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Trail Report: Sugar Camp, Wisconsin – January 26, 2017

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 6_8″

Date of Report: January 26, 2017

Area Report:

Trail’s in Sugar Camp are currently in fair/good riding conditions. Grooming began again after a week of warm weather and to preserve the base we have. You will come across some brown and snirrty conditions in corners and where the sun hit open areas.Also be aware there is some water appearing in swampy and low lying areas on the trails as the warm weather opened up the swamps. These areas are safe to cross as there is still a good ice base beneath them. Lakes are very slushy so maintain lower speeds while crossing them and stay close to barrels. There is colder weather in the forecast again to freeze things up.Remember to buy your annual trail pass before riding the trails and the 3 digit brown and white signs at all intersections and road crossings for your safety and in case of emergency will give emergency personnel an accurate nearest location. United we trail divided we fail!

Trail Report: Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – January 25, 2017

Trail Conditions: Open

Snow Cover: Need more on the trail

Date of Report: January 25, 2017

Area Report:

The groomers are going out tonight to flatten and repair the damage. We will see what the drivers report. Roads and road crossings are bare…corners not much better. Riders report decent trails in the woods.

News and Reports:

PigSkin Poker Run Friday and Saturday at Bent’s Camp. Come by sled or car.

Snowmobile Information:

Lakes have some slush so stay by the barrels.

Trail Report: Walworth County, Wisconsin – January 25, 2017

Trail Conditions: No Snow

Snow Cover: MUD/ SMALL LAKES/ NO SNOW

Date of Report: January 25, 2017

Area Report:

No snow, lots of rain, lots of warm weather. We are a long way out from opening trails around here. Need some cold to freeze things back up then some snow. Will report back if we get anywhere close to that.

Trail Report: Bayfield County, Wisconsin – January 25, 2017

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 0-6″

Date of Report: January 25, 2017

Area Report:

Due to warm temperatures and deteriorating trail conditions all grooming in Bayfield County has been suspended and we have closed some sections of trails. Expect varying trail conditions ranging from fair to poor. Trails are generally rideable with some icy, slushy, and bare spots. With cooler temps forecasted, expect more icy conditions. Trails in open areas/fields have very little to no snow cover. Use caution for exposed rocks, wet areas and icy conditions as trails could deteriorate quickly in a short amount of time.

Please keep in mind that some of these trails are on private land. Private landowners give us permission to maintain portions of these trails on their property. If a segment is in poor condition or if riding could result in damage, please refrain from use. Any damage to the trail system, especially those that exist on private land, will jeopardize our future use privileges and potentially result in permanent trail closures.

Under normal circumstances, winter ATV use is permissible only on snowmobile trails that are also ATV trails in the summer. The warmer temperatures have created wet, sensitive and highly variable trail conditions. As a result, ATV use has the potential to damage the system and create additional problems when colder temperatures return. Until further notice, all ATV use is prohibited on the snowmobile trails. This includes tracked or wheeled ATVs and UTVs. However, ATV use is still allowed on the Tri-County Corridor and Town Road routes.

Trails Closures:

Trail 13 South out of Washburn to the Tri-County Corridor.
Trail 4 East and West out of Mason
Trail 63 South out of Mason to Grand View
Trail 31 South in Barnes.

Trail Report: Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – January 25, 2017

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 8-10 inches

Date of Report: January 25, 2017

Area Report:

Click Here to order a Price County Snowmobile Map.

To view DETAILED TRAIL CONDITION REPORTS, visit the Price County Tourism website at www.pricecountywi.net and click on the Reports link. All snowmobile trails are open and in fair condition. The trails are mostly snow covered but are rough, slushy, icy or have water in low areas. Some bare spots are beginning to appear, and road routes and road crossings are becoming thin or bare. The lakes are slushy and may have standing water. Grooming is on hold until later in the week with forecasters predicting 1-3 inches of snow possible Wednesday followed by temps below freezing. The trails remain open through March 31, 2017. Approximately 100 miles of our motorized trails welcome winter ATV and UTV riders. To order travel guides or your snowmobile trail map, visit our website at www.pricecountywi.net.

News and Reports:

Visit our online Calendar of Events for details – http://www.pricecountywi.net/calendar.aspx?CID=23
January 26-28, 2017 – Poker Run & Raffle, Fifield Sno-Drovers Snowmobile Club
January 28 & 29, 2017 – Winter Fest, Phillips Area Chamber of Commerce
January 28 & 29, 2017 – Cor Powersports Cross Country Snowmobile Races, Phillips Area Chamber of Commerce
January 28, 2017 – Club Breakfast, Fifield Sno-Drovers Snowmobile Club
January 29, 2017 – Chaparrals Breakfast, Phillips Chaparrals Snowmobile Club
February 5, 2017 – Breakfast Buffet, Elk River Pioneers Snowmobile Club
February 11, 2017 – Dance & Raffle, Northwoods Hi-Riders Snowmobile Club
February 17 & 18, 2017 – Poker Run & Winter Picnic, Elk River Pioneers Snowmobile Club
March 5, 2017 – Club Breakfast, Catawba Driftsplitters Snowmobile Club

Trail Report: Ely, Minnesota – January 25, 2017

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 12

Date of Report: January 25, 2017

Area Report:

Ely Area Lakes & Trails: Warm temperatures last weekend caused soft and slushy trails. Grooming efforts ceased during the above freezing temperatures. Groomers anticipate trail grooming to resume at the end of the week in time for the Fun Run. Staked lake trails remain in fair condition. Snowmobilers traveling off of the staked areas will encounter areas of slush.

Echo Trail: Fenske Lake and other short trails along the Echo Trail have been staked but have not been groomed this last week.

Taconite Trail: Snow – 12-20” depth Base – 1-3” Groomed – yes Condition – fair to poor The entire Taconite from Ely to Hwy 73 is groomed and in poor to fair condition, save for a small section of open water between Big Aspen and Pfeiffer Lake. This section is flagged, signed and passable. Some corners of trails are exposed ground.

Arrowhead Trail: Snow – 12-22” depth Base – 1-3” Groomed – yes Condition – poor to fair The entire Arrowhead is groomed and in poor to fair condition, except for a two-mile portion going north over a swamp from the Orr South Grant-in-Aid trail. . Some corners of trails are exposed ground.

Putnam-Fishing Lakes Trail: Trail base – 1-3” Groomed – yes Condition – poor

Lake Vermilion State Park and Soudan Underground Mine State Park: Trail base – 3-5” Groomed – yes Condition – good

Taconite Spur Trails and Stony Spur Trails: Base – 1-3” Groomed – yes Condition – fair The HIDDEN BAY portion the trail linking up to Stony Spur has been closed due to logging. Please avoid the Hidden Bay area for safety reasons. Taconite and Stony Spurs are groomed.

Babbitt Area Trails: No report this week.

Tomahawk Trail & Local Trails: Base – 1-3” Grooming has ceased until below freezing overnight temperatures occur later this week. Crews plan to have trails groomed for the Fun Run event this weekend.

News and Reports:

Fun Run – Snowmobile Event January 28, 2017 | All Day Spend a day of fun – either by snowmobile or car – traveling the northland. Money raised goes to support snowmobile trails in the Ely, Tower and Babbitt area. Fees to participate Fortune Bay 1430 Bois Forte Rd, Tower, MN, 55790

Ely Winter Fest February 2, 2017 – February 12, 2017 | All Day Ten days of winter fun in Ely. Snow carvings in the park, art in merchant windows, food, music, winter sports and many other events. Fun for the entire family. Don’t miss out on this spectacular annual event. Fees: Most events are free – see website for details on specific events and fees.

Ely Art Walk February 2, 2017 – February 12, 2017 | All Day Tour Ely and view breath-taking artwork created by local artisans. Map of locations available at Ely Greenstone website. Free

Ely Northwoods Medallion Hunt – February 2, 2017 – February 12, 2017 | All Day As part of the 2017 Ely Winter Festival, the Ely Chamber of Commerce Merchant Committee will host the first annual Ely Northwoods Medallion Hunt. This will become an annual event with a different, Northwoods theme each year. There will be a total of ten clues released at 10:00 a.m. each day (starting February 2, with the final clue posted February 11) to lead hunters to the medallion. The clues will be posted at the Chamber of Commerce building at 1600 E. Sheridan St., on our website page (www.ely.org/medallionhunt), on the Ely MN Events Facebook page and at participating Ely merchants.

The first one to find the medallion will win $250 in Chamber Bucks!! But there are more chances to win! Each participating Ely merchant will also have Northwoods Medallion Hunt commemorative wooden nickels. For every ten wooden nickels turned in at the Chamber of Commerce, you will receive an entry form for a drawing for four prizes: first place – $100 Chamber Bucks, second place – $75 Chamber Bucks, third place – $50 Chamber Bucks and fourth place – $25 Chamber Bucks. No purchase necessary. Visit participating merchants often to collect a coin – one coin per person at each store per day. There is no limit to the amount of days you visit each store, so you can collect wooden nickels galore to turn in for an entry form for the drawings (just remember it takes ten wooden nickels to get an entry for the drawing). 2017 is The Year of the Wolf! The first medallion and commemorative wooden nickels will be etched with the likeness of our furry wilderness neighbors. Why not collect eleven wooden nickels, keep one for the start of your collection and turn in the other ten for an entry into the drawing? For more information about this event, please visit www.ely.org/medallionhunt. Fees: FREE

Ely Community Resource Spaghetti Dinner February 3, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Join us for the kick off to the Ely Winter Festival. Serving dinner from 4 to 7 pm at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Vegetarian and gluten free options available. Buy your tickets in advance from ECR Board members, at the ECR Office (Frandsen Bank Building), or show (or buy) your pin at the door and get $1.00 off! Adults: $9.00 ($8.00 in advance) $1.00 off with Festival pin Children 4-12: $6.00 ($5.00 in advance) Children under 4: Free St. Anthony’s Church Hall Camp St., Ely, MN, 55731

Pink Ribbon Riders 11th Annual Snow Run February 24, 2017 – February 25, 2017 | All Day The Snow Run is an event open to both men and women, including a welcome social, snowmobile ride(s), awards banquet and more! Fees to participate. Grand Ely Lodge 400 N Pioneer Road, Ely, MN, 55731

WolfTrack Classic Vet Check & Meet the Dogs & Mushers February 25, 2017 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm The vet check runs from 11 am – 3 pm at Vermilion Community College. Meet the dogs and mushers. Wilderness Club Concessions Fund Raiser during Vet Check

WolfTrack Classic Pre-Race Dinner February 25, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm Our pre-race lasagna dinner runs from 4 pm to 7 pm. Social hour 4-5 pm, dinner 5-6:30 pm, musher meeting from 6:30-7 pm and presentation of the bibs at 7 pm. Fee is $10.00/person at the door. Credit cards welcome.

Fees: $10.00/person for meal Ely Senior Center 7 S 1st Ave E., Ely, MN, 55731

WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race February 26, 2017 | All Day Join us for this premier mid-distance sled dog race spanning 65 miles through northern Minnesota’s State Trail system. The WolfTrack Classic is known for its unrelenting hills that test the stamina of mushers and dogs across the scenic north woods terrain. Race starts at 9 am. Fees: No spectator fees Softball Fields Old Airport Road and State Highway #1, Ely, MN, 55731

Trail Report: Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – January 25, 2017

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 8-10

Date of Report: January 25, 2017

Area Report:

Trail report for January 25, 2017-Trails are poor. With all the warm weather and rain our trails have really degraded. The snow storm system that was coming in with 3” to 5” has headed south and we will only get about a dusting to an inch. We had our groomers out after midnight this morning and will have them out tonight in the colder temps to try to level out the trail. The groomers reported that the trail turned out nice out in the woods but around town and in the corners it’s still bad. We should be getting some lake effect snow the next couple of days and any amount will help. We will try to do what we can but around town and in the corners there are bare spots with puddles and slush There is very low snow in the logging areas so use caution. We need snow and cold weather!!! Please be careful out there! Remember be safe, ride right, and enjoy the ride.

Jim (Hammy) Hamilton

BJSC President

Trail Report: Sayner, Wisconsin – January 25, 2017

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 0 to 2 inches average on the trail

Date of Report: January 25, 2017

Area Report:

The melt down that began almost a week ago continued longer than was originally forecasted. There is still a good base away from towns and concentrated traffic areas. However getting there is impossible without going through a lot of brown mushy junk.

The bad news/good news is that the latest system that was supposed to hit our area looks to be going well south. We are now only supposed to see perhaps an inch +/-. The good news is that the temps are supposed to drop later today and stay below freezing for a while.

We are out today with the groomers to make sure our base is flat for when the temps drop later. We also hope the weathermen are wrong and we get more snow than is forecasted.

The areas where we have logging going on are especially torn up. It will take at least a few inches to bring those areas back to at least decent again.

Lets be careful out there!!!

News and Reports:

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We have a fund raiser coming up on February 4th at Murmuring Waters, on Lost Lake in Saint Germain. It is a Chili Feed from 2 to 5pm. There will be raffle prizes.

A new fundraiser for this season is the Barnstormers Poker Run – 50/50 3-place Raffle to help support our trails. Tickets will be available at businesses listed below and are $5. 2000 tickets will be available for sale. Possible cash prizes of up to $2500, $1500, and $1000 if all tickets are sold. Tickets will be available starting in December at Sayner Pub, Stillwaters, Vinchi’s, Weber’s, Mar-li’s, Patti’s Murmuring Waters, and Fibbers.

Trail Report: Eagle River, Wisconsin – January 25, 2017

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: Hard Base on average 6 inches – Snow cover on average 11 inches

Date of Report: January 25, 2017

Area Report:

Trails Fair to Poor Condition

Short report this morning. Schiff of snow over night. Ice base at less than 6 inches on average. Snow depth at 13 inches on average.

All trail were groomed last night to smooth out the rough from the warm up except Manske Swamp portion of Trail 3 and the WI River Bridge area, 10W/13N. Now we wait for snow.

Catfish Lake Loop & Eagle Lake Trail are OPEN & safe by the orange reflective barrels. Both lake trails have surface slush.

If you are riding keep the Emergency 3 Digit Numbers in mind. If you need assistance with an emergency call 911 & give them the most recent number you saw. This helps dispatch pin point your location.

Time to THINK COLD! And start Doin’ The Snow Dance!

See Ya On The Trails Real Soon!

Holly Tomlanovich
Communications Chair
Sno-Eagles, Inc.
PROUD GROOMERS OF THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185 – Early AM with more updates should conditions changes dictate.

News and Reports:

SNO-EAGLES SNO HUNT – January 13-February 28, 2017 – for more information contact Dave Mrczynski at 715.891.8584.

A fun snowmobile scavenger hunt with bonus point & prizes

RIDE WITH PRIDE RAFFLE TICKETS – Drawing 12 Noon, February 25, 2017 at TrackSide.

$2 each or 3/$5 available from Sno-Eagles, Eagle River Chamber office & many businesses in Eagle River
Prizes – 1st prize SkiDoo MXZE 600 or CanAm Outlander 570. 2nd prize 55′ Flat panel TV or $500. 3rd prize Wkend at Eagle Waters Resort + dinner. 4th prize Wkend at Wild Eagle Lodge.

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY TRAIL RIDES – CANCELLED FOR THIS WEEK

Meet on Trail 13 (the Grade) in town between Historic Railroad Depot & Friendship House
9am departure

MONTHLY MEETINGS – 6:30pm Snacks – Meeting at 7pm – All Welcome!

February 16 – Eddie B’s White Spruce (Hwy 45N at the bridge)
March 16 – Eagle Waters (Hwy 70E to Rangeline Rd-follow the signs)
April 20 – Gordo’s (Hwy 45N across from Holiday North Gas Station)

BOARD MEETINGS – 7pm at the International Snowmobile Hall of Fame (Hwy 45N next door to the World Championship Snowmobile Derby)

January-May the 1st Tuesday of the each month

Trail Report: Lake Gogebic, Michigan – January 24, 2017

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: Poor

Date of Report: January 24, 2017

Area Report:

The conditions around here are nothing to write home about and all we can hope is that they get better – which we know they will. Several days of above freezing temps and some rain has taken a toll – however – temps look to drop below freezing starting tomorrow and will continue to hover in the mid 20’s for at least the next week. While that is good news – we need those temps to drop down to single digits in order to freeze up the open water first. So when you are praying for snow – please be sure to keep cold temps in the prayers :). Our forecast is calling for 14 days of straight snow and John Dee’s forecast indicates 12-24” of snow between Jan 28-Feb 2^nd. We should be looking much better by the end of the weekend – will let you know.

We have guests in house who have been trailoring their sleds up to the Twin Lakes area. They said it’s not that great – but it is rideable – somewhat.

We hope to have better news to report – but that’s where we stand at present.

Think Cold and Snow!

Jim & Mary Beth

906-575-3557