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Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – February 22, 2018

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 5 to 8 inch base

Date of Report: February 22, 2018

Area Report:

All of the Washburn County snowmobile trails are OPEN! Trails are in good condition with a 5 to 8 inch base. Sunday evening and into Monday brought a fresh 4 to 6 inches of powder – the new snow is a great addition to the already good base! The base might be a little slim at road crossings as we had a snowy dirt mixture before the new snow. Always use caution on the trails as you may encounter active trail grooming equipment. Enjoy the trails!

Trail Report – : Antigo/Langlade County, Wisconsin – February 23, 2018

Reporter:langlade

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 1-5

Date of Report: February 23, 2018

Area Report:

All public snowmobile trails in Langlade County are open.

The trials are generally really good, but quite icy. The trail conditions do vary across Langlade County, from fair to excellent as of mid-afternoon Wednesday, February 21. Bare spots are present in areas, particularly in the fields and exposed slopes in the wooded areas, along with some corners. Expect icy conditions due to the recent freezing rain.

All public snowmobile trails in Langlade County are open to ATV’s, but ATV’s are not allowed on snowmobile trails when the temperature is above 28° F. UTV’s are not allowed on the Langlade County Snowmobile trail system.

Langlade County Forestry and Recreation Department

Trail Report – : Antigo/Langlade County, Wisconsin – February 23, 2018

Reporter:langlade

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 1-5

Date of Report: February 23, 2018

Area Report:

All public snowmobile trails in Langlade County are open.

Langlade County Forestry and Recreation Department

Trail Report – : Western UP, Michigan – February 22, 2018

Reporter:Western U.P. Snowmobile Report

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 9-24

Date of Report: February 22, 2018

Area Report:

Western U.P. Trail Report – Western U.P. Bureau – 02/22

Date of Report: February 20, 2018

Area Report:
Temps for the next few days will be in the 30″s with lows in the teens. Grooming is ongoing for all clubs weather permitting. Use caution on corners they may be icy. Make sure you ride on your side of the trail, we want everyone to be safe.

PLEASE STAY ON TRAILS. WE HAVE BEEN GETTING COMPLAINTS THAT SOME HAVE NOT BEEN STAYING ON TRAILS, RIDING ON UNMARKED TRAILS CAN LOSE EASEMENT FOR OUR TRAIL SYSTEM SO PLEASE STAY ON TRAILS!!!!!!

THE GOGEBIC RANGE TRAIL AUTHORITY REPORTS:

We need more snow, however trails are still rated as good. Trails are EXTREMELY ICY so please be careful.

Trail 2 from Hurley to Ramsay US-2 Crossing is good. West of Ramsay Crossing the snow is thin leaving the trail icy please use caution. As you depart Ironwood past Walmart, heading east, the horseshoe-turns around the Transfer Station are getting icy. Please ride to the right and ride cautiously.
The rail-bed trail ENDS on the east side of the Keystone Bridge. The club grooms the bridge to maintain it for local access. The “old” trail to Wakefield is closed east of Verona Road. Tickets will be issued if you ride on this closed trail.

Trail 2 from Ramsay Crossing to Wakefield is fair. Around Indianhead near Wakefield the trail is getting thin and icy so please use caution. There have been several near-miss accidents due to riders not riding on their side of the trail or blowing through icy corners. We need everyone to ride safely through there at a reasonable speed to keep everyone safe. The hill climbs to Indianhead Big Snow Resorts are snow packed and smooth.

Trail 2 from Wakefield to Marenisco is good. There is active construction 5 miles east of Wakefield use caution. Watch for icy corners from Wakefield to US HWY. 2 trail crossing. The rail bed section is in good condition, but it needs more passes to get the bumps out. This was groomed on the 20th.

Trail 8 from Bingo’s to Tula Crossing is good to very good. The trail has lots of snow on it and is a wide seasonal county road that is not plowed and makes for a fun trail ride.

Trail 160 from Walmart to Montreal River(WI) is good to very good. This is a very scenic trail with spectacular views. ENJOY!! There is logging near the Lake Road area, please slow down, remember logging trucks have the right of way.

Trail 11S is good to very good. The first 2 miles of the trail as it heads south towards Wisconsin from Trail 2 is plowed due to logging. Please yield to all commercial truck traffic. The trail is in great shape and is groomed from the Vilas County Wisconsin Line to Trail 2 completely, regularly. There are still a few thin areas and areas that need more brushing but the trail is fantastic.

LAKE GOGEBIC AREA GROOMER REPORT

Trail Conditions from the 15th.
Access corridor 1/8 is in good to very good condition
Trail 1 N is in very good condition
Trail 102 also in good very good condition.
Trail 13 N – Good in the a.m. – rough in the afternoon.
Trail 8 East – fair to good to Ewen; after that, it is in pretty rough shape.
13 S. to 100 all groomed this morning and in very good shape
Trail 1 to Presque Isle was also groomed early this morning – very good.
Trail 1 from Marenisco to West Shore will be groomed tonight and should be in very good shape.

Riders are being ticketed on M-28, as well as the railroad grade along the North Shore of Lake Gogebic. If it’s not a trail – don’t ride there.

U.P. THUNDER RIDERS OF WATERSMEET GROOMERS REPORT:

Trails are getting some fresh snow, groomers are running daily.

Trail 2 east of Watersmeet – to the 107 – good
Trail 3 south of Watersmeet to WI – good -this trail gets tons of traffic and it gets rough between groomings use caution over the bridges
Trail 3 north of trail 2 to bond falls – good with a few thin/icy spots and icy corners
Trail 3 north of Bond falls – good with icy corners
Trail 2 west of Watersmeet – good
Trail 13 south of trail 2 – good with icy corners

PLEASE STAY ON MARKED TRAILS. RIDING ON UNMARKED TRAILS CAN RESULT IN THE CLUB LOSING EASEMENT OF THAT TRAIL AND YOU POSSIBLE GETTING A TICKET…..

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 22, 2018

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: hard base most areas – SNOW needed

Date of Report: February 22, 2018

Area Report:

February 22, 2018 – 7:35am

TRAILS FAIR ON AVERAGE

3 degrees at 7:35am with a high of 31 today. Cloudy all day with a 70% chance of SNOW moving in later tonight. Today is Thursday which means the Sno-Eagles Guided Trail Rides. Meet at 9am at the Historic Railroad Depot on the “grade” in town across from Friendship House.

While trails are on average FAIR. In town, trails that run along side roads on the north side & wide open areas are POOR. Best riding was the 13N Trails heading way north, Trail 7, 3S-the “grade” heading out of town were GOOD & SNOW covered. The sun yesterday did not do much to 3S close to town. Have no reports on 3S beyond where the trail crosses Bloom Rd 10E heading east on the south side of the road is not bad either.

Groomers were out last night grooming high traffic trails close to town. 10W/13N to Conover Trail 3 connect; 17N to 3N aka Manske Swamp; 70W/13S to intersection near Honey Bear; 10E to Bloom Rd & 3S. Plus through town trails.

Trail 1N logging operation continues in the section between the Town of Washington Town Hall & Eagle Lake. With the log piles and icy grainy conditions in that section it would be good to slow down. Minimal grooming due to the logging operation.

Catfish Lake Loop & Eagle Lake Trails are marked with orange easy to see reflective barrels. Please stay by the barrels to be safe. No surface slush. Reminder that the Catfish Lake Trail that ran from Braywood to Lumpy’s is not open. Please do not trespass on private land.

Do the Dance! Want to hear you all the way 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
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club

News and Reports:

Thank you State Rep. Rob Swearingen, Northland Pines Administrator, Mike Richie & State Senator Tom Tiffany for joining us for Celebrate Wisconsin Snowmobile & riding on the VIP ride!

Feb 23-25 – Squirt Hockey Tourney at the ERRA Sports Arena 8:00am-4:00pm
Feb 24 – Ride With Pride drawing – TrackSide – 12 noon
Feb 24 – Trail Ride following Ride With Pride drawing
Feb 24 – Saturday Night Out (SNO) – Silver Leaf – 5:30pm

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

Trail Report – : Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – February 21, 2018

Reporter:Price County Tourism Department

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 1 – 8 inch trail base

Date of Report: February 21, 2018

Area Report:

All trails are open and they are in excellent to good condition with ongoing trail grooming. The trails received a couple inches of fresh snow Monday. The snowmobile trail base may be thin or there may be bare spots on trails near towns, in open areas, in logging areas, and at road crossings; road routes may be bare. To view detailed trail condition reports, go to www.pricecountywi.net.

Some Price County trails are on private land. The use of the private land is a PRIVILEGE, not a right. Please stay on marked trails, especially across fields. There have been many complaints from landowners due to snowmobilers not staying on the trail and riding all over their fields. To avoid having these TRAILS CLOSED, PLEASE respect the private land that is open to snowmobiling.

Several miles of trail are open for winter ATV and UTV riding including the Flambeau Trail System, Solberg Trail, and Georgetown Trail. The Price County portion of the Pine Line Rail Trail (Prentice to Ogema), Snowmobile Trail 189 (Ogema to Timm’s Hill), and Snowmobile Trails 116, 181 and 118 (Prentice area loop) are also open to winter ATV and UTV riding when the trail is officially open to snowmobile use and the temperature is 28 degrees or colder.

You can order visitor information or maps from the Price County Tourism Department website, www.pricecountywi.net, or call 715-339-4505, plus you can listen to recorded trail reports or talk to the friendly Tourism Department staff.

News and Reports:

Upcoming Events:
February 24 – Northwoods Hi-Riders One-Day Poker Run, Phillips
March 3 – Driftsplitters Pancake Breakfast, Kennan

Trail Report – : Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – February 21, 2018

Reporter:Price County Tourism Department

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 1 – 8 inch trail base

Date of Report: February 21, 2018

Area Report:

All trails are open and they are in good to excellent condition with ongoing trail grooming. The trails received a couple inches of fresh snow Monday. The snowmobile trail base may be thin or there may be bare spots on trails near towns, in open areas, in logging areas, and at road crossings; road routes may be bare. Please respect private land use and stay on marked trails.

News and Reports:

Upcoming Events:
February 24 – Northwoods Hi-Riders One-Day Poker Run, Phillips
March 3 – Driftsplitters Pancake Breakfast, Kennan

Trail Report – : Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – February 22, 2018

Reporter:Phil

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Good with 3 additional inches forecast tonight

Date of Report: February 22, 2018

Area Report:

The groomers are out keeping the trails flat and in good to excellent condition. Winter weather advisory tonight with 3-4 inches forecast–who knows. Going to be another great weekend of riding in Land O Lakes.

Ride Safe!

News and Reports:

Frosty Club Fundraiser—-Candlelight bowling March 3 at 7pm at the Alley. Contact Matt or Sarah at the Alley to reserve your space.

Thank you all for making the Radar Run last weekend at Bent’s the biggest Frosty Club event EVER!

Trail Report – : Rhinelander, Wisconsin – February 21, 2018

Reporter:Hodag SnoTrails

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 2-3″ of packed trail base

Date of Report: February 21, 2018

Area Report:

The good news, is that we didn’t lose any base with the weather early this week. The bad news, is that we didn’t get any measureable snow from what the original forecast included.

The groomers have been out on a regular basis, some days were skipped with the warm weather and sleeting conditions. The trails are flat and are in fair to good condition.

The logging roads and other areas out of direct sun still have plenty of snow. There are corners that are icy, so take that in consideration when out on the trails.

There are areas that were in direct sunlight, road routes, trails along road ways, power lines, etc. that have bare spots and snirt.

The trails are flat, but thin on snow in areas. Just take this in consideration when out on the trails. They are rideable, just not optimal.

Trail Report – : Ely, Minnesota – February 21, 2018

Reporter:Ely Chamber of Commerce/Explore MN Visitor Center

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 26+ inches

Date of Report: February 21, 2018

Area Report:

Taconite Trail: Snow depth: 12-28” Base: 1-4” Groomed: yes Condition: Good to Very Good The entire Taconite Trail is in good to very good condition. The trail has quite a bit of ungroomed snow on it right now, but it will be groomed again before the weekend. Please stay to the right and use caution while riding.

Arrowhead Trail: Snow depth: 14-26” Base: 1-4” Groomed: Yes Condition: Very good to Excellent The entire Arrowhead is groomed and in very good to excellent condition. Due to groomer breakdown, the section from Crescent Bar to Elbow Lake was ungroomed for the last few days, but it is groomed as of Wednesday, February 21, and will be groomed again before the weekend. Please be aware of and slow down for logging activity throughout the trail.

Putnum/Fishing Lakes Trail: Base: 1-3” Groomed: Yes Condition: Good The trail is groomed and in very good condition. The snow over the weekend improved the trail conditions dramatically.

Soudan Underground Mine & Vermilion State Park Trails: Base: 1-4” Groomed: Yes Condition: Good The Lake Vermilion Park trails are groomed and in very good condition.

Bear Head Lake State Park: Base: 1-3” Groomed: Yes Condition: Very good

Snowmobile Information:

12th Minnesota Snow Run – February 23 & 24, 2018 Event located at Grand Ely Lodge, 400 N Pioneer Rd, Ely MN. Pink Ribbon Rider fundraiser for breast cancer. www.pinkribbonriders.com