Reports Archive - Page 503 of 622

Trail Report – : Sayner, Wisconsin – January 30, 2018

Reporter:SaynerStar Lake Barnstormers

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 12 to 16 inches (+/-) in the woods

Date of Report: January 30, 2018

Area Report:

What a difference a week makes. A week ago we were grooming a fresh 8 to 10 inches of fresh snow. This week we don’t have much to work with in some sections. Can you imagine what conditions would be right now if we didn’t get that snow a week ago? The current forecast is calling for 1 to 3 inches for today. Do your best snow dances and pray they are right!!! It is supposed to be about 29 tomorrow (Wednesday) but then drop back to the teens and single digits for highs after tomorrow.

Our trails average fair with a range from poor on exposed town trails to excellent where the trails are shaded in woods. Road route are thin where exposed. Most corners are very icy. We ARE still doing what we can with what we have to work with.

Please continue to be cautious on the lakes. The weight of more snow can force the ice down which pushes water up through cracks to form a slush pocket. The slush pockets can come and go. Ice heaves can also form without warning, as ice expends, and pop up in an area that was smooth the day before.

News and Reports:

There are logging operations in the following locations: Trail 9 between Hwy 70 (TIN 364) and Ross Lake Rd (TIN 225), Trail 7 between Wharton Lake Rd (TIN 218) and Old K (Tin 217), and Trail 7 between Hwy K (TIN 216) and Lake Laura Rd (TIN 214). There is also logging in the Jean Lake Rd area of Trail 7 North, between TINS 227 & 800. That logging should be in the woods off the trail.

(TIN = Trail Intersection Numbers)

Please watch out for these logging areas. Slow down and stay out of the way of the loggers. DO NOT hassle the loggers. They have the right to close down sections of any trail they are logging near or using. If they get hassled too much, that is exactly what they will do – shut that trail down. The logging operations can run at anytime of the day or night. Loggers use some of the trails to drive in and out. So please be watchful in logging areas for trucks on the trail.

Snowmobile Information:

We have a Chili Feed Fund Raiser coming up at Murmuring Waters this Saturday February 3rd. Click here for details!

Click here for the Barnstormers events calendar!!!

Trail Report – : Western UP, Michigan – January 30, 2018

Reporter:Western U.P. Snowmobile Report

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 5-24

Date of Report: January 30, 2018

Area Report:

Western U.P. Trail Report – Western U.P. Bureau – 01/30

Date of Report: January 30, 2018

Area Report:
Temps for today and tomorrow will be in the teens and twenties but Thursday – Sunday our temps will be in the single digits and below zero at night. Our trails overall are good with some thin spots and some icy corners. Please stay on your side of the trail.

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:
01/29/2018
All trails have been freshly groomed, conditions are good to very good.
Please stay on your side of the trails, we want everyone to be safe.

Trail 2 from Hurley to Ramsay US-2 Crossing is good to very good. This was last groomed this morning. You will still encounter some thin spots along with icy corners. Use caution when riding.
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 to good. The trail by Sunday Lake in Wakefield is thin and has icy corners.

Trail 2 from Wakefield to Marenisco is good to very good. Watch for icy corners from Wakefield to US HWY. 2 trail crossing.

Trail 8 from Bingo’s to Tula Crossing is good to very good. Please stay on your side of the trail and use caution on corners.

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 fair to very good. There are still a few thin spots on this trail and it also needs to have more brushing done. Please use caution. Once you cross the bridge within 2 miles there are some rough spots, they are snow covered but we still need more snow.

LAKE GOGEBIC AREA GROOMER REPORT was last reported on the 25th.

Trail 1&8 North of Bergland were groomed along with Trail 1N and
8W and are in very good condition.
Trail 102 is in very good condition.
Trail 13 N was groomed on the 24th and is starting to get a bit rough due to all the traffic.
Trail 13 S from the Root Cellar to Trail 2 the snow has been built up so there are no more rocks.
Trail 1 from Marenisco to Lake Gogebic has been groomed. Use caution by the Gogebic Lodge they are plowing a mile strip for the 1000 foot radar run on Feb. 10th. Watch for BERMS!

U.P. THUNDER RIDERS OF WATERSMEET GROOMERS REPORT:
Groomer Report 1/29/2017
Groomers are out grooming daily. Trails are fair to good. We do have some thin areas and icy corners.

Trail 2 east of Watersmeet – to the 107 – good but thin in areas
Trail 3 north of trail 2 to Bond Falls – good thin area
Trail 3 north of Bond Falls – good
Trail 2 west of Watersmeet- good thin areas
Trail 13 south of trail 2 – good

THINK SNOW!

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 – January 30, 2018

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: Icy

Date of Report: January 30, 2018

Area Report:

TRAILS FAIR ON AVERAGE
POOR RIGHT THROUGH TOWN
TEMPS DROP

Trails range from POOR in town. FAIR as you move out. Way out some GOOD in the tree covered areas.

Warm temps are a thing of the past. 4 below zero this morning, 6 miles east of Eagle River with reports of colder temps north of town. May be couple of inches tonight. SNOW showers in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday. Do the Snow Dance!

Groomer drivers are doing their best with not much to work with in some areas. Hard icy base with loose icy SNOW on top. Corners were icy and some were burned through. In town and at crossings a lot of snirt. Riding was better out of town and improved the most in the woods. Open areas where the evil sun could get at the trails were mushy on Saturday and that is now frozen hard this morning.

Trails groomed last night were 10W/13N to the Conover connect, Manske Swamp/3N, 70W/13S to just beyond the Honey Bear bridge.

Here are a few continuing reminders on the trails:

Trail 1N logging operation continues in the section between the Town of Washington Town Hall & Eagle Lake. Clearly marked with signs. Minimal grooming on this trail.

CATFISH LAKE LOOP & EAGLE LAKE TRAILS ARE NOW BOTH MARKED AND OFFICIALLY OPEN. PLEASE STAY BY THE ORANGE REFLECTIVE BARRELS TO BE SAFE. REMINDER THE CATFISH LAKE LOOP TO LUMPY’S IS NO LONGER A TRAIL.

Yes the Ice Castle is still up! If you are riding zip on over to the “grade” to check out the 2018 Eagle River Area Fire Department ICE CASTLE!!!! Located adjacent to the downtown “grade” trail by the Historic Railroad Grade. The lights installed change colors. Ice benches as part of the Castle let you take photos of your group. Check out this link Eagle River Ice Castle to check out a video of the Ice Castle building. Warm did do damage to the turrets of the Castle. Good the cold is back.

Next on the Winter events schedule is the 13th Annual LaBatt Blue Pond Hockey set for February 9-11 on Dollar Lake east of Eagle River. Check out the is link LaBatt Blue Pond Hockey for info.

THINK COLD & Keep Dancin’!

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:

Every Wednesday & Thursday throughout the snowmobiling season – Sno-Eagles Guided Trail Ride. Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on Trail 13 in town at 9am. All are welcome. Trail conditions permitting.

January

Jan 31 – Feb 2 – Weekday Ride-A-Way

February

Feb 6 – Board of Directors meeting, Hall of Fame
Feb 9-11 – 13th Annual LaBatt Blue Pond Hockey on Dollar Lake
Feb 15 – Member Meeting – Eddie B’s – 6pm
Feb 18 – Celebrate Snowmobiling Dignitary Ride & Gathering
Feb 24 – Ride With Pride drawing – TrackSide – 12noon
Feb 24 – Trail Ride following Ride With Pride drawing
Feb 24 – Saturday Night Out – 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 – : Minocqua, Wisconsin – January 29, 2018

Reporter:minocqua

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 6

Date of Report: January 29, 2018

Area Report:

Heavy traffic last weekend and warm on Saturday we had to downgrade trails to fair , good in the wooded trails and fair in town with some icy corners, a couple inches tomorrow night and Wednesday will improve our trails back to good condition

Trail Report – : Rhinelander, Wisconsin – January 29, 2018

Reporter:Hodag SnoTrails

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 2-3″ of packed trail base

Date of Report: January 29, 2018

Area Report:

The warm weather and a big snowmobile traffic weekend, put a big hurt on the trails. To go from excellent conditions at the start of the week to “fair” in a week is staggering. The groomers have been out on their regular runs, and double runs in some areas to get the trails back to flat as much as possible.

There are some “good” trail sections. The forest roads are in good shape and have held up well. The uneven terrain and/or swampy trail sections are in fair shape. We are seeing evidence of icy corners and holes that can’t be completely cut or filled.

The ice base will help the trails stay rideable, but there could be some snirt in the high traffic areas.

All in all, we are still good, at least we can ride…..Let’s stay safe out there.

Trail Report – : Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – January 29, 2018

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 1 to 6 inches of base

Date of Report: January 29, 2018

Area Report:

It was a great weekend in Sawyer County! Many visitors and lots of traffic to the trails and excitement to the area! We did have a warm up on Friday but Saturday the temps dropped and the trails set back up. They did get rough with the traffic and some icy spots from the warm up but groomers have been out Sunday and today smoothing things back out. Even with the traffic and one day of warmer weather the consensus from most of the trail captains and clubs after the trails have been groomed are that their area of TRAILS ARE GOOD! Again, some icy/bare spots in the open and roads but the wooded trails and lakes are good!

The Chippewa Flowage has good snow and the trails leading in and out have been groomed and reported to be very good! The southern part of the county in the Birchwood and Loretta area are also being groomed and with the heavier snow fall in the beginning of last week their conditions are very good as well! Groomers are out in the Moose Lake area and have done a pass and will continue working on cutting some of the moguls. The area should be receiving some snow tomorrow and it won’t take much to patch up those bare and icy spots. We will update as necessary with any changes.

There is some brushing in the Moose Lake area. They will be finishing trail 5 today and working on trail 21N as well as 5/21 behind Charlies today and tomorrow.

Also please note a temporary reroute in the near future on the Tuscobia trail by Lemington. There will be signage and barricades indicating the reroute which will be just a slight reroute under the trail so nothing that will waver too far. Along with that reroute information a friendly reminder about the trail closure on 63 north of Bodecker Rd to Bayfield County line and trail 5/27 from Tuscobia south to Rusk County line.

Surrounding counties are reported to be in good condition as well.

Thank you to all club members and volunteers! Thank you to all who choose Sawyer County as your riding destination! Its been a great season and we are excited to see it continue!

Trail Report – : Washburn County, Wisconsin – January 29, 2018

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 5-12 inch base

Date of Report: January 29, 2018

Area Report:

All of the Washburn County snowmobile trails are OPEN! The snow event of January 22nd resulted in 2 inches of new snow in the northern part of the county, while the southern sections of the county received 7 to 9 inches of the fresh white stuff. Trail conditions are currently good, with a 5 to 12 inch groomed base. Always use caution on the trails as you may encounter active trail grooming equipment. Enjoy the trails!

Trail Report – : Washburn County, Wisconsin – January 29, 2018

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 5-12 inch base

Date of Report: January 29, 2018

Area Report:

Trail Report – : Forest County, Wisconsin – January 29, 2018

Reporter:forestco

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 2″ to 4″ base

Date of Report: January 29, 2018

Area Report:

The trails have a 2″ to 4″ base and are in fair to good condition.

We cannot stress enough to RIDE SAFELY and RESPONSIBLY. Trail conditions will vary greatly throughout the County. Always use caution when riding on lakes and frozen water as ice conditions will vary.

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. When approaching a groomer or member doing trail maintenance, please slow down and move over so they can do their job.

Reports

TRAILS FAIR ON AVERAGE POOR RIGHT THROUGH TOWN TEMPS DROP

CATFISH LAKE LOOP & EAGLE LAKE TRAILS ARE NOW BOTH MARKED AND OFFICIALLY OPEN. PLEASE STAY BY THE ORANGE REFLECTIVE BARRELS TO BE SAFE. REMINDER THE CATFISH LAKE LOOP TO LUMPY’S IS NO LONGER A TRAIL.

TRAILS FAIR ON AVERAGE
POOR RIGHT THROUGH TOWN
TEMPS DROP