weather in the forecast for this weekend and the beginning of next week so prepare for soft trails during the day and try to avoid routes and stay in the trails. We will be still grooming at night when temperatures drop.
Show your appreciation by attending club events, not just ours but neighboring clubs as well. Remember “United we Trail, Divided we Fail”
Upcoming Club Events:
Mercer Area Sno-Goers Elections and General Meeting 03-03-2020
Mercer Area Sno-Goers Sled Raffle
03-07-2020
Mercer Area Sno-Goers Spring Banquet
03-10-2020
Ride RIGHT. Ride SAFE. STAY together.
#makingthebesttrailsbetter
#snowmobilemercer
Reporter:Manitowish Waters Chamber
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 6″ – 10″
Date of Report: January 16, 2019
Area Report:
Manitowish Waters trails are in good condition. The trails have a good, solid base. Chance of snow flurries this week. Watch the corners as they may be icy from the heavier traffic this week.
Had a great ride on Mani trails: 6 and 8. Rode North across the Turtle Flambeau Flowage to Camp 1 (Murrays landing, trail 21, had good snow coverage) rode up to Bear chasers on trail 9A it was plowed but enough white stuff to keep cool. Trail 15 up to Iron Belt was awesome as well as trail 8 back to The Yukon. The Grade was better than I thought it would be considering the weekend traffic. It’s holding up good. REMEMBER TO RIDE RIGHT, USE YOUR HAND SIGNALS, BEWARE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, RESPECT OUR LANDOWNERS AND STAY ON THE MARKED TRAILS.
News and Reports:
Remember our upcoming events:
Sunday Jan 20 Breakfast at Ye Olde Shillelagh 8am-noon
Sunday Feb 3 Breakfast at the Pea Patch 8am-noon
Sat Feb 16 Winterfest Rendezvous
Snowmobile Information:
The Manitowish Waters Sno-Skeeters snowmobile club was founded in 1968 and is one of the oldest snowmobile clubs in existence today in Wisconsin. Located in the very northwest corner of Vilas county, Manitowish Waters borders the Lake Superior snow-belt country. With average snowfalls of 150 inches and over 25 miles of professionally groomed trails, the area is one of Vilas County’s top winter vacation areas.
The Manitowish Waters trail system is a unique hub network directly linking into 5 other trail systems. With Minocqua/Woodruff to our south, St. Germain/Eagle River to our southeast, Lake Gogebic to our north, Presque Isle/Winchester to our northeast, Mercer and Hurley to our northwest and Lac du Flambeau/Price County to our west, our area residents and guests can choose from a variety of daily or overnight destinations for scenic riding with excellent pit stops along the way.
The Manitowish Waters Sno-Skeeters maintain an active grooming schedule for the area’s trail system. Coordinated efforts with the surrounding communities provide continuous smoothly-groomed trails in this northwest sector. The Sno-Skeeters own and operate some of the newest grooming equipment on the market today. Support the club by attending their special events or contributing to the “trail pigs” at local establishments along the trails. Or show your support by becoming a member!
Enjoy, and please ride responsibly and safely!
Reporter:boulderwi
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 4-8 inches
Date of Report: January 16, 2019
Area Report:
Trail report for January 16, 2019 – Trails good to fair. On the trails last night, the snow was very soft and mushy. We had warmer temps and freezing rain. With the colder temps today and hopefully for the rest of the week the trails should stiffen up and stay flat for a longer time. We expect heavier traffic towards the weekend. If we would get a few inches of lake effect snow every few days and colder temps that would help improve our conditions but there is no snow in the forecast throughout the weekend. With the low amount of snow on the trails the corners and other areas it can be bare and icy. Please use extreme caution. 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 19: Wittig’s Big Fish Ice Fishing Tournament
January 20: Snowmobile Club Breakfast
February 2: Frozen Tozen Ice Fishing Tournament
February 16: Forest Frenzy Winter Triathlon
February 17: Snowmobile Club Breakfast
March 2: Snowmobile Club Cabin Fever Party
Reporter:minocqua
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: hard ice base with 5-6 on top
Date of Report: January 16, 2019
Area Report:
Cross Country Cruisers Trail Report 1-15-19
Wow a busy weekend it was! It was great seeing all the riders this past weekend and we certainly appreciate all of you that stopped by the Cruisers Winterfest and said Hi. We had a great turnout and a very successful event! For sure it was some of the best riding so far this season.
The Cruisers and their great groomer volunteers have been busy and happy to report our trails held up very well. There are some thin areas and some icy corners but overall trails remain in good to very good condition.
Trail 3 is good to very good, trail 5 is fair to good, trails 6,10,11,17,47,51 and the Bear Skin are all good to very good. Trail 70 in town is fair to good. Please use caution in the corners and stay to the right.
Lake Minocqua remains unmarked at this time but conditions continue to improve near the Hwy 51 Bridge. With the colder temperatures forecasted for the end of this week and into the weekend there is hope that this area will improve to a safe condition.
Please avoid the south west side of the Hwy 51 Bridge a little longer. All other lakes in the Cross Country Cruisers area are marked please stay by the markers!
Again use some caution in the corners and stay to the right!
Ride Right Ride Safe!! There is a good possibility that lake Minocqua will be marked this weekend so I will update as soon as possible, stay tuned
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: Pretty much everything SNOW covered.
Date of Report: January 16, 2019
Area Report:
EAGLE RIVER SNO-EAGLES TRAILS ARE OPEN!
Still Early Season Riding & FAIR to GOOD
Let’s Help The Groomers out it’s SNOW DANCIN TIME!
January 16, 2019 6:55am – 9 degrees – High of 14
Well the temps dropped. Near 30 yesterday. High of 14 today. Groomers were out last night panning the mushy snow that was on the trails yesterday from the warmer temps & sleet over the last couple of days. Should be smooth & frozen this morning.
Some SNOW showers early this morning. Snow off & on for the next week. Looks like maybe 1 inch or so every few days.
Yesterday the trails were pretty mushy everywhere. Riding especially in the woods wasn’t half bad. There is SNOW pretty much everywhere.
Heading out east the snow cover was harder & rough in spots. Need new fresh SNOW for the groomers to work with. Section between Bloom Rd to Loon Rd is icy & snirty in many areas.
South from town there is good SNOW cover on “the grade” and a pretty far distance down. From the area where you come out of the woods & ride Bloom Rd for a short distance to back in the woods was mostly SNOW covered but choppy. The frozen swampy section was frozen early but rough. Need fresh SNOW.
West the section from the road crossing by the Lincoln Town Hall is icy & snirty until you get out farther. When you cross over to the north side of the road by Eagle River Inn it gets better. Riding not bad after that with the exception of the high hill on the north side across from the Wisconsin River. Dropping down onto 7/17S to the “Paintball field” to go west was good.
Coming back on 10/13 it was snirty, icy, choppy & thin in spots. Other sections were SNOW covered. The Wisconsin River bridge area was icy & a little mushy.
Road crossings are snirty from road sand & where there are icy inclines.
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.
EAGLE LAKE TRAIL & CATFISH LAKE TRAIL ARE MARKED & OPEN. Stay by the reflective orange barrels. Do not drift away from the barrels as it is not safe to do so. Remember not all lakes have trails so if you don’t see marker do not ride on it to be safe. These are the only 2 lakes that are marked in Sno-Eagles Country. No other lake trails.
Also there is a dusk to dawn speed limit of 55 MPH.
Continue DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE & THINK COLD!
See ya on the trails again soon!
Holly Tomlanovich
Sno-Eagles, Inc.
PROUD GROOMERS OF THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185
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News and Reports:
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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
Reporter:nikky.farmakes
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 4-6 inches in most areas.
Date of Report: January 15, 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.
*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.
The area experienced unseasonably warm temperatures and rain over the weekend which reduced the trail base in areas and caused icy conditions now that the temperatures have dropped once again. The clubs continue to work on hanging limbs and bent saplings from the winter strom two weeks ago. Please use caution on all trails.
SW Quadrant
We have a lot of slush on the trails, got rain rather than snow in most areas over the past few days.
Trail 5 remains in fair condition, groomed, we need cold and snow.
Trail 9 is open from Moose Road south and in fair condition, has been groomed.
Work continues on Trail 9 north of Moose Road, beavers have been removed, hopeful water will freeze in these next days as temps drop below freezing, so we anticipate opening by the weekend. Will provide an update prior to that.
All other trails closed at this time
SE Quadrant
All trails are open with the exception of Trail 41N from the Wild Rivers Trail north to the warming shack There is reroute around the closed portion which utilizes the Tom Green Road. Watch for icy corners, Trails in fair conditions Ride carefully! More updates will come as they happen
Trails 41b, 35s, 27b single pass on Sunday 1/13/19.
Trails 27, 7 single passes on 1/14/19.
Trail 35 (from double gates) to & including 27b double groomed on 1/13/19.
Trail 217 is groomed and icy.
Trail 17 Groomed – Icy, Use Caution – South of Fowler Circle to Seeley Fire lane Open to ATVs starting 1/18 Friday
Trail-3 in Wascott was groomed last Friday and is in fair condition…we need more snow.
NE Quadrant
Please watch for low hanging brush and limbs. Conditions vary from good to very good, even excellent some places. Better to the north and thinner and icer to the south.
The lower part of 27A is icy so we did not groom down the hill to Hwy A/Palmer’s Landing.
The short section of 235 between Hwy E and Trail 2 (TCC) was groomed Sunday. Rated at “Better than it was”.
Our small groomer was just moved over there so it will take some time to flatten it out.
Grooming: With one exception, all Brule River Riders trails are groomed. Most trails are scheduled to be groomed again later this week. Trail 35 (WRT) being groomed 1/5/2019.
NW Quadrant
All trails with the exception of the Saunders Grade are open, but there is a lot of leaning saplings that club members are working on removing. Use caution.
1/11/19 Grooming – Trail 4/41 from Amnicon Lake to the warming shack
1/12/19 Grooming – Crosstown (Trail 2), Trail 28, Trail 0, Wrenshal Grade (Trail 66), Trail 2 to the Schallamier Road Parking Lot
Trails generally in good condition with icy segments.
Douglas County Ski Trails
The service roads and parking lots are plowed. Grooming and track setting have been suspended until the area receives additional snowfall. Conditions are poor at this time..
Superior Municipal Forest – All trails were groomed on January 14. The skate deck is in great shape other than a few icy spots throughout the forest.
After Hours Ski Trail – Is groomed, tracked and reporting excellent skiing and skating conditions.
Pattison State Park – Is groomed and tracked with great conditions, reports of a few icy spots. Vehicle admission sticker required.
Reporter:Dear Lodge
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 5ish
Date of Report: January 15, 2019
Area Report:
All the trails are snow covered, but thin need some snow BAD. The flowage is in great shape just watch for stumps if you wander off the trail. the trails NW are rated good to v good. Everything is ride able, watch out for slick corners Trail 12 west of LAKE OF THE FALLS has not been groomed [water]
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ALL THE GROOMERS IN THE AREA FOR KEEPING US RIDING !!!!
JIM DEAR LODGE STAY@FLAMBEAULODGING.COM
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THIS WEEKEND IS THE WINTER BLAST, HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE
Reporter:Washburn County
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 1″ – 4″
Date of Report: January 15, 2019
Area Report:
Some Washburn County Snowmobile trails remain open at this time. Trail #8 both east to Sawyer County and west to Burnett County is open. And, the Wild Rivers Trail (Trail #35) from Minong (Jct. of Trail #8 and #35) north to Douglas County is open. All other Washburn County Snowmobile Trails are closed at this time. Trail conditions are considered fair to poor, with a 1 to 4 inch ice and snow base.
Trail conditions do vary. Riders may encounter ice, rough trails, and some standing water conditions. Some trail segments may be ungroomed.