Reporter:Phil
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: lightly snowing
Date of Report: January 21, 2021
Area Report:
Rode the entire Frosty Club trail system and a little Conover last night. Trails need snow but were definitely rideable. Will groom the entire system again Friday night and THINK SNOW!
News and Reports:
Radar Run at Bent’s Camp Saturday, Feb. 13.
Land O Lakes Recreation is renting snowmobiles at this time so give them a call for your rental needs.
Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club
Trail Conditions: Poor
Snow Cover: 5″- 7″
Date of Report: January 21, 2021
Area Report:
I wish that we had better news to report. Trails are rideable with no grooming done in the past 2 weeks. Picking up some light lake effect snow this mornig with a cold front moving through. No accumaltion amunts given. Next chance for snow is Sunday with snow showers perdicted. If you decide to hit the trails, be very carefull and stay on the marked trails whether you are on land or on a lake trail. Please use caution in logging areas. Obey signs when near them to keep our trails open.
Snowmobile Information:
Reporter:Ryan Strand
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 4-8″ Varies throughout County
Date of Report: January 21, 2021
Area Report:
Keep checking back for updates. Groomers have been out working with what we have. Some areas the wind/ drifting helped yesterday and hurt other areas. We are close, so stay tuned for updates. Snow is in the forecast for the weekend so let’s hope they get this forecast right!
Reporter:boulderwi
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 4-8 inches
Date of Report: January 21, 2021
Area Report:
Trail update – January 21, 2021:
All of our trails were groomed Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Yesterday I did a trail inspection by snowmobile of all our trails. Surprisingly, they were not in terrible shape. Trail 15S from Boulder down to Corridor 10 ranged from good to fair, the further south I went. Trail 8E from the intersection of Trail 15 to the intersection of Trail 7 was fair to good. The first stretch of Forest Road was thin with some dirt and leaves on the trail, but once I reached Nixon Lake Road it was good to very good all the way to the Trail 7 intersection. I took Trail 7N up to our Trail 6E and that was good to very good, and returned towards Boulder on Trail 6E, which was good back to the intersection of 15N, 15S, and 6E. Trail 15S back to Boulder was good to fair with more snirt closer to town. Caution on Trail 6E just east of the gravel pit. A delivery truck was stuck in the middle of the trail and created some ruts. Trail 2W from Boulder to Manitowish was fair to good. The trail just west of Whitney Lake Road to Keego Lake Road is thin with a snirty mixture and has some ruts and divots mainly paralleling Bear Lake Road. Once I hit Keego Lake Road it was very good all the way to Manitowish’s Trail 2, which is also good. Trail 8W towards Maniitowish Waters is thin with snirty stretches and would be rated as fair, with the Day Lake Road portion of the trail gates as very good. If you plan to ride, please be careful, stay on 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 Roepk, Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club
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
Reporter:forestco
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 2-5
Date of Report: January 21, 2021
Area Report:
All Forest County Snowmobile Trails are closed.
Think Snow!
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: Thin cover – 2 to 7 or 8 inches
Date of Report: January 21, 2021
Area Report:
January 21 – 7:39am Currently 28 – High of 28 today – Low tonight 5
Trails remain in on average Poor to Fair Very Early Riding Condition
PLEASE STAY ON MARKED TRAILS
No grooming overnight
Off trail riding has become 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.
Tuesday evening an off trail rider riding on Catfish lake lost his life. He was no where near the barrels that are placed on Catfish & Eagle by businesses on those lakes. To include the spur to Eagle Waters. This was completely avoidable. Please stay by the markers to be safe. Entire lakes are NOT safe. Temps have dropped so that will freeze up any remaining surface slush
Everyday there is small amounts of SNOW. Mosting looking like mix of Lake Effect Snow & regular Snow. Next measurable SNOW is Sunday with a 40% chance. Are you Dancin’? Starting tonight & forward temps at night will be low teens during the day & single digits at night even below zero.
Trail 3N aka Manske Swamp has been closed. Due to high water & off rail riding. This trail is a cut across between 13N & 17N. It many reopen when it freezes back up.
As for the land trails most are covered with a thin amount of snow. Underneath there is crusty snow, ice & hard frozen ground. There are some riders out. Saw riders on 10E, 10/13N. Recommend heading north & west to ride if you have a need.
PLEASE REMEMBER WHILE VILAS COUNTY TRAILS ARE OPEN, ONEIDA & FOREST ARE NOT. PLEASE DO NOT RIDE IN THOSE AREAS. This includes Three Lakes, Sugar Camp & Newbold which are all in Oneida 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
News and Reports:
UPDATE – Sno-Eagles Wednesday & Thursday rides start has been cancelled for now.
Will resume when there is adequate SNOW
Be sure to contact Club President, Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876 for more information as to when rides start
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 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
Reporter:Toulish1
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 2-7″
Date of Report: January 20, 2021
Snowmobile Information:
I went on a short patrol today. Even though trail 1 Stearns Lake Road is still snow covered, my wife’s Indy ran warmer than usual. I took that up to trail 51, and that was very thin. The main grade on trail 17 from Lac du flambeau to Woodruff is showing a brown racing stripe down the middle. Latest chance for decent snow looks to be this Saturday. As always, check in with www.hornshoe.org Wolf
Reporter:SaynerStar Lake Barnstormers
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: Minimal
Date of Report: January 20, 2021
Area Report:
All of the Sayner Star Lake Barnstormer trails have been groomed in the past few days. We are still waiting on Mother Nature to give us something to work with. Until then, most of our system remains in fair condition. You can find many areas that aren’t bad to ride, but there is minimal base. The worst conditions are in the areas where logging operations continue, so be extra cautious.
If you are planning to come up this weekend, be prepared for heavier traffic and be especially cautious as the corners are getting icy and slick.
The forecast is for possible snow this coming Sunday/Monday, although they are already lowing the expectations of significant snowfall.
Thank you for your patience and support while we await more snow. Ride RIght and Stay Safe!
News and Reports:
Mark your calendar for these Barnstormer events!
Reporter:BayfieldCounty
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 2-12 inches
Date of Report: January 20, 2021
Area Report:
Snow base (in inches): 2-12 inches
Status (Closed, Open, Partially Open): Open
Condition (Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent): Fair to Poor
Not a lot of change from last week. Trails remain in rideabe but fair to poor condition. Not a lot of snow in the forecast but let’s hope that changes.
The same trouble spots still remain:
Namakagon Trail Groomers: All Namakagon/Cable area trails have been groomed as of 1/19 (Tuesday) and are in fair condition. We plan on grooming the whole system again on Friday.
Barnes Barnestormers: All of the Barnestormers trails have been groomed this week. I would consider them to be in poor but rideable condition. Trails 7-17 around town have seen the most traffic with bare spots on corners and hills. Trail 17 is poor by town and gets better as you head north. Trail 18 is in very good condition. Trail 31 north is poor. Trail 7-31 south is poor, with a section of 2 miles plowed (logging) just south of 43 road.
Drummond SnoJacks: Drummond groomer is back in service as of last Saturday. All trails have been groomed and reported to be in fair condition with more snow needed to improve the base. Groomer will be out again on all trails before this weekend.
Washburn Valhallers: We are grooming Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Trails around Valhalla have a firm thin base with very few bare spots; rideable. We still have exposed rocks on trail #63 toward Moquah but rideable with caution. Trail #13 between Washburn and Valhalla will be groomed today (1/20); expected to be firm and thinner toward town but rideable. Trail #13 between Washburn and Ashland is very thin; rideable but thin with bare spots
South Shore– Port Wing, Herbster & Cornucopia: Trail 1 along the lake needs snow and is in poor condition. Trail 40, 41 and the Wally Polk trail will be groomed Wednesday and Thursday and should be in good shape!
WAINO – Waino Riders groomed the south end of Trail 1 and were planning on going to Tar Paper Alley in a day or so. Harper’s road from the alley has been plowed for logging and we need more snow before we go North from there.
Reporter:Washburn County
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 1″ – 5″
Date of Report: January 20, 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; some trails may not be groomed and lake ice conditions are not completely safe at this time. Clubs are out grooming, so please exercise caution and watch for active trail grooming and trail maintenance. Significant new snow is needed to provide for a good trail surface. Fingers crossed for a good snowfall to get the trails in great conditions!
Reported by the Long Lake Chamber of Commerce: The lake was groomed on January 8th from Pioneer south, up Gruenhagen with minimal issues, but as it headed into the narrows going north from Pioneer it ran into a lot of slush. The groomer did not want to risk grooming on unsafe ice. Volunteers will keep a eye on it and keep everyone posted!