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Trail Report – : Phelps, Wisconsin – January 6, 2021

Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 5″-7″

Date of Report: January 6, 2021

Area Report:

Haven’t seen snow in a few days now and warm temperatures for this time of year. Not enough snow to groom with some bare spots on the trails. We have had some issues arise with in some of the areas in the National Forest were logging is being done. Please when coming into a logging staging area, follow the sinage and never go under or near logging equipment when they are in use. This is a very dangerous situation and if it contiues, the trail may be shut down or forced to be rerouted. Lets all be safe and patiant when we are on the trails. It’s not like we are in a rush to get to work or pick up the kids. Logging equipment has the right of way. They are at work and you are on vacation. Please stay on the trails. If not, we may lose them. Stay posted for updates.

News and Reports:

Thhursday club ride has ben canceled. But, you are invited to meet at the Great Escape for lunch. Come by car or sled. If you have any Phelps club clothing, please wear them to show your pride. Check back for more information as it comes available.

Snowmobile Information:

http://awsc.org

http://phelpssnowmobileclub.com

Trail Report – : Stephenson County, Illinois – January 6, 2021

Reporter:Skinner

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: Getting thin

Date of Report: January 6, 2021

Area Report:

We will have to CLOSE our trails at 10 PM today (1/6/21). We hung on as long as we could but they are getting very thin. We will reopen when we get more snow. Thank you for coming out and riding our trails and hope you enjoyed them and hope to see everyone soon

The Cedarville Snow Travelers

Trail Report – : Bayfield County, Wisconsin – January 6, 2021

Reporter:BayfieldCounty

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 2-12 inches

Date of Report: January 6, 2021

Area Report:

Snow base (in inches): 2-12 inches

Status (Closed, Open, Partially Open): Open, early season

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

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.
Trail 1 to Bayfield and Legendary Waters Casino are currently closed. The trail into the City of Bayfield will not open this year, but we’re hopeful for next year. The trail to the Casino is currently being worked on and will provide an update when it opens.

Namakagon Trail Groomers: Our groomers may try to go out again on Thursday. Trails are rideable but poor condition.

Barnes Barnestormers: The base we had got pretty beat up over the New Year’s weekend, especially close to town. We have groomed trails 7-17 around the Town of Barnes, 31 south to Sealy Fire Lane and trails 17-18 will be done tonight. 31 north is in poor condition unsure if we will groom that section. Expect to see bare spots, exposed rocks and gravel. There is a 1.5 mile of plowed section on 31 south (just south of 43 Rd) logging in that section. Overall poor to fair riding conditions.

Drummond SnoJacks: Drummond groomer is down with mechanical issues and in for repair. Trails in poor condition.

Iron River: Iron River area trails are in poor shape. They will all be groomed by the weekend. The tri-County corridor is in very good condition from Brule to Forest Road 241 (Ashland County grooms from there to Ashland).

Frosty’s Vintage Riders: Trails held up decent over the weekend considering the lack of snow, groomed yesterday but there are now plenty of areas with little to no snow, overall conditions fair to poor.

Washburn Valhallers: We groomed the Moquah spur on 1/4/21 (Trail #63, 31 and 33) to Valhalla and it remains in good shape. There is more snow towards Valhalla and some exposed rocks toward Moquah so riders should use caution. We are grooming Trail #13 from Valhalla to Washburn today, 1/5/31. This trail remains in decent shape but the snow does get thinner towards Washburn. We will not groom #13 between Washburn and Ashland until we get more snow. It remains rideable as of 1/5/31 but is thin. We continue to groom Trail #31 around Valhalla and this trail remains in good riding shape.

South Shore– Port Wing, Herbster & Cornucopia: Have had some groomer issues, but will borrow the Iron River groomer and make a pass through the area today 1/6/20. Trails will still be rough but rideable, need more snow!

WAINO – Waino Riders will have trail 1 done before the weekend.

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – January 6, 2021

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 1 – 5″

Date of Report: January 6, 2021

Area Report:

All Washburn County Snowmobile Trails are open at this time. Trail conditions are fair to poor with a 1 to 5 inch snow base. We do have early season type of conditions and some trails may not be groomed yet. Please use caution on lakes as those conditions are not completely safe at this time, the ice conditions vary on each area lake. Clubs are working hard grooming and maintaining trails, so please exercise caution and watch for active trail grooming and trail maintenance. Fingers crossed for a good snowfall to get the trails in great conditions!

Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – January 6, 2021

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 5-7 inches

Date of Report: January 6, 2021

Area Report:

Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Trail Report 1/6/21

Our last grooming was on Monday, 1/4. We tried to fill in divots and pull in snow on the bare spots with limited success.
Sled travel has diminished from the heavy weekend traffic as we’ve only had 91 sleds go past our trail counter in the past 2 days.
If you ride, please be careful as the trails are generally icy in the corners and a snirty mixture of snow elsewhere. Our road trails are still good, but the rest of our trail system is rated as fair to poor.
Because of the lack of new snow, we have decided to suspend further grooming operations until we receive the snow we need.
Remember our club brat fry is this Saturday, 1/9, at the Granary Restaurant from 11:00-2:00

Think Snow!

Join us for these upcoming events:

January 9. Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Brat Fry at the Granary Family Restaurant. 11am-2pm
January 17. Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Breakfast at Gooch’s 2. 8:30am-11am
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

Trail Report – : Superior – Douglas County, Wisconsin – January 5, 2021

Reporter:nikky.farmakes

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 3-5 inches base

Date of Report: January 5, 2021

Area Report:

Snowmobile and Winter ATV/UTV Trails (As of 1/5/2021)

Douglas County managed trails are 98% OPEN! The last significant snowfall was on 12/29/20 and we have received a lot of traffic since then. There is more snow cover in the northern half of the county and varying cover across the rest. Most trails are in early season riding conditions so please preserve our snow base.

It is critical that we respect our landowners who allow us to utilize their property for these trails. Please stay on the trail and ride safely. We will provide updates as conditions change.

Click here for a map that outlines open trails.

Open trails
SW Quadrant
Trail 5 between S. Mail Road and CTH T – Not groomed

SE Quadrant
Trail 35 Wild Rivers Trail north of Solon Springs – Groomed
Trail 35 Wild Rivers Trail south of Solon Springs – Not groomed
Trail 27B – Groomed
Trail 27C – Groomed
Trail 41S – Not groomed
Trail 41B – Groomed
Trail 217 – Groomed
Trail 727 – Groomed
Trail 17N – Groomed
Trail 7 – Not groomed
Trail 27 – Not groomed
Trail 3 – Groomed
Trail 41 Wild Rivers Trail to Warming Shack – Groomed (Watch for logging west of Gregerson Road)
Trail 541 – Groomed
Closed trails – 17s, 5 (South of CTH T), 5A, 9, 935, 925, 835, 930

NE Quadrant
Trail 1 – Groomed
Trail 2 (Tri-County Corridor) – Groomed from Amnicon Falls to Brule
Trail 4 – Groomed Brule to Hawthone
Trail 6 – Groomed
Trail 18 – Groomed
Trail 24 – Groomed
Trail 24 B – Groomed
Trail 27/27A – Groomed
Trail 35 (Wild Rivers Trail) – Groomed
Trail 235 – Groomed
Closed trail – 635

NW Quadrant
Gandy Dancer Trail – Groomed (Watch for deer crossing between Moen Road and CTH BB)
Saunders Grade Trail – Groomed
Wrenshall Grade Trail – Not Groomed
Trail 0 – Groomed
Trail 28 – Groomed
The Cross Town Connector Trail – Groomed
Trail 4/41 from Warming Shack West – Groomed
Trail 4 – Groomed

Douglas County Cross Country Ski Trails
Douglas County CC Ski Trails – The service roads and parking lots are plowed. The ski trails were packed on 12/29/20 without the cutters and are in fair condition.
Superior Municipal Forest (Superior) – Groomed and tracked as of 1/5. Fair to Great conditions.
After Hours Ski Trail (Brule) – Groomed and tracked as of 1/4. Good conditions.

Enjoy your ride and please ride safe!

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – January 6, 2021

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: Trail snow cover varies 1-6 inch average

Date of Report: January 6, 2021

Area Report:

January 6 – 5:56am 23 degrees – High of 30 – Low tonight of 18

VILAS COUNTY SNOWMOBILE TRAILS OPEN
Trails are in on average Fair to Poor Early Riding Condition

Eagle River trails remain in Early Riding Condition with conditions at Fair to Poor. Hard frozen ground covered Trail 10E - 6 miles east of Eagle River northside of road with an ice base in most areas. Crusty frozen snow. Snirt. Choppy conditions. Seems the ROW trails have a bit more snow but everywhere there is plenty of snirt. Especially at road crossings. Photo of Trail 10E just taken yesterday is about 6 miles east on the northside of the road. Take 1/5/2021. There was a partial grooming overnight.

Temps have popped up to the high 20’s to low 30’s during the day. Mid to high teens at night. There is a potential for small amounts of SNOW. Stay tuned for more updates.

Both lake trails, Catfish & Eagle are marked by businesses on the lake. This includes the spur to Eagle Waters. Stay by the markers to be safe.

Thanks to the all clubs for all their hard work.

Need cold weather & SNOW. 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

News and Reports:

UPDATE – Sno-Eagles Wednesday & Thursday rides start has been moved forward to
January 13 & 14 SNOW conditions & totals permitting
Contact Club President, Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876 for more information as to when rides start

January 5 – Sno-Eagles Board of Directors meeting – 6pm – VFW – Hwy 70W
January 8-10 – World Championship Vintage Derby – Derby Track north Hwy 45N – Volunteers needed
January 15-17 – World Championship Snowmobile Derby – Derby Track north Hwy 45N – Volunteers needed
January 18 – Military Ride – HQ at the Derby Track north on Hwy 45N
January 21 – Sno-Eagles General membership meeting – Live stream – check www.sno-eagles.org for information
January 29-31 – Women on Snow

To volunteer or for more information on Sno-Eagles activities contact Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876

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 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

Trail Report – : Ashland County, Wisconsin – January 5, 2021

Reporter:info@visitashland.com

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 2-6

Date of Report: January 5, 2021

Area Report:

The Snowmobile Trails in Ashland County are closed at this time. The groomers are not out yet. According to the Ashland County Snowmobile Alliance, before the groomers can go out the swamps have to be packed. Ride at your own risk to help pack the swamps! At this time the trails are closed to recreational snowmobiling.

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – January 5, 2021

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 1 – 5″

Date of Report: January 5, 2021

Area Report:

Official Trail Report: All Washburn County Snowmobile Trails are open at this time. Trail conditions are fair to poor with a 1 to 5 inch snow base. We do have early season type of conditions and some trails may not be groomed yet. Please use caution on lakes as those conditions are not completely safe at this time, the ice conditions vary on each area lake. Clubs are working hard grooming and maintaining trails, so please exercise caution and watch for active trail grooming and trail maintenance. Fingers crossed for a good snowfall to get the trails in great conditions!

Trail Report – : Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – January 5, 2021

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 6-8″

Date of Report: January 5, 2021

Area Report:

The center of the county starting at the Chippewa Flowage to the north the trails are reported from good to fair. More towards to side of good the more north you travel. The Flowage itself is reported to be good as are the other lakes such as Round, Spider, Tiger Cat, Nelson, Lost Land, Moose and Sand. Some areas on the lakes are slushy so as always, please stay on the marked trails and ride at cautionary speeds. The wooded trails have a bit more protection and some areas are good and some are fair. The trails in the open are more minimal such as near roads. Some corners in the woods have become minimal and pulled up some rocks with passing sleds. Most lakes in the county are now staked with the exception of LCO, Grindstone, Whitefish, Callahan and Chetac, we will update when they are safe for travel and staked. There is no ETA at this time and we understand this is a desired area and will share any info as soon as it comes in but at this time safety is priority.

The southern part of the county has reported to have minimal snow and will not be sending their groomers out until more snow is received. When more snow falls and riding in that area becomes good please be sure to mark that area on your map and visit those locations!

With mention of groomers there are a couple out in the Seeley Hills area and the Round Lake/Lost Land Lake/Moose Lake area. All groomers that decide to go out do so on the trails with the most snow and during the coldest hours at this time to ensure no damage to the snow or unearth rocks close to the surface. So the grooming schedule in the county will be very light this week until more snow is received.

Trail 18 between the Tiger Cat Flowage and Lake Callahan still has the temporary closing until the bridge is complete. Update will be posted upon that completion. Please respect this closure. Thank you for your patience.

The weeks temps will be warmer during the day, only one day reaching 32 and the rest mostly in the high 20’s during the days and mid to high teens in the evenings. Not much snow in this week’s forecast however we did receive a freshing up today which was unexpected so that goes to show it can be so unpredictable in the Northwood’s and can change with every hour, lake effect can have an advantage so never say never! We are happy to see anything but even just 3″ would make conditions excellent so get your snow dance on!

Surrounding counties:

Ashland is closed, Bayfield open, Barron partially open, Rusk closed, Washburn closed.