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Trail Report – : Ely, Minnesota – January 28, 2021

Reporter:Ely Chamber of Commerce/Explore MN Visitor Center

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 4-18″

Date of Report: January 28, 2021

Area Report:

GENERAL INFORMATION: Trails have improved over the last week. If the area receives forecasted snow, it will aid in building the trail base. There are still rocks here and there throughout the trails, especially in the uplands. Crews continue to transition to grooming fulltime nights as trail/snow conditions allow.

Logging is happening throughout the trails, especially further north on the Arrowhead trail. Please slow down and give trucks and logging equipment space. No Motorized Vehicles other than snowmobiles are allowed on State Trails or Grant-in-Aid snowmobile trails. There is also a section of the Arrowhead State Trail closed between Hwy 53 (SE of Ericsburg) and the Hagerman Grant-in-Aid trail while the Rat Root River bridge is being replaced.

The Arrowhead, Taconite, Putnam/Fishing Lakes, and LVSUM State Park trails will all be getting at least one, possibly two, fresh grooms before the upcoming weekend.

Area Trails: All the local trails have been groomed and are in fair shape. The Tomahawk trail to Farm lake has been groomed but is still a little rough due to lack of snow there. The Tomahawk trail from Farm lake to the North Shore is in good shape. White Iron to Birch lake has been groomed along with Birch to the Babbitt spur. Lake riding is great with not much slush. Burntside to Lake Vermilion is fair considering there is not much snow.

Arrowhead State Trail The Arrowhead State trail is the backbone to an extensive Grant-in-Aid trail system that travels through remote areas.

TRAIL CONDITIONS: Snowmobiling: Condition- Fair; Trail – Groomed; Base – 1-4”

CLOSURE/REROUTE: Hwy 53 east to the Hagerman Grant-in-Aid trail is closed due to a trail bridge being replaced. This section of trail will remain closed until the project is completed. Please use the Hagerman and Slatinski Grant-in-Aid trails to route around the closed bridge. There is signage on both sides of the project directing riders on the reroute.

The Arrowhead Ultra 135 foot/bike/ski race was cancelled this year, but there may be people doing this route on their own from International Falls to Fortune Bay over the next week. Remain especially cautious/vigilant while riding this week!

The entire Arrowhead State Trail has been groomed and is in fair condition. Conditions are rough in the Ban Lake area due to ledge rock outcrops throughout the trail. Crews will continue to groom throughout this week as trail/snow conditions allow.

Bearhead Lake State Park Snowmobiling: Condition – Fair; Trails – Groomed; Base 2”

TRAIL CONDITIONS: The Taconite Trail in Bear Head Lake State Park was groomed on January 20 and is in fair condition with some areas of debris and thin base under the large pines.

Bearhead State Park trails provide rolling topography through birch and pine stands. You may see a variety of wildlife ranging from deer, wolves, ruffed grouse, and pine martens. You can snowshoe anywhere in Minnesota’s state parks and recreation areas, except on trails that are specifically groomed for another activity, such as snowmobiling or skiing.

Lake Vermilion – Soudan Underground Mine State Park

Snowmobiling: Condition – Poor to Fair; Trails – Groomed; Base – 1-4”

TRAIL CONDITIONS: Soudan Underground Mine and Lake Vermilion State Park trails are in poor to fair condition. They will be getting another groom before this coming weekend. No Motorized Vehicles other than snowmobiles are allowed on State Trails or Grant-in-Aid snowmobile trails. Please use caution while riding, travel at appropriate speeds, and stay to the right.

The park has six miles of snowmobile trails that connect from the Taconite State Trail to the Lake Vermilion ice trail. The ride takes you through old growth pines and young aspen forests with large wetland complexes to view along the way. You can snowshoe anywhere in Minnesota’s state parks and recreation areas, except on trails that are specifically groomed for another activity, such as snowmobiling or skiing.

Putnam/Fishing Lakes – Bear Island State Forest

Snowmobiling: Condition – Fair; Trails –Groomed; Base 1-4”

The Putnam and Fishing Lakes Trails traverse forested, rolling topography through birch, ash, and pine stands. Several small lakes dot the landscape along these scenic trails.

TRAIL CONDITIONS: The trail got its initial groom last week, is in fair condition. It will be groomed again before this coming weekend. This trail is particularly rocky in a few locations and needs more snow before the rocks will disappear.

Please use caution on the trails, travel at appropriate speeds, and stay to the right. There is active logging happening on a number of spots throughout the Grant-in-Aid and State Trail system. Please slow down and give trucks and logging equipment space. No Motorized Vehicles other than snowmobiles are allowed on State Trails or Grant-in-Aid snowmobile trails.

Taconite State Trail: Snowmobiling: Condition – Good; Trails –Groomed; Base 1-4”

Taconite State Trail stretches 165 miles from Grand Rapids to Ely through many scenic vistas of rolling hillsides, lakes, rivers and forest.

TRAIL CONDITIONS: The entire Taconite between Ely and Side Lake has been groomed and is in fair to good condition. Trail base remains thin in occasional upland areas throughout the trail, but the trail base continues to improve with each snow we get. We will continue grooming throughout this week as snow/trail conditions allow.

News and Reports:

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Trail Report – : Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – January 29, 2021

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 8-9

Date of Report: January 29, 2021

Area Report:

Hello Riders!

The weekend is upon us already so that means it’s time to play! The great news is trails throughout the whole county are groomed! We’ve had some cold weather and last week we got a bit of snow that was very helpful so all county groomers were out this week so now you have the whole county to choose from! The groomers report most trails are hard, flat and fast! The cool temps helped set our base and allowed from groomers to cut and pan to make flat trails. We could always use more snow (in Dec-March that is!) Trails are all snow covered and are reported from good to fair, a bit better the more north you go. Fresh snow doesn’t show to be in the forecast until Sunday, we very much welcome it when it comes. If you should encounter some overheating due to the hard packed trails make sure to find some loose snow (staying on trails of course) and cool your sled. Or ice scratcher are always a good investment!

Groomed trails reported:

9 to the Tuscobia

5 south from Winter to corridor 27 to Rusk Co line (Rusk Co closed so trail will stop at county line)

40 and 25 by Loretta

5 from Tuscobia to Fish Trap

Wolfs Eagle Lodge to Tuscobia

Seeley Hills to Nelson Lake (31, 77, 5,

9 from Round Lake to 3/5 to Lost Land to Moose Lake

18 to the bridge has been groomed a few times but there is a steep hill to the swamp that has made it difficult to get through. This is a new trail volunteers worked hard to get approved and made so they will continue to improve it (thank you crew for getting this new section!)

All lakes are staked and good, no reported issues but please stay on staked trail for your safety.

Surrounding counties: Ashland, Bayfield, Washburn, Price open. Barron partially opened. Rusk closed.

While we need some fresh snow you should still find lots of riding this weekend with amazing places along the trails to stop! Have a great weekend and ride safe!

Snowmobile Information:

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Trail Report – : Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – January 29, 2021

Reporter:Phillips/Park Falls Chambers

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 2-4

Date of Report: January 29, 2021

Area Report:

Price County trails are now open. They are in early season condition. Clubs are recommending ride with caution, watch for items not covered by the thin snow.
The Price County Trail system consist of over 500 miles of scenic trails, great places to stop to fill up on fuel, food and beverages. The trails are maintained by 9 clubs and reported by the two Chambers.
We invite you to take a trip and see all that Price County has to offer.

Thank you to all the clubs and volunteers that keep the trails in great shape. Without all the time and support that you put in this would never happen.
The Park Falls and Phillips Chambers Thank you for providing a great opportunity for the residents and the visitors to enjoy Price County.

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – January 29, 2021

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 2-10 inches snow & base total – need new snow

Date of Report: January 29, 2021

Area Report:

9:14am Currently 10 – High of 25 today – Low tonight 10

Trails on average Fair Condition
GTS Trails app shows groomers out in the last 24 hours
Nearly the entire system groomed

Groomers were out last night grooming. Nearly the whole system was groomed. Suggest buying a Sno-Eagles trail map to help with location of trails.

70W toward St. Germain, 3N(Manske Swamp), 1S(which are spurs off of 10E) & 17S/7S toward Sugar Camp were NOT groomed.

All sorts of conditions on the trails. Found them to be on average FAIR. Best riding is south to Three Lakes on alt13 & 10W due to more grooming. Next would be 10E from 10E/1S intersection(Dollar Lake Rd area) & east improving as you get way out east. Which has a bit more SNOW on it. It’s been cold at night so the SNOW is getting hard & crunchy so sure could use some fresh SNOW.

Off trail riding continues to be a problem throughout Vilas county. What this is doing is jeopardizing trail easements & will cause trail section closures. Please once again stay on marked trails.

Catfish & Eagle Lake trails are marked with orange reflective barrels. Please stay by the barrels to be safe. The lakes are marked by the businesses on the lake so stop in & thank them when you’re out riding.

ONEIDA COUNTY trails are now OPEN. Report lakes will be marked today. Sno-Eagles trails connect with the Three Lakes trails using alt13. Sugar Camp via 17S & 7 aka Paintball field trail.

FOREST COUNTY is not yet open. Part of Three Lakes Trails are in Forest county. 10E that connects to Three Lakes Trails is in Forest county.

KEEP THINKING COLD & DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!

Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185 reporting conditions weekly
Eagle River area events – Sno-Eagles club events
Snowtracks Reports

News and Reports:

UPDATE – Sno-Eagles Wednesday & Thursday rides start has been cancelled for now.
Will resume when there is more SNOW
Be sure to contact Club President, Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876 for more information as to when rides start

January 29-31 – Women on Snow
February 2 – Sno-Eagles Board Meeting – 6pm – VFW Eagle River – Hwy 70 just south of Verizon – Southside of the highway
February 9-11 – Mid Week Overnight ride to White Pine – Rooms still available – Contact Carol Radloff 715.479.5153 for details
February 18 – General membership meeting via Sno-Eagles Facebook live.
February 20-21 – USSA World Series of Snowmobiling Race – WCDC Track – Hwy 45N – Volunteers needed
February 26-27 – UTV Arctic Derby Dash – Volunteers needed
February 27 – Groom to Ride raffle drawing – 1pm – Trackside – Hwy 45N

To volunteer or for more information on Sno-Eagles activities contact Howard Wolf at 262.442.487

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
Newly Updated Vilas County Map It Trail App GPS style app of all trails in Vilas Cty. Plus includes the brown 3 digit (pictured on the right) emergency numbering system. If an emergency happens call 911 & give them that number. Find you quicker.
Newly Updated Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS) Gives you trails groomed in last 24, 48 & 96 hours
AWSC – Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs
DNR Snowmobiling Helpful Information

Trail Report – : Kenosha County, Wisconsin – January 28, 2021

Reporter:Nick

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 5-7 inches

Date of Report: January 28, 2021

Area Report:

Trails remain fair to good. HIgh wind blown hills are showing signs of wear. Some turns are showing wear as well. Roadside trails and trail intersections with streets and highways are what is to be expected…..less than desireable.

Trail are being groomed so be on the look out.

Ride safe and please remember to stay on the trails !!!

Thank you

Trail Report – : Forest County, Wisconsin – January 28, 2021

Reporter:forestco

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 2-5″

Date of Report: January 28, 2021

Area Report:

Forest County Snowmobile Trails are closed.

Trail Report – : Bayfield County, Wisconsin – January 28, 2021

Reporter:BayfieldCounty

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 4-12 inches

Date of Report: January 28, 2021

Area Report:

Snow base (in inches): 4-12 inches

Status (Closed, Open, Partially Open): Open

Condition (Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent): Good to Fair

Conditions on trails through the county have improved with grooming and a bit more snow. Good news is that the re-route to the Casino in Red Cliff is open, although it hasn’t been groomed yet. Plan is to groom it Friday. Part of the route utilizes right of way and is along private land so please respect landowners by staying on the groomed trail and following the signs.

The same trouble spots still remain:

The Grand View and Mason areas didn’t receive much snow and sled traffic could damage farm fields. Please use caution.
Trail 1 along the South shore is rough but passable.
The trail into the City of Bayfield will not open this year, but we’re hopeful for next year.

Namakagon Trail Groomers: Our whole trail system was groomed Tuesday the 26th. Plan on grooming everything on Friday again. Trails are fair to good condition.

Barnes Barnestormers: Trails are mostly good with a few poor spots. 7-17 around town bare corners and hills. 17 Moore Rd is poor close to town. 18 is nice. 31 Is poor north of trail 18 intersection and south of 43 Rd is bad (logging be cautious). We are grooming everyday, however with the large volume of traffic we are seeing the trails get beat up in a hurry.

Drummond SnoJacks: Saturday night brought only 2″ of new snow so there’s still only a thin base on all trails. Trails 61,6 & 7 are reported to be in good to fair condition. Trail 63 north towards Grand View is reported good but road routes are not. Trail 63 south to Lake Owen is in fair condition but the railroad grade is reported bumpy. Grooming this week will improve trails and all will be groomed again before the weekend.

Iron River Area: Trails in the Iron River area are fairly good. Some rocks still surfacing on trail 31 between tri Lake Timbers and intersection of trail 63.Tri- County corridor continues to be in very good shape. All trails will be groomed this week with a thin packed surface.

Washburn Valhallers: Trail 63 North, from Moquah to 31, 33, and 35 around the Mt. Valhalla area remain groomed 2 times per week and are in good, rideable condition. With the lack of snow, we are finding it hard to fill in some of the ruts so use caution. There is active logging on Trail 1 and trail 31. Trail one the loggers are utilizing the snowmobile trail so be extremely cautious. Trail 13 from Valhalla to Washburn will be groomed later this week but is expected to be in fair, rideable condition. Trail 13 from Washburn to the Tri-County Corridor remains thin but rideable with a few thin spots.

South Shore– Port Wing, Herbster & Cornucopia: Trail 1 was groomed from Herbster into Corny and fair to bad close to the lake. Trails 40, 41 and Wally polk trail will be done 1/27 and 1/28 and remain in good to very good condition.

WAINO: Waino Riders groomed from 7 mile road to Evergreen road in Orienta Tuesday. The South portion of trail one will be done Wednesday. Very little snow near the big lake but the trail improves as riders go South.

Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – January 28, 2021

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6-10 inches

Date of Report: January 28, 2021

Area Report:

Boulder Junction Trail Update 1/28/2021

As of this morning, all of our trail system has been groomed since yesterday afternoon.

I did a trail inspection of all our trails by snowmobile yesterday and overall they range from very good to fair.

Trail 15S from Boulder to the intersection of 15S/11 was good to fair with some brown stretches of trail. There were areas where gravel and rocks were exposed near Stevenson Creek. From the intersection of 15S/11, the trail was much better down to intersection of Corridor 10.

Trail 8E from the intersection of Trail 15 to the intersection of Trail 7 was fair to very good. The first stretch on Forest Road has improved but it is still thin until you reach Nixon Lake Road and then it is very good all the way to the Trail 7 intersection.

I returned back towards Boulder on Trail 6E which was very good on old Highway B but has some icy corners. On 6E north of Highway B it is fair, but improves once you cross back over to the south side of B back to the intersection of 15N, 15S, and 6E. Trail 15S back to Boulder was good to fair with some brown stretches of trail back to town.

Trail 2W going from Boulder to Manitowish was fair to good. The trail just west of Whitney Lake Road to Keego Lake road has improved paralleling Bear Lake Road. Once you hit Keego Lake Road it is very good all the way to Manitowish’ Trail 2 which is also good.

Trail 8W towards Manitowish Waters is thin but is fair to good with some icy corners and brown areas of trail. The Day Lake road portion of the trail is excellent.

If you are going to ride, please be careful, stay on the marked trails, and have a good time.

Trail advisory: If riding on the Boulder Junction airport spur trail, please stay on the edge of the runway parallel to the road in both directions. Damage has been done to the runway and if it continues, we could potentially lose access to this trail.

Think snow!

Landy Roepke-Trail Manager

Join us for these upcoming events:

February 6. 13th Annual Frozen Tozen Ice Fishing Tournament. Boulder Lake. 8am-4pm

February 14. Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Breakfast. Boulder Beer Bar. 8:30am-11am

March 6. Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Cabin Fever Party. Gooch’s 2 Bar & Grill. 5-9pm

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – January 28, 2021

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 2-10 inches snow & base total – loose snow on many trails

Date of Report: January 28, 2021

Area Report:

January 28 – 7:55am – Currently 7 – High of 16 today – Low tonight 1

Trails on average Fair Condition
GTS Trails app shows groomers out in the last 24 hours
10/13 in town & north crossing WI River bridge to the 10W intersection, 10W/7 trails,
alt13S to Three Lakes,

Groomers were out last night grooming. Trails groomed are listed above. Suggest buying a Sno-Eagles trail map to help with location of trails. There are all sorts of conditions on the trails. Found them to be on average FAIR. Best riding is south to Three Lakes on alt13 & 10W due to more grooming. Next would be 10E from 10E/1S intersection(Dollar Lake Rd area) & east improving as you get way out east. Which has a bit more SNOW on it. All trails are open.

Off trail riding continues to be a problem throughout Vilas county. What this is doing is jeopardizing trail easements & will cause trail section closures. Please once again stay on marked trails.

ONEIDA COUNTY trails are now OPEN. As of yesterday’s report lakes are not marked yet. Sno-Eagles trails connect with the Three Lakes trails using 10E & alt13. Sugar Camp via 17S & 7 aka Paintball field trail.

KEEP THINKING COLD & DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!

News and Reports:

January 29-31 – Women on Snow
February 2 – Sno-Eagles Board Meeting – 6pm – VFW Eagle River – Hwy 70 just south of Verizon – Southside of the highway
February 9-11 – Mid Week Overnight ride to White Pine – Rooms still available – Contact Carol Radloff 715.479.5153 for details
February 18 – General membership meeting via Sno-Eagles Facebook live.
February 20-21 – USSA World Series of Snowmobiling Race – WCDC Track – Hwy 45N – Volunteers needed
February 26-27 – UTV Arctic Derby Dash – Volunteers needed
February 27 – Groom to Ride raffle drawing – 1pm – Trackside – Hwy 45N

To volunteer or for more information on Sno-Eagles activities contact Howard Wolf at 262.442.487

Snowmobile Information:

Trail Report – : Adams County, Wisconsin – January 28, 2021

Reporter:Bandit

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 3”-5”

Date of Report: January 28, 2021

Area Report:

Trails are still closed, there just isn’t enough good snow on the ground to safely open trails. Some clubs have been trying to roll and pan the light fluffy snow that we have in the county but that doesn’t mean it’s ok to ride the trails. Do your snow dance hopefully we get one of the these bigger storms that are supposed to be coming thru the Midwest!