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Trail Report: Watersmeet, Michigan – December 22, 2016

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 7″

Date of Report: December 22, 2016

Area Report:

We finally have an update from the U. P. Thunder Riders Snowmobile Club.  Trails are in fair condition with a base of only about 7″.  There are a few bare spots, so please be careful.  They have panned but now need more snow before they will be able to groom.  Snows continue off and on and the temps have been cold enough to maintain this snow depth.  What we need is a great heavy snow dumper!

This is early season riding time.  You may encounter some wet and/or ground areas.  Some mixed precipitation is anticipated for tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday.  Hopefully it will be on the snow side.

We’ll keep you posted as we know of changes.  THINK SNOW!   Please avoid the lakes out there until more ice forms.  Drive carefully and thank you for enjoying our area.  We surely enjoy your visits and helping make your get away the best it can be.

If any of you out there enjoy hitting the cross country ski trails when you’re here, Sylvania Outfitters reported yesterday that the last couple of inches of snow have helped to get the ski trails in really good shape.  They are ready for your enjoyment!  Come give it a try!

See you soon.  The happiest of holidays to all!

Carole Yakel from The Arrows

News and Reports:

For more information on our area, please visit our website at www.watersmeet.org.  We’ll be happy to send out brochures, directories of area businesses and accommodations by calling Caryl at 906-358-9961 (Watersmeet Chamber of Commerce number) or by emailing me at visit@watersmeet.org.  Caryl will give you a live snowmobile report, too, at the Chamber number above.  We always try to give the most accurate report we can.   We invite you to stay where you play and try out our varied great accommodations.  Enjoy a ma and pa motel, an historic hotel, casino resort hotel, or a cottage, cabin, or private home on a beautiful lake or river setting.  We just know you’ll love it here as much as we!

Trail Report: Washburn County, Wisconsin – December 22, 2016

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 2-4″

Date of Report: December 22, 2016

Area Report:

All Washburn County Snowmobile Trails are closed at this time. Lower temperatures have arrived and have been a big help with freezing the lakes and swamps. Once we have enough snow, the clubs will work to get out on the trails to groom and check them. Keep checking back for updates and think snow!

Trail Report: Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – December 22, 2016

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 2-4″

Date of Report: December 22, 2016

Area Report:

All Washburn County Snowmobile Trails are closed at this time. Lower temperatures have arrived and have been a big help with freezing the lakes and swamps. Once we have enough snow, the clubs will work to get out on the trails to groom and check them. Keep checking back for updates and think snow!

Trail Report: Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 22, 2016

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Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 3 inch base – 6-9 inches top snow

Date of Report: December 22, 2016

Area Report:

Sno-Eagles Trails Open
Fair to Good Early Riding Condition

It snowed heavy for a short period of time yesterday & the Eagle River area got 2-3 inches of new SNOW! 

Grooming every night this week reported by the Trail Boss, Brian Scheid, 715.891.2332. Weather Conditions permitting.  When they groom 90% of the trails are groomed.  Did see the T-5 out on the west side of Trail 10E across from the Sports Arena early evening last night.

The heavy SNOW was perfect for a trail ride so Tom & I took a short zippy 60 mile ride.  Here’s where we went & what we saw:

Trail 10E crosses the end of our drive & we headed east & gassed at Nobbes North.  Then continued east to check if we could get to Phelps.  At the Eagle River/Three Lakes connect it is still closed.  That’s because Forest County Trails are not open until Friday at 9am.

Headed back west on Trail 10E.  Crossed Loon Lake Rd and on to where Trail 10 & Alt Trail 13 meet.  Right on Alt Trail 13 “the Grade” into Eagle River.

Rode through town.  Nice birm being built in town.  Heading north.  Take “the Grade” all the way to Trail 3 & 10/13 intersection.

Left onto Trail 10/13.  Nice woods riding with a short ride on Adams Rd.  Into the woods again & into the Petrified Forest (the power poles) area. Eventually heading toward the WI River Bridge.

Bridge area was frozen up tight & actually not too bumpy either.  Few ruts on the west side beyond the approaches.

Took a loop on all the 13’s up there.  The 2 way & the 1 ways.  There were areas in the 1 ways that I would rate at Good Season Riding.

Lunch at Bauer’s for some of their Bauer’s Dam Good Chicken Soup! Came back home the same way.

All in all saw a sort of conditions.  Fair & Good Early Riding.  A few snirty areas.  And some just plan Good riding!

Keep THINKING COLD and Doin’ The Snow Dance! It’s working!

See Ya On The Trails!  I’m Ridin’ again on Friday!

Holly Tomlanovich
Communications Chair
Sno-Eagles, Inc.
PROUD GROOMERS OF THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185

 

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: Sugar Camp, Wisconsin – December 22, 2016

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 6_8″

Date of Report: December 22, 2016

Area Report:

Trail’s in Oneida County and sugar camp are open for the season and in early season riding conditions. Please be aware that lakes are not marked yet as not enough ice has formed yet. Also use caution in swampy and low lying areas as these sections are not groomed yet waiting for them to freeze for groomers to go through them. Remember to purchase your annual trail pass before riding the trails.

Trail Report: Neillsville, Wisconsin – December 21, 2016

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 6″

Date of Report: December 21, 2016

Area Report:

All Clark County Snowmobile Trails are currently CLOSED.  Grooming has started, but more cold weather and snow is needed to firm up the base before they can open.  Be advised riding on closed trails is trespassing and fines do apply.

News and Reports:

Our reports are based on our club trail conditions around our area and may vary from adjoining County Forest Trails and other club trails in the county. http://www.ngti.org

Snowmobile Information:

We are the Neillsville-Granton Trailbusters Inc., one of nine clubs located in Clark County Wisconsin.  We maintain 52 miles of trail around the Neillsville, Granton and Loyal areas, and are dedicated to providing some of the best marked and maintained trails in the county.  Our club is run by volunteers and we run two groomers to keep are trails in good shape.  Corridor 25 runs through the heart of our trail system.

Trail Report: Three Lakes – Brule River, Wisconsin – December 21, 2016

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 7-10″

Date of Report: December 21, 2016

Area Report:

With recent snow, we have opened the Oneida Cty portion of our trail system. Forest Cty will open on Friday. Trails are in early season condition. We are grooming what we can get to. We still have some wet swamps that are hindering our full grooming capability. The lakes are not marked and are not safe yet. Please stay on the trail or stay home.

Trail Report: Phelps, Wisconsin – December 21, 2016

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 6-8 inches

Date of Report: December 21, 2016

Area Report:

3:30 PM overcast light snow +31deg.

Not much new to report,was out of town for 4 days over the weekend.

We have rec’d about 4-5 inches of new fluffy snow over the last few days.

Our groomers were out last nite doing what they can do with what mother gives us,

we still have areas that are thin,rocky,ruts,etc.Please believe me we trying to do the

best we can do with what we have!!!

Right now we will be out grooming a couple times a week until we get some WET snow

that we can work with.Dick

Merry Christmas to All Phelps Snowmobile Club

You can also check our FB page witch will be updated on Thursday each week.

Trail Report: Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – December 21, 2016

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 8-12 inches

Date of Report: December 21, 2016

Area Report:

Click Here to order a Price County Snowmobile Map
We currently have 8-12 inches of snow. The trails are officially open; but the conditions are early season. Clubs are in the process of opening the gates, clearing downed trees / branches, and packing the trails, especially through the swamp areas, some of which are still quite wet and need to freeze. Grooming may begin in some areas this week. Lake ice is NOT safe for snowmobile travel; for your safety, please do not travel on the lakes until the club members have marked the lake trails. 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 1, 2017 – New Year’s Day Fundraiser, Lugerville Chasers Snowmobile Club
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: Superior – Douglas County, Wisconsin – December 20, 2016

Trail Conditions: Unknown

Snow Cover: Unknown

Date of Report: December 20, 2016

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 – 12/19/2016

With the exception of Trail 4 West of Hawthorne, all Brule River Rider Trails are open. Snow cover is ok for snowmobiles; some areas are relatively decent for the amount of snow. Snow cover is thinner to the west.
ATV TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED OFF RAILROAD GRADE TRAILS.

Many low-lying wet areas and swamps were not frozen when we started packing trails on Saturday. Some small waterways that were packed on Saturday were not frozen over solidly as of today.

Trail 1: Open and fair condition. Trails are groomed with one pass on Monday evening. Waino Riders were working on the Bayfield end of the trail on Saturday, no status to report.

Trail 2: Groomed one pass, Trail 1 to Brule. The trail is scheduled to be groomed between Brule and Amnicon Falls on Wednesday. The condition after grooming is fair to good. Trail maintainers will not be grooming west of Amnicon Falls until we get more snow.

Trail 4: Open between Brule and Hawthorne. Plan to open the rest of the way to the warming shelter at Trail 41 later in the week.

Trail 6: Open on both sides of Lake Nebagamon. Road routes are good.

Trail 18 to Bayfield County: Open but there has not been any traffic in Bayfield County. Travel there is not recommended until we hear otherwise.

Trail 24: Open Trail 27/27A and what we will for now call Bayfield 24 is open and packed. There has been no traffic on the Bayfield County side. Travel there is not recommended until we hear otherwise.

Trail 27 & Bayfield 24 has been rerouted to get us off South Shore Grade Road. There is now an intersection near the top of the hill above the Hwy 27 parking lot. Trail 27 goes straight ahead up the old trail from many years ago and Bayfield 24 heads north and east to meet up with Bayfield County farther east. Travel on Lake St Croix is not recommended at this time.

Trail 35: The snow-cover status in unknown at the time but is assumed to be less.

Trail 235: May be opening gates, but snow cover is thinner on the trail than further East.

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 – From the MN Stateline to the Schallemeir Road Parking Lot.
The Gandy Dancer – A segment of Trail 2 from the Tri-County Corridor north to the Visitor Center The Crosstown Route.

*The trails in the Superior Municipal Forest are temporarily closed due to deadfalls from the recent storms. Trails will re-open once the deadfalls are cleared.*

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 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 from Corridor 35 east to Trail 17 OPEN for ATV’s –rough not groomed
Trail 17 South from Cabin Lane to Fowlers Circle OPEN – OPEN for ATV’s –rough not groomed
Trail 17 South from Fowlers Circle to Trail 8 in Sawyer Co. CLOSED

Douglas County Ski Trails The Ski Trails have not been groomed or tracked yet for the season, once additional snowfall occurs we will open them. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE DOUGLAS COUNTY FORESTRY AT 715 378 2219 DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS OF 8 AM TO 4:30 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY (EXCLUDING HOLIDAYS). Or Check on Line at www.douglascountywi.org under the Forestry Department tab.