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Trail Report – : Conover, Wisconsin – December 29, 2022

Reporter:snobuddies

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 12-14”

Date of Report: December 29, 2022

Area Report:

After finishing grooming at 3:30am, I will say the trails are in Fair to Good condition. The heavy traveled trails were mostly groom twice. The corners were mostly blown out with some showing the dirt below. If we had both grooming units up and running, we may have been able to hit some of the heavy traveled areas more than once.

A light freezing drizzle started around 1am and lasted maybe an hour. It made the last run down Trail 3 a little difficult as the snow was wet and sticking in the groomer pan. With warmer temperatures today, these trails may deteriorate quickly.

Weather forecast showed several storms lining up, hopefully that will bring us some more snow.

News and Reports:

The Cemetery Trail is open. I didn’t groom through there last night, so there might be some rough areas.

If you find a condition that you need to report to the Conover Sno-Buddies like a down tree, water on the trail, etc, either message us on Facebook, use the contact page on our website, or even notify a local establishment. They know how to get a hold of us to fix the issue.

A reminder to ride between the orange blazers. Along Hwy K West, there were several 100 trees removed this summer to place new electric poles. Most of the stumps are still there. If you were to hit one, it could ruin your trip quickly. Ride Right ➡️ Ride Safe.

Snowmobile Information:

Our annual Poker Run starts December 24th and ends on March 4th. You can pick up game cards to be stamped at several locations in Conover, Eagle River, Phelps, and Land O Lakes. Draw party is March 4th. No need to be present to win.

January 14th – 10am-2pm – Trailside Brat Fry. Meet Conover and Phelps snowmobile clubs at intersection 500 for Brats, Hot Dogs, Hot Chocolate. and s’mores. This is where 3 clubs meet on trail 6 and 8 along the power lines near Blong Rd.

January 28th – 1pm-4pm – Chilli and Soup Cook-off at Wild Turkey. Entreries must be there by 12:45pm. Bring a crook pot full of your favorite recipe. Or stop by and be a judge on entreries.

December 30th – 4pm-7pm – Town of Conover sledding party. Residents and visitors are invited to join in sledding and skating under the lights at the Conover Town Park. Sno-Buddies groomer will be giving sledders a lift to the top of the hill. Complimentary hot dogs, chips and hot cocoa available along with s’mores by the warming bonfires. Some loaner sleds and skates available on site. Contact 715-617-9500

Trail Report – : Ashland County, Wisconsin – December 29, 2022

Reporter:info@visitashland.com

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 8-12

Date of Report: December 29, 2022

Area Report:

Ashland County Trails open 8am today, most trails are groomed and in good condition, we are continuing to brush and groom the trails. Most trails have been cleared and made passable but You may still find downed trees on the trails that have not been cleared. Clam Lake area is all cleared and groomed with a detour on the Dead Horse. Ashland Area is cleared and groomed, Mellen area is cleared and will be groomed by the weekend. Butternut area is cleared with the exception of 12. Please enjoy the trails, be safe and ride with caution.

Trail Report – : Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin – December 29, 2022

Reporter:Toulish1

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 8″

Date of Report: December 29, 2022

Snowmobile Information:

Wow, the beachhead is getting pounded. Ran with a friend to Lazy Ace yesterday. Trails in the woods are looking good yet. 17 in the Raven Lake area showing some corners blowing out but good base yet. Out on the tundra in the Powell marsh, 17 is getting thin near the bridge and gravel is starting to poke out, but that whole strip was nice to ride on. Trail 1 Stearns Lake Road is still covered but tough to scrounge snow in spots. Hornshoe president Keith announced no lake marking until further notice. A lot of thin ice in spots and today is predicted to be 38 degrees. A few of the clubs are working through tree issues, and groomer breakdowns. Everyone I met talked of the bumps and wear but were all positive and having fun. Thank all the volunteers that are doing their best to make it happen, and ride alert as conditions change. Mark

Trail Report – : Bayfield County, Wisconsin – December 28, 2022

Reporter:BayfieldCounty

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6-8

Date of Report: December 28, 2022

Area Report:

GENERAL AREA REPORT:

New trail reroute complete: Mason trail 4 west from Village of Mason north to Lund Rd, turn west just before Lund along edge of field to County Rd E, West along field edge through woods trail to field by Billy Anderson Rd. Over Sutherland Rd to existing trail south west. Please ride with CARE! Trail signage should be finished before the weekend!!!

There will be large equipment on trail 31 going towards Sawyer County the next couple days. Please stay off this trail, could be dangerous.

Barnestormers All trails will be groomed for the weekend with the exception of 31 south of Mulligan Creek Road. Heavy equipment is working on this trail, advising no travel at this time.

Drummond Sno Jacks All trails are open. All trails have been groomed with the exception of a portion of trail 63 through the Bibon Swamp and the Lake Owen stick trail is not yet open. Please help pack trail 63 so it will freeze down and can be groomed.

Frostys vintage riders No report

Namakagon Trail Groomers all trails in Namakgon are open and groomed

Northern Adventures All trails are open and groomed. Trails are in good condition.

South Shore Trails Club Trails 43, 66, the section of trail 3 (Flag Rd) into Port Wing and Trail 1 From Port Wing to Touve Rd have all been freshly groomed. Trail 1 From Herbster to Corny is passable but still needs brush work.

Washburn Valhellers Grooming plan for the week of December 26^th:

Wednesday 28th – Trail #13, #31 and #35 around the Valhalla area;

Thursday 29th – Trail #33, #31 and #63 (Moquah Spur) between Valhalla and the Tri-County Corridor;

Friday 30th – Trail #13 from Valhalla to Washburn and the Ashland Corridor.

Saturday 31st – (likely) Trail #33, #31 and #63 (Moquah Spur) between Valhalla and the Tri-County Corridor

Trails 51, 19, 40 opened and groomed. Trail 31 will be groomed before the weekend. Trail 1 from Cornucopia to Trail 31 is not open.

White River Ramblers All trails are open and groomed. Trails are in good condition.

ADDITIONAL INFO:

Sign up to receive text message or email trail condition updates on the county website under “Notify Me.” You can also find updates on Snowtracks and view the Wisconsin Snow Conditions widget at travelbayfieldcounty.com.

GENERAL INFO:

Order a snowmobile map online or pick one up at area businesses. You can also download the Avenza app (for free) and get the updated Snowmobile Map on your device before you hit the trails – locate yourself on the trail map with GPS so you can see where you are, even with no cell reception! If you’d like to see the sponsor businesses on the same type of map, try the Trail Treker app ($1.99).

Be sure to stop in, warm up and patronize the businesses on our snowmobile map. Their advertising makes it possible to print and distribute the map. New maps will be available soon!

Trail Report – : Tomahawk, Wisconsin – December 29, 2022

Reporter:Tomahawk Chamber of Commerce

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 10-12″

Date of Report: December 29, 2022

Area Report:

LINCOLN COUNTY: With exceptions, ZONE 1 of Lincoln County is open.

Zone 1 trails remaining closed are as follows: Portions of Trail 86 and Corridor 19 located south of Hwy 86. Corridor 17 south of the Park and Ride at intersection #30 will remain closed.

All trails in Zones 2, 3, and 4 remain closed at this time.

Trails are in rough early season condition, with warm temperatures and possible rain on the way. Watch for downed branches and trees. Stay off lakes and rivers until trails have been clearly marked by clubs (this is happening on most lakes over the next few days). If a body of water is not marked, it is considered unsafe.

ATVs are only allowed on trails when temperatures are below 28F. No UTVs.

ONEIDA COUNTY: All trails in the Oneida County Funded Snowmobile Trail System are open.

All lake and river trails in Oneida County are considered unsafe and should not be utilized until they have been clearly marked by a local snowmobile club.

Downed trees and low hanging branches may be encountered. The trails are in early season condition, with warm temperatures and possible rain on the way.

As always, the Oneida County Forestry, Land, & Recreation Department reminds riders to stay on marked trails. Off trail riding is trespassing and could result in closure or loss of trails and citations and fines for those who participate.

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 29, 2022

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 12-13 inches – 2 inch base on average –

Date of Report: December 29, 2022

Area Report:

December 29, 2022 8:03am – 33 – High of 40 today

SNO-EAGLES
EAGLE RIVER TRAILS
OPEN – EARLY SEASON RIDING

Yep high of 40 today. Starting today through the New Year a warm up. Meaning trail conditions are going to change fast. Expect snow to be soft. Weather guys forecast this will last until the 4th of January. Time to THINK COLD.

Groomers were out again last night grooming nearly all the trails. Only 3 areas not groomed. They are:

Trail 10E
Trail 1S All to include Grampa Grahm trail

NOTE – DEERVIEW LANE SECTION OF TRAIL 1 THAT HEADS TO EAGLE LAKE HAS HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC. Slow down & be aware.

Riding today have a complete report tomorrow. Remember as you ride with the warm up conditions are going to change fast. Adventure sledding.

Eagle & Catfish Lake trails opened yesterday. Hard ice & surface slush. Stay by the orange reflective barrels to be safe.

Some reminders when you ride. Please no off trail riding & stop at driveways. Also as you ride you might meet a groomer. They are big & can’t pull over for us. So pull over & let the driver direct you. And oh ya give ’em a thumbs up. They groom so we can ride!!!

Keep DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!!

See ya on the trails today!

Holly Tomlanovich
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club
Proud Groomers of THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
715.479-5185 Trail Updates will begin with trail opening

News and Reports:

SNO-EAGLES EVENTS

December 29 5pm – SNO the Thursday edition – Chanticleer Inn – E. Dollar Lk Rd off of Hwy 70E – 5pm
January 3 – Board of Directors meeting- 6pm – World Snowmobile HQ – Hwy 45N – Members welcome
January 12-15 – Vintage World Championship Race – WCDC Track
January 19 – Member meeting – Buckshots’s Downtown – 6:30pm
January 19-22 – World Championship Snowmobile Derby
January 27-29 – Weekend Away to Mole Lake Casino
January 28-30 – Women On Snow

Snowmobile Information:

Wisconsin Snowmobile Registration
Discount Trail Pass for Snowmobile Club Members – $10 – Time to join a club!
Standard Wisconsin Trail Pass – $30
Out of State Trail Pass – $50
Vilas County Map It Trail App GPS style app of all trails in Vilas County. Plus includes the brown 3 digit emergency numbering system. If an emergency happens call 911 & give them that number. Find you quicker.
Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS) Gives you trails groomed in last 24, 48 & 96 hours
Snowmobile Wisconsin – Know before you go!

Trail Report – : Lake Gogebic | Bergland, Michigan – December 29, 2022

Reporter:AJ’s Walleye Lodge

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Good

Date of Report: December 29, 2022

Area Report:

Good morning. Groomers have reported that they have all trails and access trails set. Grooming has been resumed however with the abundance of traffic and temperatures the trails are not getting a chance to set up. Groomers will continue to try to keep the bumps knocked down so that they don’t freeze and become a constant headache all season. Groomers are doing everything that they possibly can to keep up and have a constant rotation of operators going out. Our area is being bombarded with traffic. We thank everyone for visiting our area and understand that we everyone is doing the very best they can! They don’t call this hell week for nothin’!

AJ’s Oven is open daily and we have a D.J. New Years Eve starting at 9 p.m. Stop by and purchase a commemorative New Years Eve glass and all proceeds will go directly to Gogebic Area Groomers! Happy New Years Friends!

Trail Report – : Conover, Wisconsin – December 28, 2022

Reporter:snobuddies

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 12-14”

Date of Report: December 28, 2022

Area Report:

Trails are in excellent shape. Not all the lakes are marked yet, so remember, if it isn’t marked, it isn’t safe to cross yet. Pioneer Lake near Maple View has been marked.

Trails are smooth, corners are icy as usual with early season riding. You may encounter a tree down on a trail, so ride right, ride safe.

News and Reports:

Trail Boss Chad reported last night he was able to make it through the Cemetery trail and it is now open.
I’ll be grooming tonight, we are down one grooming tractor, so I’ll be covering as much as I can with the Tucker.

Snowmobile Information:

January 28th – 1pm-4pm – Chilli and Soup Cook-off at Wild Turkey. Entreries must be there by 12:45pm. Bring a crook pot full of your favorite recipe. Or stop by and be a judge on entreries.

Trail Report – : West Yellowstone, Montana – December 28, 2022

Reporter:brandiniron

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 55″ +

Date of Report: December 28, 2022

Area Report:

BPA- 12/26/22

Big Sky-1226/22

Cougar Creek- 12/26/22

Horse Butte- 12/27/22

Lion Head- 12/26/22

Madison- 12/28/22

Power Line West of Town- 12/28/22

South Plateau- Whiskey Trail-Black Bear cut off- 12/27/22

South Plateau to Jct 23- 12/28/22

Tow top via South fork- 12/28/22

Two top via Mosquito- 12/26/22

Junction 8- 12/28/22

News and Reports:

Make the Brandin’ Iron Inn your place to stay and receive a discount on your room when you mention Snow Tracks.

Snowmobile Information:

Stop in at the Chamber to purchase your Montana and Idaho trail permits.

Trail Report – : Ely, Minnesota – December 28, 2022

Reporter:Ely Chamber of Commerce/Explore MN Visitor Center

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 18 Inchs

Date of Report: December 28, 2022

Area Report:

Active logging is happening in several spots throughout the Grant-in-Aid and State Trail system. Please slow down and give trucks and logging equipment space.

Continue to monitor trail conditions online, as they may be changing daily:

Https://wwww.dnr.state.mn.us/snow_depth/index.html

Taconite State Trail: The Taconite has been groomed once from Ely to Tower and will be groomed again before this weekend. Use caution in the Ely-to-Purvis segment as it remains very narrow, and the segment through the swamp between Purvis Rd and Bear Head Rd/CR 128 remains ungroomed. We will be grooming further west along the remainder of the Taconite as ice in the swamps allows. We also continue clearing many parts of the trail that were made impassable by the heavy snow a couple of weeks ago. We are using heavy equipment to remove trees and brush in some places and hand-clearing in others. Snow: 14-26 inches with a base of 0-4 inches. Groomed: Partially Condition: Poor

Arrowhead State Trail: Along the entire trail, as with the Taconite, we will be grooming where swamps and ice thickness allow, and we will also be continuing to clear those parts of the trail with trees and brush from the heavy snow blocking the corridor. In particular, the Orr South Spur south to the Landing Spur is bad for brush and down trees. Also, the very northern part of the trail has been closed for safety reasons due to a groomer going through the ice in one of the swamps. The International Voyageurs snowmobile club grooms the very northern segment of the trail, so continue to check their website along with the DNR site for trail updates at www.ridetheborders.com.

Arrowhead Trail Snow: 16-28 inches of snow with a base of 0 inches. Groomed: No Condition: Poor

Putnam/Fishing Lakes and Lake Vermilion Park Trails: These trails are open, but extra caution is needed while riding. A few spots on these trails remain almost entirely blocked by trees and brush from the heavy snow a couple of weeks ago. We continue to work to open these spots up. Swamps and beaver ponds also have thin ice in places, even though we continue to pack them. High ground and dry swamps are still very rough, and ice in swamps remains inconsistent. If using the trails right now, please use caution and travel at your own risk.

Bear Head Lake State Park: With the grainy snow, campground loops and Beach Trail were packed and needs time to be tracked. Be cautious, as there are locations where the brush is encroaching on the trail from the heavy snow. Norberg Trail needs more snow and to be cleared of brush that the storm left leaning into the trail. Snow depth is 17-20 inches. Skiing conditions: Poor trails are not groomed. Base: 10 inches. Snowmobiling conditions: Poor, trails are not groomed. Base: 8 inches.