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Trail Report – : Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – January 7, 2019

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: Zero to 3 inches

Date of Report: January 7, 2019

Area Report:

Hello Riders!

No big changes to report. We do have warmer weather today, however reports the wooded trails are surprisingly good from the center part of the county to the north. The Chippewa Flowage has good ice and enough snow to keep your sleds cool. Temps cooler tomorrow and warmer on Mon with snow in the forecast Sunday night and Monday and then temps dropped back down for perfect riding weather after Monday.

Surrounding counties open are Bayfield, Price and Ashland is partially open. Rusk, Barron and Washburn still closed.

Thanks to all the groomers and volunteers out doing trail maintenance! Watch for the new menu boards! Send us a picture with you and the new boards if you see them! Thank you to Musky Sno, North Country ATV and Sno Mads for getting these great signs going! And huge thank you to Gene Chenoweth for all the hours and hard work building them! Please remember this is a very big job and there are many businesses. The goal was to have them started by Jan 1st and more and more businesses will be added in phases as man power exists. Some of the most common landmarks are on them now to get the ball rolling, more will continue to be added. If you are a business owner and would like to volunteer helping to get these out and/or any work added with them as you will benefit please contact Don Mrotek (private message for contact info if needed). It’s a big job and a small group working very hard! Thank you those!!

Trail Report – : Three Lakes – Brule River, Wisconsin – January 7, 2019

Reporter:Threelakeswi

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 3-8”

Date of Report: January 7, 2019

Area Report:

Here are your current conditions:
We received about 4” of heavy wet snow over the past 24 hours. All of our equipment is out panning and grooming the trails. There is a lot of moisture in the snow, so they should all groom out really nice with some cold weather coming this week. More snow in the forecast also.

Our forest county portion of the trails are still not open, but hopefully by the weekend they should be.

Lakes are all marked. Remember, stay as close to the barrels as possible. If you don’t see barrels, assume they are not safe.

Use cation at all road crossing as they are icy.

Trail Report – : Washburn County, Wisconsin – January 7, 2019

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 0 – 2″

Date of Report: January 7, 2019

Area Report:

Some Washburn County Snowmobile trails opened on Saturday, January 5th.  All snowmobile trails located south of Hwy 70 and east of Hwy 53 will remain closed. Trail conditions are considered poor, with a 0 to 2 inch ice and snow base, due to warmer than normal temperatures and rain.  Trail conditions do vary and riders may encounter ice, rough trails, some standing water conditions or no base at all. Some trail segments may be ungroomed. Generally, trail conditions are better in the northern portions of the county. Keep thinking snow so we can get the other trails opened as well!

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – January 7, 2019

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 0 -2″

Date of Report: January 7, 2019

Area Report:

 

Some Washburn County Snowmobile trails opened on Saturday, January 5th.  All snowmobile trails located south of Hwy 70 and east of Hwy 53 will remain closed. Trail conditions are considered poor, with a 0 to 2 inch ice and snow base, due to warmer than normal temperatures and rain.  Trail conditions do vary and riders may encounter ice, rough trails, some standing water conditions or no base at all. Some trail segments may be ungroomed. Generally, trail conditions are better in the northern portions of the county. Keep thinking snow so we can get the other trails opened as well!

Trail Report – : Watersmeet, Michigan – January 7, 2019

Reporter:Chamber

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 10″

Date of Report: January 7, 2019

Area Report:

  • Trail Condition: Good
  • Last Groomed: January 07th, 2019
  • Base Snowfall: 10″
  • Reported On: January 07th, 2019 @ 9:22am

Groomer Report

Groomer will be grooming on a regular schedule as long as the weather permits. Trails are in good shape with very few thin areas. There are some water spots so use caution

Trail 2 west of Watersmeet – Good condition, wet area 17 miles west

Trail 2 east of Watersmeet- A little thin in areas but good condition

Trail 13 south to Cisco Chain- Good condition

Trail 3 south to Land O’Lakes- Good condition, few thin areas

Trail 3 north to Paulding/Bond Falls/Bruce Crossing- Good condition, use caution in corners because of the thin base

Trail Report – : Mercer – Flowage Area, Wisconsin – January 7, 2019

Reporter:Dear Lodge

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 6ISH

Date of Report: January 7, 2019

Area Report:

As of last night the flowage was great for riding. [Stay near the steaks , stumps are stating to show up] West of town we received 3″ last night and it looks like the rain should miss us. With colder weather on the way and after they get done grooming we should have some good riding this week into the weekend. Will post tonight when I have more info on the trails

THANKS     Jim

Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – January 7, 2019

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 6-10

Date of Report: January 7, 2019

Area Report:

Trail report for January 7, 2019 – Overall poor to fair for early season. With the temps in the 30’s over the weekend and lack of any snow did not help our trail system. With the 4 inches of snow we received starting at about 12:00 AM this morning we were out with our groomers and it really help to improve them. We were hoping for more snow than what we got but we always do. We will go out tonight to complete our trail system and hopefully the warm temps and rain expected today will be at a minimum in our area. Please use extreme cation in all areas! It is very icy and bare in corners and many areas. I would like to personally thank Lee & Pam for hosting our fundraiser Brat Fry at the Granary on Saturday. I would also like to that all the volunteers and all the people who came out to support and make this event a success. Remember to be safe, ride right, and enjoy the ride.
Jim (Hammy) Hamilton
BJSC President

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

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – January 7, 2019

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Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 4- 51/2 inches new snow – Ice base

Date of Report: January 7, 2019

Area Report:

VILAS COUNTY TRAILS TO INCLUDE SNO-EAGLES TRAILS ARE OPEN!
Early Season Riding with FAIR conditions

January 7, 2019 8:21am – 30 degrees 

4-5 1/2 inches of wet packy SNOW overnight. At 8:21am Snow Showers.  It looks like misty to rain will move in between 10am-2pm.  At 40-50% chance of that.  After that Cloudy.  Wednesday, Friday & Saturday best bets for SNOW.

No grooming overnight.  Groomers out again tonight I would think.  So if you are riding today be careful.  Still ice under the wet SNOW.

Reminder that in Sno-Eagles Country there are 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.  So heading out east you are on the south side of the road.  Heading back into town heading west you are on the north side of the road.  The other is the 13’s up near Buckatabon Bridge & Bauer’s Dam area.  Clearly marked with DO NOT ENTER signs.  This can be dangerous.

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.  

Continue DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE & THINK COLD!

See ya on the trails! 

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

 

 

News and Reports:

Tuesday, January 8 – Sno-Eagles Board Meeting – International Snowmobile Hall of Fame – 6pm
Friday-Sunday, January 11-12 – Vintage Snowmobile Championship Races – World Championship Derby Complex
Thursday, January 17 – Sno-Eagles General Member meeting – ER VFW – 6:15pm appetizers with meeting at 7pm
Thursday-Sunday, January 17-21 – World Championship Snowmobile Derby – World Championship Derby Complex
Saturday, January 26 – SNO (Saturday Night Out) – White Stag(7141 Hwy 17 N, Sugar Camp, WI) – 5:30pm Social time – 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