Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 8 – 12″
Date of Report: January 20, 2017
Area Report:
Posted by: Barry Hopkins Our groomer was out again this morning. Our trails are still good overall, fair where they are exposed and at road crossings. Still alot of good riding to be had. I will keep you posted.
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 10-14
Date of Report: January 20, 2017
Area Report:
Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Trail Report as of this morning, Friday, January 20: Boulder Junction area trails at best are fair. With the temps in the mid to high 40’s the last few days the trails have really degraded. The weather report over the weekend is reporting some freezing rain and no snow until maybe the middle of next week. We just have to wait this out before our groomers can get out and groom a nice trail for you. Out in the woods the trails are not too bad but in the corners and in around town the trails are really bare. 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
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Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: Just under 7.5″ hard base. 15+- snow
Date of Report: January 20, 2017
Area Report:
Trail 10E – Taken at 8:25am 1-20-17
Start of day five of the warm up & the trails are holding up. Temps dropped below freezing again last night. Evil sun is under the clouds which is terrific! High 20’s overnight.
Trail Conditions are GOOD to FAIR with a hard base of 7.5 inches+/-. 15 inch snow depth.
Trail Boss reports following trails groomed in the last 24 hours
10W toward Sayner
13N toward Conover
10E
Atl 13S toward Three Lakes
13S/17S the Town Run
17N/3N the Town Run
Club Trl 1
Manske Swamp – Trail 3
WI River Bridge – 10W/13N – Report of slush & water
Catfish Lake Loop & Eagle Lake Trail are OPEN & safe by the orange reflective barrels. No reported surface slush as of yesterday.
As you ride 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.
Torchlight Parade – January 21, 2017. Determination if ride will happen at 6pm Friday night!! Check back.
World Championship Feature Week. Come On Up & Join Us!
Time to THINK COLD! And start Doin’ The Snow Dance!
See Ya On The Trails & Ride It When We Got It!
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.
RIDE WITH PRIDE RAFFLE TICKETS – Drawing 12 Noon, February 25, 2017 at TrackSide.
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY TRAIL RIDES
MONTHLY MEETINGS – 6:30pm Snacks – Meeting at 7pm – All Welcome!
BOARD MEETINGS – 7pm at the International Snowmobile Hall of Fame (Hwy 45N next door to the World Championship Snowmobile Derby)
Trail Conditions: Poor
Snow Cover: 6-12″
Date of Report: January 20, 2017
Area Report:
As of Thursday January 19th all grooming in Bayfield County has been suspended due to weather conditions. Expect varying trail conditions ranging from very good to fair. With the current warm up and extended weather forecast 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.
Northern Bayfield County is still holding onto some of the snow pack. Trails out of Herbster were groomed Thursday (1/19/17) and were in good condition. Trails in the Port Wing area are in fair to good condition with some exceptions. Trail 1 just east of Port Wing will be reopened Thursday (1/19/17) P.M. Riders are cautioned to be very aware of the logging operations still going on in parts of the trail. There may be bare ground and ruts in the trail and CERTAINLY LOGGING DEBRIS! Please use extreme caution when you reach the logging operation. In the very Northwest corner of the County, Trail 1 from Brule to highway 13 is in fair condition, it was last groomed 1/16/17. The road running from there to Port Wing might be getting a little rough.
Trails in the Valhalla area are still in good shape. There is still a good base up around there and trails are holding up pretty well. With the warm temps and forecasted rain, it’s hard to know how the trails will be over the weekend.
We have had some warm weather and sun the last few days, with warm temperatures and less sun forecasted through this coming weekend. Groomers were able to get out and did a portion of our trails earlier this week but any future operations are going to be put on hold until temperatures and our base changes. Time will tell as to our next time grooming (maybe yet this week, maybe not). We can only work with what the weather allows. Thank in advance to all the riders for taking it easy with the warm weather.
All trails were groomed in the Drummond area earlier this week and are okay, even made it thru the Bibon swamp to Mason. We did not go to Sanborn as those trails had questionable snow cover last week in the fields. With the warm weather trails have not set so will not last long. Trails connecting to plowed roads are in poor condition due to bare surfaces. Grooming has been suspended for all trails until conditions improve with colder temps and more snow. Riders are urged to stay on trails and not deviate on to private property.
Our grooming operations have also been suspended until our weather conditions change. Our trails too are deteriorating fast, if riding use caution. Always remember to stay on designated snowmobile routes and trails.
Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: 4-8 inches in most places.
Date of Report: January 20, 2017
Area Report:
As is typical for this time of year, certain trail segments can be opened and others are not ready yet due to wetland crossings and/or have restrictions due to private land easements. It is critical that we respect the landowners who allow us to use their property. Please review the information below carefully before trail riding and confirm that you are using open trails. Please note that on certain trails only segments of that trail may be open at this time. We anticipate frequent updates as the clubs report in with trails they have checked. In all areas where the winter recreational trails are closed the clubs are actively working on the getting the trails open.
Winter Trail Report 1/20/2017
NE Quadrant
Brule River Riders, Friday, January 17, 2017.
No significant new snow.
All Brule River Rider Trails were groomed on 1-15 or 1-16, including Trail 235 and Trail 635. Conditions vary from good to excellent early season riding.
Update 1-19-2017: Trail 235 is closed due to lack of snow in privately owned hay fields. Gates will be closed.
NW Quadrant
All winter use trails in this quadrant are open at this time.
Trail 41 from Amnicon to Milchesky Road are groomed, however, there is one spot of water with signs up to warn of the danger. Please use the high side of the trail.
Trail 4-41 from Milchesky road to the warming shack are open and groomed. Both trails are in good shape. Grooming not planned for the next week due to warmer temperatures in the forecast.
SW Quadrant
Trail 9 is open from the Burnett County Line to Moose Road at this time. The clubs are hoping to get the rest of the trails checked and ready to be opened this week.
Trail 5 and 5A are open.
Trail 925 is open and Tamarack is safe to cross. Warmer temperatures in the forecast may change the trail conditions quickly, we will update as necessary.
All other trails remain closed at this time.
SE Quadrant
OPEN TRAILS
Trail 7 – Groomed 1/11/17 – Good condition
Trail 27 (DCF Portion) Groomed 1/11/2017 Good Condition
#35 Wild Rivers Trail – groomed – good early season condition
27B groomed – good early season condition
27C groomed – good early season condition
# 41s from #3 to Burnett co. line – Groomed on 1-15. Trail is in fair to good early season condition.
#41N from WRT to the warming shack is “Snowmobile Only” at this time.
# 5 – From Trail 35 west to W. Mail Route Groomed good condition
Trail 541 – Open – Not groomed at this time (Logging activity on the north end – please use caution)
Trail 3 – Groomed in good condition
Trail 217 and Trail 17
Trail 217 – Trail is open and groomed and the trail is in good condition, however conditions may deteriorate fast with the warmer temperatures in the forecast. No grooming planned this week due to weather.
Trail 17N – (Fowlers Circle North) Open – Groomed and in good condition. No grooming planned this week due to weather.
Closed Trails
Trail 17S – (Fowlers Circle South) – Trail closed due to recent warm temperatures. Check for updates when temperatures fall & additional snowfall occurs.
*NOTE: ALL Burnett County Snowmobile and Winter ATV trails are closed as of 1-18-17. The Frozen Ground ATV Trail System will remain open.
Trail 150 is CLOSED from the Gandy Dance Trail to Old 35. Watch signs for the detour.
Douglas County Ski Trails
The Ski Trails were groomed and tracked as of 1/12/17. The trail is in good early season condition.
City of Superior Municipal Forest Ski Trails tracks have been set, and are open.
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 15″
Date of Report: January 20, 2017
Area Report:
Good Morning Snowmobilers…. Overall trails are rated as FAIR. Warm Temps and some mixed precipitation now and through the weekend are forecasted …. it got warmer & sunnier than expected this week, and trails quickly moved from Good to Fair (to Poor)….. icy corners and more and more brown showing.
Groomers will be out at night as temps allow….if temps stay above 28-30 degrees, grooming is difficult… The Presque Isle/Winchester trails have a good base so we are hoping we will make it through the weekend…Snow and cooler temps are coming next week…. Will keep you updated.
The Sno-Bunnies Snowmobile Club has a great Raffle going this year to help support our costs of bringing you the best trails in the area…..We are giving away a Ski-Doo 600 E-Tec and a Ski-Doo MXZ 600 Sport along with a Triton Trailer as the 3rd prize in our Raffle…..Tickets are $10 each or 6 tickets for $50 dollars…..Please buy tickets at all of our area Businesses to help support our efforts to bring you the best Trails possible…..100% of proceeds go to the costs of grooming…..
Please consider joining and supporting our Sno-Bunnies Snowmobile Club at http://sno-bunnies.com. In joining, you can then get your WI Trail pass for just $10.
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 16″
Date of Report: January 19, 2017
Area Report:
7:30 PM clear +35 deg.
Well with the unseasonably warm temps our trails are still in fair to good in areas according to riders
I have talked to late this afternoon.
With the weather forecast for the next 4-5 days things don’t look good.We groomed Mon.& Tue.night.
We will not be out grooming until conditions get better,what else can I say.
Dick
Trail Conditions: Poor
Snow Cover: 1-4
Date of Report: January 19, 2017
Area Report:
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 4-7 inches
Date of Report: January 19, 2017
Area Report:
The Sawyer County trails are OPEN and being groomed. The trail conditions are reported to be good today. The wooded trails are very good and protected as our base is approximately 6-8″. The trails in the open and along the roads have some scattered bare spots. The lakes are staked but there have been reports of ice heaves, so please ride with caution. The weather is mild this week but forecast for next week shows the temps dropping and some snow fall.
Trail 36 from Flambeau to Price Co line is rerouted back to the old trail along Hwy W.
Trail Closures:
Trail 63 north of Seeley from Bodecker Rd to Bayfield Co line is CLOSED
Trail 5/27 from Tuscobia south to Rusk Co line is CLOSED.
Trail 6 from Tuscobia by Ojibwa north to the Chippewa Flowage, also CLOSED.
Counties to each side and the north such as Bayfield, Ashland, Washburn and Price are open. Counties to the south such as Rusk and Barron are closed.
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 12-15 inches
Date of Report: January 19, 2017
Area Report:
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To view DETAILED TRAIL CONDITION REPORTS, visit the Price County Tourism website at www.pricecountywi.net and click on the Reports link. All trails are open and in excellent to good condition. The trails may be slushy mid-day when it gets above freezing and some bare spots are beginning to appear. Road routes and road crossing are becoming bare. The trails were groomed earlier in the week with grooming to resume after the temps cool. 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 19 -29, 2017 – 3rd Annual Winter Fest Tavern League Tour, Price County Tavern League
January 21, 2017 – Radar Fun Run, Vintage Show & Dance, Northwoods Hi-Riders Snowmobile Club
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