Trail Report – : Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin – January 12, 2018

Reporter:Manitowish Waters Chamber

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 10-15 inches

Date of Report: January 12, 2018

Area Report:

About 5″ of snow yesterday did wonders for our trails! This should be a busy weekend so use caution out there! Take it easy going into the corners, remember your hand signals, respect our property owners and stay on the trail, but above all: have fun and be safe.

News and Reports:

Sno-Skeeter Snowmobile Breakfast Fundraiser
Sunday, January 14, 2018
8:00 A.M. to Noon
Location: Ye Olde Shillelagh Irish Pub – 14202 Tower Rd.

Sno-Skeeter Snowmobile Breakfast/Guns and Roses Drawing
Sunday, February 4, 2018
8:00 A.M. to Noon
Location: The Pea Patch – Downtown Hwy W.
Breakfast at The Pea Patch. Drawing for Guns and Roses Raffle at noon.

Sno-Skeeter Snowmobile Winter Rendezvous
Saturday, February 17, 2018
9:30am to 6:30pm
Location: Rest Lake Park – Hwy W
The area’s biggest ice fishing contest with prizes awarded in 8 categories, sponsored by the Manitowish Waters Sno-Skeeters Snowmobile Club. Ice fishing contest runs from 10:30am until 5:30pm, with more chances to win raffle prizes if you pre-register at Townline Sports or Lakeland True Value. Tent opens at 9:30am for registration. Opening ceremony begins at 10am. Ice fishing awards at 6pm. This family event has activities for all: kid’s games, free groomer rides, racing and photos with the “Famous Klements Racing Sausages” and live music.

Food and refreshments are served in a 40’ x 40’ heated tent and raffle items including: ice auger, ice shack, generator, snowmobile and many more items.

Stay for the event’s finale – spectacular fireworks over frozen Rest Lake.

Dress accordingly, this event is held on Rest Lake just off of Rest Lake Park’s boat landing on Hwy W, 1/4 mile north of Manitowish Waters. Parking is available in the Rest Lake Parking Lot.

Snowmobile Information:

Snowmobiling Information

Manitowish Waters , Wisconsin - Snowmobiling Conditions & News The Manitowish Waters Sno-Skeeters snowmobile club was founded in 1968 and is one of the oldest snowmobile clubs in existence today in Wisconsin. Located in the very northwest corner of Vilas county, Manitowish Waters borders the Lake Superior snow-belt country. With average snowfalls of 150 inches and over 25 miles of professionally groomed trails, the area is one of Vilas County’s top winter vacation areas.

The Manitowish Waters trail system is a unique hub network directly linking into 5 other trail systems. With Minocqua/Woodruff to our south, St. Germain/Eagle River to our southeast, Lake Gogebic to our north, Presque Isle/Winchester to our northeast, Mercer and Hurley to our northwest and Lac du Flambeau/Price County to our west, our area residents and guests can choose from a variety of daily or overnight destinations for scenic riding with excellent pit stops along the way.

The Manitowish Waters Sno-Skeeters maintain an active grooming schedule for the area’s trail system. Coordinated efforts with the surrounding communities provide continuous smoothly-groomed trails in this northwest sector. The Sno-Skeeters own and operate some of the newest grooming equipment on the market today. Support the club by attending their special events or contributing to the “trail pigs” at local establishments along the trails. Or show your support by becoming a member!

Enjoy, and please ride responsibly and safely!

Trail Report – : Western UP, Michigan – January 12, 2018

Reporter:Western U.P. Snowmobile Report

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 5”-8”

Date of Report: January 12, 2018

Area Report:

Western U.P. Trail Report – Western U.P. Bureau – 01/12

Date of Report: January 12, 2018
Area Report:
We had gotten 12 inches of snow in the far western part of Gogebic County and only 3-6 inches of snow around Watersmeet area.
Our temps for the next few days are only going to be in the single digits for highs with lows below zero. There is snow in the forecast for Sunday.

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:
01/12/2018
Overall conditions are fair to very good. We had gotten 12″ of new snow yesterday and all our main corridors we’re groomed last night, they will be out grooming again tonight. There is a 5-8″ base across our system. Please use extra caution when road crossing, also when traveling on county roads keep speeds to 25 miles an hour or less to avoid losing control. Vehicles have the right of way.

Trail 2 from Hurley to Ramsay US-2 Crossing:
Overall rating is good to very good, it was groomed last night and will be groomed again tonight. Thin spots on trail exist, but overall the trail is flat and smooth. 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 Rd. and anyone caught riding it will be ticketed.

Trial 2 from Ramsay Crossing to Wakefield:
Overall rating is good to very good. The hill climbs to Indianhead Big Snow Resorts are snow packed and smooth. Corners are icy due to traffic, so use caution.

Trail 2 from Wakefield to Marenisco:
Overall rating is good to very good. Wet spots exist on the pipeline near the Trail 2/Trail 8 intersection.

Trail 8 from Bingos to Tula Crossing:
Overall rating is very good. It is a wide seasonal county road that is not plowed and makes a fun trail to ride. Trail 8 where the GRTA groomer turns around is ungroomed for 7 miles.
The preferred route to Lake Gogebic, that is groomed completely, is Trail 2 to Marenisco, then up to Trail 1.

Trail 160 from Walmart to Montreal River(WI):
Overall rating is good to very good. This trail was groomed today. You will also encounter some active logging near the Lake Road area, please go slow, logging trucks have the right of way. Please remember to stay on the trail!!!! Do not go off the trails and ride on farmers fields, this can lose easement for our trails. This trail is very scenic so enjoy!!

Trial 11S:
Overall rating is good to poor. They are out grooming trail 11S now so that should help with the poor spots. There are sections where the snow was used up to freeze the mud/water in but are small areas. There are thin spots where we need more snow to cover up the wheeler ruts. Please use caution on this trail.

LAKE GOGEBIC AREA GROOMER REPORT:
01/08/2018
Overall, trail conditions are good to excellent condition.

Trail 13 North of Bergland is reported in good condition – twice the snow and base as the South end of the Lake.
Trail 13 South to Trail 2 has not been groomed as there is not enough snow.

Trail 1 going South from White Pine is also reported as good to excellent.

Trail 1 & 8 North of Bergland is holding up well even with all the traffic.

Trail 102 has been groomed and is in good condition.

Trail 8 west of M64 had a groomer go through last week – please be patient as we get this back in shape.

Trail 1 North of West Shore Resort is closed due to logging.

U.P. THUNDER RIDERS OF WATERSMEET GROOMERS REPORT:

Groomers are running on a regular schedule. The trails are grooming up nicely. They have an 3 inch base.

Trail 2 east – fair to good
Trail 3 north – fair
Trail 3 Bond Falls to Trail 8-fair to good.
Trail 2 west – fair to good
Trail 13 south – fair to 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 – : Keweenaw Peninsula / Houghton-Hancock, South Range, Copper Harbor, Michigan – January 12, 2018

Reporter:tpeters

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 30″ to 40″

Date of Report: January 12, 2018

Area Report:

Hey, all you riders! The trails here in the Keweenaw are snow covered and being groomed daily! They are in great shape. We had those few days of warmer weather, then the temps dropped and we got a little blast of snow yesterday. Trail 124 into Gay from the main Trail 3 is open again and Trail 133 between Gay and Lac Labelle should be open any day now. Temps are suppose to be in the single digits thru the weekend with a few inches of snow here and there. Perfect riding conditions.

Stay safe when out there riding. Remember to respect others on the trail and private property; stay off all ice, it is totally not safe with the weather we have had this year, slow down and stay on your side of the trail, save the drinking for after the riding.

Happy Trail,

Tammi the Trail Goddess

Trail Report – : Ely, Minnesota – January 12, 2018

Reporter:Ely Chamber of Commerce/Explore MN Visitor Center

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 16

Date of Report: January 12, 2018

Area Report:

Ely Area Lakes & Trails: Most lakes had 12″ to 24″ of good solid ice. Please continue to use caution, particularly in areas of current and in wetland/swamps as there could still be spots that have less ice. Lakes do have slushy areas and some pressure ridges. The following lakes are all staked: Burntside, Little Long, Shagawa, Fall, Cedar, Bass, Low, Grassy, Tee, Little Sletten, Sletten, Fenske, Everett, Twin and White Iron. Birch and Mud Lake will be staked by Sunday. Portage trails, along with Mud Lake, hare groomed. With the significant snowfall we received on Wednesday night and Thursday (about 10-12 inches), trail crews are rolling trails. The trails are in good condition.

Taconite Trail: Snow – 10-18” depth Base – 1-4” Groomed – partially Condition – poor to fair The Taconite State Trail was groomed from Ely to to just west of Hwy 53 prior to yesterday’s snowfall and is in fair condition. We are going to allow the trail to pack down and improve the base before resuming grooming early next week. Use caution in the area between Pfeiffer Lake and Big Aspen as there is logging activity and also a section of open water remaining. Check back frequently as trail conditions are changing rapidly. Please travel at appropriate speeds and stay to the right.

Arrowhead Trail: Snow – 10-16” depth Base –1-5” Groomed – yes Condition – fair The entire Arrowhead State Trail was groomed prior to yesterday’s snow fall and is in fair condition. We are going to allow the trail to pack down and improve the base before resuming grooming early next week. Be aware of rocks in the Ban Lake/Hoodoo Lake section of trail. Also please be aware of and slow down for logging activity throughout the trail. Check back frequently as trail conditions are changing rapidly. Please travel at appropriate speeds and stay to the right.

Putnam-Fishing Lakes Trail: Base – 0-1” Groomed – no Condition – fair The Putnam/Fishing Lakes trail remains ungroomed and rough due to low snow conditions. We anticipate having this trail groomed in the next week if conditions allow. Be aware of rocks and frozen ruts in sections throughout the trail. Please travel at appropriate speeds and stay to the right.

Lake Vermilion State Park and Soudan Underground Mine State Park: Snow 13-14”, Base – 4”, Condition – fair We received 9 inches of fresh snow on 1/11/18 and trail crews are in the process of grooming snowmobile corridors. The Lake Vermilion ice route for snowmobiles is signed out of Cable Bay. Snowmobile trailers can be parked at Armstrong Bay Day Use Area parking lot. Snowmobilers can follow the campground road corridor to access the lake at Cable Bay and the interior snowmobile trails. Ice fishing has been good with a lot of activity on Lake Vermilion. However ice thickness varies dramatically use caution when venturing out on the ice. You can access the lake by Stuntz Bay boat access as well as park in Armstrong Bay Day use parking lot and walk a portable down the hill to the lake. Cable Bay boat access is not open to vehicles for ice fishing.

Tomahawk Trail & Local Trail Sections: Snow 12-16” depth, Base – 1-4” Groomed – yes Condition – good The Tomahawk is open and trails are rolled to the Knotted Pine in Isabella.

Trail Report – : Phelps, Wisconsin – January 12, 2018

Reporter:surtrac

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 15″

Date of Report: January 12, 2018

Area Report:

11:30 AM Party cloudy +6 deg.

We rec’d about 6″of fresh yesterday about 3″ of wet heavy stuff then about 3″ of not so wet stuff.

We have been waiting for this kind snow fall along time,how we and every body else can get out
and do some serious grooming.

Temps will be in the single digits both above and below for the next few days and night.

Race week starts today and runs thru.next Sunday in Eagle River so there will be lots of sleds around

Trail Report – : Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – January 12, 2018

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 4 to 8 inches

Date of Report: January 12, 2018

Area Report:

Hello Riders!!

Thursday night was a beautiful time to groom and to ride! About 4″ of fresh snow through out the county! Getting good reports from the groomers all over Sawyer County! The southern part of the county had all groomers running and good conditions after the snow fall! And reports from the center of the county to the north are that they are very good! Trails are all GOOD to VERY GOOD! The lakes are ALL STAKED, there’s no time to waste, get your gear and load up the sleds and get out there and enjoy the beautiful winter in the Northwoods!

Bayfield County is reported to be in good condition, Douglas and Price counties are in fair condition, Ashland and Washburn counties are partially open. Barron and Rusk counties are currently closed.

Thank you to all club members and volunteers and thank you to all who choose Sawyer County as your riding destination!

News and Reports:

The HAYWARD 300 Sno-Cross is January 13 & 14, 2018

TICKETS $8/Advance… $10/Gate OR Weekend Pass $10/Advance… $15/Gate
$5 – Ages 12 and under
Advanced tickets can be purchased at the LCO Casino Gift Shop
or by calling 715-634-5643 Ext. 6613
This is a RIDE TO event!! https://www.facebook.com/events/193131061241316/?active_tab=about

GATES OPEN: 9 AM DAILY

Trail Report – : Presque Isle, Wisconsin – January 12, 2018

Reporter:Scott McPherson

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 15-18 Inches

Date of Report: January 12, 2018

Area Report:

4-6 inches of White Gold fell last night. Trails are groomed and primed for an epic sledding weekend in Presque Isle. Make sure to take advantage of our legendary hospitality at the Retreat Bar, PI Pub Presque Isle Yacht Club, Skyview Lodge, and Last Wilderness Cafe-all serving great food and drink.

Trail Report – : Rice Lake & Barron County, Wisconsin – January 12, 2018

Reporter:rltourism

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 4-6 inches

Date of Report: January 12, 2018

Area Report:

Barron County snowmobile trails will remain CLOSED, we did not receive enough snow on Thursday. There is a chance of snow Sunday and possibly Monday so the clubs will look at the trail conditions again at that time. We lost a lot of the snow pack on Tuesday and Wednesday, some areas have more, some fields are bare due to the wind.
If you need a trail map, see link under snowmobile information.

Trail Report – : Western UP, Michigan – January 12, 2018

Reporter:Western U.P. Snowmobile Report

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 5”-8”

Date of Report: January 12, 2018

Area Report:

I will update as soon as I get info from the clubs. We did get about 9″ of new snow in the far western area, in the Watersmeet area they didn’t get as much snow as the far western area. Temps are going to be below zero again this weekend.

Date of Report: January 8, 2018
Area Report:
Today, the temps will be in the upper 20’s with a low of 9. Tuesday high in the 30’s and Wednesday warming up to the upper 30’s and a low of 26. With all the cold temps we have had our water holes firming up, you will still encounter some places that still are wet. Please be patient and use caution when riding.

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:
01/08/2018
Overall conditions are fair to excellent. There is a 5-8″ base across our system. Please use extra caution when road crossing, also when traveling on county roads keep speeds to 25 miles an hour or less to avoid losing control. Vehicles have the right of way.

Trail 2 from Hurley to Ramsay US-2 Crossing:
Overall rating is good to excellent. Thin spots on trail exist, but overall the trail is flat and smooth. 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 Rd. and anyone caught riding it will be ticketed.

Trail 2 from Ramsay Crossing to Wakefield:
Overall rating is good to excellent. The hill climbs to Indianhead Big Snow Resorts are snow packed and smooth. Corners are icy due to traffic, so use caution.

Trail 2 from Wakefield to Marenisco:
Overall rating is good to excellent. Wet spots exist on the pipeline near the Trail 2/Trail 8 intersection.

Trail 160 from Walmart to Montreal River(WI):
Overall rating is good to excellent. You will also encounter some active logging near the Lake Road area, please go slow, logging trucks have the right of way. Please remember to stay on the trail!!!! Do not go off the trails and ride on farmers fields, this can lose easement for our trails. This trail is very scenic so enjoy!!

Trail 11S:
Overall rating is good to poor. There are sections where the snow was used up to freeze the mud/water in but are small areas. There are thin spots where we need more snow to cover up the wheeler ruts. Please use caution on this trail.

LAKE GOGEBIC AREA GROOMER REPORT:
01/08/2018
Overall, trail conditions are good to excellent condition.

Trail 13 North of Bergland is reported in good condition – twice the snow and base as the South end of the Lake.
Trail 13 South to Trail 2 has not been groomed as there is not enough snow.

Trail 1 going South from White Pine is also reported as good to excellent.

Trail 1 & 8 North of Bergland is holding up well even with all the traffic.

Trail 102 has been groomed and is in good condition.

Trail 8 west of M64 had a groomer go through last week – please be patient as we get this back in shape.

Trail 1 North of West Shore Resort is closed due to logging.

U.P. THUNDER RIDERS OF WATERSMEET GROOMERS REPORT:

Groomers are running on a regular schedule. The trails are grooming up nicely. They have an 8 inch base.

Trail 2 east – fair to good
Trail 3 north – fair to good
Trail 2 west – fair to good
Trail 13 south – fair to 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….

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Trail Report – : Tomahawk, Wisconsin – January 12, 2018

Reporter:jan

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: up to 10 inches

Date of Report: January 12, 2018

Area Report:

This report is dated Friday, January 12, 2018.

Lincoln County snowmobile trails in Zone I are OPEN. Trails south of State Highway 86, Corridor 17 south of intersection #30,Corridor 15 south of intersection #28 and trails 51 and G in the Gleason area remain CLOSED. Trails are being reported in GOOD condition.

All trails in Zone 2 and Zone 3 remain CLOSED in Lincoln County.

Please be aware of trail closed signs, stay on marked trails ONLY and respect private land. Use extreme caution and expect some icy riding conditions throughout the trail system.

Trails designated as winter ATV trails in these areas will open for ATV use are Open.

All trails are closed for ATV use when the temperature is above 28 degrees F.

Oneida County snowmobile trails are OPEN and are in GOOD condition.

These trails are maintained by the local snowmobile clubs.

Please check the current conditions on the Chamber’s website at www.gototomahawk.com

For current information about the Tomahawk area such as lodging information and area

activities, we invite you to visit our website at .gototomahawk.com.

This report will be updated when conditions change.