Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: 3-5"
Date of Report: January 17, 2025
Area Report:
Went out Friday morning to see how the trails were doing. Some trails had enough snow to ride on, others were getting bare in the middle. Overall, I would rate them as Fair. I got home aound 11:30am and the temp was 37 degrees. The sun did peek out for a bit. The county roads have been plowed and sanded, so the roads are bare to the shoulder. Town roads still had some snow cover on them yet.
Most lakes are marked, stay near the barrels when crossing.
North Twin Lake is marked, but has a 3′ (Yes, 3 foot) ice heave in the middle of the lake. They found about a 40′ area to safely cross so you need to stay near the barrels, and SLOW down.
Lower Buckatabon Lake was not marked at 12:30 pm today.
Pioneer Lake is marked.
News and Reports:
Trail 12 from the RR grade TIN 732 to County K TIN 731 has ruts from ATVs. There isn’t enough snow to fill the ruts. We put signs at each end of the trail for Caution Next 1 mile and Rough Trail. Use caution when traveling this area.
The Cemetery Trail from TIN 724 to TIN 725, and south to TIN 727 at Church Rd is thin for snow cover. You will find a few bare spots, There is a hill between TIN 725 and TIN 726 at Lindberg Rd that was bare from sleds going up it. The swamp area did freeze up, so it is good to go.
The temps are going to drop all day on Saturday to negative numbers. If you are riding on Saturday thru Tuesday, dress for the cold temps. Temps rise on Wednesday to a high of 18 degrees.
Snowmobile Information:
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