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Trail Report: Forest County, Wisconsin – December 27, 2016

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 1-3

Date of Report: December 27, 2016

Area Report:

Trails are open but are still in early season riding condition.  After the freezing rain and warm temperatures over the weekend, trails are icy.  Expect to find rough spots until more snow arrives.  Forest County does not promote or mark trails across lakes.  We advise you to stay off any lakes or frozen water as the ice is unsafe.

Trail conditions will vary throughout the county so please ride safely and responsibly.  Use caution when riding on lakes or frozen water as ice conditions can vary greatly.

The clubs that maintain the Forest County Trail System are made up of volunteers who work very hard to provide the best trails possible.  Please respect them while on the trail and allow them to do their job.  Remember, TRAILS ARE GROOMED DAY AND NIGHT.

Thank you for riding Forest County Trails, Snowmobiling’s best kept secret.

 

Trail Report: Washburn County, Wisconsin – December 28, 2016

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 3-5″

Date of Report: December 28, 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: Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin – December 27, 2016

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 5 – 9″

Date of Report: December 27, 2016

Area Report:

Posted by Club President – Barry Hopkins –
Just took a quick ride. The snow has settled a bit but are holding up just fine. In fact the freezing rain/snow we had last night is going to set up tonight into a great trail base as temperatures continue to drop. It has been windy so use caution, slow it down a bit and be on the look out for branches on the trail.

We don’t have any trails on the lakes, but I am urging you to stay off of the lakes: Warm weather & the weight of the snow has formed a lot of slush on top of what little ice we have.

We hope Santa was good to you! Have fun and remember to signal oncoming snowmobilers as to how many are behind you.

Trail Report: Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – December 28, 2016

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 3-5″

Date of Report: December 28, 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: Bayfield County, Wisconsin – December 27, 2016

Trail Conditions: Not Ridable

Snow Cover: 1-4″

Date of Report: December 27, 2016

Area Report:

Trails are still closed with the exception of the Tri-County Corridor. Trail conditions are poor with the warm temps we’ve had. Water crossings are not safe and swamps still need to freeze down. There is some colder weather and snow in the forecast, so stay tuned!

If you’re looking for a place to ride, forest roads can also be an option.

Please report any downed trees or other unsafe conditions to the Forestry Department at 715-373-6114.

News and Reports:

New snowmobile maps have arrived! Order yours online at travelbayfieldcounty.com or pick one up at area businesses. You can also download the Avenza app (for free) and get the updated Snowmobile Map on your device before you hit the trails – you can locate yourself on the trail map with GPS so you can see where you are, even with no cell reception!

Trail Report: Stephenson County, Illinois – December 27, 2016

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 2″ To 3″

Date of Report: December 27, 2016

Area Report:

With all the warm weather and rain we were forced to CLOSE our trails, it is to bad because we had all our trails groomed and had built a GOOD base but it is gone and we will have to start all over. When we get snow and the trails open again PLEASE remember to throw a few bucks in the trail boxes that are around as you know that in the last 2 years the clubs have not had much help from the State Of Illinois so all the grooming fuel was out of our pocket, so please pitch in and as always PLEASE stay on MARKED trails and Ride Safe. When we get change I will update.

Trail Report: Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 27, 2016

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Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 2-4″ based covered with loose snow in most areas

Date of Report: December 27, 2016

Area Report:

Sno-Eagles Trails Open
Fair Early Riding Condition

Winter has returned to Eagle River.  We did have a warm up but all in all no real rain.  Christmas night it was misty out east of Eagle River and appears that was the case throughout Sno-Eagles Country.  For the most part cloudy except for a short period yesterday around lunch time. Today’s temps are high of 16 and low of 9.  20’s for the rest of the week during the day and teens overnight.  There is snow in the forecast everyday starting tomorrow through Saturday.  Most days not much.  Best snow is Thursday.  No totals yet. Stay tuned.

It is SNOWING at 7:40am east of Eagle River.

Grooming resumed last night.  Check out the Trail Boss Report of trails groomed below. Keep in mind there may be sections ungroomed due to mush, slush on the trails.

  • 70W to St. Germain – Groomed
  • 10W to Sayner – Groomed
  • 13N to Conover – Groomed
  • 10E heading east & connecting to Three Lakes Trails & north – Groomed
  • Alt Trail 13S portion of Town Run – Groomed with some areas not groomed, but packed with snowmobles
  • 13S portion of Town Run – Not Groomed but packed with snowmobile
  • 7N/17S portion of Town Run – Not Groomed but packed with snowmobile
  • 17N/3N portion of Town Run – Groomed but some areas not groomed, but packed with snowmobiles
  • 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, USE CAUTION

Catfish Lake Loop & Eagle Lake Trails are not open.  Volunteers are checking ice depth.  Stay tuned for updates.  Please stay off the lakes.

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!

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

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY TRAIL RIDES – Starting Wednesday, December 21!

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

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.

Trail Report: Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – December 27, 2016

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 8-10 inches with a crunchy coat on top

Date of Report: December 27, 2016

Area Report:

The big warm-up storm really did nothing to help or hurt the trails–maybe helped a little as we received a couple of HEAVY inches of snow/sleet before it warmed up for a few hours. Sop things  are excellent in places and fair in other areas. Yesterday we rode up to Watersmeet and Bergland and things were in pretty good shape as well. Currently 10 degrees and lightly snowing so things conditions will not be going downhill today.

News and Reports:

Lac Vieux Desert is marked with barrels–be careful of frozen slush. There is 8-12 inches of ice (more in some places) everywhere we drilled. I am not sure if the Cisco chain is marked or not–will check today.

Snowmobile Information:

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Trail Report: Sayner, Wisconsin – December 27, 2016

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 2 to 3 inches average On The Trail

Date of Report: December 27, 2016

Area Report:

The latest weather system to move through on Sunday – into yesterday – was a blessing in disguise. No one likes rain this time of year but the inch or so of rain we received actually helped out in the long run. This is thanks to the sharp drop in temperatures yesterday. The rain we received added needed moisture to the dry snow we had on the trails, pounded it down, and with the temps dropping right back down – it formed a nice hard crusty base. There were some light flurries yesterday with light snow predicted off and on the rest of the week. Add some fresh snow on top of our new crusty base and the trails will be pretty darn good. We do expect heavy traffic, so how well the trails hold up remains to be seen.

The downfall of this latest weather system was all the wind yesterday. We had some trees come down and many branches. We will be out today to clear the brush & trees as quickly as we can.

Some area lakes have been marked – many have not. If you come up on a lake that is not clearly marked with a crossing, the best rule of thumb is: turn around, go around, and don’t drown. Plum & Star have not been marked. However, both MIGHT be by the middle or end of this week.

We still have logging going on in a few areas of our system. The operations can start or stop without notification. Even when the processors move out – trucks will still be hailing out loads of logs. Watch for logging ahead signs, logging trucks, and logging equipment. PLEASE DO NOT hassle the loggers. If they get hassled – they have the right to shut that section of trail down. PLEASE BE PATIENT and stay out of their way. Watch for signals from the loggers and follow them. They might tell you to please wait or to go around.

News and Reports:

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Trail Report: Three Lakes – Brule River, Wisconsin – December 26, 2016

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 3-6″

Date of Report: December 26, 2016

Area Report:

Back from the Christmas Break.  Hopefully Santa treated you better then our trails.  He gave us a mixture of rain, sleet and snow over the past 48 hours.  This is not what we were asking for.  However, the temp are dropping this evening and things should start to freeze up again.  Trials are in early season condition and caution should be taken when riding them  Some trails are not groomed due to wet swamps.  Lakes are not frozen or safe enough for us to mark. Hopefully by the end of the week.  Please, please stay on the trail or stay home.  I have already seen some off trail riding that could close our trails.  We log 1000’s of hours every year to keep these trails open and enjoyable for you to ride.  Please don’t make it tougher for us.