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Trail Report: Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 30, 2016

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 2-3 hard base some icy with snow cover

Date of Report: December 30, 2016

Area Report:

Sno-Eagles Trails Open
Fair Early Riding Condition

The Holiday week continues!  Lots of riders on the trails & many large groups to be aware and stay on your side of the trail.  Keep speed in the safe zone.

With the warm up over Christmas snow did soften up & then froze when the temps dropped so there are icy conditions in areas out on the trails.  Slow down to be safe.  On the straight a ways & in the corners. Might also encounter mush/slush in a few areas.

High of 19 & another day of overcast.  Love it! There is some Lake Effect Snow falling this morning.  The real Snow is moving in mid afternoon.  Weather guys say 3 or more inches!  Great news!

Nightly grooming continues with the T-5 New Holland & the BR-180.  Last night manned by John & Dan. Started by heading out of the Groomer Barn one going north on 13 & the other going south on 13.

  • Trail 13S to Trail 10E was groomed.
  • Trail 10E was completely groomed(to include Loon Rd-Bloom Rd section) out to the turn around to include the Chanticleer spur & 9 Mile Trail
  • Trail 13/70 heading west was groomed to Trail 17S intersection
  • Trail 17S heading south along Hwy 17S to 7S “the Paintball Field”
  • Trail 7S through the Paintball field & crossing Hwy H to the highline where we connect to Sugar Camp
  • Trail 13N to Trail 10W & Trail 7N Plus Uncle Kent Trail
  • All Trail 13N’s. The one ways & 2 way trails to the Conover connect near Bauer’s Dam
  • Trail 17N to 17N/3 intersection
  • Crossed Hwy 45N continuing east on 17/3 to Deer Lane(Trail 1N)
  • Trail 1N to the Eagle Lake Launch & back out.
  • 3 – Manske Swamp portion – Not Groomed but passable by sled. Rough in spots USE CAUTION
  • 10W/13N – WI River Bridge portion – Not Groomed but passable by sled. Trail packed by sled. Bumpy USE CAUTION

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

Catfish Lake Loop & Eagle Lake Trails are now open.  Stay by the orange reflective barrels.  There are reports of some surface slush.  So be aware.  If that is of concern there are land trails going in the same direction that you can ride.  Check your trail map.

Remember not all lakes have trails & some are never safe. If your trail map does not show a trail or if there are no markers IT IS NOT SAFE.

The Iron, Oneida & Forest County Trails are now open.  Please check with the Clubs in those Counties for the up to date report.  Especially Lake Conditions. 

Time to THINK COLD & Doin’ The Snow Dance!  Need to hear it clear up here!

See Ya On The Trails!

Holly Tomlanovich
Communications Chair
Sno-Eagles, Inc.
PROUD GROOMERS OF THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185 – with conditions changing will update more than once a day if necessary.

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: Washburn County, Wisconsin – December 30, 2016

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 3-5″

Date of Report: December 30, 2016

Area Report:

All Washburn County snowmobile trails remain closed at this time. The clubs are out freezing down wet areas and packing the snow we currently have. Significant additional snowfall is still needed before trails can be opened for safe riding.

Trail Report: Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – December 30, 2016

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 3-5″

Date of Report: December 30, 2016

Area Report:

All Washburn County snowmobile trails remain closed at this time. The clubs are out freezing down wet areas and packing the snow we currently have. Significant additional snowfall is still needed before trails can be opened for safe riding.

Trail Report: Three Lakes – Brule River, Wisconsin – December 30, 2016

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 4-7″

Date of Report: December 30, 2016

Area Report:

A little fresh snow overnight to brighten things up. We are grooming nightly, but with very little snow to work with and a lot of traffic, trails are still in early season conditions. A few wet swamps are still hindering our ability to groom everywhere. Lake are marked. Stay close to barrels for the safest conditions. Please stay on the trail!

Trail Report: Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – December 30, 2016

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 10-14 inches

Date of Report: December 30, 2016

Area Report:

The entire Frosty Club trails system was groomed on Thursday night. A couple of inches of fresh snow was added and it is currently snowing. Trails are in good condition this morning but the HEAVY traffic will probably make for some bumpy conditions as the day goes on. Groomers will be back out there tonight.  Ride with caution as the trails could have some icy corners. The Cisco Chain, Lac Vieux Desert and North Twin are all marked. PLEASE stay near the barrels.

News and Reports:

HAVE A SAFE and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Trail Report: Watersmeet, Michigan – December 29, 2016

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 7″

Date of Report: December 29, 2016

Area Report:

Happy New Year to All ~

The U. P. Thunder Riders are grooming every day now. We really need more snow than what we are getting regularly…a real dumper or two is our wish! I don’t have an update from the grooming that was done today but we don’t anticipate much in the way of changes. The base is about 7″ out there and trails are in fair to good condition. A lot of traffic today caused them to be a little rough from what we heard from some sledders, but with the cold and the grooming started this afternoon, we expect that conditions improved and are still about the same:

Trail 3 North has been fair with some bare spots to watch out for about half way to Bond Falls. From that point on, the trail north is in good shape.

Trail 3 South from Land O’ Lakes has been in good condition.

Trail 2 East towards Iron River has been in fair condition while Trail 2 West towards Marenisco and Lake Gogebic has been in good condition.

Trail 13 South has been in good condition, too.

Please be aware that with Christmas night’s freezing rain, there are some icy spots out there. You may also encounter some rocks and gravel that haven’t been totally covered up with snow yet. Also, we are hearing 4″ to 9″ of ice on the lakes. Where there are springs or moving water underneath, we are still concerned. Please, please be careful out there. Ask the locals before venturing across the lakes.

Be safe, have a wonderful time, and enjoy the beautiful Northwoods that we are so lucky to have been given.

For a live trail report update, write me at visit@watersmeet.org or call Caryl at 906-358-9961 (the Watersmeet Chamber of Commerce number). We will give you honest reports.  For more information, we invite you to also visit our website at www.watersmeet.org.   If there’s anything we can do to help, please let us know. For brochures, trail maps, information on accommodations, etc.,  just let us know. We want your visit to be the best it can be and our area businesses are more than accommodating.  Come on up and give us a try!

We do have openings yet in our area for the holidays. Just call Caryl, and she’ll be happy to give you referrals. Thanks so much. Happy Sledding and Happy New Year.

Carole Yakel at The Arrows

Trail Report: Conover, Wisconsin – December 29, 2016

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 7″-8″ in the woods

Date of Report: December 29, 2016

Area Report:

The groomers were out last night & really had things smooth & firmed up this morning. We had a dusting to maybe 1″ of new snow today. 1-3″ forecast for Friday.

Trails that I could see along HWY 45 looked good this morning. As a matter if fact, the grade north of Log Cabin had not been ridden since being groomed last night as of 8:45 today.

Twin Haven via the new trail; Trail is nice except for the last 3/4 mile where it turns off the grade. This section must be ridden slowly. For those running along the power lines N from North Twin boat ramp, you now have a stop sign at the grade, E/W traffic has the right of way.

Pioneer Lake was marked yesterday, Buckatabon today & North Twin was marked yesterday. Expect rough lake travel with minimal snow cover, glare ice, slush & frozen ruts. If you travel the lakes, go slow. Trust me as I’ve seen 2 mishaps in 2 days on the Three Lakes chain.

News and Reports:

Don’t forget you need a WI trail permit to ride the state’s groomed trail system. Aggressive riding causes more trail damage than slower, less aggressive riding. Until the base gets built up & we get more snow to work with, groomers can only do so much to repair damage.

 

Trail Report: Phelps, Wisconsin – December 29, 2016

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 8-10″

Date of Report: December 29, 2016

Area Report:

3:15 PM Light snow +25 deg.

Well we did get about 1″of new snow 2 days ago which was a combination of rain freezing rain,

ice pellets and wet heavy snow which all helped.With that said we have done some grooming

in the past few days and will continue to do so.There’s  been a lot of sleds around.

Our trails are now in fair to good condition with a few sections,that are still thin with a few ruts

and snow.More snow is forcast in the next few days.Please take it easy there will be better days

ahead.

The lake was marked yesterday(Wed.) with orange barrels please follow them.

Trail Report: Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – December 29, 2016

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6-8 inches

Date of Report: December 29, 2016

Area Report:

Happy New Year Riders!

Most trails in Sawyer County are OPEN with a great base and it is snowing right now!

Groomers will be in the Seeley Hills this evening and over near trail 63. Trail 63 north of Seeley from Bodecker Rd to Bayfield Co is closed.

The Chequamegon National Forest trails in Sawyer Co are NOW OPEN …so great news!
The southern part of the county on the Tuscobia is OPEN and groomers have been out. The Flambeau trails are OPEN except for the new trail 36 from Flambeau to Price Co line is rerouted back to the old trail along County Road W.

The lakes that are staked and ready are: Spider, Lost Land Lake, Moose Lake, Chippewa Flowage, Osprey and Little Round. Club members and volunteers are busy out there today staking Tiger Cat Flowage, Blueberry, Lac Courte Oreilles (***IMPORTANT** with the exception of the spur going to Trails End Resort as there are ice heaves and open water, we will update when safe again), Grindstone and White Fish are also all being staked. Please be sure to stay on the marked trails.

Trail 5/27 from the Tuscobia south to Rusk Co line is closed as well as trail 6 from the Tuscobia by Ojibwa north to the Chippewa Flowage is closed

As always, thank you to the club members and volunteers for all of your time and work and thank you to YOU for choosing Sawyer County to visit! We love sharing the beauty and fun of this county!