Reporter:forestco
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 2-5″
Date of Report: January 28, 2021
Area Report:
Forest County Snowmobile Trails are closed.
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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 – : Minocqua, Wisconsin – January 28, 2021
Reporter:minocqua
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 3-5 and 10 inches in the woods
Date of Report: January 28, 2021
Area Report:
Hello all,
Since Oneida Trails are opening tomorrow 1/26/21 at noon and we wanted to update you on the current Cruisers trails that have been open. Our trails are definitely still in early season conditions, even though the season is almost at the half way point. There is good news to report, we did get some much needed snow on Saturday 3-5” of light fluffy snow which has improved the conditions of the trails. However, we are still in need of a lot more snow to make the trails in good riding condition.
Trails are in Fair Condition, so please be very cautious as condition can change very rapidly.
Trail 5 along highway 51 is in poor condition,
Trails 11, 10, 17, 3, 6, and 47 are in fair to good condition.
There is a ton of logging operations going on out there and they have the right away. Please if you come across a plowed trail Slow Down!! We don’t want anyone to get hurt. Trails are marked where logging operations are going on. Please slow down and be respectful to the loggers, they are just doing their job! Sorry to report that we had to shut down a trail because of snowmobilers not obeying signs for the logging operations. The trails are now closed between 354 and 356. Please see map details.
Our grooming operations are underway on a regular daily grooming schedule. Thank you Groomers and Volunteers for all the time you put in on our trails.
Forest Riders reports there trails are fair to good shape right now, caution on the reroute on trail J as there are is one rough area that is a couple hundred feet and idle speed is recommended until we get more snow, Please ride safe and note that the trails are still in early season
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.
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. 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!
Holly Tomlanovich
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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
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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!
Trail Report – : Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – January 27, 2021
Reporter:Phillips/Park Falls Chambers
Trail Conditions: Poor
Snow Cover: 6-10
Date of Report: January 27, 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.
As of today the Price County Snowmobile trails are now closed.
Thank you to all the clubs and volunteers that have made this another great year. 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 – : Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – January 27, 2021
Reporter:Phil
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: looking better
Date of Report: January 27, 2021
Area Report:
Trail Boss Rob reported that all Frosty club trails were groomed last night and things are looking pretty decent. Wish we could have gotten some of that snow that keeps going south of us……Ride Right and Ride Safe!
Logging operations on 6 west of town so please be respectful
Radar Run Feb. 13 at Bent’s Camp
Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – January 27, 2021
Reporter:Washburn County
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 2″ – 5″
Date of Report: January 27, 2021
Area Report:
All official Washburn County ATV trails are considered open to year round use, with the exception of the spring closure from April 1 through the first Friday before Memorial Weekend.
Most snowmobile trails, on Washburn County Forest lands, are open for motor vehicle use under 900 pounds from December 1 through April 1. This means that ATV’s are permitted on snowmobile trails that are not on private lands, during the winter months. UTV’s are allowed on these same trails ONLY during non-groomed conditions. New for the 2020 – 2021 snow season – the Washburn County portion of the Wild Rivers Trail and the rail grade to Shell Lake are now open for UTV use during snow groomed conditions. Please note that the April 1 closure is flexible; Trails may close earlier depending on conditions.
Land use agreements with private landowners for snowmobile trails do not permit the use of ATV’s at any time of the year.
Trail Report – : Stephenson County, Illinois – January 27, 2021
Reporter:Skinner
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 10″+
Date of Report: January 27, 2021
Area Report:
We did get about 5″ of snow Monday night into Tuesday and the trails have a ton of snow on them, but there is drifting. We will let them sit till they get packed in some. We will start grooming on Friday so with the 1 to 3 we are suppose to get Sunday it should be excellent riding. I rode over 70 miles yesterday and they are very good with the Jane Addams being excellent. Now is the time to come up and enjoy the great trails we have in this area. The Baymont Inns & Suites in Freeport (815-656-4632) has a snowmobile rate at $76 per night just ask for the snowmobile rate,. They are on the groomed trail and only 1/2 mile from the Jane Addams. Hope to see you on the trails