Reporter:Oconto County Tourism
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 1-4
Date of Report: February 25, 2021
Area Report:
Northern Oconto County is open. South of Bagley and Brazeau is closed. The Nicolet State Trail remains open. Find full trail report at www.ocontocounty.org.
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: Ice base – most snow covered – trails on northside open areas burning through
Date of Report: February 25, 2021
Area Report:
6:25am Currently 21 – High 32 – Low 19 tonight
Trails on average FAIR with areas of GOOD & POOR
And Trails are OPEN
GTS Trails app shows groomers out in the last 24 hours
Trail grooming continued last night with an almost full grooming. This morning reporting the trails that were NOT GROOMED last night.
Best way to learn the trails is to buy a Sno-Eagles trail map. It also had the entire Vilas county trails on the backside. Plus download the GTS trails app It is available at the App Store.
Trails have downgraded to FAIR on average. There are GOOD areas east & northwest. POOR in open areas. Will be out riding today & will have a report on what we see tomorrow.
We have entered the “Adventure Sledding” time of the season. When riding expect all sorts of conditions. The small SNOW yesterday was a disappointment. Added to the warm daytime temps. Need ya to THINK COLD for during the day. Next SNOW is Sunday. 70% chance with totals all over the place so stay tuned. START DANCIN‘
Please stay on the trails if you are riding.
Catfish & Eagle Lake trails are marked with orange reflective barrels. Watch for ice fishing holes on both lakes. No surface slush as of this morning.The lakes are marked by the businesses on the lake so stop in & thank them when you’re out riding.
Ride it while we got it. SEE YA ON THE TRAILS!
Holly Tomlanovich
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Start at the Historic Railroad Depot on Trail 10/13N – 9am departure
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Reporter:Hodag SnoTrails
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: some base
Date of Report: February 25, 2021
Area Report:
We did get a few inches of fresh snow earlier in the week. All of the trails were groomed this week and the fresh, heavy snow helped. There are some thin spots and a few icy corners. Some rocks are starting to be rolled up. I would rate the trails as GOOD. Please be aware, we try to do all of our grooming at night, but there are instances that we have activity in daylight. Keep a watchful eye out for groomers on the trail. If you meet a groomer, please pull over and let them by. The guys worked hard and got another groomer up and running. One is still down, but the other two are making up for the downed machine.
A hate to say it, but this is rapidily moving to “late” season riding. The areas in the woods are really good, the exposed areas have a marginal base. You will find a range of conditions out there, but they are rideable. Warm temperatures on Saturday will put a big hurt on the trail base. There is a chance of more snow late in the weekend.
We are continuing to groom on our regular schedule. All lakes are marked and ready for traffic. It is always beneficial to ride near the lake markers for the best ride. There are some signs of slush on the lakes, but they freeze up as soon as they form. There is more a risk of frozen slush than wet slush. Also, Boom Lake (Wisconsin River) does end up with roads being plowed across them. The club can’t keep up on marking all of them, so beware when running the river sections.
As always, please stay on the marked trails. It may sound like a broken record, but it is sooooo important for the life of our trail system that all riders respect the rights of our landowners (over 150 just on Hodag Sno-Trails system).
Reporter:Ryan Strand
Trail Conditions: Open
Snow Cover: 12″
Date of Report: February 25, 2021
Area Report:
Trails will re-open Thursday February 25th at 6AM. They are nearing late season conditions, thin in spots, maybe a little icy and some spots still good. We will be reviewing our conditions daily and determining if the trails will stay open or close. Groomers were out overnight to smooth things out. Night time temps are still cold but daytime highs are above freezing. Please try to limit riding activity when temperature is warmer than 32F. Please check back frequently as conditions change this week into the weekend.
Thank you & Enjoy before it is gone!
Reporter:Ryan Strand
Trail Conditions: Open
Snow Cover: 12″
Date of Report: February 25, 2021
Area Report:
Trails will re-open tomorrow at 6AM. They are nearing late season conditions, thin in spots, maybe a little icy and some spots still good. We will be reviewing our conditions daily and determining if the trails will stay open or close. Groomers were out overnight to smooth things out. Night time temps are still cold but daytime highs are above freezing. Please try to limit riding activity when temperature is warmer than 32F. Please check back frequently as conditions change this week into the weekend.
Thank you & Enjoy before it is gone!
Reporter:Phil
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 16-18 inches
Date of Report: February 24, 2021
Area Report:
Rode to Hoppy’s today in Kenton. From Sunrise to Land O Lakes trails were good. LOL to Watersmeet fair. Watersmeet east to trail 3 poor…..the grade became vary good east of trail 3 cut off and 8 from Kenton to Bruces Crossing was good also. After that all trails were excellent. Bond Falls was beautiful and trail 107 was a delight. Hope we can keep getting a little snow each night and keep those temps down and sun away. Looks to be a tad warm this weekend—especially Sat.
News and Reports:
See you at Candlelight bowling Friday night—7PM at THE ALLEY in Land O.
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Reporter:haywardlakes
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 6-9 inches of snow
Date of Report: February 24, 2021
Area Report:
Reporter:BayfieldCounty
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 0-12 inches
Date of Report: February 24, 2021
Area Report:
Snow base (in inches): 0-12 inches
Status (Closed, Open, Partially Open): Open
Condition (Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent): Good to Fair
The warmup has definitely affected our trails, some areas more so than other. Most groomers are holding off grooming until temperatures get below freezing. Exposed trails will be thing and dirty, trails in the woods will likely hold their snow for a while longer. So far it looks like trails will be able to stay open for the weekend, but keep in mind there is likely to be some dirt. If conditions deteriorate throughout the week, we will update again.
The same trouble spots still remain:
Namakagon Trail Groomers: Trails were groomed Sunday night. With the warmup a lot of brown. We will try grooming Wednesday night after the temperature drops below freezing.
Barnestormers: Trails are not looking good at the moment. I did some grooming Monday 22nd and saw at least 50 snowmobiles on the trail. I fear with the warm weather and heavy traffic there will be little left. We will try grooming Wednesday after the temperature drops below freezing, however unless we get the snow tonight not sure how it will go.
Drummond SnoJacks: Unless we get significant snow there are no plans for trail grooming this week due to the warm daytime and overnight temperatures. The trails are snow covered but rough in some spots with road routes thin to bare north of Grand View. With these conditions, a reminder to stay on the trails and stay off of private land, especially on those trails the property owners have allowed us to use.
Iron River Area: Iron River area trails in fairly good shape but some corners are bare. Trail 4 from highway 2 to Delta smith but very dirty. The tri-county corridor is in very good condition. Over-all trails are ride-able but expect some dirty snow in spots.
Washburn Valhallers: We will know more in the morning once the groomer has been out, but right now the warm weather doesn’t look like it affected us much. Some of the snowmobiles I’ve talk to you today said the trails were still in pretty good shape. We have adequate snow just need to cool down to smooth them out.
WAINO: Waino Riders will groom the South end of trail 1 but it’s doubtful there’s enough of a base left on the North end. Snowmobilers have complained of rocks and gravel near Port Wing.
Reporter:minocqua
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 10
Date of Report: February 24, 2021
Area Report:
warm temps yesterday did some damage in town and sun exposed trails, trails in the woods are still in good condition, temps today are back down to 30 and cloudy, we are in late season now so the sun is more intense this time of year, should be ok yet this weekend with cloudy conditions and some small snow showers around.
Reporter:Washburn County
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 5 – 9″
Date of Report: February 24, 2021
Area Report:
Official Trail Report: All Washburn County Snowmobile Trails are open at this time. Trail conditions are good with a 5 to 9 inch snow base. All clubs are out grooming, so please exercise caution and watch for active trail grooming equipment while you’re enjoying the trails.
Groomer Reports:
Long Lake Trail (Reported by the Long Lake Chamber of Commerce): 2/19 – The lake trail was groomed the evening of 2/19. Snowmobilers, please do not ride on the cross country ski trail. Maps are available on the Long Lake Chamber’s Facebook page.