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Trail Report – : Superior – Douglas County, Wisconsin – February 4, 2020

Reporter:nikky.farmakes

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 16-20+ inches in most places, icy patches here and there.

Date of Report: February 4, 2020

Area Report:

Winter Snowmobile and All-Season Trails (As of 2/4/2020)

Currently, ALL of Douglas County trails are open and are reporting great to excellent conditions in most areas, with a few exceptions. Please note, deer have been reported on trails, so please keep an eye out while traveling.

PLEASE check the trail you intend to use is open and do not trespass on private property. It is critical that we respect the landowners who allow us to utilize their property. It just takes one owner to deny the use of their land for a trail to be permanently shut down, so please be courteous and wait for the trails to officially open.

The following all-season trails are currently open to ATV, UTV, and Snowmobiles:

SW Quadrant

Open Trails
Trail 5 – Groomed
Trail 5A – Groomed
Trail 930 – Groomed
Trail 935 – Groomed
Trail 835 – Groomed
Trail 925 – Groomed
Trail 9 – Groomed

SE Quadrant

Open trails:
Wild Rivers Trail (Trail 35) – Groomed 27B South, the rest will be groomed later this week.
Trails 27B – Groomed
Trail 27C – Groomed
Trails 41S – Groomed
Trail 41B – Groomed
Trail 217 – Groomed
Trail 41 WRT to the Warming Shack – Groomed (watch for uneven trail surface)
Trail 727 – Groomed
Trail 17N – Groomed
Trail 17S – Groomed Last Thursday (Use caution on Creek crossings South of Lower Eau Claire Lake)
Trail 7 – Grooming will happen later this week
Trail 27 – Grooming will happen later this week
Trail 3 – Groomed
Trail 5 – Groomed
Trail 541 – Not Groomed (Please watch for uneven trail surfaces)

NE Quadrant

Most trails are in very good condition with a good base. All trails have been groomed except the Wild Rivers Trail (Trail 35) and Trail 235. Both trails will be groomed before the end of the week. Watch for logging on Trail 6 and Trail 4.

NW Quadrant

Open Trails:
Gandy Dancer Trail – Groomed (watch for deer crossing between Moen Road and County Road BB)
Saunders Grade Trail – Grooming to happen on 2/5
Wrenshall Grade – Grooming to happen on 2/5
Trail 0 – Groomed
Trail 28 – Groomed
Cross-Town Connector – Groomed
4/41 from the Warming Shack West – Groomed

Click here for a downloadable map of open trails.

Cross Country Ski Trails (As of 2/4/2020)

Douglas County Ski Trails – The ski trails have been groomed as of 1/24 and are in good condition! The trail will be reassessed before the weekend.

Superior Municipal Forest – All trails are groomed and tracked. Trails are in very good condition, watch for ice in some areas.

Pattison State Park – All trails are groomed and tracked. The trails are in excellent condition! (1/29) Vehicle admission to park is required.

Brule River After Hours Trail – All trails are groomed and tracked. Conditions are excellent!

For further information, please contact the Douglas County Forestry Department at 715-378-2219 Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm excluding Holidays.

Trail Report – : Ashland County, Wisconsin – February 4, 2020

Reporter:info@visitashland.com

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 6-10

Date of Report: February 4, 2020

Area Report:

Ashland County trails are open, groomed and in fair CONDITION. Some spots have open water on the trail, They are doing their best to keep these areas posted. The cold weather we are experiencing now may help firm this up, There is a temporarily closed trail in Marengo but there is a detour there which is well posted!! And trail 77 in Cayuga is detoured and very well posted. Please stay on the trails!!!

Trail Report – : Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – February 4, 2020

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 9-16 inches of snow

Date of Report: February 4, 2020

Area Report:

Hello Riders!

Trail conditions are excellent! We have great snow on the trails and lakes! Groomers are out running,

***BOTH TRAILS OVER LAKE HAYWARD ARE CLOSED*** all other lakes are good.

Just a friendly reminder to always stay on the marked lake trails. We have good ice on all the other main lakes but it’s always best to stay on the trails. If you are leaving the trails to get to lodging and food make sure your aim is to get from point A to point B. Fast traveling water areas such as channels and dams can be unpredictable. Another concern we can find is plowed lake roads. We are a fishing mecca as well and we share the lakes with the fisherman. For these fisherman to get their fishing shacks out on the ice many times they have to plow a path from the landing to their spot, so this can create a berm in the snow and going across a lake off of the trail you could encounter this path unexpectedly and hit that berm. Also be aware of fishing shacks themselves and of course, those tip ups! We want them to be able to have a fish fry, it is Wisconsin after all! Again, we share the lakes with all sportsman, and we all need to stay safe and be aware of our surroundings.

Trail Report – : Dickinson County, Michigan – February 4, 2020

Reporter:msertich7751

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Around 12 Inches

Date of Report: February 4, 2020

Area Report:

We are running groomers daily now.With the warm weather during the day and freezing at nite,you will find Icy spots and open areas by roads will have bare spots.The Reroute on trail 115 is signed and is being groomed.We are down to one Tractor for most of this week.It is possible not all areas will be groomed this week.Be Carefull out there and remember-THE RIGHT SIDE IS MINE!!

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 4, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Couple feet

Date of Report: February 4, 2020

Area Report:

February 4, 2020 – 7:27am – 10 degrees

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
COLD temps return – Grooming resumes

Back to winter temps. 17 for a high today & 2 below tonight. The rest of the week 20’s during the day. Single digits or teens at night. Next chance of SNOW is Sunday. No totals yet.

The warm up actually did a positive thing. It softened up the rough set bumps. Groomer goes over & smooths all that out. Riding in the next couple of days will let you know.

Groomer Tracking Systems reports nearly ALL trails were groomed in the last 24 hours. Here is the grooming report

10E was groomed except Chanticleer Inn trail to Eagle Lake & GranpaGram aka 1
Alt13 aka 3S to Three Lakes connect – “the grade”
70W to St. Germain connect
7 aka the paintball field
17S to the Sugar Camp connect along hwy 17S
10W/13N to Conover connect to 3N
Manske Swamp 3N
Wisconsin River bridge aka 10W/13N
10W & 7S to Sayner area

With the temps going from the high 30’s to low 20’s on average this week the mushy pudding like SNOW is now frozen. Grooming last night should have made them pretty flat in most areas & in GOOD conditions. Expect icy conditions especially in the corners. The cold will also freeze up the few areas that were “wet” this weekend. Places like portion of Manske Swamp aka 3N, Wisconsin River Bridge aka 10W/13N.

Catfish & Eagle Lake trails are marked. There is surface slush on top of the ice. Remember if you hit slush “steady as you go”. Maintain speed. Please stay by the orange reflective barrels.

THINK COLD & KEEP DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!!! P.S. No evil sun either!!

See you 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:

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

Snowmobile Information:

Events
February 4 – Sno-Eagles Board meeting – 6pm – Snowmobile Museum – Hwy 45N ALL WELCOME
February 7-9 – Pond Hockey – Due to ice conditions on Dollar Lake this year at the World Championship Derby Expo – Hwy 45N – Volunteers needed
Please contact Sno-Eagles President, Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876 to volunteer for any event.

Trail Report – : Phelps, Wisconsin – February 3, 2020

Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 18″ to 24″

Date of Report: February 3, 2020

Area Report:

Warm temps over the weekend didn’t allow the trails to set or stay firm. Any rough trails can be blamed on the weather. Grooming is to continue tonight with lower temps for the next few days. Trails should be in near perfect condition. Midweek riding should be outstanding. Come up to Phelps and get out on the trails.

News and Reports:

February club rides require a Michigan trail pass. Meet downtown at 9:00 A.M.

February 4, ride up and around the Cisco Chain.

February 11 Amasa

February 18 Kenton

February 25 Iron River/ Caspian

Snowmobile Information:

Like and follow us on Facebook and visit our website at: http://phelpssnowmobileclub.com

Trail Report – : Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – February 3, 2020

Reporter:Phil

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: AWESOME!

Date of Report: February 3, 2020

Area Report:

Another Super Busy weekend on the Frosty Club Trails. Warm temps did not work in our favor either but Trail Boss Rob and the crew did a fantastic job of grooming late at night when the temps were at least below freezing. The colder forecast–below 0 even tomorrow night– should be just what the trails need. All Frosty Club trails are groomed and rated Good To Excellent. Kinda snirty right in town but once you get out in the woods all well.

News and Reports:

FROSTY CLUB and Bent’s Camp Radar Run is Saturday, February 15th. Gonna be the biggest and best one ever!

Many Thanks to Amy and her volunteers at The Black Oak for a very successful !st ever meat raffle yesterday!

Snowmobile Information:

Stay by the Barrels when riding the lakes. The colder weather in the forecast should help firm things up again.

Ride Right and Ride Safe!

Trail Report – : Tomahawk, Wisconsin – February 3, 2020

Reporter:jan

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: up to 25 inches

Date of Report: February 3, 2020

Area Report:

All Lincoln County funded snowmobile trails in Zone 1,2,3,and 4 are OPEN , with one exception: Corridor 19 remains closed from Intersection #25 (near Spirit Falls) to Intersection #33.

Clubs report the X Trail crossing Lake Alexander near Merrill is not signed and is closed.

Most trails are on good to very good condition depending on the area. However some trails are still in early season condition and may be rough and icy in some areas.

Stay on marked trails!! It cannot be 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.

MOST ONEIDA COUNTY TRAILS ARE OPEN.

Some lakes have been marked. Ride and stay on marked trails ONLY.

Most trails are on good to very good condition depending on the area. However some trails are still in early season condition and may be rough and icy in some areas.Groomers are out where possible.

The following trail closures will be in effect until further notice:

Three Lakes Trails:

Funded Trail Alternate 13 is closed from TIN 122 (Rice Lake Rd) through TIN 022

(intersection north of Burnham Lk)

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

This report will be updated when conditions change.

Trail Report – : Lake Gogebic | Bergland, Michigan – February 3, 2020

Reporter:AJ’s Walleye Lodge

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Good

Date of Report: February 3, 2020

Area Report:

The Weather has been quiet, and today’s forecast shows a 50% chance of snow today. Fingers crossed. When John Dee says the weather is quiet – you know it is. Good news is that the temperatures are cold – single digit cold. Trails have been reported to be in good condition. Dave on the South end is just finishing up now and says trails are in good shape and groomers are running daily. Big Bergland news is Trail # 13 from Bergland to the Root Cellar is finally open!

Trail # 1N: from Bergland to Whitepine is being groomed nightly and it is reported to be in good condition.

Trail # 8 East from Bergland to Ewen is being groomed daily and it is reported in good condition.

Trail # 8W: from Bergland to Wakefield. is being groomed nightly and it is reported to be in good condition.

Trail 102 from Bergland to Trail #11 is being groomed nightly and it is reported to be in good condition.

Trail # 13 North from Bergland to 101 is being groomed nightly and it is being reported to be in good condition.

Trail 13 South is open. Groomers broke the trail open yesterday and grooming it today with a drag.

Trail #13 South from 100 to Trail # 2 is reported to be groomed daily and is in good condition.

Trail # 100 South end of Lake Gogebic is reported be groomed daily and is in good condition.

Don’t forget – 2020 Moonshine Riders Poker Run – this Saturday, February 8^th. Buy your cards Friday before the event at several Lake Gogebic Area Business. Last card dealt at Gogebic Lodge at 9p.m. central!

Trail Report – : Oconto County, Wisconsin – February 3, 2020

Reporter:Oconto County Tourism

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6-8

Date of Report: February 3, 2020

Area Report:

Red Arrow Snowmobile ATV Club (Townsend) – 2/3/20

None of the trails were groomed last night. The warm weather made it impossible to groom, but we will be grooming tonight.The trails will be in very good riding condition, except between intersections 510 & 512, which I would rate as good riding condition. It has starting to form a base since last snow. It is still an area to be cautious in, but a decent ride right now. I expect heavy traffic again this weekend, that means the Nicolet State Trail ( The Grade) will be the first to get torn up by traffic. Reach out into the wooded trails to seek out the best the area has to offer.

Paul Bunyan Riders Snowmobile Club (Lakewood) – 1/31/20

Paul Bunyan Riders trails have been groomed every night this week and are in excellent condition. We will be grooming until the temperature gets to warm. Have a great and safe ride.

Chute Pond Snowmobile Club (Mountain) – 2/3/2020

Chute Pond Snowmobile Club trails are open, groomed on a regular basis, and in good to very good condition. Be aware of a black water hole/icy spot between Nelligan Lake Rd and Crooked Lake- you’ll need to go around the edge of that spot.

NEW DETOUR: There is a new detour route from INT#447 that runs north and west and intersects with the 18 Corridor trail at Riverview Rd (see map- detour is shown in red). Thank you to the Towns of Mountain and Riverview for allowing the use of the unplowed town roads to complete this detour. The detour route is groomed and marked.

Exceptions (see map): Trails that will remain closed indefinitely are from INT#451-INT#453 (from east of Hwy 32 behind the Junction to Jack Pine Rd), and from INT#447 north to the 18 Corridor trail near Cooked Lake (the northern pipeline trail). DO NOT ride the closed trails- they have not been cleared from the July wind storms because the swamps are still wet and have not allowed equipment to get in to work on those areas yet. The closed areas are tangles of fallen trees in a swampy area- you don’t want to go there.

Cautions for the entire season: Be aware that any off-trail riding- even to take one ski off to “grab a little loose snow”- could be dangerous. The July wind storms have devastated many areas of our forested trails, and there are many trees and limbs on the ground just off the edges of the groomed trails. Please stay safe- stay on the groomed trails. Riders are urged to reduce speed and ride with extra caution, as the forest and the trails look very different since the storm. There are numerous logging operations that will be ongoing throughout the season. Please use extra caution in these areas. No Chute Pond trails cross any lakes or rivers- use extreme caution on all frozen surfaces. You are encouraged to carry a portable hand saw if possible, since limbs and branches continue to fall onto and over the trails. Please- ride sober, stay to the right, and stay on the marked trails.

Bagley & Brazeau Joyriders – 1/28/20

The trails are getting soft due to the frost coming out of the ground, this week. We do have a good base. The trail to Suring is getting thin in spots but very ride able. The marshes and low areas still need time to freeze up, before we can groom, then maybe the end of next week. Where the trails are groomed they are good to very good condition. Pipeline is in fair condition due to ground getting soft. The groomers will be back on the trails all day Friday.

Gillett Sno ATV Riders – 1/27/20

Trail system has been groomed multiple times this this week. The Nicolet state trail will be groomed again today and the trails to Pulcifer groomed last night. The NST is in good-great condition with the rest of the trails in fair-good condition. We urge riders to take it easy on the corners as they are washing out quickly due to the sugary snow we have and the warm temps that are predicted.

Oconto Falls Sno-Jokers – 1/30/20 CLOSED.

Lena Sno-Drifters – 1/31/20 Opening January 31, 2020.

Chase Sno-Chasers – 1/30/20 CLOSED.