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Trail Report – : Neillsville, Wisconsin – March 2, 2020

Reporter:Neillsville Granton Trailbusters

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 0-2″ Base

Date of Report: March 2, 2020

Area Report:

Our trails are CLOSED and with no snow in the future forecast they most likely will remain closed for the rest of the season. Be aware riding on closed trails is trespassing and fines apply, not to mention it could cause long term trail closures!

Snowmobile Information:

Our club has been active for 32 years now. We started out as a small club in 1988 named The Neillsville Rec Riders, designing ATV routes that accessed the Clark County Forest Trail System, via roads. We then created our first cross county un-groomed snowmobile and winter ATV trail system from Neillsville to Granton. In 1993 we purchased a used Bombardier groomer to start grooming our trail for snowmobiling. In 1996 we expanded our snowmobile and winter ATV trail system from Neillsville to the Clark County Forest Trail near Hatfield.

In 1997 we added a tractor and new drag to our grooming fleet to keep up with the grooming schedule. In 1999 we further expanded our growing trail system with a snowmobile trail running from Granton to Sherwood. In 2001 we made a big achievement in trail devolpement by creating a snowmobile trail from Neillsville to Loyal, giving us a total of 56 miles in groomed snowmobile trails across private lands. In 2002 we had to add a second tractor and drag to keep up with the high grooming demand. After receiving heavy, drifting snows during the ’06-’08 seasons while continuing to get stuck with our tractors, we felt the need to add a newer tracked groomer to our fleet.

We purchased a Piston Bully trailer groomer to keep up with the demanding trail grooming where our tractors fell short, in deep snow and eliminated 1 tractor and drag! We groom our trails 20′ wide where ever possible and they are the best marked in the county, you won’t get lost on our trail system! In 2010, we had to cease the operation of winter ATV use on all of our snowmobile trails, due to increasing abuse from disrespectful ATV’ers creating problems on private lands. Moving forward in 2011 we strive to keep up with the best snowmobile trails in the county and that is out main focus moving on. Upgrading in 2017 we purchased a 2007 Prinoth BR180 tracked groomer adding two tracked machines to our fleet.

The Clark County Forest ATV and Snowmobile Trails are maintained by the Parks and Forest Department as well as the 9 other clubs that maintain the rest of the trails in Clark County. Our club would not be where it is today without the help and permission of the 89 landowners who allow us to cross their lands. With out them we would have no trails. All of our members that help out, donate their time and it is much appreciated when we get compliments on how well of a job we have done.

Trail Report – : Phelps, Wisconsin – March 2, 2020

Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: over 12″ on the trail

Date of Report: March 2, 2020

Area Report:

Warm temps and sunshine has taken its effect on our trails.  Bare spots can be found in corners where the sun hits them.  Be advised, any trail routes on area roads are mostly bare except in shaded locations.  Besides that, the trails in the woods have plenty of snow and good conditions.  most morning rides will consist of hard trails with not much lubrication for the slides or heat ex changers.  Once the trail softens up, expect slushy trails and plenty of cooling and lube.  Not much traffic so come on up and hit the trails.

Snowmobile Information:

Please follow use on Facebook, Go to our website:  http://phelpssnowmobileclub  , our checkout Groomer Tracking System for up to date grooming happening.

Trail Report – : Tomahawk, Wisconsin – March 2, 2020

Reporter:AOXEN

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: up to 15 inches

Date of Report: March 2, 2020

Area Report:

Lincoln County’s funded snowmobile trails are all open.

With the warm weather last weekend trails really took a beating. Trails range from fair to good. Also getting a little icy. There are bare spots on southern exposure and the roads are not looking good. Please STAY on marked trails, we have had way to much off trail riding with some very upset landowners. Remember NO ATV’s when temperature  is above 28 F.

All Northwoods Passage Trails are open, but the weather is warm and the sun is out. 

Trails are in fair to good condition in the woods and lesser traveled areas.  Heavily traveled trails like the Bearskin and Hiawatha are deteriorating rapidly.  Roads and south facing areas are pretty bare and poor. Groomers cannot run in the warm weather.

Use caution on water crossings ride near the trail markers. 

We cannot emphasize enough to stay on the marked trails!!

All trails are closed to winter ATV use when the temperature is above 28 degrees F.

Be aware of Trail Closed signs, stay on marked trails only and respect private land.  

For up to date Lincoln County trail conditions, log on to:  www.co.lincoln.wi.us or call our Trail Hotline at 715-539-1033.

ONEIDA COUNTY TRAILS ARE OPEN.

 Ride and stay on marked trails ONLY.

Most trails are on fair to good condition depending on the area.

All Northwoods Passage Trails are open, but the weather is warm and the sun is out. 

 Trails are in fair to good condition in the woods and lesser traveled areas.  Heavily traveled trails like the Bearskin and Hiawatha are deteriorating rapidly.  Roads and south facing areas are pretty bare and poor. Groomers cannot run in the warm weather.

 Use caution on water crossings ride near the trail markers.

 We cannot emphasize enough to stay on the marked trails!!

Please check the current conditions on the Chamber’s website at www.gototomahawk.com

Trail Report – : Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – March 2, 2020

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 2 to 10 inches of snow

Date of Report: March 2, 2020

Area Report:

3-2-2020

Hello Riders!!

While we are having a warm up we still have GOOD conditions! We’ve had such a great base that has been a blessing to help us make it through the couple of warm ups we’ve had this season. The wooded trails are great! You will find many trails that are near the roads to have slushy or bare spots and some as we call “snirt” spots (snow + dirt). The roads as well are quite bare. However these areas of mention are generally connecting routes from one trail to another so you will not have to travel them long and they are most certainly passable. The lakes are withstanding the warm-up as well, be sure to stick to the trail and not deviate off of it.

Speaking of lakes, the Chippewa Flowage, while a great ride and filled with your favorite stops we do just want to advise you to stay on the staked trails and ride with caution. It’s excellent riding but the lake level has dropped about 8’ over the course of a few months.  The last 2 weeks or so those bars/humps and stumps are more noticeable. Volunteers have staked some of the concerning stumps but please keep your eyes peeled.

Also at some areas of entrance on the Flowage you may find the level is so low there isn’t much water/ice and it’s muddy but those areas are off to the sides of the trails and again, very much passable. Just please ride safely and watch your surroundings.

Some logging is being done north of Nelson Lake on trail 8. Also trail 8 west to Washburn County has some logging happening on it.

Trail Report – : Hurley, Wisconsin – March 2, 2020

Reporter:Lodging

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Varies

Date of Report: March 2, 2020

Area Report:

 

❄️❄️Hurley Area Snow Report March 2, 2020 

 


Our groomers from the White Thunder Riders were out this morning and report that trails are in good condition.  Riders will encounter some bare spots where road crossings are.  Spring riding will be good for the next few days.  Things will be reevaluated later this week and updates will be posted at that time. 

At this time there are no reports of any trouble areas.  As always, use caution and watch for icy corners. 

There is still some time to come up and ride, call today and make a reservation!

USE CAUTION ON THE LAKES AND FLOWAGES.


We have received multiple reports of “off trail riding”. 

LISTEN — it’s pretty simple. Stay. On. The. Marked. Trail.

If you come upon a groomer WAIT for the groomer driver to come to a complete stop and signal for you to continue. 

Be sure to support the local businesses that support the clubs —- you’ll know one right away with their current club membership certificate proudly displayed.


Upcoming Club Events: 
White Thunder Riders 50/50 Raffle Drawing at North Pole 3/7/20

                              Ride RIGHT.  Ride SAFE.  STAY together.

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – March 2, 2020

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 8 – 12″

Date of Report: March 2, 2020

Area Report:

Official Trail Report:  All Washburn County Snowmobile Trails are open at this time. Trail conditions are good with an  8 to 12 inch compacted snow base.  Caution is advised due to patchy ice conditions throughout the trail system. Due to recent warm temperatures, some logging activities have resulted in stretches of trail with little or no snow. 

Groomer Notes (Please note: groomers are typically out on the trails daily, however, WCTA does not always receive an updated report directly from the groomer.)

2/24/20 – Trail 7a/140 were groomed today; overall they are in pretty good shape, the trails are hard pack with icy stretches. The groomer is only able to cut so deep with all the ice. Be aware of moguls, but overall trails are in pretty good shape (Submitted by Rolling Hills Snowmobile & ATV Club)

2/20/20 – The snowmobile trail on Long Lake was freshly groomed on February 19th after we received 5+ inches of snow!  (Reported by Pioneer on Long Lake & Long Lake Chamber)

Trail Report – : Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – March 2, 2020

Reporter:boulderwi

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 14-18 inches

Date of Report: March 2, 2020

Area Report:

Trail report for March 2, 2020 – Trails are still open but are poor to fair. The sunshine yesterday along with the temps in the mid 40’s really took a toll on our trails. With the temps expected to be in the high 30’s to the 40’s for the week we have suspended our grooming until further notice. I wish I had better news but without some fresh snow and colder temps the trails are down to the base and will continue to degrade. This could be the beginning of the end. The corners and other areas are getting bare and very icy. Road routes and road crossings are mostly bare. Please use caution! Remember to be safe, ride right, and enjoy the ride.

Jim (Hammy) Hamilton

BJSC President

March 7: Snowmobile Club Cabin Fever Party

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – March 2, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: On trail from pretty deep to not much. All is crusty

Date of Report: March 2, 2020

Area Report:

March 2, 2020 – 6:00am – 30 degrees – Cloudy

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
Adventure Sledding time of the year
Varying conditions

Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS Trails) reports in the last 24 hours:

Trail 10/13 heading south from the groomer barn through town connecting to Alt 13 aka 3S to the Three Lakes connect was groomed.

Cloudy this morning & looks to be cloudy all day.  High of 35.  Low tonight of 21.  Tomorrow high of 35 & low of 19 with scattered SNOW SHOWERS moving in. Next SNOW on Thursday. 1-3 inches in the morning & another 1 inch Thursday night. 

Surprisingly there is SNOW to ride in many areas. Enough to groom through town last night & down to the Three Lakes turn around.  Trails have had a crusty SNOW cover with a little loose SNOW on top. This is adventure sledding season.  Meaning when you ride you are going to find every sort of condition.  SNOW covered. Burn through.  Icy.  Mushy with even some water especially road crossing.  As for road routes most are bare.  Under cover sections are shiny ice.  This is a time of the season that really requires that you slow down.  With the conditions on the trails changing quickly you can get into real trouble when riding. 

Catfish & Eagle Lake trails are marked.  Stay by the orange reflective barrels. Have not ridden either lake lately but thinking there will be surface slush.  Remember not all lakes are safe.  No markers means probably not safe

There is a 55mph nighttime speed limit.

THINK COLD!  KEEP DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!!!  

Thinking might ride Thursday.  See ya on the trails!

Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club

News and Reports:

Events 
March 3 – Board of Directors meeting – World Snowmobile HQ – 6pm – Hwy 45N ALL WELCOME
March 6 & 7 – 2020 Arctic Derby Dash – SXS UTV Race Series – Monster Energy Chasing the Triple Series – World Champship Derby Complex – Hwy 45N
March 18 – Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance – Gateway – Land o’ Lakes – 6:30pm
March 19 – General Membership meeting – Eagle Waters Resort – 6pm Social hours – 7pm meeting  ALL WELCOME
March 28 – SNO(Saturday Night Out) – Sportsman’s Chalet – 5:30pm Social time – 6:00pm dinner – Hwy 70W ALL WELCOME
Please contact Sno-Eagles President, Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876 to volunteer for any event.

Snowmobile Information:

Handy Snowmobile Links

Wisconsin Snowmobile Registration 
Discount Trail Pass for Snowmobile Club Members – $10
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 Cty.  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

Trail Report – : Phelps, Wisconsin – March 1, 2020

Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: over 12″ on the trail

Date of Report: March 1, 2020

Area Report:

It was a busy weekend out on the Phelps trails.  Grooming was done last night and conditions today should be great.  We are having mild temps in the mid 40’s and plenty of sunshine.  This would be a good week to get in some late season riding.  Trails are smooth, Temps are mild, and traffic has been low during the week.  Come on up and play before the snow goes away.  We will be grooming as the weather permits.  Please as always, safety first.  Trails are smooth and flat but the corners are getting icy.  Use your common sense and have a safe and enjoyable time.

Snowmobile Information:

Please follow use on Facebook, Go to our website:  http://phelpssnowmobileclub  , our checkout Groomer Tracking System for up to date grooming happening.