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Trail Report – : Western UP, Michigan – February 5, 2019

Reporter:Western U.P. Snowmobile Report

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 18-36

Date of Report: February 5, 2019

Area Report:

Western U.P. Trail Report – Western U.P. Bureau – 02/05

Western U P Snowmobile Report
February 5, 2019
Snowmobile report

We have snow in the forecast for tonight into tomorrow and more on Thursday. Temps for the next few days are in the teens and 20’s with lows in the single digits.

THE GOGEBIC RANGE TRAIL AUTHORITY reports groomers are out daily and especially at night. Trails are in incredible shape. Remember if you see the groomers please pull to the side so the groomers can do their job.

Trail 2 from Hurley to Ramsay Crossing is very good was last groomed 2/4/19.. Please do not ride on sidewalks near Holiday and try to keep groomed 2/4/19. noise down in town.

Trail 2 from Ramsay Crossing to Wakefield is good was last groomed 2/4/19. PLEASE REMEBER TO CROSS US HWY 2 IN THE CORRECT LANE OF TRAVEL, DO NOT BLOCK HWY TURN LANES!

Wakefield to Marenisco is very good was lasted groomed 2/4/19. There is logging 3 miles east of Wakefield use caution. Logging trucks have the right away so please give them the right of way.

Trail 8 from Bingos to Tula Crossing is excellent and groomed daily. Bingo’s is closed and has no gas….

Trail 160 from Walmart to Montreal River (WI)is very good last groomed 2/4/19. This is their most scenic trail and a treat to ride! Stay on the trail in the farm fields. Over 25 landowners are involved to make this trail a reality, please respect them and ride responsibly.

Trail 11S is in very good condition. It is groomed all the way to the WI line. This 17 mile long trail has 2 stop signs and is a wilderness tour. The southern 3 miles get thinner, but remains in good condition.

Trail 11 N is closed indefinitely.

THE GOGEBIC AREA GROOMERS Trail Conditions are good to very good.

Trail 1 North is very good.

Trail 1 South-Remember there is a re-route from the North corner of the lake to West Shore Resort.

Conditions are great from there to Marenisco.
Trail 1/8 Corridor is very good
Trail 8 West Good to very good
Trail 8 East: Good – thin toward Ewen
Trail 13 N & S: Good to very good.
Trail 102 is very good.
Trail 100 is closed to Logging this season.

WATERSMEET WHITE THUNDER RIDERS report we are grooming daily.

Trail 2 west of Watersmeet – Good condition
Trail 2 east of Watersmeet- Good condition, a few thin areas
Trail 13 south to Cisco Chain- Good condition
Trail 3 south to Land O’Lakes- good/fair condition. There is lots of traffic on this trail and it’s very hard to keep smooth, use caution on bridges and approaches.
Trail 3 north to Paulding/Bond Falls/Bruce Crossing- Good condition, thin icy corners

PLEASE STAY ON MARKED TRAILS. RUNNING ON UNMARKED TRAILS CAN RESULT IN LOSING EASMENT OF THE TRAILS AND ALSO A POSSIBLE TICKET FOR YOU.

News and Reports:

Pro Vintage racing Feb. 9th at the Gogebic County Fair Grounds.

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 5, 2019

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Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: Hard ice base – Icy snow on top

Date of Report: February 5, 2019

Area Report:

SNO-EAGLES TRAILS OPEN!
Trails Fair to Poor

February 5 2019 5:45am – 7 – High 16

Ice storm yesterday followed by some SNOW late yesterday around dark.  SNOWING pretty hard at times but did not amount to a lot of SNOW.  Maybe an inch. Cloudy this morning with SNOW late this afternoon around dinner time.  Should SNOW off & on until early tomorrow morning. 1-3 inches forecast.  More SNOW Wednesday during the day.  Wednesday night into Thursday looks like a great chance for alot of SNOW.  Stay tuned.

As for right now trails are Fair to Poor.  The sleet before the ice storm brought the SNOW level down.  Temps are back down again. 16 for a high today with a low of 8 tonight. Forecast for high of 25 tomorrow with that being the highest temp for the rest of the week.  With the new SNOW trails will improve quickly.  For now there are all sorts of types of riding out there.  Lots & lots of icy.  Open areas are the thinnest.  Woods riding is better.

Sno-Eagles Country has 2 areas that have one-way trails.  10E is a one-way trail from the ERRA Sports Arena all the way out to Nicolet Mini Mart.  The other is the 13’s up near Buckatabon Bridge & Bauer’s Dam area.  Clearly marked with DO NOT ENTER signs.  Plus trail signs are backwards if you are going the wrong way.

EAGLE LAKE TRAIL & CATFISH LAKE TRAIL ARE MARKED & OPEN. Stay by the reflective orange barrels.  

If you are riding be careful it is very icy out there.  

THINK SNOW!!!

See ya on the trails!

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

 

 

News and Reports:

Wednesday & Thursday – Trail Rides – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on “the grade” Trail 13/3 at 9am.  Contact Club Pres., Howard Wolf 262.442.4876
Tuesday, February 5 – Sno-Eagles Board meeting – 6:00pm – International Snowmobile HQ – Hwy 45N next door to the Derby Track
Wednesday & Thursday, February 6 & 7 – Arrowhead Annual Groomer Show – 6351 Hwy 70, St. Germain, WI
Friday-Sunday, February 8-10 – LaBatt Pond Hockey – Dollar Lake – Hwy 70E to Dollar Lk Rd
Sunday, February 10 – Celebrate Wisconsin Snowmobiling Snow Show – 11am-4pm Cross Country Cruisers Groomer Barn – 1501 Helminski Rd, Arbor Vitae, WI
Tuesday-Thursday, February 12-14 – Sno-Eagles Week Day Away – Florence, WI
Thursday, February 21 – Sno-Eagles General Member meeting – Ed B’s White Spruce – Hwy 45 at the bridge

Snowmobile Information:

Handy Snowmobile Links

Wisconsin Snowmobile Registration
Discount Trail Pass for Snowmobile Club Members – $10
Standard Wisconsin Trail Pass – $30
Out of State Trail Pass – $50
Vilas County Map It Trail App GPS style app of all trails in Vilas Cty.  Plus includes the brown 3 digit emergency numbering system. If an emergency happens call 911 & give them that number.  Find you quicker.

Trail Report – : Crivitz, Wisconsin – February 4, 2019

Reporter:ironsnowshoe

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 10 inches

Date of Report: February 4, 2019

Area Report:

Everyone that came up last weekend had some fantastic riding.  Thank you all for patronizing the businesses that support the club. 

We were still able to ride on Sunday, but then it got warmer and turned to freezing rain.  The entire trail system is glare ice.  HOWEVER, the forecast is for more snow during the week.  This should put us right back in great shape.  I will have to update you later in the week after the snow comes through.

Hang in there…we will have more good riding…

News and Reports:

All Season Long:  The Bunny Hunt – Find those bunnies in the trees or along the trail.  Valuable coupons and prizes are inside!  For more information, ask any of our business sponsors…

Saturday, February 9 – High Falls Radar Run and Fish-O-Rama.  Register 8:30.  Race 9-4.  @ Boat Landing 3 Road and snowmobile trail

Saturday, February 16 – Crooked Lake Fish-O-Rama – @ Fire House in Crooked Lake

Saturday, February 23 – High Falls Radar Run.  Register 8:30.  Race 9-4.  @ Boat Landing 3 Road and snowmobile trail

Saturday, March 2 – Twin Bridge ATV/UTV Ice Race.  @ Boat Landing 3 Road and snowmobile trail.  Sponsored by Twin Bridge Ski Team

(I am sure there are more events linked with both the snowmobile club and our business sponsors.  Please forward the information to me…Thank you)

Trail Report – : Washburn County, Wisconsin – February 4, 2019

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 1″ to 5″

Date of Report: February 4, 2019

Area Report:

All Washburn County Snowmobile trails are open at this time. Overall, trail conditions are considered fair, with a 1 to 5 inch ice and snow base. Trails in the southeast quadrant are considered in poor condition but improve as you continue north.  Please be aware that trail conditions do vary throughout the county and some trail segments may be ungroomed. More snow is expected in our area over the next week, which will hopefully improve our trails.

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – February 4, 2019

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 1″ to 5″

Date of Report: February 4, 2019

Area Report:

All Washburn County Snowmobile trails are open at this time. Overall, trail conditions are considered fair, with a 1 to 5 inch ice and snow base. Trails in the southeast quadrant are considered in poor condition but improve as you continue north.  Please be aware that trail conditions do vary throughout the county and some trail segments may be ungroomed. More snow is expected in our area over the next week, which will hopefully improve our trails.

Trail Report – : Lake Gogebic | Bergland, Michigan – February 4, 2019

Reporter:AJ’s Walleye Lodge

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 24″ in the week – more on the way!

Date of Report: February 4, 2019

Area Report:

Another busy snowmobile weekend in the Lake Gogebic Area.   Temps warmed up from our deep freeze over the weekend, but have considerably dropped which is where they are forcasted to stay.    Thankfully, we did not receive all the predicted rain and what we did get only helped to firm up our existing base which will just work to extend our season in the long run..

Right now we are seeing white fluffy powder of which there is 3-5” predicted for today.  Forecast looks great – temps no higher than mid-teens and snow almost every single day.    John Dee’s forecast calls for 8-12” between Feb 9th and Feb 13th and we’ve received over 24” in the last week.    Groomers were out last night and all trails are reported to be in GOOD to EXCELLENT condition.

UPDATED FORCASTS:

  • NWS Marquette, MI Next 24 Hours Snow Forecast:  click here
  • John Dee Snow Central Forecast:  click here

TRAIL CONDITIONS:

Overall trail conditions are GOOD to EXCELLENT:

  • Trail 1 North:               Excellent
  • Trail 1 South:               Remember there is a re-route from the North corner of the lake to West

Shore Resort.   You will have to ride the lake and pick up trail 1 S at that

point.    Conditions are great from there to Marenisco.

  • Trail 1/8 Corridor: Excellent
  • Trail 8 West Good to Excellent
  • Trail 8 East: Good – thin toward Ewen
  • Trail 13 N & S: Good to Excellent
  • Trail 102: Excellent
  • Trail 100: Closed to Logging this season.

 

Please be sure to stay on the trails,  respect private property, do not drink and drive, and above all else, drive safely.  The signs on the trails are there for rider’s safety so please DO NOT remove or destroy them.   

Weekends are almost sold out for february – if you are looking for rooms – send us an email or give us a call!

Trail Report – : Lake Gogebic | Bergland, Michigan – February 4, 2019

Reporter:AJ’s Walleye Lodge

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 24″ in the week – more on the way!

Date of Report: February 4, 2019

Area Report:

Another busy snowmobile weekend in the Lake Gogebic Area.   Temps warmed up from our deep freeze over the weekend, but have considerably dropped which is where they are forcasted to stay.    Thankfully, we did not receive all the predicted rain and what we did get only helped to firm up our existing base which will just work to extend our season in the long run..

Right now we are seeing white fluffy powder of which there is 3-5” predicted for today.  Forecast looks great – temps no higher than mid-teens and snow almost every single day.    John Dee’s forecast calls for 8-12” between Feb 9th and Feb 13th and we’ve received over 24” in the last week.    Groomers were out last night and all trails are reported to be in GOOD to EXCELLENT condition.

UPDATED FORCASTS:

  • NWS Marquette, MI Next 24 Hours Snow Forecast:  click here
  • John Dee Snow Central Forecast:  click here

TRAIL CONDITIONS:

Overall trail conditions are GOOD to EXCELLENT:

  • Trail 1 North:               Excellent
  • Trail 1 South:               Remember there is a re-route from the North corner of the lake to West

Shore Resort.   You will have to ride the lake and pick up trail 1 S at that

point.    Conditions are great from there to Marenisco.

  • Trail 1/8 Corridor: Excellent
  • Trail 8 West Good to Excellent
  • Trail 8 East: Good – thin toward Ewen
  • Trail 13 N & S: Good to Excellent
  • Trail 102: Excellent
  • Trail 100: Closed to Logging this season.

 

Please be sure to stay on the trails,  respect private property, do not drink and drive, and above all else, drive safely.  The signs on the trails are there for rider’s safety so please DO NOT remove or destroy them.   

Weekends are almost sold out for february – if you are looking for rooms – send us an email or give us a call!

Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – February 4, 2019

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 8-12 inches

Date of Report: February 4, 2019

Area Report:

Trail report for February 4, 2019 – Trails are good but icy. Over the weekend we had very heavy traffic. The groomers were out during the weekend and laying out a nice trail. With the warmer temps and the heavy traffic, the trails degrade very quickly. This morning we have freezing rain. There are ice storm warnings until this afternoon. The corners and other areas are very icy. Use cation. The temps are expected to get colder tonight thru tomorrow morning. We expect to send out our groomers tonight. There is some snow in the forecast for this week and hopefully we will get enough to refresh the trails. Be aware that groomers can be out at any time of the day or night. Please use extreme cation. Follow all directions from the groomer. Give them a thumbs up when you see them. They are out there to make your ride more enjoyable Remember to be safe, ride right, and enjoy the ride.

Jim (Hammy) Hamilton, Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club President

Join us for these upcoming events:
February 16: Forest Frenzy Winter Triathlon
February 17: Snowmobile Club Breakfast
March 2: Snowmobile Club Cabin Fever Party

Trail Report – : Oconto County, Wisconsin – February 4, 2019

Reporter:Oconto County Tourism

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 5-9

Date of Report: February 4, 2019

Area Report:

Snowmobile Trail Reports:

Red Arrow Snowmobile Trails (Townsend) – It’s 27 degrees in beautiful downtown Townsend this morning with fog.  The groomers were out last night and trails are fantastic, smooth, hard and fast. Best trails in a very long time. Right now the trails east of Hwy 32 are in very good condition. The Nicolet State Trail (The Grade) I would say that it is in very good condition. The trails west of town toward Hwy 64& T are in very good condition on the level trails. In the hills they are in very good condition as well. I hope the warmth the next couple of days doesn’t do any damage to our wonderful trails!

Paul Bunyan (Lakewood) – The temperature at 5 am is 24 and fog. The groomers were back in at 3 am. There was a heavy mist and fog. There was a lot of traffic in the area over the last 2 days. The trails held up very good with the solid ice base we have. Starting Tuesday temperatures will be back to normal so hopefully a few warm days doesn’t do too much damage. Ride safe and watch for the icy corners.

Chute Pond Snowmobile Trails (Mountain) – Chute Pond trails are open, freshly groomed, and in good to very good condition. Grooming will continue, so please watch for them on the trail anytime of day or night- and always yield the right of way to the groomers. Stay to the right, and enjoy your ride!

Bagley and Brazeau Joyriders Snowmobile Trails – B &B Joyriders trails received 5 to 6” of new snow this week; the groomers have been out all day Tuesday and will be back out Friday. The trails are in good to very good condition but remember the winds will be moving the snow around mainly in the open fields, so watch for drifting snow. If you ride to Suring, the old trail is closed through the golf course, but the trail does go around it and back into town.

 

Gillett – Gillett trails are all open and in good condition.

Oconto Falls Sno-Jokers – Oconto Falls Snowmobile Trails are closed starting Monday, February 4th.

Lena Snowdrifters- Lena Snowdrifters trail system is open! Panning of trails will continue, expect early season conditions. Please stay on marked trails! Leaving the trail is tresspassing and can be dangerous as ruts, rocks and other hazards could be hidden. Ride safe, sober and enjoy!

Chase Sno Chasers Trails – Closed starting Sunday, February 3rd at 6:00am.

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 4, 2019

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Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: Hard base in most ares – Snow fatigued & need fresh snow

Date of Report: February 4, 2019

Area Report:

SNO-EAGLES TRAILS OPEN!
Trails Fair to Poor

February 4 2019 8:120am – 30 – High 32

Some interesting weather in Eagle River this morning.  Yesterday the rain/mist in the forecast did not happen.  Earlier this morning it was SNOWING.  Now is it sleeting in some areas.   Right now east of Eagle River SNOWING lightly.  But it is icy out there. Looks like the precip. will continue to mid to late morning.

Groomer drivers were out last night working hard.  When you see them give them a thumbs up.  The heavy traffic makes their job challenging.  They are out so we can ride.

Went out riding yesterday leaving about 10am & getting back about 3:30pm.  The conditions are all over the place.  FAIR. GOOD. ICY.  THICK BASE.  THINNER BASE. SOFT MUSHY SNOW.  FIRM DRIER SNOW.  CRYSTALLIZED FATIGUED SNOW.  SNIRT & SOME CHOP.  Been asked for detailed report. Here is what I saw in Sno-Eagles Country:

10E about 6 miles out the northside of the one way heading to town was mostly GOOD with some FAIR.  Snirt at many crossings.  Section from Bloom Rd to Loon Lake Rd was very icy with some blow outs.  In the woods sections there was a little chop & plenty of snirt as you entered onto Loon Lk Rd.

3/13Alt/10 aka “the grade” was covered with plenty of white SNOW & GOOD for the most part coming from the south.  A bit of chop. The Hwy 45 crossing was heavy snirty til crossing.  Then the snirt that drags into the trail from the road sand.  SNOW in town was mushy soft but covered.  On average FAIR.  Crossings POOR.  All the way out to Hwy G crossing was the same. SNOW covered.  Turned around there & came back toward town.

Headed west on 70W/7 behind the Dairy Queen.  The section behind Super 8 was thin & choppy.  Section near the Lincoln Town Hall was very snirty at both crossings.  After crossing the section until the model home was thin, icy, grainy & had some small chop.  From the model home all the way past Eagle River Inn & crossing the Rec bridge all the way to the 2nd bridge was FAIR.  The sun took down the SNOW level but covered.  Continuing west the trail was well ridden.  All kinds of conditions.  Grainy. Snirt at crossings. Icy.  Blown out corners.  This all the way to the turn around where Club meets St. Germain. This area is a tough one as it tends to be thin.  Groomers can’t make SNOW.  Just groom it.

From there we rode St. Germain & Sugar Camp trails.  All sorts of conditions.

Returned to Eagle River from Sugar Camp trail 15 connecting to trail 7 aka Paint Ball Field.  That trail was GOOD all the way except just after crossing Hwy H.  Intersect with trail 17S heading north toward Eagle River.  Icy & some heavier deeper chop.  But again SNOW cover.

Took 70 back into town & the grade home.  10E on the south side was SNOW covered.  FAIR to Poor.  Only about 62 miles. In the woods the trails are the best with plenty of SNOW.  More traffic than I expected.

Worth repeating is that:

Sno-Eagles Country has 2 areas that have one-way trails.  10E is a one-way trail from the ERRA Sports Arena all the way out to Nicolet Mini Mart.  The other is the 13’s up near Buckatabon Bridge & Bauer’s Dam area.  Clearly marked with DO NOT ENTER signs.  Plus trail signs are backwards if you are going the wrong way.

EAGLE LAKE TRAIL & CATFISH LAKE TRAIL ARE MARKED & OPEN. Stay by the reflective orange barrels.  

THINK SNOW!!!

See ya on the trails!

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

 

 

News and Reports:

Wednesday & Thursday – Trail Rides – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on “the grade” Trail 13/3 at 9am.  Contact Club Pres., Howard Wolf 262.442.4876
Tuesday, February 5 – Sno-Eagles Board meeting – 6:00pm – International Snowmobile HQ – Hwy 45N next door to the Derby Track
Friday-Sunday, February 8-10 – LaBatt Pond Hockey – Dollar Lake – Hwy 70E to Dollar Lk Rd
Sunday, February 10 – Celebrate Wisconsin Snowmobiling Snow Show – 11am-4pm Cross Country Cruisers Groomer Barn – 1501 Helminski Rd, Arbor Vitae, WI
Tuesday-Thursday, February 12-14 – Sno-Eagles Week Day Away – Florence, WI
Thursday, February 21 – Sno-Eagles General Member meeting – Ed B’s White Spruce – Hwy 45 at the bridge

Snowmobile Information:

Handy Snowmobile Links

Wisconsin Snowmobile Registration
Discount Trail Pass for Snowmobile Club Members – $10
Standard Wisconsin Trail Pass – $30
Out of State Trail Pass – $50
Vilas County Map It Trail App GPS style app of all trails in Vilas Cty.  Plus includes the brown 3 digit emergency numbering system. If an emergency happens call 911 & give them that number.  Find you quicker.