Your Online Trail and Travel Guide for Snowmobiling the U.S. & Canada

You Are Here: Home » Articles

Reports

Trail Report: Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – January 3, 2017

Trail Conditions: Unknown

Snow Cover: 6 inches

Date of Report: January 3, 2017

Area Report:

All trails are open and rideable. Watch for wet areas that still may need to freeze and for logging operations. To view detailed trail conditions or 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 7, 2017 – Picnic in the Park, Northwoods Hi-Riders Snowmobile Club
January 15, 2017 – Club Breakfast, Prentice Bushbenders Snowmobile Club
January 20 -28, 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

Trail Report: Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – January 3, 2017

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: Need Snow

Date of Report: January 3, 2017

Area Report:

I guess the trails have taken more of a beating than I thought. I am told they are in fair to poor condition.

News and Reports:

Lakes are marked–stay by the barrels

Snowmobile Information:

Pig Skin Poker Run coming up Super Bowl Weekend–contact Bent’s Camp for more info.

Trail Report: Crivitz, Wisconsin – January 3, 2017

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 6 to 9 inches

Date of Report: January 3, 2017

Area Report:

We received about three inches of good, wet, packy snow last night.  That does not sound like much, but all these little bits are definitely helping out.  The base is flat and frozen.  All three groomers are going out tomorrow morning to pack the trail.  You will be updated after I hear back from them. 

This has been a very busy summer and fall, working on permits to improve our trail system.  The Twin Bridge Park area has some huge changes thanks to the Marinette County Parks Department and Wisconsin DNR.  We have been able to take care of a culvert extension along Parkway Road north of County X.  We also, just finished the largest problem area in the park.  The swamp hole coming off the bridge has been rerouted slightly for a much safer trail.  We put in a culvert there allowing our groomers to get through, even early in the season!  Also, north of Twin Bridge Campground, were we had a wetland issue,  thanks to the new landowner, we were able to reroute with few problems to improve that area.  Landowners are such a big part of our trail system.  When you see them, thank them, wave and give them thumbs up!  Remember, use of their property is a privilege, not a right!

The Oconto county area of the trail has had our loyal excavator very busy.  He has bulldozed from Holtz Ranch Road north and over to LaFave Road, then…from Chickadee Road west to Boat Landing 11 Road.  He was even out there on a Sunday, trying to stay ahead of the cold weather.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH…

In addition to the new John Deere tractor that we purchased last year, we have now purchased another New Holland tractor for even better trail grooming. 

If you do venture out on the trails…please be careful.  There is a swamp hole north of Bucks Ranch Road on the pipeline.  Snowmobiles can make it through.  There is caution tape there.   Please be aware.    OUR WATERWAYS ARE NOT SAFE.  Stay on marked trails.  We need snow and colder temps.

 

News and Reports:

Saturday, January 21 – High Fall Flowage Snowmobile Radar Run

Saturday, January 28 – 5th Annual Human Ice Bowling at Thortons Resort

Saturday, February 11 – High Falls Fish-o-Rama and Radar Run

Saturday, February 18 – Crooked Lake Fish-o-Rama

Saturday, February 27-Vintage Sled Ride at Thunder Lake Lodge

(any club members with events to be listed, please contact me…thank you)

Trail Report: Oconto County, Wisconsin – January 3, 2017

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 3-4

Date of Report: January 3, 2017

Area Report:

Townsend – Red Arrow Snowmobile – ATV Club – We picked up about 1 1/2″ of snow last night, it will add some lubrication and an added cushion to your ride today. I rode 107 miles yesterday and had a real nice time with some of our members. I would rate our trails as FAIR to GOOD! Most areas are pretty darn nice. Some are mid season form. Be alert for icy corners today, with the fresh snow over the ice of earlier this week.

Lakewood – Paul Bunyan Snowmobile Club – The Lakewood area received about a inch and a half of fluffy snow. It will provide much needed lubrication for the slides. Watch for icey corners and rocks and ruts. We rate the trails as fair to good.

Bagley and Brazeau – Joyriders Trails – The trails are open but the rain and 45 degree temps hurt the trails. There is water in low areas that needs to freeze up again. No groomers will go out until we receive 3 or more inches of new snow.   Remain off the lakes due to unsafe conditions.

Gillett Sno ATV Riders – No update since last report.

Chute Pond Snowmobile Club – Chute Pond trails are open and in “early season” condition, with possible icy areas, occasional exposed rocks, and some thin or rutted areas. There are some wet low spots that have not frozen up yet- or that have frozen up and have not been groomed smooth yet.

We got 2″ of packy snow last night, and it’s just what we needed to make our trails rideable again. Most of our trails have a solid ice base with 2-4″ of snow cover on top of that base. We are grooming when possible. After this week’s deep freeze we should be able to groom all low and swampy areas.

Areas we recommend you avoid or use extreme caution in until they freeze up completely and can be groomed properly: pipeline trail- rough with broken water holes, trail from Junction to pipeline- rough with broken water holes, Twin Pine road trail- rutted from vehicle tracks, 18 Corridor from Neligan Rd to Crooked Lake- rough swampy area. These areas have substantial wet & muddy areas which may or may not have frozen yet- either way they could possibly cause issues for you and your sled.

Our trails are ride-able, but they are still in early season condition- please use extra caution, especially in the areas listed above.

Oconto Falls – Sno Jokers Trails –  Trails are CLOSED.

Lena Snow Drifters – Trails are CLOSED.
Chase Sno-Chasers – Trails are CLOSED.

Trail Report: Superior – Douglas County, Wisconsin – January 3, 2017

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 3″ – 6″ in various places

Date of Report: January 3, 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.

NE Quadrant

12/27/2016 With the exception of Trail 635, all Brule River Rider Trails are open. Snow cover is thinner to the west and south, better to the east and north. The Christmas storm iced things over with a slight loose snowfall on top in sheltered areas. Trails are fair to poor to the northeast portion of Brule River Rider areas of Douglas County and poor to the west and south.

ATV TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN LOWLANDS OFF RAILROAD GRADE TRAILS.

No grooming is scheduled this week.

Trail 1: Open and groomed two passes last week

Trail 2: Groomed Brule to Amnicon Falls. The trail condition is at least fair to poor condition after grooming.

Trail 4: Open between Brule and the Warming Shelter at the Jct. of 4 & 41. Conditions were very wet last week west of Hawthorne.

Trail 6: Open on both sides of Lake Nebagamon.

Trail 18 to Bayfield County: Open in Douglas County.

Trail 24: Open.

Trail 27/27A and what we will for now call Bayfield 24 is open and groomed last on 12/23/16.

Trail 27 & Bayfield 24 has been rerouted to get us off South Shore Grade Road. There is a new intersection near the top of the hill above the Hwy 27 parking lot. Trail 27 goes straight ahead on the old trail from many years ago and Bayfield 24 heads north and east using last year’s route to meet up with Bayfield County farther east.

Trail 35: Snow cover was poor as of Wednesday 12/21/16.

Trail 235: Gates are open, snow cover is quite thin.

Trail 635: Not open at this time.

NW Quadrant

All winter use trails in this quadrant are closed at this time with the exception of:
The Saunders Grade – MN Stateline to the Schallemeir Road Parking Lot
The Gandy Dancer Trail
The Crosstown Route
Trail 0
Trail 28

SW Quadrant

All winter use trails in this quadrant are closed at this time.

 SE Quadrant

OPEN TRAILS
#35 Wild Rivers Trail – Not groomed at this time

# 41s from #3 to Burnett co. line – Not groomed at this time

# 5 – From Trail 35 west to W. Mail Route Not groomed at this time

27B – Not groomed at this time

27C – Not groomed at this time

Trail 3 – Groomed 12/19.  The early season condition – scattered areas with limited ice use caution.

CLOSED TRAILS
Trails 7
Trail 27
Trail 41N
Trail 541
Trail 41 between Hwy 53 & Trail 3

Trail 217 and Trail 17
Trail 217 – Not Groomed yet – Icy – open to ATVs – Closed to snowmobiles
Trail 17N – (Cabin Lane to Fowlers Circle) Not Groomed yet – Icy – open to ATVs – Closed to snowmobiles
Trail 17S – (South of Fowlers Circle to Trail 8) – Closed.

Douglas County Ski Trails
The Ski Trails have not been groomed or tracked yet for the season, over the holiday weekend the area experienced high winds, rain/sleet/hail/and a small amount of snow. The ski trails have been cleared of new deadfalls and will be packed tomorrow. No grooming is scheduled until new snowfall occurs.

Trail Report: Stephenson County, Illinois – January 3, 2017

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: On trails 0

Date of Report: January 3, 2017

Area Report:

More warm weather and sun has done all trails in, it is to get cold but still no snow in the forcast for the next 15 days. We started out so good and even had our trails all groomed but like it has been in the last few years we are going to have to start all over. PLEASE if you are out and see one of the trail boxes throw a couple of bucks in as all of you know our great State Of Illinois has still not passed a budget so all our snowmobile funds are froze as of yet so everything is out of the clubs pocket. When we get snow PLEASE REMEMBER TO STAY ON MARKED TRAILS and RIDE SAFE

Trail Report: Eagle River, Wisconsin – January 3, 2017

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: Hard base in most areas – Snow cover

Date of Report: January 3, 2017

Area Report:

Sno-Eagles Trails Open
Fair Early Riding Condition

Some very light SNOW yesterday.  Early morning & a little more after dark last night.

Catfish Lake Loop is OPEN. Stay by the orange reflective barrels.

Eagle Lake Trails is CLOSED due to water. Stay off for safety sake

Grooming continued last night with the T-5 New Holland. Trails groomed from Eagle River:

  •          Trails 10W, 7N Plus 13N/10W to include the approaches of the WI River Bridge on both the east & west side.
  •           Grooming schedule this week is: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday   

Report Trail Issues to Trail Boss Brian Scheid at
715.891.2332 or snoeaglesclub@gmail.com

THINK COLD!  Keep Doin’ the SNOW Dance!

Will be riding today.  Full report tomorrow on what conditions.

See Ya On The Trails today!

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:

Torchlight Parade – January 21, 2017.  Staging at 5:30pm Leave at 6:00pm from the Trackside parking lot.  Call Holly at 715.617.4708 for more information

  • All are welcome!
  • Decorate your sleds with lights & other fun stuff!
  • Ride from Trackside using Trail 13 to the Railroad Depot & on down “the Grade” to Trail 10E
  • Trail 10E to the ERRA Sports Arena “the dome”
  • By choice onto Nutty Squirrel for dinner or head on back home or stay for the Falcons Hockey game
  • Meet Miss Sno-Eagle, Tori Sleeman
  • Decorated groomers will be part of the parade
  • Come on Join Us!  Let’s make this a huge parade!

RIDE WITH PRIDE RAFFLE TICKETS

  • $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

  • 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!

  • January 19 – Eagle River Inn (3 west of Eagle River near the 70W bridge)
  • 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: Mercer, Wisconsin – January 2, 2017

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 5

Date of Report: January 2, 2017

Area Report:

Trails overall are in fair condition, 8 inches of wet snow we jump up to excellent. not quite that easy, some of the swamps are sill too wet to groom, but sleds can get through . TRAIL 12 west of Lake of The Falls heading to swamp creek rd. should be avoided unless you know what you are doing [WET]. The forecast looks to be cold the next couple of weeks, throw in some snow and we be looking good. the flowage is all marked from Murrays landing to Gateway Lodge & Resort. Stay by the markers & you will be fine, just remember the flowage goes down about 5/8 ” plus a day in the winter so down the rd. we will have some ice heaves and stumps to watch for. BE SAFE

JIM / DEAR LODGE                       [stay@flambeaulodging.com]

 

News and Reports:

CHECK OUT

THE MERCER AREA SNO GOERS, Web site & FACEBOOK page

Trail Report: Phelps, Wisconsin – January 2, 2017

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 8-10″

Date of Report: January 2, 2017

Area Report:

4:00 PM +30 deg.overcast

We rec’d 4-5″ of new snow Fri.nite all power,we groomed our entire trail system Sat.nite and

early Sun.morning.Our trails are in fair to good,with more good than fair.

There  are a few short sections that are still a little ruff due to the fact we can’t get thru with the groomer.

There was a lot of sleds around this pass week,all in all everybody I talked to was happy with our trail

conditions.We plan on doing a weekly trail grooming schedule starting this week.

Will update later this week.

Dick

 

Trail Report: Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – January 2, 2017

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 10-16 inches

Date of Report: January 2, 2017

Area Report:

The Holidays are over and the traffic has subsided. The trails held up well. We do have one groomer down but the 2nd one is working overtime. There is 3 or so inches of fresh snow in the forecast so we hope to see you in Land o Lakes this week.

 

 

 

News and Reports:

The area lakes are marked–please stay by the barrels.

Snowmobile Information:

Club ride–meet at the BP Wed at 9AM

Ride right and ride safe!