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Trail Report – : Phelps, Wisconsin – February 12, 2022

Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 12″-18″ in the woods

Date of Report: February 12, 2022

Area Report:

Conditions are good in the Phelps area.  Picked up about 2″ Thusday into Friday.  Are groomer operators are doing a fantastic job with little snow to work with.  Hats off to them.  Cold day in store for today with highs ne 6 above.  Slowly warming into hext week peaking on Wednesday with a high of 32.  Enjoy the beutiful, sceanic Phelps tril system and all of Vilas County.  Please thank or trail sponsers and if you see are groomer operators out wave and show them they are appreciated.  Reminder, off trail riding is trespassing.  Stay on the trail, they never fail.

Ride safe and please come back to our area again.

News and Reports:

Remeber, club rides Tuesday and Thursday.  9 a.m. across from the post office.

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 12, 2022

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6 inch or less base – Snow cover 13-16 inches

Date of Report: February 12, 2022

Area Report:

Eagle River Trails
Fair to Good

February 12, 2022 – 5:45am 4 below – High of 6 today – 11 below tonight

Lake Snow moved through yesterday adding about 1/2-1 inch of SNOW to the wet heavy 3 inches Thursday into yesterday morning.  Lots of moisture in the SNOW.  The grooming before the SNOW on Thursday night & more grooming last night follow by then the cold last night has moved the trails to Fair to Good. Going to be below zero at night until Tuesday.

The Groomer Tracking System AP (GTS) shows groomers left the Groomer Barn along Hwy 45N near the Snowmobile Derby Track last night & groomed:

North of Eagle River

  • Trail 10/13 from groomer barn to the connect with the Conover trails
  • Trail 3 aka Manske Swamp trail that spurs off of Trail 10/13 heading east – to include Trail 17N from Hwy 45N crossing to connection with Trail 1
  • Wisconsin River bridge crossing of Trail 10/13 that heads west
  • Trail 10 & 7 heading west to the connect with the Sayner trails
  • Trail 13 (the one way section only)heading north toward Buckatabon Lake/Bauers Dam connect with Conover trails

East of Eagle River

  • Trail 10/13 heading south through Eagle River past the Ice Castle to Trail 10E intersection
  • Trail 10E to connect with Three Lakes trails to include 9 mile & all other spurs off of Trail 10E.

West & South West of Eagle River

  • Trail 70 to the intersection near Honey Bear Restaurant.
  • Trail 17S from Honey Bear Restaurant intersection to Sugar Camp trails connect
  • Trail 7 aka Paint Ball Field that heads west (right) off Trail 17 to Sugar Camp connect near Kathan Inn

Another long night of grooming. Riding is GOOD. In town trails could use more SNOW.  Give the groomer drivers a thumbs up & remember to pull over to let them by.

Heavy traffic near town with lots of large groups of riders.  Be sure to “Right Right” even in the corners.  Please remember to stop at road crossings & yield at driveways.  Also there is a 55 MPH speed limit at night.

Catfish & Eagle lake trails marked & OPEN. Stay by the orange reflective barrels.  DO NOT think the entire lake is safe.  Several sleds have gone in the water this season far from the barrels.

Please KEEP DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE! 

See ya on the trails!

Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
715.479-5185 Weekly Trail Update

News and Reports:

February                                                                                                                   

  • 2/11-13 – Pond Hockey –  Ride by sled from 10E to Chanticleer Inn trail
  • 2/14-18 – Weekday Away to Park Falls & Washburn
  • 2/17 – Member meeting 6:30pm – Eddie B’s – across road from Trail 10/13 in town
  • 2/25-26 – Arctic Derby Dash -along Trail 10/13 in town
  • 2/26 – SNO (Saturday Night Out) – Twelve Pines, Hwy 70E of Eagle River 6pm – Trail 10E or take Catfish Lake Trail

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
AWSC – “The Legislative Voice of Wisconsin Snowmobilers”
Snowmobile Wisconsin – Know before you go!

Trail Report – : Chippewa County, WI – February 11, 2022

Reporter:cvsopresident

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 1″- 6″ base

Date of Report: February 11, 2022

Area Report:

Additional trails for partial opening
 
We will open the Northern part of Chippewa County at 9:00 am Saturday February 12. The Southern boundary going from west to east – the Leaker Trail from intersection 55 to intersection 17 then south on the Bloomer Snowhawk trail to intersection 14, then East on Corridor 18 to intersection 23 (Old Barn), then on Corridor 31 from intersection 23 to intersection 25, then east on the Family trail from intersection 25 to intersection 64, then east on the Crosscut from intersection 64 Intersection 47. All named trails and trails to the North of that line are to open at 9.  In addition Corridor 31 will be open from County X (the Frog Hop) north to the Rusk County Line and Corridor 27 from the City of Stanley to the Rusk County Line in order to provide access from southern part of the County to the North.
 
The Cedar Creek bridge on trail 14 between intersection 9 and Hwy 40 is still out, plan your route accordingly. 
 
Please note that the Old Abe Trail From Jim Falls South is closed. 
 
Trail will be in poor to fair condition and the groomers will be out.  Ride with caution as there was wind with the snow that came through and there could be downed trees or branches.
 
 
Jeff Myers

Trail Report – : Rhinelander, Wisconsin – February 11, 2022

Reporter:Hodag SnoTrails

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Better!!

Date of Report: February 11, 2022

Area Report:

We received 5″ of snow Thursday night it should help the trail system significantly.  The groomers are out doing double runs to hit all of our 150 miles of trails.  It takes time to hit all of them.  Once they are all groomed, they should be good.

The lakes are all marked and not showing any signs of slush. There are multiple roads across Boom Lake so use extreme caution when traveling on that route. The big ice fishing jamboree on Boom Lake is this weekend, so there will be lots of activity on the lake. The snow cover on the lake is low, so the ice fisherman can travel about anywhere so there can be truck tracks and / or plowed roads in multiple locations.

 

There is one trail closure on the Hodag Sno-Trails system: Trail H4 from Boom Lake to the intersection just north of River Rd. This is basically the “land” route to not running Boom Lake. The trail is closed at this point. We have been just notified that this is a permanent closure. Running the lake is the reroute.  

Trail Report – : Superior – Douglas County, Wisconsin – February 11, 2022

Reporter:nikky.farmakes

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6-8

Date of Report: February 11, 2022

Area Report:

Douglas County received approximately 2-5 inches of snow across the county last night.  Some trails have been groomed.  Clubs are out working to get the trails groomed so please watch out for our volunteer groomer operators.  As Grooming reports come in the Trail Conditions will be updated.  Some of the grooming reports are from earlier in the week before the snow last night.

Douglas County Forestry does not maintain any trails across lakes.  If you would like information of specific trails please contact the Snowmobile club in that area.

It is critical that we respect the landowners who allow us to utilize their property. Please Stay On The Trails.

Please share this info with anyone that you believe would be interested…our goal is to inform as many trail riders as possible.

Please check with neighboring counties to ensure the trails are open before you ride!

Click here for a link to a map of open trails

SW Quadrant –(Maintained by Cozy Corner Trails Club)

OPEN TRAILS

Trail 5  Groomed

Trail 5A Groomed

Trail 925 Groomed Last Week

Trail 835 Groomed

Trail 930 Groomed

Trail 9  Groomed (watch for Logging north of County Road A)

Trail 935 Groomed

 

SE Quadrant –   (Maintained by 4 Seasons Recreation Club, Jackpine Riders, and Get-er-Done)

OPEN TRAILS

Trail 5 Groomed

Trail 35 (Wild Rivers Trail north of Solon Springs) Groomed

Trail 35 (Wild Rivers Trail south) Groomed

Trail 27B Groomed

Trail 27C Groomed

Trail 41S Groomed

Trail 41B Groomed

Trail 217 Groomed

Trail 727 Groomed

Trail 17N Groomed

Trail 7 Groomed

Trail 27 Groomed

Trail 3 Groomed

Trail 41 (WRT to the warming Shack) Groomed

Trail 541 Groomed

Trail 17S (South of Lower Eau Claire Lake) Groomed Last Week

(Watch for logging across the county line)

 

NE Quadrant – (Maintained by Brule River Riders)

Open Trails

Trail 1:  Groomed

Trail 2 (TCC): Groomed

Trail 4:  Groomed

Trail 6:  Groomed

Trail 18:  Groomed

Trail 24:  Groomed

Trail B 24:  Groomed

Trail 27/27A:  Groomed

Trail 35 (WRT) Groomed

Trail 635: Groomed

Trail 235:  Closed – Due to water in the culvert under the highway


NW Quadrant- (Maintained by Drift Dodgers)

OPEN TRAILS

Gandy Dancer Trail Groomed

Saunders Grade Groomed Last Week

Wrenshall Grade Groomed

Trail 0 Groomed

Trail 28 Groomed

The Cross town connector Groomed 

4/41 Groomed (Watch for Logging)

Trail 4 Groomed

Please enjoy and Ride safe!

For Further information, Pease contact the Douglas County Forestry Department at 715-378-2219 or see our website, https://www.douglascountywi.org/211/Forestry-Parks-Recreation.

Trail Report – : Antigo/Langlade County, Wisconsin – February 11, 2022

Reporter:langlade

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 6-9

Date of Report: February 11, 2022

Area Report:

With the three inches of wet snow received overnight, the ten Langlade County Snowmobile Clubs will be out grooming later today and overnight.  The snowmobile trails in Zone A and B are expected to be in good to excellent conditions after grooming.  Still expect thin patches scattered throughout the trail system and some icy corners present as well.  Please use caution on corners.  Use extreme caution on Pickerel Lake and Rollingstone Lake as someone is plowing the area lakes causing large drifts and piles of snow.

The trail segment from intersection 93 south to Northwoods Inn is closed indefinitely. 

To view a Langlade County Snowmobile Trail Map, click here.

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – February 11, 2022

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 3-6″

Date of Report: February 11, 2022

Area Report:

Washburn County Snowmobile Trails are open at this time. Three to five inches new snow was received on February 10th. Trail conditions are good with a 3 to 6 inch snow base. Club groomers are out in force, prepping the trails for your weekend run.

Trail Report – : Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – February 11, 2022

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6-9 inches of snow

Date of Report: February 11, 2022

Area Report:

February 11, 2022

Yesterday brought a fresh coating of snow throughout Sawyer County with an additional 2-4 inches. Groomers have been out overnight and will continue to work with our new snow to make for a great weekend of riding!

Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – February 11, 2022

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 8-10 inches

Date of Report: February 11, 2022

Area Report:

Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Trail Report – Friday, 2/11/22:

It’s 26 degrees out this morning with about 2” of new snow overnight. Weather forecast calls for scattered lake effect snow today with colder temps for the weekend.

Last night, we groomed 2W, 51, 8W, 15N, and 6E. Early this morning after the snow, we groomed 8E, 15S, and 11.

With the additional snow and a full schedule of grooming, our trails will be in very good shape for the start of the weekend. Also, the new snow will improve the road trails going towards Land O’ Lakes and the road trails in Iron County near Winchester.

Enjoy our trails, be safe, think snow! Check for an updated report on Monday, 2/14/22.

– Landy Roepke, Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Trail Manager

Please contact us to request this year’s snowmobile map and keep an eye on our webcam to see current snowfall in Boulder Junction.

Join us for these upcoming winter events:

February 20th – Boulder Junction Snowmobile Breakfast at Boulder Beer Bar

March 5th – Cabin Fever Party: Snowmobile Club Fundraiser at Gooch’s A-One Bar

Help support the Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club’s Fundraising Efforts: Tractor for the Trails