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Trail Report: Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – February 1, 2017

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 13-16 inches

Date of Report: February 1, 2017

Area Report:

To view DETAILED TRAIL CONDITION REPORTS, visit the Price County Tourism website at www.pricecountywi.net and click on the Reports link. We have 5-7 inches of new snow. All snowmobile trails are open and being groomed as time permits. The trails have a hard, smooth base and with this fresh snow on top, they are grooming up perfectly. During the warm up, some swamps filled up with water and some creeks have opened up. Trail conditions/grooming and caution areas are described in the detailed reports on our website. The trails remain open through March 31, 2017. Approximately 100 miles of our motorized trails welcome winter ATV and UTV riders. To order travel guides or your snowmobile trail map, visit our website at www.pricecountywi.net.

News and Reports:

Visit our online Calendar of Events for details – http://www.pricecountywi.net/calendar.aspx?CID=23
February 5, 2017 – Club Breakfast, Elk River Pioneers Snowmobile Club
February 11, 2017 – Dance & Raffle, Northwoods Hi-Riders Snowmobile Club
February 17 & 18, 2017 – Poker Run & Raffle, Elk River Pioneers Snowmobile Club
February 18, 2017 – Winter Picnic, Elk River Pioneers Snowmobile Club
March 5, 2017 – Club Breakfast, Catawba Driftsplitters Snowmobile Club

Trail Report: Presque Isle, Wisconsin – February 1, 2017

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 16-20″

Date of Report: February 1, 2017

Area Report:

Report from Presque Isle, Winchester Sno-Bunnies President, Jim Luedtke:

Get The Sleds out!!!!!!….It is Snowing out again this morning…6 days in a row now……..Our groomers say the trails are the best they have been this year!!!!…..Most trails are in Very Good Condition…Some even Excellent…..This “Weekend” will be a great time to head North “Sledders”……We have Sun and colder weather coming on Thursday and Friday which will also help our lakes Freeze up…Saturday has more Snow in the forecast…..Please… still use caution on any Lake in the area……

We have a great Raffle going this year to help support our costs of bringing you the best trails in the area….The drawing will be on February 19th at 1:00 pm. at the P.I. Pub in Presque Isle… Buy a $10 ticket…… and you get a FREE breakfast or lunch (chili/dogs)….Please come early and Buy tickets….We are giving away a Ski-Doo 600 E-Tec and a Ski-Doo MXZ 600 Sport along with a Triton Trailer as the 3rd prize in our Raffle…..Tickets are $10 each or 6 tickets for $50 dollars…..Please buy tickets at all of our area Businesses to help support our efforts to bring you the best Trails possible…..100% of proceeds go to the costs of grooming…..

Come on up and enjoy the wonderful Sport of Snowmobiling!!!!! Please consider joining and supporting our Sno-Bunnies Snowmobile Club at http://sno-bunnies.com. In joining, you can then get your WI Trail pass for just $10.

Trail Report: Crivitz, Wisconsin – February 1, 2017

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6 to 8 inches

Date of Report: February 1, 2017

Area Report:

Hi All…

Total snowfall in the last two days is approximately four inches. All three groomers are out there doing their magic. Overall, most of the trail is good to very good condition. There are some high-traffic areas that are somewhat thin on snow, but passable. Some spots where water was sitting due to the warm temps, may not be frozen through. Be aware of this…could be very rough and/or deep! Also, the lakes are frozen, but very rough, also due to our previous warm temps.

The weather forecast looks like cooler temps…this will help keep our trail together. More snow predicted for the weekend.

Have a great ride!

News and Reports:

Saturday, February 11 – High Falls Fish-o-Rama and Radar Run

Saturday, February 18 – Crooked Lake Fish-o-Rama

Saturday, February 27-Vintage Sled Ride at Thunder Lake Lodge

(any club members with events to be listed, please contact me…thank you)

Trail Report: Keweenaw Peninsula / Houghton-Hancock, South Range, Copper Harbor, Michigan – February 1, 2017

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 24″-36″

Date of Report: February 1, 2017

Area Report:

Trails her in the Keweenaw from Copper Harbor to Twin Lakes are in pretty good shape with the snow that we have received so far this week. Temps are staying around 20 for the rest of the week during the day and low 20’s for the weekend. Nights are low teens. Groomers are running every day and will try to keep up with all the traffic that is on the trails. There is a lake effect snow warning starting tonight, suppose to get 2-3″ today and another 3″ overnight. This snow has really put the trails back into good shape.

Trail 122 from Lake Linden to Gay is closed for logging. You can take trail 122 to get to the Dreamland trail, but do not go any farther. Trail 133 between Gay and Lac LaBelle has some wet spots (should be getting better) and is a little rough. To get into Gay, you can take Trail 124 in and out to the main trail.

Remember when out on the trails to respect private property and others out on the trails, stay off of the ice, slow down (its not a race), and save the drinking for after the driving!!

Happy Trails from the Trail Goddess!

Trail Report: Rice Lake & Barron County, Wisconsin – February 1, 2017

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 6-8

Date of Report: February 1, 2017

Area Report:

Barron County Trails remain CLOSED at this time. Wild Rivers and Tuscobia State Trail are open as always. We are still in need of a bit more snow before to make it safe for county trails to be open. Trail updates are recorded at 715-637-4275 or you can find information on the Barron County Sheriffs Department Facebook page. Be Safe!

Trail Report: Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – February 1, 2017

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 8-10

Date of Report: February 1, 2017

Area Report:

Trail report for February 1, 2017-Trails are in good condition. With the continued below freezing temps and the couple of inches of snow the last couple of days there is just enough snow to groom out a nice trail. We still need more snow because the corners are still icy and not much snow in the logging areas and other portions but most of the trail system is pretty good. Any amount of snow more than a dusting will help. Although there may not be much snow in the forecast in the near future there is a continuation of cold temps below freezing. Our Groomers were out this morning and will be out tonight. We need snow and cold weather!!! Please be careful out there! Remember be safe, ride right, and enjoy the ride.

Jim (Hammy) Hamilton

BJSC President

News and Reports:

Join us for these upcoming events:
February 17 – 18: 9th Annual Frozen Tozen
February 19: Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Breakfast
March 4: Snowmobile Club Cabin Fever Party

Trail Report: Rhinelander, Wisconsin – February 1, 2017

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6-10″ in the woods

Date of Report: February 1, 2017

Area Report:

We received 3-5″ of fresh snow on Monday. It was a pretty light snow, so it didn’t do much to increase the trail base. At the very least, it freshened up the trails and covered some of the bare spots in the exposed areas of the trails. I rode a section of our trail system last night, and I still have them in good condition. The trail base is hard and mostly flat. There are some stutter bumps, that won’t be completely filled in without some good wet snow. The snowmobile routes on roadways are kinda thin, but are not 100% pavement.

The lakes that were crossed last night, showed the slush as being completely frozen. As a result, they are good and hard, but have varying amounts of hard ruts due to the frozen slush.

We are back on regular grooming, and the trails should be good for the weekend.

One thing to be aware of, is some wet areas are popping up in the swamps. The January thaw resulted in the loss of the frost in some of the wetter areas. We have been working on these spots to allow them to freeze up, but some still exist. They aren’t deal breakers, but do require some focus on getting through them quickly and safely. There is one wet spot on trail 13 North – east of Rhinelander (just south of Hwy C.). There is one on trail 17 (near the Al Gen Supper club). There are a few small ones just north of Pine Harbor bar.

Trail Report: Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 1, 2017

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Hard base in most areas – Plenty Snow cover

Date of Report: February 1, 2017

Area Report:

Trails Good Condition

Over the last few days cold temps & SNOW have returned to Eagle River! Since Sunday through yesterday afternoon it looks to me that Eagle River got about 3-4 inches of new SNOW. West side of town looks to have gotten a little more. We are at the high for today of 18. Tonight 0. Trails will stay in Good Condition with little sun & cold temperatures. SNOW forecast for Saturday.

Trail Boss reports all trails groomed last night. ALL TRAILS ARE OPEN. Gates & fencing are down & the WI River Bridge section of Trail 10W/13N is OPEN.

The hard base is icy & new SNOW can make things “squirrelly” for the backend of your sled. So be careful. Grooming last night should have helped that. Otherwise Time To Ride!

Catfish Lake Loop & Eagle Lake Trail are OPEN & safe by the orange reflective barrels. No surface slush.

Time to THINK COLD! And Doin’ The Snow Dance!

Groomer Show in St. Germain on Wednesday, February 1. You can ride your sled there.

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 – Early AM with more updates should conditions changes dictate.

News and Reports:

SNO-EAGLES SNO HUNT – January 13-February 28, 2017 – for more information contact Dave Mrczynski at 715.891.8584.

A fun snowmobile scavenger hunt with bonus point & prizes
Register at local businesses

RIDE WITH PRIDE RAFFLE TICKETS – Drawing 12 Noon, February 25, 2017 at TrackSide.

$2 each or 3/$5 available from Sno-Eagles, Eagle River Chamber office & many businesses in Eagle River
Prizes – 1st prize SkiDoo MXZE 600 or CanAm Outlander 570. 2nd prize 55′ Flat panel TV or $500. 3rd prize Wkend at Eagle Waters Resort + dinner. 4th prize Wkend at Wild Eagle Lodge.

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY TRAIL RIDES

Meet on Trail 13 (the Grade) in town between Historic Railroad Depot & Friendship House
9am departure

MONTHLY MEETINGS – 6:30pm Snacks – Meeting at 7pm – All Welcome!

February 16 – Eddie B’s White Spruce (Hwy 45N at the bridge)
March 16 – Eagle Waters (Hwy 70E to Rangeline Rd-follow the signs)
April 20 – Gordo’s (Hwy 45N across from Holiday North Gas Station)

BOARD MEETINGS – 7pm at the International Snowmobile Hall of Fame (Hwy 45N next door to the World Championship Snowmobile Derby)

January-May the 1st Tuesday of the each month

Trail Report: Oconto County, Wisconsin – February 1, 2017

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 5-9

Date of Report: February 1, 2017

Area Report:

Townsend – Red Arrow Snowmobile – ATV Club – We received 2″-3″ of fresh snow since yesterday and the groomers will be out later today. It’s cold out again and the trails should hold up well. Just remember that under that fresh snow is some ice, so be careful. Paul Bunyan has closed the stretch of trail behind Backwoods Bar because of water. They broke through with their groomer last Friday. So to get through to Burnt Dam Rd. you have to ride around the corner on Sawyer Lake Rd. and jump back on the trail. The Red Arrow system is in GOOD TO VERY GOOD riding condition.

Lakewood – Paul Bunyan Snowmobile Club – The Lakewood area got about 2 inches of fluffy snow with a little more coming down. Later today the groomers will be out getting the trails back in shape. Remember there is a lot of ice under the fresh powder.

Bagley and Brazeau – Joyriders Trails -Trails are back open on Feb 1st at 7am. They are in good condition but there is a problem on the Butler Springs trail. Logging has been taking place on Butler Springs Rd and will continue for the next few weeks. The loggers removed most of the snow on the trail. Since it has snowed the groomer drivers have been out on this trail trying to re-groom it. We don’t know if the loggers will come back and take off the new snow that has recently fallen. If you are familiar with the ATV trail that runs next to the snowmobile trail, through Butler Springs, you, can use this trail. If we continue to have a problem with keeping it groomed, we plan to start grooming the ATV trail. Also we have problems grooming in other areas with thin ice. On the Pipeline and a few other areas the ice is to thin for the groomer to groom but safe for snowmobiles to ride.

Gillett Sno ATV Riders – Trails are open and in poor to fair condition.

Chute Pond Snowmobile Club – Chute Pond trails are open, and grooming on a regular basis. Our trails are thin, with a very icy base- which with even light traffic gets exposed in and around the corners.

The Nicolet State Trail (railroad grade) is in poor condition south of Breed, and in fair to good condition north of Breed. Wooded trails west of Hwy 32 are in groomed and in fair to mostly good condition- wooded trails east of Hwy 32 are still a work in progress. Groomers are trying to improve their condition- but for now they’re in poor to fair condition, with some areas better than fair.

Please be aware that the groomers may be out day and night as needed to get the trails back into shape. Please watch out for the groomers, and give them space when you see them.

Expect some rough and bare spots, some standing water and slushy spots, and probable icy areas, especially near the corners. Please ride with caution- and stay on the marked trails.

Oconto Falls – Sno Jokers Trails – Trails are CLOSED.

Lena Snow Drifters – Trails are CLOSED.
Chase Sno-Chasers – Trails are CLOSED.

Trail Report: Neillsville, Wisconsin – January 31, 2017

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 2-3″ Base

Date of Report: January 31, 2017

Area Report:

All Clark County Snowmobile Trails are currently CLOSED. Trails were diminished from extended warm temperatures and rain and more snow is needed before they will reopen. Please be advised that riding on closed trails is trespassing and fines apply.